Continuing from past years 2015-2023... as a point of reference for myself to return to, an ongoing list of media I've watched, read, or played throughout 2024:
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Later Years:
Films: (...)
Comics:
Games:
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2024 List:
* (first time watched)
Godland (Vanskabte land) (2022) (dir. Hlynur Palmason) *
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! (Kutabare akuto-domo: Tantei jimusho 23) (1963) (Arrow Video) (dir. Seijun Suzuki) *
Tony Rayns on Detective Bureau 2-3 *
Gate of Flesh (Nikutai no mon) (1964) (Criterion) (dir. Seijun Suzuki)
Fighting Elegy (Kenka ereji) (1966) (Criterion) (dir. Seijun Suzuki) *
Story of a Prostitute (Shunpu den) (1965) (Criterion) (dir. Seijun Suzuki)
Branded to Kill (Koroshi no rakuin) (1967) (Criterion) (dir. Seijun Suzuki)
The Taisho Trilogy (Arrow Video)
Zigeunerweisen (Tsigoineruwaizen) (1980) (dir. Seijun Suzuki)
Kagero-za (1981) (dir. Seijun Suzuki) *
Yumeji (1991) (dir. Seijun Suzuki) *
Deal of the Century (1983) (dir. William Friedkin) *
Youth Without Youth (2007) (dir. Francis Ford Coppola) *
Cute Girl (Jiu shi liu liu de ta) (1980) (dir. Hsiao-Hsien Hou) *
The Green, Green Grass of Home (Zai na he pan qing cao qing) (1982) (dir. Hsiao-Hsien Hou) *
The Boys from Fengkuei (Feng gui lai de ren) (1983) (dir. Hsiao-Hsien Hou)
Dune: Part Two (2024) (dir. Denis Villeneuve) *
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) (dir. Guy Ritchie) *
Godzilla Minus One (Gojira -1.0) (2023) (dir. Takashi Yamazaki) *
Quantum of Solace (2008) (dir. Marc Forster)
Skyfall (2012) (dir. Sam Mendes)
The Mask (1994) (dir. Chuck Russell)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) (dir. Kevin Reynolds)
Maverick (1994) (dir. Richard Donner)
Conan the Barbarian (1982) (dir. John Milius)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2023) (dir. Gil Kenan) *
Spectre (2015) (dir. Sam Mendes)
No Time to Die (2021) (dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) (dir. Steve Barron)
RoboCop 2 (1990) (dir. Irvin Kershner)
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' (dir. Elijah Drenner) *,
Machine Parts: The FX of 'Robocop 2' (dir. Elijah Drenner) *
RoboCop 3 (1993) (dir. Fred Dekker)
Drive My Car (Doraibu mai ka) (2021) (Criterion) (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi) *
Down the Road: The Making of 'Drive My Car' (dir. Teruhisa Yamamoto) *
Evil Does Not Exist (Aku wa sonzai shinai) (2023) (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi) *
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) (dir. Wes Ball) *
Batman (1989) (dir. Tim Burton)
Rabid (1977) (dir. David Cronenberg) *
Crimes of the Future (1970) (dir. David Cronenberg) *
Stereo (1969) (dir. David Cronenberg) *
Animated Films: (...)
Kung Fu Panda (2008) (dir. Mark Osborne, John Stevenson)
Earwig and the Witch (Aya to majo) (2020) (dir. Goro Miyazaki) *
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) (dir. Jennifer Yun Nelson)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) (dir. Alessandro Carloni)
Secrets of the Scrolls (dir. Tony Leondis)
Secrets of the Masters (dir. Tony Leondis) *
Secrets of the Furious Five (dir. Raman Hui) *
Despicable Me 4 (2024) (dir. Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage) *
Game Over and Over (dir. Christophe Delisle, Christophe Lourdelet, Ludovic Roz) *,
Benny's Birthday *
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) (dir. Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine) *
Dueling Dumplings (dir. Calvin Tsang) *
Watchmen: Chapter I (2024) (dir. Brandon Vietti) *
Turning Red (2022) (dir. Domee Shi) *
Series:
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)
Fallout (2024) *
Dead Boy Detective (2024) *
Beyond Evil (Gwimul) (2021)
Ripley (2024) *
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
The Umbrella Academy (2019)
The Muppets. (2015)
The Mandalorian (2019) *
Shogun (2024)
Andor (2022) *
Like a Dragon: Yakuza (2024) *
Muppets Now (2020) *
(BACKLOG)
Sweet Tooth (2021)
12 Monkeys (2015)
Locke & Key (2020)
Animated Series:
Animated Series:
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024) *
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Kokaku kidotai: Stand Alone Complex) (2002)
Delicious in Dungeon (Danjon Meshi) (2024) *
Batman: Caped Crusader (2024) *
Futurama (1999)
Rick and Morty (2013)
Bluey (2018) *
Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume yujincho) (2008)
Bob's Burgers (2011)
The Simpsons (1989)
(BACKLOG)
Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
GAMERA -Rebirth- (2023)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Sonic Prime (2022)
Japan Sinks (2020)
Transformers (1984)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
Shows/Performances/Events:
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Books:
Books:
From Russia, with Love (Ian Fleming)
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(BACKLOG)
Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein (Author - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Illustrator - Bernie Wrightson)
