DARKNESS! Who doesn’t love a little darkness every once in awhile? The world is a cruel and terrible place after all, and when you have the creative license to bend reality like in anime, you can make it even darker. So which shows get horribly dark by the end where there is even barely an […]
Dr. Kenzou Tenma has the perfect life as one of the world’s most renowned brain surgeons. However, one night he is presented with a doctor’s most painful choice – to save an injured child or the mayor, both mortally wounded. Against his colleague’s advice, he saves the kid. However, when a series of crimes start
After the lackluster Netflix Death Note live action and other live action series on the horizon that have the potential to be insulting to the source material (looking at you specifically Fullmetal Alchemist), things are keeping the status quo of “all live action anime adaptations are terrible.” However, it is simply not true. The real
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Not just specific to anime, the literary genre of magic realism is used to encapsulate anything that provides a realistic view of the world while also having dashes of unexplained elements, or “magical” elements. Typically these elements are sorted into more specific sub-genres of the fantasy genre which can make magic realism so hard to
Hyakkaou Private Academy is an institution for the elite of society with a very special curriculum. These students are the children of the wealthiest people in the world, but they won’t need athletic prowess or book smarts for a successful life, they will need to know the art of the deal and how to read
Tokyo’s downtown district of Ikebukuro is awash in strange rumors, everything from colorless color gangs to a headless rider roaming town populate the rumors. For Mikado Ryuugamine who just moved there from the countryside, he is but one witness to the district’s slew of strange events. Complex and, at times, confusing, Durarara sure knows how
There is an urban legend going around in Musashino City about Shounen Bat, a boy that rolls around on roller blades and beats people with his bent golden baseball bat. Numerous reports of his attacks have turned up, but the police have been unable to catch him. As the investigation continues and more people fall
There are a lot of anime characters you are supposed to hate out there. Having a villain you can put all your hate behind is a natural choice. However, sometimes the most hated anime characters are actually the main characters of the series. Sometimes shows try to build hate, sometimes fans just hate characters for
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Previously we did a little list about cute girls doing cute things, a beloved moe sub-genre. However, even if you aren’t distinctly across the anti-moe line, watching slice of life anime can be a little wearing after awhile. Sometimes you need a little action. You need a little violence. However, why sacrifice the cute waifu
You know what they say, the best detective series are the ones that keep your guessing right up until the end. If you like solving mysteries just as much as the characters you watch do so, then detective series are always a tantalizing genre of anime. Whether you want just a simple mystery of the
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