My Hero Academia’s Eijiro Kirishima, AKA Red Riot, is a straightforward guy with a straightforward Quirk — or so it appears. Despite the seeming simplicity of his Hardening Quirk, it …
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Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 0, the Toei Animation anime that never saw a dub, later replaced and overshadowed by the later Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters, better known simply as Yu-Gi-Oh! That early anime …
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2020 was not the best year for movies, with theaters closing down and generally posing health risks even when opened. Fortunately, things are looking to return to normal in 2021, …
Psycho-Pass is a highly-praised philosophical anime, examining morals and ethics in a “utopian” universe. On the outside, Psycho-Pass‘s society looks perfect, with a system called Sibyl that catches potential criminals before they …
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The Pretty Cure franchise focuses just as much on character development and relationships as it does on magical girl action scenes, if not more. Kira Kira Pretty Cure a la …
In the My Hero Academia community, there is an idea that Tsuyu Asui/Froppy’s Quirk is unsuited to hero work and doesn’t compliment her strengths. That idea is inherently wrong. Tsuyu’s Quirk is …
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Chainsaw Man #97 by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Amanda Haley and Sabrina Heep, available in English now from Viz Media. Chainsaw Man fans have plenty to …
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My Hero Academia is a classic shonen story with uplifting themes, all centered around the idea of becoming a noble hero, ready to lay one’s life down for the common …
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 4 of Attack on Titan, “From One Hand to Another,” now streaming on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu and Amazon Prime. After almost four …
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From One Piece and Detective Conan to Black Clover and Boruto, many of the most popular anime of all time have been shonen series. Many people associate shonen with action series, but …