The show is based on Critical Role’s first live-streamed tabletop RPG campaign. Critical Role premiered in 2015, and the voice actors took part in a D&D campaign helmed by Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer.
TV show news, trailers and reviews
Welcome to Geek Native's TV section, your guide to the best of the small screen. From epic fantasy series and sci-fi sagas to the latest superhero shows, we cover the television that fuels our geek passions. This is your hub for news, reviews, and a whole host of trailers to keep you ready for the next big premiere.
Our TV coverage has a special focus on Anime, with a dedicated section for the latest news and reviews from Japan. We also explore the ever-growing world of Online Shows, including the popular 'Actual Play' series where tabletop adventures come to life on screen. Whatever you're watching, you'll find it discussed here.
Giant Beasts of Ars looks frighteningly terrific
First-time director Akira Oguro is at the helm, and the studio Asahi Productions, who made Girls’ Frontline, is running the project.
Muv-Luv Alternative: It’s looking bleak
Humanity has a battle on our hands as we roll into the second season of Muv-Luv Alternative.
Urusei Yatsura: Trailers, spaceships, and see if you can touch my horns
The latest Urusei Yatsura is set for October 13th and has a new spaceship-rich trailer to distract you until then.
Mob Psycho 100 III is out this week, and here’s the primary trailer
Fans have been waiting a while for the return of Mob. He’s back this week, with the show airing in Japan late on the 5th and Crunchyroll bringing it to us on the 6th.
What challenges the all-power? The Misfit of Demon King Academy season 2 gets a trailer
Anos Voldigord was a tyrannical Demon King that eradicated humans, spirits, and even the gods, but became bored of eternal warfare and reincarnated with dreams of a peaceful world.
Sōkyū no Fafner Behind the Line spinoff gets a trailer
Sokyu no Fafner has seen the original Dead Aggressor series, the videos “Single Progra, Right of Left” and “Heaven and Earth”, and more recently, Dead Aggressor: The Beyond. Now it’s getting a new spinoff called Behind the Line.
Legend of Mana -The Teardrop Crystal- anime gets October 7 air date for RPG adaptation
The anime creators collaborated with “cactus town” Kasugai City in Aichi to mark the launch.
Romancing the Dungeon: Award-winning D&D podcast embraces the joys and heartache of relationships
Romancing the Dungeon describes itself as “A Softcore DnD podcast about finding that special someone in a world full of peril, monsters and heartbreakers!”.
BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense delay confirmed with new trailer
Our hero sensibly decides she doesn’t like pain, so while playing in a virtual reality MMORPG inexpertly dumps all her stats into defence.
