We all expect our main characters to be a certain level of talented and clever, but them playing coy is a common character defense. Maybe they want to be left alone. Maybe they are just waiting for their moment. Maybe they don’t want their peers to be intimidated. Regardless, it is a common set up […]
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On the set of children’s show “Together with Mama,” 31-year-old Omota Uramichi is upbeat and cheerful to the children, but they are all ultimately put off as they get a taste of his adult angst and darkness that comes out in his cheerful voice. Yet, failed gymnastic coach Uramichi isn’t the only one who is
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On Earth, the villainous Kisaragi Corporation has finally conquered everything, but they have their eye on the entire universe. Having finally created a transporter, they send agent Roku-gou to the kingdom of Grace where he is to infiltrate and eventually conquer the kingdom for the corporation. Of course, to ensure the success of one of
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Certainly it is believed that the 12-episode format or even the longer 24-episode format is good for telling a good self-contained story. However, for some, anime isn’t about how many series you can watch – it is about the quality of the ones you do. Now, that isn’t saying that a longer anime series equates
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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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Like ghosts and the supernatural, it is only natural to be captivated by the fact that we may not be alone in the universe. As such, you can find quite a bit of anime series about aliens. Whether they are invading earth or simply stranded from their home planet of bodacious waifus, there is a
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Earth was on the verge of disaster after aliens invaded and began to drain the sexual energy of Earth’s humans. However, heroes appeared that use H abilities fueled by erotic power in order to fight back. Retto and Kirara are childhood friends that, after rekindling their relationship, have both been drafted into the Super HxEros
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Not all anime series start off with a bang. Certainly an exciting first episode is a good way to hook those new viewers, but many shows want to start off more nuanced – or just make bad first episodes because they want to establish crucial details. A slow pace can be effective at building an
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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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In many art forms, taking inspiration from the real world is recommended to add depth and realism to a story. A character based on a friend from your past makes for a more realistic character not because the audience also know them, but chances are they can relate to them better due to their actual
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