Rafael Motamayor

Rafael is a freelance entertainment writer specializing in animation, whose work has appeared on Thrillist, IGN, Observer, SlashFilm, Polygon and several other outlets. He can talk for hours about why Digimon is better than Pokémon.

The Inverse Interview

How Dungeons & Dragons Defies a Tired Hollywood Trend: “There’s Another Side to the Fantasy Genre”

The directors behind the new fantasy comedy movie tell Inverse how their film is different from other fantasy epics.

The Inverse Interview

How Agent Elvis Fixed the Biggest Problem With Elvis Biopics

The minds behind the new Netflix show tell Inverse how it came to life.

Review

'Suzume' is Makoto Shinkai's Most Daring, Caring, and Personal Movie Yet

This is the movie Makoto Shinkai has been preparing to make for the past eight years.

The Inverse Awards 2022

How Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio became the darkest musical of the year

Co-screenwriter Patrick McHale talks about writing songs with del Toro, why they chose to include Benito Mussolini, and more.

Exclusive

Netflix’s Redwall movie in limbo, reveals writer Patrick McHale

But the beloved novel may be turned into a series instead.

Entertainment

Bubble review: Netflix’s new sci-fi anime is incredible in all but one important way

The director of Attack on Titan gives us incredible action scenes, but the plot and characters leave much to be desired.

Codex

Will there be an Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 3? Season 5? An ‘AoT’ movie? Here’s what you need to know

What comes next?

Inverse Codex

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2 Episode 12 release date, time, trailer, and plot for "The Dawn of Humanity"

What happens now?

Streaming Guide

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2 Episode 11 release date, time, trailer, and plot for "Retrospective"

Only two episodes to go...

Codex

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2 Episode 10 release date, time, trailer, and plot for "Traitor"

It's the final countdown.

The Inverse Interview

Aisha Tyler wants to see her 'Diabolical' characters on 'The Boys'

Superheroes are just like wrestlers!

Codex

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2 Episode 9 release date, time, trailer, and plot for "Night of the End"

Titan Avengers assemble!

Inverse Codex

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2 Episode 8 release date, time, trailer, and plot for "Pride"

Are we getting the great Titan alliance?

Inverse Codex

Attack On Titan Season 4 Part 2 Episode 7 release date, time, trailer, and plot for "Sunset"

What will Annie do?

Codex

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2 Episode 6 release date, time, trailer, and plot for "Thaw"

The rumbling is finally here.

Codex

Attack‌ ‌on‌ ‌Titan‌ ‌Season 4 Part 2 Episode 5 release date, time, trailer, and plot for “From You, 2,000 Years Ago"

Who started this story?

Codex

Attack‌ ‌on‌ ‌Titan‌ Season 4 Part 2 Episode 4 release date, time, trailer, and plot for “Memories of the Future"

The battle for Eren's soul rages on.

Codex

'Attack‌ ‌on‌ ‌Titan‌' ‌Season 4 Part 2 Episode 3 release date, time, trailer, plot for “Two Brothers”

What are the Yeager brothers up to?

Inverse Codex

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2 Episode 2 release date, time, trailer, plot for “Sneak Attack”

Is the rumbling coming?

Red Pill/Blue Pill

How 2021’s strangest sci-fi movie explains Matrix Resurrections’ true meaning

Lana Wachowski isn’t the only director grappling with fandoms in 2021.