When you bend reality as anime does, it opens up tons of possibilities, including characters whose life and influence can span centuries. Demons, gods, lolis – anime has quite the array of characters who many not necessary have immortality, but do posses an advanced age. Best Ancient Anime Characters CC from Code Geass Though she […]
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No one likes to be bullied or even goes out into the world hoping to be bullied, but it happens. It is in human nature to deal with our own insecurities by picking on someone else we perceive as different or weaker. That doesn’t make it right, though. As with many issues, some find it
Most anime features some kind of linear single plot or several individual stories chopped into arcs that feed into an overall plot. Midoriya wants to become a hero so you follow his training to become strong, which includes school festivals, training camps, and shadowing professional heroes. Ed wants to get his brother’s body back which
After death, there is no heaven or hell, but there is a bar where some souls go that decides whether you reincarnate or disappear into oblivion. Pairs of the recently deceased must play a random game which decides their fate while an arbiter looks on in silent judgement. While it could have just been really
When we die, what happens? It is one of those big questions in life. For some, it consumes them so much that, oops, they forgot to live. As one of those big questions, naturally you can expect more than a few anime series that try to tackle that question. So, according to anime, what can
Mononoke follows the story of a man simply known as the Medicine Seller. However, it is not medicine he sells, but rather he travels feudal Japan ridding villages of malevolent spirits called mononoke. Before he can kill each spirit he encounters, he must first learn its Form, Truth, and its Reason. Artistic and sinister, Mononoke
I feel like horror in any medium is one of these genre’s that you either love or your have no interest in. Some people like to be scared, other people, not so much. Although, to call any anime in the horror genre “scary” is usually kind of a stretch. However, if you want to get
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Black hair – it is something you will see a lot of in anime because you will see a lot of it in Japan. Previously, we highlighted brown hair color as “the everyone” hair color, but while that is true in many anime series and throughout the world, black hair is traditional to Japan and
It is said that those who hold a powerful grudge can access a particular website at midnight. By entering a name here, that person can be ferried straight to hell. This is the tale of Ai Enma, the Hell Girl that carries out those orders. Episodic and atmospheric in nature, Hell Girl is a slow
Aya Asagiri lives a miserable life. At school she is bullied. At home she is beaten. Her only bright light is a cat, but one day even that is taken away from her. However, while browsing the internet, she finds a person that takes pity on her and gives her the powers of a magical
