Sometimes, without you even realizing, you find the next best anime you are about to love thanks to a mildly interesting anime list. Maybe you liked a certain type of character dynamic or a particular type of plot line, a list can probably round up anime series with similar aspects. These anime lists are actually just anime recommendations in a more fun wrapper.
While there is certainly something charming about two people falling in love at first sight, typically the best romances start with the characters actually coming to appreciate each other as friends before they consider becoming lovers. It is just the right natural progression to things. However, a lot of romance anime tends to make it […]
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It can be said that anime that is adapted from an otome game or any sort of romance-based game where you can choose different routes to explore will always be disappointing. You see, satisfying romance anime series is only focused on one primary pairing. You can have a series that has the main character explore
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Every anime series has a main character, but no anime series has a main character alone all of the time. Even a well made character needs someone beside them to have actual dialogue with and bounce ideas off of. Maybe it is a childhood friend or a long-time rival. Maybe it is a sibling or
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Flashbacks are a popular storytelling tool to freely give information and establish characters in visual media like anime as well as traditional television and movies. That said, it is widely regarded as one of the lazier storytelling devices. That doesn’t mean flashbacks shouldn’t be used, but sometimes anime can lean a bit heavily on them.
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The deeper you go, the more disturbing it gets – That’s Made in Abyss. That is ultimately the charm of this series. It does disturbing things to potato-looking children, and we really just can’t get enough of it. However, while Made in Abyss used to be pretty simple in terms of watch order, the in-between
Perhaps this is only a phenomenon that happens to a select few. However, sometimes you watch an anime series based on curiosity, get some ways into it, and wonder why people even really like the show. However, upon continuous watching, something strange happens – You find you really actually like it. Like, you can’t get
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While romance can bloom from literally anywhere, romance anime only has a select number of set ups to make a compelling romantic story. One such set up is where the popular person goes against all odds and begins to take an interest in their local outcast. While it may seem a bit insulting that an
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Everybody needs a little help sometimes. Even the most plot-armored shounen hero needs to get into a sticky situation they may need saving from every now and then to keep things interesting. However, for these professional damsels in distress, they don’t need saving “every now and then,” but instead likely need saving every week. Kidnapping,
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What does it take to be considered “edgy” these days? There is such a delicately fine line between edge and cringe that one could argue that they are indeed one and the same. Certainly a high schooler making jokes about school shootings is pretty edgy. Carrying a blunt replica katana down the street as you
When you create a character in a visual media, typically you want a way to differentiate that character from the other characters you may be introducing. When you have the tools of sound and storytelling as well as sight in anime, that’s not so hard to do. You make them look unique, make sure their
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