Anthropomorphism
Attribution of human traits to non-human entities
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Tatya Vinchu
Scheduled to return in the third film Zapatlela Mi Tatya Vinchu, where the character will be created digitally using Artificial Intelligence, as confirmed by Mahesh Kothare.
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| 2025 |
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Bananza was released, ending the long gap since Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
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| 2025 |
Cookie Run
Cookie Run: OvenSmash was announced as a 3D fighter game planned for release on consoles and PC
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| 2025 |
Mr. Peanut
A robotic version of Mr. Peanut appears in the Netflix film The Electric State, voiced by Woody Harrelson.
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| 2025 |
Donkey Kong
A new redesign of Donkey Kong, similar to the movie design and created by Nintendo's Shigehisa Nakaue, was revealed and is set to debut in a future Mario Kart game.
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| January 2025 |
Pepe the Frog
Elon Musk briefly changes his X username to Kekius Maximus and posts a Pepe profile image in Roman military dress, influencing a memecoin's value.
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| 2024 |
Sackboy
In a BAFTA poll of around 4,000 respondents, Sackboy was named the fifth most iconic video game character of all time.
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| 2024 |
Sonic the Hedgehog
Ben Schwartz voices Sonic in another film sequel.
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| 2024 |
Sonic the Hedgehog
In a BAFTA poll with around 4,000 respondents, Sonic was named the fourth most iconic video-game character of all time.
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| 2024 |
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot was named the fifteenth most iconic video game character of all time in a BAFTA poll with approximately 4,000 respondents.
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| 2024 |
Crash Bandicoot
Crash and Aku Aku make a cameo appearance in Astro Bot.
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| 2024 |
Tatya Vinchu
Maharashtra Times placed Tatya Vinchu at the top of their list of the most famous villains in Marathi cinema.
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| 2024 |
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong features in the Country-themed area at Universal Studios' Super Nintendo World, where visitors can take pictures with a Donkey Kong mascot.
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| December 11 2024 |
Cookie Run
Krafton released Cookie Run: India, a localized version of Cookie Run specifically designed for the Kakao platform and targeted at the Indian market.
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| December 5 2024 |
Beastars
First part of the third and final season of Beastars anime premieres worldwide
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| July 26 2024 | Steven Caple Jr. was reported to be in talks to direct the I Am Legend sequel. |
| July 25 2024 | Akiva Goldsman announced that a second draft of the sequel script had been completed. |
| June 25 2024 |
Cookie Run
CookieRun: Tower of Adventures, a top-down action game, was released to the public, expanding the CookieRun game franchise with a new gameplay style.
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| April 2 2024 |
Cookie Run
After an 8-year hiatus, Cookie Run resumed updates with a large-scale update for its 11th anniversary. The game was also added back to the official Devsisters website game list, signaling a continuation of its service.
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| March 15 2024 |
Cookie Run
Cookie Run: Witch's Castle, a block puzzle game, was released by the game developers.
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| 2023 |
Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopa was featured prominently in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, appearing as part of Bowser's army and introducing the Spiny shell Koopa Troopa variant in live-action media for the first time.
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| 2023 |
Koopa Troopa
Super Mario Bros. Wonder introduced the Rolla Koopa, a Koopa Troopa on roller skates, as part of an effort to update classic character designs with new animations.
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| 2023 |
Dungeon
NBM Publishing continues to release color graphic novel translations of the Dungeon series.
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| 2023 |
Goomba
Goombas reappeared as part of Bowser's minions in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, continuing their role in popular media adaptations.
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| 2023 |
We3
James Gunn incorporated elements of We3 into his feature film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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| 2023 | Lucas Grabeel reprised his role as Pinky in the Netflix interactive special 'We Lost Our Human', where the character refers to himself as Panky Malanky. |
| 2023 |
Toad
Toad is voiced by Keegan-Michael Key in the film adaptation of the Super Mario Bros. franchise, portraying a version of the character who assists Mario upon his arrival in the Mushroom Kingdom and helps him search for Luigi.
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| 2023 |
Crash Bandicoot
Crash is a playable character in the game Crash Team Rumble.
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| 2023 |
Tatya Vinchu
On the 30th anniversary of Tatya Vinchu's creation, Satyajit Padhye (son of Ramdas Padhye) shared behind-the-scenes pictures from the making of Zapatlela, reflecting on the character's lasting legacy in Marathi and Indian cinema.
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| 2023 |
Donkey Kong
Richard Yearwood reprised his role as Donkey Kong's voice in a fan-made short film, revisiting his previous voice work from the Donkey Kong Country animated series.
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| 2023 |
Donkey Kong
The Lego Group introduced a Donkey Kong Lego figure in a series of Country Lego Super Mario sets.
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| December 7 2023 |
The Far Side
Last known upload of new work by Gary Larson on the official Far Side website.
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| November 30 2023 |
Cookie Run
Cookie Run: The Darkest Night, a VR roguelike adventure game for Meta Quest, released its first chapter on this date.
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| November 30 2023 |
Chucky
Zen Studios released Chucky's Killer Pinball, a pinball table for Pinball M.
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| November 28 2023 |
Chucky
A Chucky DLC was released for the horror video game Dead by Daylight, with Chucky available as a playable killer character, voiced by Brad Dourif.
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| July 13 2023 |
Kemono Friends
Open beta for Kemono Friends Kingdom launched on iOS and Android devices.
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| July 3 2023 |
Kemono Friends
Third beta test for Kemono Friends Kingdom concluded.
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| June 28 2023 |
Kemono Friends
Third beta test for Kemono Friends Kingdom began on the Google Play Store.
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| June 21 2023 |
Kemono Friends
Second beta test for Kemono Friends Kingdom concluded.
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| June 9 2023 |
Kemono Friends
Second beta test for Kemono Friends Kingdom began on the Google Play Store.
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| May 31 2023 |
Kemono Friends
First beta test for Kemono Friends Kingdom concluded.
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| May 18 2023 |
Kemono Friends
First beta test for Kemono Friends Kingdom began on the Google Play Store.
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| May 12 2023 |
Kemono Friends
An announcement was made about Kemono Friends Kingdom receiving a global release.
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| April 14 2023 |
Kemono Friends
Asian servers for Kemono Friends Kingdom were closed.
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| April 5 2023 |
Donkey Kong
Seth Rogen voices Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, marking the character's major theatrical film debut.
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| April 2 2023 |
Cookie Run
Cookie Run celebrated its 10th anniversary, commemorating a decade since its initial launch.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Pinky Malinky, Pepe the Frog, Koopa Troopa, Sackboy, The Far Side, Mr. Peanut, We3, Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Beastars, Bo Peep (Toy Story), Spyro (character), Donkey Kong (character), Dungeon (comics), I Am Legend (film), GLaDOS, Chucky (Child's Play), Cookie Run, Tatya Vinchu, Goomba, Kemono Friends, Toad (Mario) & Crash Bandicoot (character), which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.