WARNING: The following contains spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1039, “Top Billing,” by Eiichiro Oda, Stephen Paul, and Vanessa Satone, available in English from Viz Media. The previous chapter began …
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Since debuting in 1984, the Dragon Ball franchise has spawned a gallery of complex, remarkable characters. From heroic powerhouses like Goku and Vegeta to horrific villains like King Piccolo and Frieza, Dragon Ball has produced characters who …
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Love of Kill is a unique shojo anime in the Winter 2022 anime lineup, and in many ways, this intriguing new series blurs the line between the shojo and seinen …
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For many, Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 classic Spirited Away is the ultimate comfort movie, packed full of incredible animation and whimsical characters. However, it is hard to look the film up …
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Monkey D. Luffy has gone through a lot during One Piece‘s nearly 25-year serialization. He has faced countless enemies, met lots of companions, and won myriad battles. Naturally, he has become …
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The story of Naruto, once one of shonen’s big three, tells the tale of Uzumaki Naruto and his goal of becoming Hokage someday to prove himself a respectable ninja. One …
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Though it’s still considered an indie franchise, the Touhou Project games have amassed countless fans all across the world. The franchise debuted back in 1997 and its most recent game, Touhou Gouyoku Ibun, released …
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Platinum End is an ongoing supernatural anime series from the creators of Death Note, and as fans might have expected, the two series have a lot of similarities, even if …
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It’s common knowledge in the Avatar universe that only the Avatar is capable of wielding and mastering the four elements. Meanwhile, all other benders only have control over a single …
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WARNING: The following contains discussions of bullying and suicide. With rainbow-haired class rosters and supremely authoritative student councils, anime is rarely the best reference for what school life in Japan …
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