You might be familiar with the cool kuudere or perhaps the ever-beloved yet difficult to love tsundere, but the practice of stuffing characters into a box and slapping a “-dere” label on their personality is a vast one. No well-written character is just one archetype, but that hasn’t stopped a lot of anime fans from […]
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While action anime series don’t always lean on them, a good tournament is generally a oft-utilized way to fill some time and establish a distinct ranking of who is the most powerful fighter. It can be a chance to show off new techniques or build for some character growth. Unfortunately, because they are such a
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It is, this week, our fourth anniversary! I’ve been working on this site for four long years, and it is doing great despite sometimes feeling like I’m running out of things to recommend. Anyway, as is tradition, every year I’ve written a more personal sort of recommendation article. Not one written for the search engine
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Boy, oh, boy do I hate training arcs in anime. Yet, I can recognize their purpose. The only thing worse than watching a training arc is watching a main character show up with power inexplicably out of nowhere like its the ending of the Bleach manga or something. While I recognize their purpose, a training
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I am a warrior. A brave hero of light standing unwavering against the constant torrent of darkness that threatens to wash this world away! But not really. Still, it is always fun, and even a little bit healthy sometimes, to flex your imagination like that. Let’s be real as well, we have all done it
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Been away from anime for awhile? We understand. You go out and have your life, anime will always be waiting for you when you come back. They always come back. If you are finally coming back and stopped watching sometime in or before 2015, here are all the best anime series that you missed and
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After years of unspoken feelings, Taiju Ooki is about to confess to his crush. However, at that moment, a bright green light engulfs humanity, and suddenly everyone is turned to stone. Thousands of years later, exactly the right series of events lines up in nature and leads to teenage genius and best friend of Taiju,
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The creation of an interesting main character of a series is a difficult one. You don’t want any Gary Stu’s or Mary Sue’s that are just perfect in every way. You need to leave some room for growth or, at least, comedy. Too often this results in your main characters less than confident. They constantly
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Most of the time, you will find anime fans looking to avoid ecchi or fan service at all costs. Ecchi anime is defined by its bouncy breasts, big butts, and oh-so-shiny skin. We know why people watch it, and most people don’t really need a reason to get into this genre other than its…Defining features.
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Once an elite runner, Kakeru is now only running to escape those accusing him of stealing food. While fleeing, he meets another runner, Haiji, who persuades him to live in his old apartment complex. There, Kakeru finds it is full of fellow residents who all have one goal – to enter the Hakone Ekiden Marathon.
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