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In Dragon Ball, fusion is a significant aspect that has enriched the franchise. The process merges two separate beings into one far more powerful being, bringing fan-favorite characters like Gotenks, Vegito, and Gogeta to life. There are six ways to fuse in the Dragon Ball franchise, but only two are canon. Almost every Dragon Ball series has a fusion, making it a franchise staple. Even non-canon entries have had a version of fusion.

The non-canon material of Dragon Ball, including Dragon Ball Gt, Dragon Ball Legends, and Dragon Ball Fusions, has given birth to some of the most unique and intriguing fusions. Some of the strongest fusions have been created in this material, but to showcase some unique fusions, these ten are the strongest shown in the entire franchise.

Future Trunks and Gohan Fuse into Gohanks & Combine Saiyan Legacies into One Appears in Super Dragon Ball Heroes Image Via Toei Animation...

When looking their best, no other male character in Dragon Ball pulls it off like Trunks. Vegeta and Bulma's son from the future knows how to dress for every occasion — never trading, looking good for fighting good. Compared to some of his counterparts in the Dragon Ball franchise, like Gohan or Goten, Trunks knows how to put himself together.

As one of the more popular fan characters in Dragon Ball, Trunks has had a wide range of forms, outfits, and appearances. Each of these has drastically changed his vibe. Usually, for the better, unless one counts Dragon Ball Gt. From every appearance in the franchise, these are the best Trunks has ever looked in Dragon Ball.

Trunks' School Uniform Still Feels Very Trunks Appears in Dragon Ball Super Chapter 88: "Superheroes Are Born"

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Dragon Ball ZEpisode 119 introduced audiences to Future Trunks, the "Mysterious Youth," who quickly became a fan favorite thanks to his design, sudden Super Saiyan transformation, and defeat of Mecha Frieza and King Cold. In one slice, Frieza is split into two, and King Cold is evaporated by Trunks.

The main villain of the previous arc, who made himself known as the strongest being in the universe, was taken out by a mysterious new ally to the Z-Fighters. That said, this only happened in one timeline. In Future Trunks' world, he obviously wasn't around to stop Mecha Frieza or Kind Cold himself. Instead, another Z-Fighters had to rise up to the challenge and save the world from the Frost Demons – and that would be none other than Son Goku.

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Contains spoilers for Chapter 104 of Dragon Ball Super One-Shot now available on the Viz Media site.

Dragon Ball Super Chapter 104 is a well-welcomed one-shot nearly one year after the series' hiatus following the late, great Akira Toriyama's passing. While many fans wanted to see Goku and Vegeta finally face off against Black Frieza, the Dragon Ball Super manga instead focuses on Goten and Trunk's origin stories as Saiyamen X-1 and X-2.

Inspired by the heroic actions of Clean God (a superhero like the Great Saiyaman), Trunks, and Goten become Saiyamen X-1 and X-2, fighting crime and keeping their bodies fit and trained for battle. The reveal of who the heroic Clean God is left many excited and reassured that this Z-Fighter hasn't stopped training, despite what other material may suggest. Gohan's dedication to training is a testament to his character development and his commitment to protecting Earth.

Contains spoilers for Chapter 104 of Dragon Ball Super One-Shot now available on the Viz Media site.

Dragon Ball Super Chapter 104 is a well-welcomed one-shot nearly one year after the series' hiatus following the late, great Akira Toriyama's passing. While many fans wanted to see Goku and Vegeta finally face off against Black Frieza, the Dragon Ball Super manga instead puts the focus on Goten and Trunk's origin stories as Saiyamen X-1 and X-2.

Dragon Ball Super Chapter 104 features Trunks visiting a Museum of Earth's Heroes. There, a hall of statues displaying various characters are shown, including familiar faces like Master Roshi's master Mutaito, the Great Saiyaman, Mr. Satan, and even Goku (whose identity remains unknown as he never revealed his identity to the public). Curiously, there's one character that has a blink, and you'll miss it the moment: Olibu, one of the main fighters from Dragon Ball Z...

