Jesus Burgess embodies traits of both Atlas and Hercules ... majestic flying horse of Greek mythology with themes of death and disease. Catarina Devon as seen in the anime (Image via Toei ...

As cultural standards for bodies change, so to do the idealized ones we see on TV—and that includes our favorite superhero ...

"American superheroes are our mythology. But a lot of that mythology was taken from Greek and Roman statues ... It's like a Charles Atlas body. Big shoulders, barrel chest, thick waist, thinner ...

To develop Elbaph, One Piece author Eiichiro Oda took evident inspiration from Viking Age Scandinavia, blending Norse mythology with his own creative flair to forge a compelling narrative tapestry.

In Norse Mythology, the goddess Freja is associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and farseeing magic. She is featured in many mythological stories and often in stories inspired by ...

Celtic mythology is comprised of legends and lore from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, and Brittany. Each Celtic culture has its own language and traditions, but there is some ...

It’s remarkable that an anime makes these considerations so fascinating to a viewer, and manages to maintain this intrigue even after upwards of 30 episodes, doing so by circling back to old ...

The 1988 anime Akira motorcycle is probably still the coolest two-wheeled pop culture phenomenon nearly 40 years on. But what if it came to life? Japanese design firm Ichiban has created a sleek ...

2025 continues apace with a whole new slate of highly anticipated anime premieres this spring. The spring anime season, which runs from April through June, boasts some of the year’s most ...