Every Friday, I make a list of four recommendations. These recommendations can be for any type of entertainment, including video games, movies, cartoon series, anime, books, and so on. Why? Because every now and then you just need something to get into.

Batman: The Animated Series

DC Cartoon, 85 episodes

Superhero, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Pulp Noir

While still suitable for children, this is a more adult-oriented cartoon based on DC Comics, detailing Bruce Wayne’s fight against crime as Batman in Gotham City.

Vinland Saga

Anime, 24 episodes

Action, Adventure, Drama

Thorfinn is a young Viking boy living in the harsh cold of Iceland who dreams of one day sailing the ocean and landing in a place full of warmth and green lands known as Vinland. But war is upon them, and a death leads Thorfinn to a life of constant fighting, killing, and vengeance.

Maybe Meant to Be

Webtoon

Comedy, Romance

Jia Han is an unemployed 32-year-old freelancer who lives with her parents, who are constantly nagging her to get married and move out. She runs into her childhood friend, who is also under pressure from his parents to marry, and on a whim, Jia Han suggests they marry to stop their parents’ constant complaints. She hadn’t expected him to agree, and now she’s married to a childhood friend she’d stopped talking to a long time ago. You can read this webtoon on webtoons.com.

The Odyssey

Epic Poem

Adventure, Action

The story of Odysseus, the Greek hero and King of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War. Along the way, he encounters angry gods, a cyclops, sirens, Calypso, and others.

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