Dragon Ball Super readers will never look at Gohan the same way again after the release of Chapter 104. The brand-new chapter of the manga, which has been on hiatus for nearly a year, reveals a surprising truth about the young adult son of Goku.

Viz Media and Manga Plus officially releasedDragon Ball Super Chapter 104 on their respective digital platforms for readers in North America. This latest release is the first new chapter since Chapter 103 on March 20, 2024. Chapter 104, "The Birth of Saiyaman X," reveals how Goten and Trunks became interested in living out their superhero fantasies. However, it also shines the spotlight on Gohan, formerly the Great Saiyaman.

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After nearly one year of hiatus, Dragon Ball Super will return to publication this February, at least temporarily. The manga by the late Akira Toriyama and artist Toyotarou recently shared a preview for its highly anticipated return.

The official Dragon Ball website shared a brand-new look at the upcoming one-shot Dragon Ball Super story starring Goten and Trunks. Near the end of the latest Dragon Ball weekly news program, a pencil draft of the new Dragon Ball Super chapter was shown. The Dragon Ball Super manga one-shot is scheduled to release on Feb. 20, 2025.

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Toward the end of Dragon Ball Z, Akira Toriyama introduces a comical new side character called "Captain Chicken" -- a blatant parody of the iconic Marvel superhero, Captain America. 30 years after his initial creation, Captain Chicken has received a special tribute illustration by official Dragon Ball Super artist Toyotarou.

Per Dragon Ball's official site, Toyotarou's new Captain Chicken artwork is part of a monthly series called "Toyotarou Tries to Draw" -- a series that features new artistic takes on characters from Dragon Ball and other Akira Toriyama works. As detailed on Db's site, Captain Chicken made his series debut during the 28th Tenkaichi Budokai (World Martial Arts Tournament), which was "held 10 years after the battle with Majin Buu." Toyotarou's drawing reflects his cocky personality, as he is shown flexing his arms while wearing a cheeky grin. Cbr readers can check it out below.

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The English dub of Dragon Ball Daima is now available on Crunchyroll. Fans hoping for newfound clarity regarding controversial retcons in the Japanese version of Daima will be disappointed to hear the English version continues the invalidation of Dragon Ball Super.

As of Jan. 10, 2025, the English dub of Dragon Ball Daima will premiere every Friday with one new episode per week. The first episode, "Conspiracy," sets up Goku’s latest adventure by having King Gomah of the Demon Realm use the Earth’s Dragon Balls to wish everyone involved with the Majin Buu incident back into children. Before the wish, Goku and friends celebrate Trunk’s ninth birthday and the restoration of Earth. The controversial moment involving the Supreme Kai and Kibito occurred in the Japanese broadcast version.

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A brand-new holiday has been invented in the English dub for Dragon Ball Daima. Episode 1, "Conspiracy," premiered on Crunchyroll on Jan. 10, 2025.

In the English dub of Daima Episode 1, the Z-warriors and friends are seen celebrating Trunk’s ninth birthday. After congratulating Trunks, the gang does a quick shout-out to the anniversary of Earth returning to existence after everything that happened with Kid Buu in Dragon Ball Z. While this isn’t too different from the Japanese version of the episode, the English dub has everyone declaring "Happy Return to Existence Day, Earth!" after wishing Trunks well.

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In a crowded cinematic world, The Trunk is a unique psychological thriller and romance that expertly weaves complicated plots with profound emotional undercurrents. Adapted from Kim Ryeo-ryeong’s novel, this Netflix series follows the life of Han Jeong-won, a troubled music producer played by Gong Yoo, who is always captivating.

Set against a backdrop of lavish yet unsettling surroundings, the story digs into the complexities of a prearranged marriage planned by Jeong-won’s manipulative ex-wife, Seo-yeon. This scenario not only catalyzes character development but also reflects bigger societal themes such as love, trauma, and the commodification of relationships.

The Trunk expertly navigates the genres of psychological thriller and romance, creating a tone alternating between gripping tension and sweet intimacy. The series’ visual storytelling conveys the essence of psychological uneasiness, while its nonlinear narrative structure echoes the characters’ shattered lives. This method encourages viewers to piece together the fractured histories and motives,...

