Rebooting things is all the rage these days, isn’t it? It isn’t limited to movies and video games, even anime has gotten on the train. While some fault rebooting as a profound lack of imagination or just a cash grab, in many cases, it revitalizes older anime series that no one bothered to watch. In […]
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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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Oh, anime. You can be so wonderfully weird. Everything from the plot all the way down to the minor details can get so odd. One of those fun details can be the hair. Anime has quite an odd relationship with hair, both colors and styles, but it can help craft a truly memorable character. If
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“Adventure” is a pretty easy tag to slap onto your standard action anime, but not every anime series really captures that feeling of adventure. You know the feeling. The one where you are excited to see where the characters go next and what they will encounter there. A good adventure anime goes hand-in-hand with being
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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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As the son of Hanma Yuujiro, Hanma Baki trains intensely every day in order to finally beat and surpass his father. However, at this very moment, five of the world’s most dangerous and deadly criminals are breaking out of jail. They all seek out one thing – Baki. They all crave the taste of defeat
After drifting in the sea between Japan and America, socially awkward genius Appare and cowardly yet wise samurai Kosame hit land. Without any money, they decide to enter the Trans-American Wild Race so they can go back to Japan. With their steam-powered car, they must overcome bandits, challenges, and just plain weirdoes in order to
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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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To have honor is to know your ideals and be stalwart in upholding them. It may be easier to claim a victory through underhanded means, but to these characters, that is a path they simply won’t walk. If you are looking for anime characters that are stalwart in their ideals and never stray from the
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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 2012, here are all the best anime series that you missed and
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