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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

New "Jujutsu Kaisen," "Chainsaw Man" and "Demon Slayer" movies reach new heights for their genre, making hundreds of millions of dollars in the box office.

Slaying the box office

Michalina Sotka, Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2025

As of late, movies from Japanese studios have been beating everything else by miles. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc and Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution are just a notable few, with Demon...

One Piece anime will be part of Fan Fest Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Real revolution

Travis Norberg, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

The beloved anime series, “One Piece,” has been around on TV since October 20, 1999, making the series 25 years old. However, it’s still going strong and rapidly gaining fans. In the last couple...

"Ride your wave" explores feelings of love and loss in a whimsacal story about the ocean.

Groovy Movies: There you are

Kennedy Tetour, Managing Editor April 25, 2022

"Ride Your Wave" is a 2019 Japanese animated film that explores themes of love, loss and what it’s like to live even when the person you love the most isn’t around anymore.  The movie follows the...

Many consider the anime "Dragon Ball" the most successful manga and anime series of all time. Goku is its main character.

Review: Retro nostalgia

Paulina Borowski, Staff Writer February 11, 2022

The '90s and early '2000s were the early era’s of anime, that was when the prime time of popularity for these japanese animated shows. But, these specific anime are the most known and loved by the anime...

Review: Devoting your heart

Review: Devoting your heart

Freedom Tomasello, Staff Writer February 10, 2022

With the hit series Attack on Titan coming to an end with the drop of the final part of season four, released on Jan. 16 after the anime being in action for almost 10 years. We’re re-introduced to many...

Released on April 23, “Demon Slayer—Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train” has become the highest-grossing Japanese film in history, likely due to its action-packed plot and its gorgeous artwork.

Honed to perfection

MJ Smit, Staff Writer May 15, 2021

This review contains spoilers for “Demon Slayer—Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train.”  “Demon Slayer” is a well known show among the anime community, so it’s no surprise that so many...

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