Futaba Yoshioka was an attractive middle schooler, popular with boys, but not with girls. It left her feeling lonely, but none of that mattered as long as her crush, Kou Tanaka, liked her. However, when Kou moved away, Futaba decided to change herself, purposely adopting unattractive traits to be popular with the girls, but one […]
Sometimes plot isn’t all that important to the anime viewer. Sometimes you just want to watch people do cool things and not think too hard about it. While most action anime generally makes at least some effort to create a plot, or filches one from a similar series, tournament-based anime often has a plot that
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There is a battle about to begin in Tokyo, the Shaman Fight. This tournament is held every 500 years where shamans, those who command spirits, test their skills in combat. The winner becomes the Shaman King and gains command of the Great Spirit. Shaman King follows the story of the carefree Yoh Asakura and his
There is a general conformity to the art of anime that actually kind of defines it as a genre. However, as an art form, there is always a little room for experimentation. Some anime series are perfectly happy having an art style that looks like most others, but there are a few series that dare
After watching his grandfather perform the shamisen at a young age, Setsu became entranced. However, after his grandfather’s death, he runs away from his small village and quits playing after his grandfather said he should never play if he was just going to imitate others. Fleeing to the city, Setsu slowly begins to become inspired
Sometimes… Sometimes you just want to be hurt. It’s a seemingly weird response, but one that a lot of people have. Maybe you have a lot going on and need to see that it can be worse. Maybe you just want to have a nice cathartic cry. Regardless, you need to be sad and you
Rather average high school student Hiro Yuuki obtains a copy of the full dive RPG game called Kiwame Quest. This game is uses the pinnacle of gaming technology to create an experience as close to real life as possible. Unfortunately, while the sights, smells, and sensations are very realistic, it does make it a difficult
As we move ever closer to proving that Twain was right and there is no such thing as an original thought, remakes and reboots of older things are all the rage in other mediums. Your favorite childhood video game from a decade or two ago? Remake them with modern graphics. The Spiderman series every time
Sueharu Maru, once a child actor and now just a normal high school boy, is considered lucky to have the constant company of his beautiful and popular childhood friend, Kuroha Shida. However, when Kuroha confesses to him, he immediately rejects her. He still has his sights set on his first love – school idol and
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Not every bulb can be the brightest bulb in the box. Sometimes you have those defective bulbs that flicker, light on fire, and burn out in five seconds. Anime has characters like that when it comes to intelligence. There is something comforting about a character that is a bit of a moron. They may be
