Michael B. Jordan makes his directorial debut Creed III so anime inspired the critics pick up on it, somehow wins critics over regardless

[Jman]

 

The days of weebs and other fans making media their entire personality are, if not in the past, being pushed back against (thankfully) but so are the days of hiding any affection for the medium.

[PokeNirvash]

"I can make a better non-anime anime than gen:LOCK."  - Michael B. Jordan, probably.

[Jman]

Gets better - 

Jordan, as the director, made his co-star Jonathan Majors study anime so he knew how to make the rivalry work -

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/creed-3-anime-fight-naruto-kakashi-obito/

[viperxmns]

Creed Shippuden coming fall 2025

[viperxmns]

Damn I was just joking about Creed Shippuden 

 

[Jman]

4 hours ago, viperxmns said:

Damn I was just joking about Creed Shippuden 

 

This could EASILY go south, but if he's a coach like he was in Creed III, and the show is about the boxers he's coaching, well, it's the closest that we'll get to more Hajime no Ippo for a while.

[Jman]

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-17/creed-iii-film-gets-special-anime-for-japanese-screening-by-megalobox-creators/.198164
 

Looks like the spin-off anime at the theaters will be from the Megalobox people.  Jordan learned his lesson.