The Demon King has been slain, but no one knows who was capable of taking out a man who made the world tremble under his might. Leaving a large power void behind, a series of warriors called Shura who all possess the might that could have rivaled the Demon King can effectively do what they […]
There is magic in a good chunk of anime these days. While there is certainly some charm to enjoying fantasy anime set in a fantasy land filled with magic, sometimes you wonder what magic might be like if it were present in our world. Contemporary fantasy anime, or urban fantasy anime as it is sometimes
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The Holy Grail War is a battle royale in one city in Japan among seven magi selected to be Masters. These Masters summon a Servant, a Heroic Spirit of historic or mythical heroes past, and gain command seals to order their Servant to do their bidding. Together, Masters use their Servants to fight a proxy
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
I’d like to say that anime has an inordinate fascination with the master-servant relationship, but watch enough period pieces and you will know that it isn’t an extraordinary obsession at all. Still, in any media, a good master-servant relationship is hard to pull off. Worst case, it ends up cringe-worthy and weird with one part
Do you ever wonder why there are so many open-ended one season anime series out there? One of the lesser known tidbits about the anime industry is that many anime series are created to sort of hype sales for other media rather than to necessarily be successful hit anime. It is more common with light
After a meteor fell to Earth, the D2s invaded a large portion of the United States. In order to prevent angering the D2s who hate music, all music was banned. Despite this, D2 attacks aren’t uncommon. The only defense against them remains Musicarts and their Conductor companions. Takt, a piano prodigy, finds himself transformed into
After his parents died, Mirai Kakehashi was left in the care of abusive relatives. On the day he graduated from middle school, he decided to end his life. As he jumps off a building, he is saved by Nasse, an angel that wishes to give him happiness and has chosen him as her candidate to
Nothing is original. Everything has been done before. We are now simply in a state of crafting original-looking ideas from other inspirations. The more media you consume, the more you will see. Even this article has been done before ( !, !! ) in varying degrees of the authors “borrowing” ideas from each other and
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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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