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre (H.P. Lovecraft)
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life (Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton)
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life (Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton)
Comics:
Were the Body Was (Author - Ed Brubaker, Illustrator - Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips)
Batman: Gotham After Midnight: The Deluxe Edition (Author - Steve Niles, Illustrator - Kelley Jones)
Knight Terrors
Knight Terrors: Dark Knightmares
Batman: Detective Comics Vol.2 (2022)
Batman: The Adventures Continue Vol.3 (Author - Paul Dini, Alan Burnett Illustrator - Ty Templeton)
Best of 2000 AD Vol.5-6
Conan the Barbarian Vol.1-2 (2023)
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Vol.1-2 (Akira Himekawa)
Knights of Sidonia (Master Edition) Vol.1-7 (Tsutomu Nihei)
Dune: House Harkonnen Vol.2-3 (Author - Brian Herbert, Illustrator - Kevin J. Anderson, Fran Galan)
Panya: The Mummy's Curse
The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country Vol.2 (Author - James Tynion IV, Illustrator - Lisandro Estherren)
Alien Vol.2 (2023) (Author - Declan Shalvey, Illustrator - Andrea Broccardo)
Judge Dredd: A Penitent Man (Author - Kenneth Niemand, Illustrator - Tom Foster)
Astro City Metrobook Vol.5 (Author - Kurt Busiek, Illustrator - Various)
Batman: White Knight Presents: Generation Joker
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Akira Himekawa)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Akira Himekawa)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Akira Himekawa)
Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California (Author - Dave Chrisholm, Illustrator - Peter Markowski)
Dune: The Graphic Novel Vol.3
Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder
The Witcher Vol.8 (Author - Bartosz Sztybor, Illustrator - Peter Nataliia Rerekina, Patricio Delpeche)
The Witcher: Ronin (Author - Rafal Jaki, Illustrator - Hataya)
Black Hammer Vol.8 (Author - Jeff Lemire, Illustrator - Malachi Ward)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Vol.1-11 (Akira Himekawa)
Friday Vol.3 (Author - Ed Brubaker, Illustrator - Muntsa Vicente, Marcos Martin)
Batman and Robin Vol.1 (2023) (Author - Joshua Williamson, Illustrator - Simone Di Meo)
Nightwing Year One: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Author - Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, Illustrator - Scott McDaniel)
The Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch Vol.1 (Rick Veitch)
Zorro: Man of the Dead (Sean Murphy)
Superman Lost (Author - Christopher Priest, Illustrator - Carlo Pagulayan)
House of the Unholy (Author - Ed Brubaker, Illustrator - Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips)
Batman: City of Madness (Christian Ward)
Batman Vol.3 (2022)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition Vol.1-18 (Hiromu Arakawa)
Fullmetal Alchemist 20th Anniversary Book (Hiromu Arakawa)
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics (Hiromu Arakawa)
Aliens: What If...?
Predator: The Last Hunt (Author - Ed Brisson, Illustrator - Cory Smith, Francesco Manna)
H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu (Gou Tanabe)
The Joker Compendium (2021)
The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing: The Complete Series (Author - Matt Rosenberg, Illustrator - Carmine Di Giandomenico, Francesco Francavilla)
Dracula Vol.1 (2024) (Author - Matt Wagner, Illustrator - Kelley Jones, Jose Villarrubia)
BRZRKR Deluxe Edition (Author - Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Illustrator - Ron Garney)
The Bat-Man: First Knight (Author - Dan Jurgens, Illustrator - Mike Perkins)
Games:
Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn (PS5) (dev. Square Enix)
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
F-Zero 99 (Switch) (dev. Nintendo)
Super Mario RPG (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Square, ArtePiazza)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color / Switch) (dev. Flagship, Capcom, Nintendo)
Ring Fit Adventure (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development)
A Space for the Unbound (PS5) (dev. Mojiken)
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4/PS5) (dev. BNE LLC, Project Aces, BANDAI NAMCO Studios)
Chained Echoes (PS4/PS5) (dev. Matthias Linda)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) (dev. Nintendo)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (PS4) (dev. Square Enix Creative Business Unit I, indieszero)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu ga Gotoku 8) (PS5) (dev. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio)
Helldivers 2 (PS5) (dev. Arrowhead Game Studios)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch) (dev. Nintendo)
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (PS5) (dev. Square Enix Creative Business Unit I)
Diablo IV (PC) (dev. Blizzard Entertainment)
Dredge (PS5) (dev. Black Salt Games)
