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. […]
The green-haired anime character is showing up less and less in anime these days as there continues to be a stronger shift towards more traditional hair colors. However, it has always had its roots deeply woven in moe. In many cases, a green-haired character is how you want to imagine yourself. They are energetic and
With his dying breath, legendary Pirate King Gol D. Roger let the world know about his treasure, setting in motion the Grand Age of Pirates. Among the many crews that set out to look for the legendary One Piece treasure is Monkey D. Luffy, a young man that has assembled a rag-tag crew to sail
Continuing on our monthly journey through hair color in anime, this edition isn’t actually a color, it’s a hair style (or lifestyle!) – the pompadour. It’s slick, stylish, and, at times, unwieldy. However, it is a symbol of both manly values and a rebellious thuggish nature. If you spot a pompadour in anime, you know
It’s a glorified profession when you’re young – bounty hunting. Having the freedom to work when you want (or rather, when you need the money) and being able to bring in bad guys. Unfortunately, real life bounty hunting isn’t quite as glorious as you’d imagine, but at least anime can keep the dream alive. If
While seeing silver hair to many viewers in other non-anime shows may mean a character is old, typically if you spot a silver fox in anime, they are anything but. However, silver hair is often used to suggest that a character has a wizened demeanor. Silver hair is often a mix of a moral black
While on occasion the choice of hair color for a character is purely for aesthetic, often times it means something about a character themselves. Often you can tell what sort of character they will be just by looking at their hair color, and in no characters is that more true than the red heads. Red
Yusuke Urameshi is your average thug, but one day, he sees a kid about to get hit by a car and saves him. Unfortunately, the car kills him instead. Impressed by his heroic deed, the afterlife gives him a second shot at life, but only if he becomes a Spirit Detective and keeps all the
There are anime series in which the plot is the world, and then there are anime series in which the plot is in the world. Even if you aren’t familiar with the term “worldbuilding,” you know it when you see it. There are just those series that go above and beyond the plot where the
You know what they say, real manly men don’t have those smooth baby faces, they have a little chin hair going on. One of the finer things about anime is that you can do a lot of great and terrible things with beards. You can make them defy logic and even gravity, turning them into
