It’s a simple concept: bro + romance = bromance. However, it’s not the same yaoi romance that some of you may be into, this one is purely fueled on equal parts testosterone and friendship. So while they may get together in your dubious fan fiction, in the canon world, the following brothers-in-arm make for the […]
A medieval setting in anime has always been pretty popular, but medieval anime has never been more popular. Our modern world has its own interesting stories, but I think so many anime fans are more intrigued with a world that they do not already know. And a medieval anime world is certainly that. Medieval worlds
While forming the rear guard for his uncle’s escape, Toyohisa Shimazu manages to mortally wound Ii Naomasa, but is critically wounded himself in the process. While trying to limp back home, he finds himself transported from the field to a hallway lined with doors. There a mysterious man sends him spiraling into another world. Dragged
No matter what holidays you celebrate, November and December are the months for family. You go home, you eat food, you argue about your obsession with Japanese “cartoons”, and then retreat to different corners of the house to get separately drunk. Good times, right? Well, if you think your family is pretty representative of dysfunction
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‘Tis the season for blood and guts done way over the top. Although, a true gorehound could suggest that the season is any season. However, while Game of Thrones is off shocking the normies, anime fans have a high tolerance for shock. We’ve seen blood. We’ve seen entrails. We’ve seen centipedes put in ears so
Unlike yandere girls in anime, which are a dime a dozen by comparison, yandere male characters in anime are a little more elusive. In many cases, male characters are made more violent in nature, so if you throw just a little bit of possessiveness in there too, it becomes a potent yandere combination. While “possessiveness”
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In the real world, as you age typically your strength fades, and your wisdom increases. However, it is not quite so in anime. Some of the strongest and most badass characters in anime are, in fact, old men. They may not be as handsome as they were when they were young bucks, but their advanced
They are the type of girl that is prickly like a cactus on the outside, but as sweet as sugar deep inside – Everyone loves a tsundere. Well, everyone loves a well-written tsundere. We cultured modern anime fans are starting to move past the era where tsunderes were beloved for their physical violence. However, a
They are superior to everyone, absolutely infallible, and really enjoy playing The Sims – we all know those certain anime characters that have that massive inflation that can only be called a god complex. A god complex can come in various forms, but in anime, it is a pretty popular trope. Some may say that
In the early 2000’s, I had the pleasure of watching Berserk. Yes, the original 1997 Berserk anime has its issues, but it was one of my first series and it made a huge impression. Flash forward 15+ years and after three very ‘meh’ movies that told the same arc that had already been animated, Berserk
