Thanks to Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho, many fans of creator Yoshihiro Togashi firmly associate the famous mangaka with the shonen genre. He excels at portraying heart-racing fights and dire moments …
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One of the standout anime series of this season, Horimiya has garnered praise for its colorful cast, along with its realistic and heartwarming portrayal of the relationships between its different characters. But one …
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Wonder Egg Priority, Episode 12, “An Unvanquished Warrior”, now streaming on Funimation, as well as discussion of suicide. Wonder Egg Priority was scheduled to be …
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Of the all characters in Jujutsu Kaisen, Kento Nanami might be the most relatable to many older fans of the series. A former salaryman, he embodies the disenchantment with the adult …
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While Japanese manga is the major heavyweight in the realm of East Asian comics, it’s quickly gaining competition. The Chinese equivalent of manga and Korean manwha, manhua is still on …
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Chainsaw Man has been a surprise success story for Shonen Jump, and along with Jujutsu Kaisen, it’s started a wave of horror and gore previously unseen in the publisher’s usually …
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Yokohama Station SF is not the sort of light novel that usually gets translated officially into English. There’s no anime adaptation, and while there is a manga adaptation, it is …
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Idol anime Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love is set to receive a new anime film series! In addition to a teaser visual, it was revealed that the series will begin …