People in Japan have been growing up with Super Sentai series since the 70’s. I even grew up with Power Rangers as a child as Super Sentai made its way to the West. It is as ingrained into Tokusatsu as Godzilla or Kamen Rider, and as such, you can find more than a few references […]
When you create a character in a visual media, typically you want a way to differentiate that character from the other characters you may be introducing. When you have the tools of sound and storytelling as well as sight in anime, that’s not so hard to do. You make them look unique, make sure their
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It must be a strange time to be a gender bending anime. It is a topic often portrayed with some levity in anime fiction, but has become a rather contentious issue in reality. Perhaps that is why creators simply don’t make so many gender-bender anime anymore. However, even with many mixed opinions of it, some
Fudo Aikawa dons the mantle of Gelato Red, leader of a group of protectors that stand against an organization bent on world domination. Desumi Magahara is a fierce warrior in the ranks of that organization. After first meeting, it was love at first sight for Fudo, and they agreed to go out. However, their relationship
On their way home from a mixer, average guy Tachibana and his handsome best friend Jinguuji are attacked by a naked goddess. When they wake up in another world, she tells them that they are heroes and tasks them with killing a demon lord. However, much to the chagrin of woman-hating Jinguuji, Tachibana has been
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In a world where women govern, the creation and use of weapons is outlawed. Yet, conflict still exists. Now, instead of violence, fights are conducted via rap battles where words can cause real damage. Although it made it difficult at times, I was able to look past the pretty clear sexism to the lol-worthy anime
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
The great thing about anime is that it is so vast yet so self-contained as a genre of media. Many of the same creators that worked on one project will move onto another, and sometimes that love for a previous project can spill over into the new one. This results in cameos and, even better,
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While there are many anime series out there based on western superhero culture, it can be difficult to differentiate between western-inspired superheroes and Japanese superheroes. After all, isn’t Naruto technically a superhero? But he generally isn’t put in the same classification as people like Saitama. However, while there is some distinction between what technically classifies
Some anime series are based on a good premise, but end up squandering it. A very select few are based on an awesome premise and end up being awesome. However, within the realm of anime there are a lot of odd ducks – anime series with a premise that seems so god awful that it
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