Future Trunks is one of Dragon Ball Z's most fascinating characters because his arrival totally transforms fans' understanding of the Dragon Ball universe. Much like how the arrival of Raditz introduced the idea of aliens and space travel to Dragon Ball's story, the arrival of Future Trunks introduced the concept of time travel, showing that in the world of Dragon Ball, time and history could be manipulated and changed by those who had the means to do so, a detail that opened up a whole new world of adventures for Goku and his friends. However, Dragon Ball has always played fast and loose with its time travel rules, often leaving fans wondering just how different each timeline is.

Future Trunks' timeline (referred to as History 2 in most Daizenshuu guidebooks) is the same as the core timeline until Age 764. In Future Trunk's timeline, Goku uses Instant Transmission to head back to Earth,...

The Trunk marks Gong Yoos return to screen three years after The Silent Sea, and I predict it to be one of the best K-dramas of 2024. The three-year wait for Gong Yoo to star or at least appear in another major K-drama will be worth it as the actor will be in not only one but two shows before the year ends. Gong Yoo will star in The Trunk and Squid Game 2, which will be released a month from each other on November 29 and December 26, respectively.

Squid Game season 2 will close a very strong year for Netflix when it comes to K-dramas. From original webseries such as Parasyte: The Grey, Sweet Home 3, and The Frog to licensed shows such as Queen of Tears and Love Next Door, some of the best K-dramas of 2024 were available on Netflix. As a big Gong Yoo fan, however, one of my most anticipated shows...

Drummer Rikki Rockett has confirmed that Poison will regroup in 2026.

Rockett dropped the news in a new interview on Sirius Xm’s Trunk Nation. The drummer didn’t mince words, all but guaranteeing that the glam metal heroes will be back in action in 2026 — and with all band members on board.

Host Eddie Trunk prompted Rockett by reading a text message he’d received from frontman Bret Michaels before taping the episode.

“When I announced on socials about a week ago when I knew you were gonna come on today,” Trunk recounted, “Bret sent me a text, Bret Michaels a day or two ago, and he said, ‘Hey, I hear you’re gonna have Rikki Rockett on. Send him my love and tell him Poison 2026.’ What are your thoughts on that? Are you hopeful of that?”

Replied Rockett: “Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. ’26 is for sure gonna happen and like,...

Dragon Ball is a series known for its alternate timelines, all thanks to the introduction of Future Trunks in the Android Saga of the series. When the iconic swordsman with lavender hair emerged, he brought the idea of a multiverse possible through time travel. Future Trunks reveals that in three years, all of the Z-Fighters, minus Gohan, are killed by two Androids; Trunks went back in time to give them the means to defend themselves and to save Goku from the heart virus. Trunk's decision creates an alternate timeline that will remain a series staple, as in Dragon Ball, engaging in time travel creates a radically different timeline.

These alternate timelines are different from the eventual multiverse that was brought up in Dragon Ball Super, as rather than being different worlds, these alternate timelines are different histories. Since their formation in the franchise, the concept of alternate timelines has...

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball has featured many eccentric partnerships that were unexpected, but the one that fans believe to be the most confusing was Gohan and Future Trunks. In the series’ future, where the world is ruined by Androids, Future Gohan is Future Trunks’ mentor. In fact, he is the only person Future Trunks relied on, and they have a great relationship.

Future Trunks | Credit: Toei Animation

However, this great relationship is doubted by many fans to this day because it was never really focused on when Future Trunks came to the present and met Gohan. He only revealed that he was trained by Future Gohan, and after that, he didn’t even have a proper interaction with the present Gohan. This seemed a little odd, considering their bond.

This relationship had a lot of potential, and Akira Toriyama could have explored it even more in the present timeline.

In Dragon Ball Daima, Goku and his friends face a new threat thanks to Gomah and the Demon Realm. Gomah uses the Earth Dragon Balls to turn the Z-Fighters into first-graders, so the Majin and his allies can have a chance against them if they ever fight. Daima Episode 2, "Glorio," shows that the Z-Fighters aren't the only ones who were transformed into kids. The wish affected the likes of Master Roshi and Puar, as well.