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PS5) (dev. Ubisoft)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) (dev. Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco Studios, Nintendo)
Animal Well (PS5) (dev. Billy Basso, Shared Memory LLC)
Cyberpunk 2077 (PS5) (dev. CD Projekt RED)
Phantom Liberty
Balatro (PS5) (dev. LocalThunk)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Switch) (dev. Intelligent Systems)
Astro's Playroom (PS5) (dev. Team ASOBI, Japan Studio)
Alan Wake II (PS5) (dev. Remedy Entertainment)
Alan Wake II: Night Springs
Octopath Traveler II (PS5) (dev. Square Enix, Acquire)
Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition (Switch) (dev. Nintendo EPD, indieszero)
Super Mario Bros. (NES/Switch) (dev. Nintendo R&D4)
Forrest Byrnes: Up in Smoke (Playdate) (dev. Nels Anderson)
Astro Bot (PS5) (dev. Team ASOBI)
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (PS5) (dev. Secret Base)
The Plucky Squire (PS5) (dev. All Possible Futures)
Thank Goodness You're Here! (PS5) (dev. Coal Supper)
Silent Hill: The Short Message (PS5) (dev. HexaDrive)
Castlevania Advance Collection (PS4/PS5) (dev. Konami Digital Entertainment)
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Dracula X
Silent Hill 2 (PS5) (dev. Bloober Team)
Costume Quest 2 (PS4/PS5) (dev. Double Fine)
RetroRealms Arcade (PS5) (dev. Boss Team Games, WayForward)
RetroRealms: Halloween
RetroRealms: Ash vs Evil Dead
Splatoon 3 (Switch) (dev. Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development)
Nobody Wants to Die (PS5) (dev. Critical Hit Games)
(WIP - BACKLOG 2023)
Citizen Sleeper (PC-Cloud) (dev. Jump Over The Age)
Return to Monkey Island (PC-Cloud) (dev. Ron Gilbert, Terrible Toybox)
Hi-Fi RUSH (PC-Cloud) (dev. Tango Gameworks)
Infernax (PC-Cloud) (dev. Berzerk Studio)
Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Retro Studios)
Summer in Mara (PS4) (dev. Chibig)
PowerWash Simulator (PC-Cloud & PS5) (dev. FuturLab)
Tetris 99 (Switch) (dev. Arika)
Pacman 99 (Switch) (dev. Arika)
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (PC) (dev. Sega)
Tetris Effect Connected (PS5) (dev. Monstars, Resonair, Stage Games)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch) (dev. Nintendo)
Final Fantasy XVI (PS5) (dev. Square Enix, Creative Business Unit III)
Planet of Lana (PC-Cloud) (dev. Wishfully)
Divinity Original Sins II: Definitive Edition (PC) (dev. Larian Studios)
Street Fighter 6 (PS5) (dev. Capcom)
Vampire Survivors (PC-Cloud) (dev. Poncle)
Starfield (PC-Cloud) (dev. Bethesda Game Studios)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (PS4) (dev. Nihon Falcom)
Rogue Legacy 2 (PS5) (dev. Cellar Door Games)
(WIP - BACKLOG 2022)
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (PC-Cloud) (dev. 343 Industries)
Halo 3: ODST
Gears of War 2 (PC-Cloud) (dev. Epic Games)
Tunic (PS5) (dev. Andrew Shouldice, TUNIC Team)
LEGO Harry Potter Collection (PS4/PS5) (dev. Traveller's Tales)
Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development)
Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Capcom Arcade Stadium (PS4/PS5) (dev. Capcom)
Motorstorm: RC (PS3/PS5-Cloud) (dev. Evolution Studios)
Motorstorm: Apocalypse (PS3/PS5-Cloud) (dev. Evolution Studios)
The Pedestrian (PC-Cloud) (dev. Shookum Arts)
Final Fantasy (NES Classic Edition) (dev. Square)
Ape Escape (PS5) (dev. Japan Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Batman: Return to Arkham (PS4/PS5) (dev. Rocksteady Studios, Virtuos)
Minecraft Dungeons (PC-Cloud) (dev. Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, Double Eleven)
Hitman 3 (PS5) (dev. IO Interactive)
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse (PS4/PS5) (dev. Onebitbeyond)
Signalis (PC-Cloud) (dev. rose-engine)
Theatryhthm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS) (dev. Square Enix 1st Production Department, indieszero)
Persona 5 Strikers (Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers) (PS4/PS5) (dev. Omega Force, P-Studio)
Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection (PS4)
Persona 4: Dancing All Night (PS4) (dev. P-Studio, Dingo Inc.)
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight (PS4) (dev. P-Studio)
New Pokemon Snap (Switch) (dev. BANDAI NAMCO Studios, HAL Laboratory)
CrossCode (PS4) (dev. Radical Fish Games)
Resident Evil: Revelations (PS4) (dev. Capcom)
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (PS4) (dev. Capcom)
Bravely Default 2 (Switch) (dev. Claytechworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Monolith Soft, Tantalus)
Eastward (Switch) (dev. Pixpil)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch) (dev. Intelligent Systems, Koei Tecmo Games)
The Touryst (Switch) (dev. Shin-en Multimedia)
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch) (dev. Monolith Soft, Monster Games)
The Touryst (Switch) (dev. Shin-en Multimedia)
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch) (dev. Monolith Soft, Monster Games)
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Switch) (dev. Koei Tecmo, Omega Force)
Spiritfarer (PS4) (dev. Thunder Lotus Games, Thunder Lotus)