Nichijou is about the daily lives of a trio of three friends who soon find their fate intertwined with a young genius, her robot maid, and talking cat. Needless to say, the normal does not ensue. Nichijou has become an iconic comedy for its fast-paced blast of absurd and unexpected comedy. For more anime recommendations […]
The world has always had a certain enamored nature when it comes to twins. They are an interesting phenomenon, to be sure, but anime has a particular interest in them. Unfortunately, most anime series will use twins in one of two tired old ways. Best Anime Twins Ichiru and Zero From Vampire Knight These twins
One day, Olivia – blonde-haired, foreign-looking transfer student – lies to air-headed Hanako about her English skills. Despite her looks, she has actually lived in Japan almost all her life and can’t speak English very well, but succeeded in tricking Hanako. This bit of mischief sparked a series of small games in the classroom between
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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Among those big doe eyes and hair colors that cover every section of the rainbow, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things anime remain the quintessential genre of moe. While some people vilify moe, there is a good reason moe took over anime – A larger majority clearly enjoyed it. Like the overly long title of an
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Unlike Christmas in western cultures, Christmas in Japan is a little different. As Shinto and Buddhism remain the dominant religions, it is not a religious holiday, but rather more of a romantic one. As Japan is a culture that tends to pick some of the world’s favorite things and adapt them as their own when
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A cool breeze is blowing, but it is not the winds of winter, it is the winds of kuudere. Unlike tsunderes that hide their dere, lovey-dovey side behind fiery hostility, the kuudere maintains their cold, emotionless facade near-exclusively. They may seem apathetic and generally uncaring, but often they actually care a lot. Typically the realm
No matter what holidays you celebrate, November and December are the months for family. You go home, you eat food, you argue about your obsession with Japanese “cartoons”, and then retreat to different corners of the house to get separately drunk. Good times, right? Well, if you think your family is pretty representative of dysfunction
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They are the type of girl that is prickly like a cactus on the outside, but as sweet as sugar deep inside – Everyone loves a tsundere. Well, everyone loves a well-written tsundere. We cultured modern anime fans are starting to move past the era where tsunderes were beloved for their physical violence. However, a
Kyousuke has a smart, cute, and extremely bratty little sister who hates him. While they got along when they were young, they grew apart as they got older. One day when he finds an anime DVD he doesn’t recognize in his house. He opens it up only to discover eroge inside. Later, he finds out
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