Character design in any anime series is important. Creators have certain liberties they can take with characters in order to differentiate them from series in the same genre. However, if you make a character too “out there” with their choice of clothes, it can put people off. If you create a school life series, you […]
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
Mondays, right? But it is not just Mondays, sometimes it is every days. Sometime you just don’t want to roll out of bed and go to work or dig up the energy to get up and go to mow the lawn. However, like all problems in life, anime can help. You know that feeling when
You know what they say, everyone loves an underdog. Do you know why? Well, because we’ve all been that underdog at some point. We’ve all seen people just wildly better at something that occasionally seems to come quite natural to them. However, sometimes all it takes is hard work and determination to help dreams come
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 takes a certain amount of creativity to write a cohesive and interesting story with characters that really pop off the page. However, most people who create also glean from real life inspirations or create homages to people they respect. It happens frequently in all media and you can spot it in anime too. Some
Every anime series needs a great hero, but it also requires an equally great villain. Often these are both just characters put at odds because of their history, ideology, or any otherwise opposing viewpoint. Yet, not every villain needs to be just one person, but rather it can be a whole organization of people. As
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Ah, immortality. To have the immunity from death and aging to explore the world, amass knowledge, and watch as humanity evolved. Or…You could just be like most immortal anime characters and walk around picking fights and generally being a dick. Immortality is the ultimate unachievable fantasy and while anime tends to squander the true potential
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After aliens invade Japan, they put a prohibition on swords. However, Gintoki Sakata still possesses the heart of a samurai. Taking on odd jobs alongside of his friends, Gintama follows Gintoki during his chaotic life as an errand boy. How does one describe a show that can do anything and everything it wants at any
