I remember when the watch order for FLCL was “the first series, then the first series again to try to figure out what you just watched.” It moved at such a rapid pace that there was no hope for a first-timer and a rewatch was almost mandatory. However, those days are gone now. FLCL has […]
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There’s a weird and wonderful world full of anime out there, and age has tempered none of the innate oddness that creators have injected into various series over the years. In fact, I daresay that the “weirdness” of it all is a not small part of anime’s global charm. Animation can be anything. It can
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There are quite a few strange male characters in anime, but there isn’t quite as much gender equality when it comes to oddness. Anime often lives and dies by how marketable its female characters are, after all. As such, you don’t actually see too many weird female characters in anime. However, when you see a
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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
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Mindfuckery – You’re supposed to avoid swearing in articles you are writing. It’s not professional. However, there is no better way describe some anime that is so bent on violating your mind with its penetrating plot points. While there are anime series that explore a linear plot with rather obvious themes, there are other series
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A red wind has swept over Japan and withered everything in its wake. Wherever the wind blows, rust grows and consumes all in its path. With humanity succumbing to this rust, and the world a barren wasteland, mushroom spores bore the blame for it. This has made archer Bisco Akaboshi, who grows mushrooms wherever his
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If you watch enough anime, as I have been doing over two decades at this point, your are bound to run into some weird ones. Admittedly, anime has gotten less strange over the years. These days you get the odd experimental piece of art every now and then, but not as many quintessentially Japanese strange
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The fourth wall – it is what separates characters from reality. To an anime character, their reality should be the world that is created. However, it can often be fun when they become a bit self aware that they are, in fact, an anime character. Whether it is talking shit about what is going on
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One day, after a weird run in with his classmate, Kazuki and two of his classmates knock over a Kappa statue in Asakusa and meet a creature named Keppi. Before they know it, they are turned into kappa-like creatures and tasked by Keppi to destroy kappa-zombies if they want to become human again. Writing the
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The beauty of all fiction, not just anime, is that your imagination can flourish. However, it is notable that anime has some very strange aspects, sometimes primary among them, the weaponry. In anime, under the right circumstances, anything can be used as a weapon. No matter how unlikely or impractical, they can make it work.
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