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Often overshadowed by much more catchy and spectacular opening themes, anime endings get the short end of the stick when it comes to judging a show’s musical merits. While openings are usually zestful, energetic, and accompanied by striking visuals that set the mood for the entire series, endings are much more subdued and soothing. RELATED: … Read more
Naruto has been going all out for the anime adaptation’s 20th Anniversary, and it has celebrated with some special new key art for the occasion! Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto franchise is at a much different place from when it all began all those years ago. Since the anime first premiered, it has launched not only a … Read more
Over the years, Halloween has grown in popularity in anime and manga thanks to Western pop culture, theme parks, and ex-pats. Often, it’s an excellent excuse to put the characters in costume. Like in Western Halloween stories, it comes in handy when said characters already have a costumed alter-ego. RELATED: 10 Video Games with Strong … Read more
The three notorious Berserk anime movies that kick-started the series’ poorly received anime adaptation actually improved a major development in Guts and Casca’s relationship that the original 1997 anime didn’t cover. Besides trying to cover 25 episodes’ worth of material in less than six hours, the Berserk: The Golden Age Arc trilogy wasn’t received well … Read more
A cosplayer’s photos on Twitter, showcasing them as the cool and seductive netrunner Lucy, grabs the attention of the official Edgerunners account. One of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners deuteragonists came to life in this breathtaking cosplay, grabbing both the official anime’s attention and approval. Cosplayer Irina Meier (irina_meier_, Irine_Meier) posted two photos of them cosplaying as the … Read more
The coming-of-age story is one of the most popular and prevalent narratives in anime, but the genre has seen better days. While coming-of-age anime are still being made and watched today, they’re not as big as they used to be. In fact, most of today’s recommended coming-of-age anime are the classics, not those that aired … Read more
Continue Reading Below Arguably the most popular sports anime to date, Haikyuu! focuses on the world of high school volleyball. You guessed it, one kid is really good at it and goes to a high school that’s obsessed with it. But oopsie, his middle school rival is there too. It’s an enemies to friends story … Read more
The Future Diary has a pretty big plot twist in the last few episodes, but the opening credits actually spoiled it from episode one! One of the biggest twists in the Squid Game-like anime The Future Diary was spoiled in its opening credits. It’s not unusual for an anime to include details of what’s to … Read more
With a reboot on the horizon, continual comic book tributes, and ongoing love from fans who grew up with the show, X-Men: the Animated Series seems to be as popular as ever. 30 years removed from its debut, it might be difficult today to appreciate what made the series so unique, but certainly one aspect … Read more
Compared to shonen, shojo, and seinen, josei is vastly underrated. However, taking the backseat by no means makes josei inferior to the remaining three demographics. Constantly outshined by its peers, josei has a relatively shallow puddle of anime to choose from. RELATED: 6 Anime That Were Better Than Expected Even in the small pool, names … Read more
