As one of the most popular genres in all of manga and anime, shonen stories have acquired quite a few tropes, cliches and gimmicks over the years. One of these …
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While many viewers turn to anime for thrilling, action-packed plots, some fans are looking for content to simply unwind to after a long day. Often containing low-stakes and a simple …
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Based on the hit video game series, Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel is a trilogy of films released in 2017 and 2020. Adapting a story element from the hit visual novels, the …
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Bleach is a popular action anime with a well-defined combat system, but as some characters have proved, there’s still room for creativity and improvisation. Most fighters in this series use zanpakuto, or …
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If you were an anime fan in the late 2000s, the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise was inescapable. The original series introduced many Western readers to the world of light novels, the …
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for One Piece Chapter #1019, “Heliceratops,” by Eiichiro Oda, available in English via Manga Plus and Viz Media. The number of traitors was revealed, with …
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for One Piece Chapter #1019, “Heliceratops,” by Eiichiro Oda, available in English via Manga Plus and Viz Media. Previous chapters of One Piece revealed the number …
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Miraculous: The Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir enjoys exploring the idea of messing with time. In fact, teasing the different possible futures for Ladybug and Cat Noir is the very premise of …
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Beginning back in the early 1990s, Baki the Grappler is one of the oldest and most enduring sports manga franchises. The manga itself continues to be published to this day and …
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Mamoru Hosoda, director of such films as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children and the new movie Belle, is voicing his criticisms of anime’s portrayal of female characters, …