Fan-favorite Gohan, however, is strangely absent from all these events. During Trunks' birthday party, Goku claims that Gohan is studying. Still, even when the characters turn into kids, there's no mention of contacting Gohan or even a glimpse into what Gohan is experiencing and whether the wish affected him at all. This lack of Gohan has left fans wondering when the famous half-Saiyan will appear.

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For fans of the legendary Dragon Ball series, the dynamic duo of Goten and Trunks has always been a source of great excitement. Coupled with youthful energies, the sons of Goku and Vegeta pumped new enthusiasm into this behemoth franchise with their interesting characteristics. However, a glaring inconsistency has long puzzled fans, as their aging apparently remains stationary!

Kid Goku & Kid Vegeta from Dragon Ball Daima | Credits: Toei Animation

With the 9 whole years of runtime of Dragon Ball Super, this only makes it all the more puzzling. Without any proper explanation, Goten and Trunks were paused in a time warp until their sudden growth in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Fans were left scratching their heads, asking what brought on this strange, jarring creative choice, and what exactly it set up for the future of the Dragon Ball saga.

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Future Trunks is the famous warrior from the future in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball. When he first emerged in the year 1991 as part of the original Dragon Ball Z series, specifically in the 119th episode titled "I Will Defeat Freeza The Mysterious Boy Awaiting Goku," fans were entranced by the character's design, cool sword, and his ability to go Super Saiyan and dispatch the previous arc's villain Frieza with ease.

Trunks had left his legacy from his first appearance. Still, fans fell in love with the character for various reasons outside his looks and power. Trunk's history as a warrior from the future to change the past, his determination to survive in a world entirely of strife, and the hope he represents for not only the future timeline but also the present. These traits found their way into other characters throughout anime. Here is the place to check...

During a new episode of “Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk” on SiriusXM’s Faction Talk (Ch. 103), Bryan Adams revealed he finished a new album and plans to release it in early 2025.

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“It’s already in the can,” Bryan told Eddie. “The record’s done, it’s mixed. And I just got to put the album cover together. And so I’ll do that before Christmas and then i think we’ll probably release it in the first quarter of next year.”

“It’s a super-exciting record,” Bryan added. “And it’s a rocker as well. So when the time comes and we get closer to it, maybe I can sit you down and play the whole thing.”

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Dragon Ball's eccentric genius Bulma gets new life thanks to a newly-revealed illustration from the mid-'80s, starring two of franchise creator Akira Toriyama's biggest passions: adventure and mech design.

A nearly 40-year-old Goku and Bulma color illustration resurfaced as part of the Dragon Ball official website's ongoing Toriyama Archives series, revealing old and rare Toriyama art for just 24 hours before the images are returned to the vault. This recent edition was the title page of Dragon Ball Chapter 93, which was released in Weekly Shonen Jump 1986 Issue 43 on Sept. 23, 1986. Goku and Bulma are off on their latest adventure, with the former riding Kinto'un (thr Flying Nimbus) and the latter driving her "one-of-a-kind" creation -- what looks to have been a fighter jet, now converted into a motorized scooter. Readers can check it out below.

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Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise is a certified shonen classic, effortlessly combining laugh-out-loud humor with thrilling action scenes, compelling story arcs and unforgettable characters. However, a daring anime enthusiast has broken new ground for the franchise through fan art that merges the world of Dragon Ball with that of Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 sci-fi masterpiece, Akira.

A talented fan artist who goes by Nico (or @nicocolors) on X (formerly Twitter) recently unveiled concept art modeled after Akira's original film poster. The original image depicts central protagonist Shotaro Kaneda as he approaches his iconic motorcycle. Originally posted on June 25, 2024, @nicocolors' version reimagines the scene with Future Trunks walking toward the time machine he uses during Dragon Ball Z's famous "Androids Saga." Additionally, Akira's title text is replaced with the word "Hope," -- a reference to Trunk's unflinching determination to defeat the androids and take back Earth's future from their villainous creator,...

