Daniel Dockery

Daniel Dockery

Freelance Writer

Daniel Dockery is a writer for places like Crunchyroll, Polygon, Vulture, WIRED and Paste Magazine. His debut book, Monster Kids: How Pokemon Taught A Generation To Catch Them All, is available wherever books are sold.

Latest articles by Daniel Dockery

Best Crunchyroll anime: Power in season 1 of Chainsaw Man smirking while also covered in dirt.
The best Crunchyroll anime to watch in 2026

By Daniel Dockery, Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Best List From Jujutsu Kaisen to Chainsaw Man, here's the best Crunchyroll anime to watch today

Best List
Dan Da Dan season 3: three kids standing together in blue light during Dan Da Dan season 2
Dan Da Dan season 3: release date, story speculation, and everything else we know about the Netflix anime

By Daniel Dockery Last updated

Guide Everything you need to know about Dan Da Dan season 3

Guide
How to watch One Piece in order (TV shows and movies)

By Daniel Dockery Last updated

Guide Your complete guide to watching One Piece in order, right up to the ongoing Egghead Island arc and beyond

Guide
Best of 2025: open world games, featuring Ghost of Yotei
From Assassins Creed Shadows to Pokemon Legends: Z-A, here are the best open world games of 2025 that will take you to new heights

By Daniel Dockery Published

Year in Review The top 5 best open world games of 2025 that will take you to new heights

Year in Review
One Piece filler arc
One Piece changing its release pattern is bittersweet, because the anime's filler episodes only add to the adventure

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | One Piece potentially cutting down on filler means we might lose the anime's oddly memorable adventures

Opinion
Minecraft screenshot with Xbox Series X five year anniversary overlay
Minecraft is a testament to player creativity above all else – and 16 years later, no other game comes close

By Daniel Dockery Published

Now Playing Now Playing | Minecraft still scratches that sandbox itch in a way only Mojang could

Now Playing
Pokemon Legends ZA dratini
Pokemon Legends: Z-A put my favorite Pokemon on a random roof, and it couldn’t have been a more fitting spot

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | The Dratini line represents the scope of Pokemon like few others

Opinion
A pink-haired trainer faces Yveltal in Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
Pokemon Legends Z-A and Arceus are true successors to the classic Pokemon games I first fell in love with

By Daniel Dockery Published

Now Playing Now Playing | The magic's back

Now Playing
Momo holding a cat and running on the announcement poster for Dan Da Dan season 2.
Dan Da Dan season 2: Everything you need to know about the hit anime's return

By Daniel Dockery Last updated

Guide All the latest on one of the best new anime series around, Dan Da Dan season 2

Guide
Dan Da Dan season 2 only got weirder, but its heart stayed in the right place

By Daniel Dockery Published

opinion OPINION | Dan Da Dan's recently wrapped second season remains among the best anime in years

opinion
Ferocious gameplay showing a herd of dinosaurs standing beneath cliffs in an overgrown jungle
I've been waiting 20 years for a spiritual successor to Peter Jackson's King Kong game, and it might just be Ferocious

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | Right down to spearing giant crabs

Opinion
The DCU doesn't need to look to Marvel for pointers on building a cinematic universe – horror movies like The Conjuring have always done it best

By Daniel Dockery Published

opinion OPINION: Despite high-profile disasters like the Dark Universe, The Conjuring proves a horror expanded universe is possible

opinion
Jurassic Park: Survival
Jurassic Park: Survival has quietly been 35 years in the making, and it's taking us back to where it all began

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | Going all-in on Jurassic Park's roots should excite fans new and old

Opinion
Justin Theroux as Mr. House in Fallout season
Fallout season 2 is giving the spotlight to Mr. House, and I can't wait to see this adaptation of the best villain from the series' most beloved game

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | Mr. House came to symbolize Fallout past and present, and now he'll be a focus in Fallout season 2

Opinion
32 years later, Jurassic Park's greatest legacy isn’t the Jurassic franchise, but the cultural overhaul of our idea of dinosaurs

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion OPINION | Jurassic Park brought dinosaurs back to life onscreen and evolved our sense of imagination regarding them

Opinion
Peggy, Bobby, and Hank Hill in the 2025 King of the Hill relaunch
King of the Hill is committed to the idea that everything changes – that's why I’m convinced it's the perfect show to bring back

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion OPINION | While most animated shows are stuck in time, King of the Hill has always kept up with the changing world around us, which makes it prime reboot material

Opinion
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes rejuvenates the series by making it weirder, and there's never been a better time to jump in

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion OPINION | The My Hero Academia spin-off series feels more unpredictable than the mothership show has in years

Opinion
Link looking out over Hyrule during The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
8 years on, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild remains unlike any other open world game, and the industry is still playing catch up

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's shift to open world shook up the industry – making it one of the Nintendo Switch's definitive moments

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Opinion
The One Piece anime has only been back for 3 episodes, but it's already throwing us into Luffy's most anticipated fight in 25 years

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion | Luffy's battle with Kizaru is about to put the Straw Hat Pirates' post-timeskip adventures into perspective

Anime Shows
Characters from Kingdom.
The Kingdom manga is finally getting an English translation almost 20 years after it first launched – and now anything is possible

By Daniel Dockery Published

Kingdom’s North American release may signal the start of a whole wave of manga classics getting English translations

Comics
Black Mask sees the Bat-Signal
Absolute Batman is finally allowing one underrated villain to reach his full potential

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | Absolute Batman has made Black Mask an A List villain

Opinion
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man's genius twist on classic villain Norman Osborn is the culmination of decades of storytelling

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion This fresh interpretation of classic Marvel baddie Norman Osborn has been a long time coming

Opinion
James Gunn's DC show Creature Commandos featured plenty of fantastic characters, but that finale proved The Bride is the best of them

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | The Creature Commandos finale places The Bride as the new leader of the group, which is where she deserves to be

Opinion
Absolute Batman in action.
Absolute Batman innovates by presenting us with a Caped Crusader who is still a work in progress

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | There's more to the Absolute Batman than just muscles...

Opinion
Dan Da Dan season 2: Okarun and Momo getting ready for a fight during Dan Da Dan season 1 episode 8.
One of 2024's best anime shows subverts all expectations, but that's its biggest strength

By Daniel Dockery Published

Opinion Opinion | Dan Da Dan goes the distance rather than settling for the familiar

Opinion
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