After rejecting a confession from a girl at school because he doesn’t understand love, Kou stops going to school and starts wandering the night with insomnia. One night he encounters a mysterious girl who believes people that stay awake at night are dissatisfied with the way they spent their days. Following her into the night, […]
One kill is a murder, but more than one is a pattern. While a number of anime series have serial killers play very small roles, typically a quick and easy villain of some kind, there are only a small handful that put them in a larger spotlight. Whether it is about catching them or exploring
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In order to cut down on crime and terrorism, an organization called Direct Attack was formed. They take orphaned girls and turn them into agents that protect the country in the Lycoris program. Takina is one gifted agent, but after a hostage situation leads to insubordination, she is transferred out of the main unit to
Well, if you worked hard enough, technically you can watch most anime series in a day. However, just because you can wedge 48 episodes into a day doesn’t mean you should. Besides, that leaves profoundly little time for crucial snack and bathroom breaks. No, when most people crave short anime, they crave a nice 12-episode
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After discovering a new energy source, Bayron City became a metropolis that works independent of other governments. However, the city is occasionally plagued by the mysterious appearance of large demons that are difficult to deal with. As such, private military organizations make bids to combat these monsters for the city. Shuu Ogata runs one such
It could be a cheeky little screw to the audience in the first episode, it could be a shocking death mid-way through the series. Regardless of which avenue they pursue, there are a few anime series where the main characters you think you will get is not actually the main character at all. In a
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Takafumi’s uncle has been in a coma for 17 years after being hit by a truck when he was 17. However, after all this time, he has woken up. As Takafumi discovers, while his uncle was in a coma in his world, he was transported to a fantasy land and became a great hero despite
Anime is awash with weapons, but not all of them are particularly remarkable or memorable. No one fondly recalls the many times the lowly kunai saved the day in Naruto. No, no. They remember Zabuza’s big sword even if it was just in one rather short arc. Now being a big weapon doesn’t necessarily mean
In middle school, two bookish kids met in the library, bonding over books, and eventually dating. However, as time went on, the small annoyances began to add up, and so Mizuto Irido and Yume Ayai ended up breaking their relationship off. Getting ready to move onto high school and move on with their lives, a
Isekai – It is big enough to be a genre of its own now, and it literally gets bigger with every new season of anime that premieres. However, unlike broad genres like “Action” or “Fantasy,” isekai has a rather strict definition, and that strictness limits how creative it can be while still being within this
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