One of the toughest moments in the life of Goku from Dragon Ball was when he was helpless in his fight against Frieza on Planet Namek. However, when all hope was lost, Goku was able to unlock a new power that not only helped him defeat Frieza but also many other villains who came after him. This unique power was called the Super Saiyan.

Goku transfomring into Super Saiyan for the first time | Toei Animation

Super Saiyan is a power-up that is specific to the Saiyan race. However, it’s not easy to become a Super Saiyan. There are many variables that contribute to transforming a Saiyan. But there is one group of Saiyans who did not have to go through rigorous training and a harsh environment to become Saiyans. This group is the next generation of Goku and Vegeta.

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Geezer Butler has revealed that he and Ozzy Osbourne are in agreement on playing one final Black Sabbath concert. The bassist also said that he has been in touch with Osbourne almost every day, following a long period of non-communication.

Butler opened up about the possibility of Sabbath reuniting for a final concert in a new interview with SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk.

“Of course there’s an interest [on my part to do it], but there’s a big ‘but’ — you’d have to speak to Bill [Ward] about it,” Butler said [as transcribed by Blabbermouth], referencing the founding Sabbath drummer, who didn’t partake in the band’s final 2016/2017 concerts. “Everybody wants to do it [but I don’t know if he is] capable [of pulling it off].”

Osbourne has said that he hopes to play one more show with Black Sabbath’s original lineup. Butler also shares that sentiment.

“Ozzy was hoping to finish it all off next year back in Aston, at the Aston Villa [football stadium in Birmingham],” Butler said. “I’m definitely up for it,...

The Dragon Ball Gt version of Trunks will soon be available as an S.H.Figuarts from Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc.

Announced by the official Dragon Ball website, the 20-something version of Trunks as seen in Dragon Ball Gt is being added to the Sh Figuarts lineup. The specialized line of toys features a variety of characters from the Dragon Ball anime franchise, such as Super Saiyan God Goku, Broly from Dragon Ball Super, Frieza in his third form and more. As seen in the media gallery below, Gt Trunks is wearing his blue bandanna and light tan blazer over his black long-sleeved shirt.

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"Obliterated" premiered with a star-studded cast and has quickly gained a significant viewership. The action drama-comedy revolves around an elite team from various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces working together to prevent a terrorist attack in Las Vegas. The cast includes familiar faces like Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig, who bring their own dynamic and chemistry to their respective roles as team leaders.

The first season of Obliterated premiered on November 30, 2023, and gained lots of attention thanks to its star-studded cast. The Netflix action drama-comedy series revolves around an elite team of members of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Navy SEALs, the Army, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the National Security Agency (Nsa). The highly skilled individuals join forces to prevent a terrorist attack in Las Vegas. When they believe they have neutralized the threat, the characters spend a night out on the town. Unfortunately,...

Outside the Club is excited to announce the global release of their last feature, Marc Schießer’s pulsing thriller Trunk, as an Original feature on Prime Video.

Trunk is out now on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories around the world.

Trunk was written and directed by Marc Schießer, making his feature directorial debut after his work on the German series “Wishlist”. Schießer and his partner Tobias Lohf produced under their Outside the Club banner. Award-winning Berlin actress Sina Martens headlines the single location thriller, with Artjom Gilz, Luise Helm and Poal Cairo in other roles. Trunk made its world premiere at Filmfestival Cologne and went on to win the Best Thriller Feature at Nightmares Film Festival.

28-year-old medical student Malina wakes up disoriented in a locked trunk and must realize with horror that she is missing more than just the memory. With her phone as the only connection to the outside world,...

Netflix’s newest action comedy, Obliterated, from the Cobra Kai creating trio of Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg, co-stars Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig and Terrence Terrell as part of an elite special forces team who wake up with a massive hangover and are tasked with saving Las Vegas from a nuclear threat.

In conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the trio (separately; their answers are combined) reveal what it was like behind the scenes of the thrill-ride adventure series, withstanding Navy Seal training in the sweltering 120-degree Albuquerque heat, doing their own high-octane stunts, and how filming on the Las Vegas Strip — among real vacationers, tourists and pedestrians alike — added an element of authenticity to the scenes.

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What attracted each of you to this role?

