The first episode of Chainsaw Man — a gruesome, slick, and heartbreaking anime from MAPPA — is now on Crunchyroll. It’s arguably the biggest anime release of the year, and if you’re wondering all the hype is about, just check out the opening title sequence.
The cult classic Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne got a second life last year through a remastered release on modern platforms, and now fans can dig into its excellent soundtrack through a beautiful vinyl collection. Courtesy Fangamer, the record goes on sale at 1PM ET today for $79, and it includes 70 tracks spread across 4 LPs, from composers Shoji Meguro, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Toshiko Tasaki, and Tsukasa Masuko. It marks the first time the Nocturne soundtrack has been released outside of Japan, so you can finally chill out to its post-apocalyptic vibes when you’re not playing.
This week the streaming services are going all in on Halloween, with plenty of spooky things to watch: Netflix has Mr. Harrigan’s Phone and The Midnight Club, Hulu has a Hellraiser reboot, and Disney Plus has Werewolf by Night. Meanwhile in the world of video games, Overwatch 2 finally launched (despite some early problems) and No Man’s Sky made its belated debut on the Nintendo Switch. Or you could just re-watch the Super Mario Bros. movie trailer.
My colleague Ash Parrish recently spent some time with the Arkham-style action game Gotham Knights, and it seems fun, if a bit overwhelming. You can get a sense of that with the just-released launch trailer. It opens with a funeral, and then shows off the cast of heroes that you’ll be controlling, though Nightwing is definitely... missing something. Despite the trailer’s title, the game doesn’t launch until October 21st, so there’s still a few weeks to wait.
Mike Flanagan’s latest horror series is a little uneven, but the kids make it work