Shelley Hennig: At the time, I was in the middle of this really intense drama, and I felt like the next project I wanted to do was a comedy.

Hard rock/heavy metal pundit Eddie Trunk celebrated 40 years in radio on Monday night (December 11th) with an all-star bash at the House of Blues in Las Vegas.

Many of the famous rockers Trunk has encountered and worked with across his four-decade career in the business showed out for the evening to play their respective hits. All proceeds from the event benefitted the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.

Among the performers were Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony — billed as “The Other Half (of Van Halen)” — and a host of “special guests” that included Alice Cooper, Sebastian Bach, Ace Frehley, Corey Taylor, Lita Ford, Geezer Butler, Mike Portnoy, Kevin Cronin, and Stephen Pearcy.

Hagar rocked “I Can’t Drive 55,” while Anthony sang Van Halen’s “Somebody Get Me a Doctor” with Portnoy on drums. Other highlights included Sebastian Bach tapping into his Skid Row years for “Monkey Business...

Obliterated is a Netflix action-comedy series with some hilarious comedy and action sequences, even though at times it gets a bit awkward. The series centers around a force of CIA agents who are on their way to save Las Vegas from an explosion. Their target is to bring down a Russian arms dealer, who is the mastermind behind a plot to bomb the entire city. However, the journey to find and disarm the nuke is not an easy one because the CIA agents are heavily dosed on psychedelics. Let’s see how they succeed in their voyage to save the city from destruction.

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Obliterated season 1 opened with a force of CIA agents, the leader Ava Winters, and her fellow operatives Chad McKnight, Maya Choi, Paul Young, Angela Gomez, Trunk, and Hagerty arriving at a pool party in disguise to find the Russian arms dealer Ivan Koslov,...

Plot: Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy from the creators of Cobra Kai that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.

Review: When an elite team of special forces, commandos, and spies team up to save the day, that is usually the end of the story. The credits typically roll on a happy ending once the bad guy is killed and the world is saved. The new series Obliterated looks at what happens when that celebration is premature in a blend of the team action of The A-Team with the drug and alcohol-fueled excess of The Hangover.

Especially in its early installments, 24 used to build in a midseason pause. Jack Bauer would achieve what he thought was his goal — securing the bomb, identifying the conspiratorial kingpin, etc. — and then, after enough time to take a breath but not enough time to use the bathroom, he would discover a Bigger bomb or realize that behind the apparently Big Bad was a Bigger Bad. Gasp!

But what if, instead of merely taking that breath, Jack Bauer had celebrated securing yet another victory for America by doing the keg stand to end all keg stands or dropping a tab of acid — and only then figured out that he still had half a day’s worth of torture, cliffhangers and mountain lions in store?

That — or perhaps just “It’s The Hangover as a ’90s action movie!” — is the hook for Netflix’s new series Obliterated, from the Cobra Kai trio of Jon Hurwitz,...

The creative minds behind Cobra Kai turn their attention to Las Vegas for Netflix’s action comedy series Obliterated. The two-minute trailer introduces an elite team who mistakenly party way too hard before a job’s complete.

“Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs, and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake,” reads Netflix’s official synopsis. “The now-intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.”

Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, C. Thomas Howell, Kimi Rutledge, Paola Lázaro, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, and Eugene Kim star. Carl Lumbly, David Costabile, Lindsey Kraft, Costa Ronin, Tobias Jelinek, and Minnie Mills appear in recurring roles.

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Netflix has released the first trailer for its upcoming action comedy Obliterated, which hails from the creators of megahit Cobra Kai.

The wild and fast-paced trailer is a two-minute tease that asks what it would be like if 24 and The Hangover crossed over. Starring Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig, the eight-episode series follows an elite special forces team after they believe they’ve saved the world from a nuclear bomb threat.

But upon waking up — and with a nasty hangover, no less — the team receives a call that the threat they neutralized was a fake and they have only hours to find and thwart the real one. The problem is, much of the team hasn’t quite sobered up, meaning they must fight through a wall of bad guys, their own personal issues and a few substance impairments to locate the real bomb and save the day.

This slightly...

Zz Top were never really a ballad band. Think “La Grange,” “Tush,” and “Legs.” But for 1986’s Afterburner they tried their hand at a power ballad with “Rough Boy” — this was the Eighties after all. Earlier this week in Nashville, Keith Urban put his own spin on “Rough Boy” at a special event honoring Zz Top’s Billy Gibbons.

Urban was in attendance for the annual BMI Troubadour dinner, an industry event held each September by the performing-rights org to salute a select artist as its “Troubadour.” Last year’s went to Lucinda Williams,...

Anime is full of over-the-top combat and larger-than-life battles. That type of thing has basically become common place in today's landscape of Japanese animation. However, even among a saturated landscape, some anime fights are so iconic that they stand out as pretty much required viewing for any fan of anime.

In some cases, having a broader understanding of the context of the conflict can add to the enjoyment of an iconic anime fight. It’s not necessarily required though as anime's greatest battles can often be enjoyed simply for their surface-level entertainment value alone. Whether due to the amazing animation and fight choreography, or just simply because the characters are historic in their own right, there are some fights that every anime fan just has to see at least once.

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Ace Frehley recently gave Paul Stanley a week to apologize for a disparaging comment, but apparently all he got back from the Kiss singer-guitarist was a good old-fashioned “Fuck you!”

To quickly recap, last month Stanley told Howard Stern that a reunion with original Kiss members Frehley and Peter Criss would sound like “Piss.” Frehley, appearing on Eddie Trunk’s SiriusXM show last week, threatened to spill “dirt” on Stanley and Gene Simmons if he didn’t get an apology within seven days.

As promised, Frehley returned to Trunk’s show today (April 5th), a week later, with an update. When asked by Trunk if Stanley responded, Frehley said, “Yes, he did, not long after the show was over. I was blindsided by the phone call. … But instead of an apology, I got a five-second phone call which said, ‘Fuck you, Ace. I’m not going to apologize,’ and hung up.

Ace Frehley has blasted back at Paul Stanley after the latter insinuated that a Kiss reunion with the guitarist and drummer Peter Criss would sound like “Piss.”

In a new interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, the former Kiss axeman gave Stanley an ultimatum: If he doesn’t receive a formal apology within seven days, he’s going to uncover dirt on Stanley and Gene Simmons publicly.

Frehley is referring to inflammatory remarks made by Stanley during a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show when Stern asked why Kiss didn’t perform at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2014.

“They were demanding, quite honestly, that we play with the two original guys, Peter and Ace, and at this point, that would be demeaning to the band, and also would give some people confusion,” Stanley said. “‘Cause if you saw people onstage who looked like Kiss but sounded like that,...

Exclusive: A backpacker’s battle to escape the locked boot of a car and regain her memory is to be the plot of Amazon Prime Video’s latest German movie.

In high-octane thriller Trunk (working title), Sina Martens will play Malina, who wakes up disoriented to discover to her horror that she is missing more than her memory. With her mobile phone as her only link to the outside world, she wages a desperate battle for survival as the vehicle races inexorably towards a terrible mystery. Even if she makes it – she will never be the same.

The movie has echoes of claustrophobic single-location action features such as Ryan Reynolds’ Buried and is being produced by German indie Outside the Club. Marc Schießer is writing, directing and producing and Tobias Lohf will also produce.

Amazon Head of German Originals Philip Pratt said Trunk will “take viewers on...

Warning: Spoilers for Dragon Ball Super chapter 90Trunks finally got a potential new love interest to counter his unsettling infatuation with Mai, but it's unfortunately unlikely that Dragon Ball Super will explore this prospective relationship any time soon.

Readers are given hope for a normal romance when Goten's classmate Fyler asks him to see if Trunks, who's one year ahead of them, could invite her to a dance that is taking place that weekend in Dragon Ball Super chapter 90 by story writer Akira Toriyama and artist Toyotarou. Goten pushes back enough that Fyler relents, though not without expressing her disapproval, but eventually takes Fyler to the dance himself, allowing her to spy on Mai who is going as Trunks' date.

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Dragon Ball Super Introduces a Promising Love Triangle

Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely that Dragon Ball Super will...

Warning: Spoilers for Dragon Ball Super chapter 89The already unsettling attraction that Trunks feels for Mai in Dragon Ball Super's latest arc just traversed even further into taboo territory. While Dragon Ball has never been known for its romance, Super's latest is bound to cause a stir for all the wrong reasons.

In Dragon Ball Super chapter 89 by story writer Akira Toriyama and artist Toyotarou, Mai, unfortunately, can't help herself but fall head over heels for Saiyaman X-1 who's Dragon Ball's Goten in disguise. She even describes the emotion as a long-forgotten feeling that just came over her. Yes, it has been exceptionally quite long.

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Dragon Ball Super Makes Trunks' Crush on Mai So Much Worse

What makes this particular attraction different from Trunk's crush on Mai is that Trunks is undoubtedly unaware that Mai is more...

If you were a fan of Thing Trunk’s 2018 dungeon crawler Book of Demons (check out our review here), they’re back! Teaming up with Skystone Games, they’ve announced Hellcard, a cooperative roguelike deck builder that’s aiming for a 2023 release on PC via Steam.

Set in the same universe as Book of Demons, Hellcard sees you and up to three players descend into papercraft-styled dungeons to take on the evil hordes and defeat the Archdemon. Players can also go solo and descend into the dungeons on their own, recruiting computer-controlled companions along the way.

What separates Hellcard from other card games is that in the battles, monster placement actually matters and can be used to your advantage (if you’re up to the strategic challenge). Your team of heroes has its own strengths and weaknesses, each with an ever-growing deck of abilities and equipment to use on the battlefield.

With 21 canon variations of Super Saiyan now existing, here is a breakdown of all Super Saiyan forms in Dragon Ball. The Super Saiyan transformation was first introduced in the Namek saga as a payoff to a long-running arc about the potential of the Saiyan race, with Goku becoming, at the time, the Legendary Super Saiyan — the strongest warrior in the universe. Since then, Super Saiyans have become one of the most iconic parts of the Dragon Ball franchise. In addition to characters other than Goku unlocking new levels of Super Saiyan, Super Saiyans like Vegeta and Trunk would go on to evolve into new Super Saiyan forms in nearly every single story following Goku's ascension in Dragon Ball Z.

A lot has been done with the Super Saiyan concept since its initial appearance, and there is now a total of 21 different Super Saiyan forms in the Dragon Ball franchise. It...

Warning: Spoilers for Naruto: Sasuke's Story―The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust: The Manga chapter 1 and Naruto RetsudenThe manga adaptation of Sasuke's Story has adopted a similar heart condition that eventually kills Dragon Ball's Goku in one Dbz timeline to plague its own eponymous ninja in the Naruto universe. Although first explored in the light novel Naruto Retsuden, Sasuke's Story is the first to cover this affliction in manga form.

In Dragon Ball Z, the Goku from Future Trunk's timeline is afflicted with a mysterious threat, a heart disease that eventually kills him. The devastation that ensues as a result of Goku's absence is so severe that this older Trunks' journeys back in time to provide the normal continuity's Goku with the antidote that was only discovered after Goku's death.

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”Obliterated,” the upcoming Netflix action comedy series from “Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, has cast Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro, Terrence Terrell and Amalia Yoo as series regulars. They join previously announced stars Shelley Hennig and Nick Zano.

The series tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.

Gorske plays Lana, a Vegas party girl swept up along for the ride with the special forces team.

Howell plays Hagerty, the eccentric Army Explosives technician.

Kim (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) plays Paul Yung, an Air Force pilot embedded with the team and...

Exclusive: Netflix has rounded out its series regular cast for Obliterated, its hourlong action comedy series from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald as production gets underway. Terrence Terrell (B Positive), Alyson Gorske (Head of the Class), C. Thomas Howell (Southland), Eugene Kim (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Paola Lázaro (The Walking Dead) and Amalia Yoo (Grand Army) have been cast opposite Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig in the series produced by Sony Pictures Television.

Written by Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald, the eight-episode Obliterated is a high-octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite Special Forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now-intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.

Gorske plays Lana,...