With godhood being profoundly boring, the gods created the Game of the Gods where human teams play various games against gods. However, throughout human history, no human team has emerged victorious throughout all the various rounds. However, Fay Theo Philus has proven humanity’s most prestigious hopeful for the Game of the Gods. As such, he […]
The Demon King has been slain, but no one knows who was capable of taking out a man who made the world tremble under his might. Leaving a large power void behind, a series of warriors called Shura who all possess the might that could have rivaled the Demon King can effectively do what they
Arajin Tomoshibi has returned to the town where he lived as a child with the sole hope of getting himself a cute girlfriend. However, his new school is full of delinquents with few girls in sight. Just when Arajin has his heart stolen by the one cutie he could find, his old boyhood friend Matakara
There’s a weird and wonderful world full of anime out there, and age has tempered none of the innate oddness that creators have injected into various series over the years. In fact, I daresay that the “weirdness” of it all is a not small part of anime’s global charm. Animation can be anything. It can
While many business deals are settled through contracts and meetings in the boardroom, since ancient times, many merchants in Japan have had another way to settle business disputes – Kengan matches. In the underground merchant world of Kengan Ashura, businesses ranging from smaller shops to mega-corporations settle disputes and make business deals through gladiatorial bare-handed
It was the split decision to pass the ball instead of selfishly take the shot that lost the Nationals-qualifying soccer game for Yoichi Isagi and his team. When he returns home, the striker receives an invitation from the Japan Football Union that invited three hundred strikers to participate in a controversial project called Blue Lock.
Flashbacks are a popular storytelling tool to freely give information and establish characters in visual media like anime as well as traditional television and movies. That said, it is widely regarded as one of the lazier storytelling devices. That doesn’t mean flashbacks shouldn’t be used, but sometimes anime can lean a bit heavily on them.
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The Holy Grail War is a battle royale in one city in Japan among seven magi selected to be Masters. These Masters summon a Servant, a Heroic Spirit of historic or mythical heroes past, and gain command seals to order their Servant to do their bidding. Together, Masters use their Servants to fight a proxy
The kingdom of Metallicana is just the latest kingdom to be imperiled by the Four Lords of Havoc. They seemingly desire only destruction and no power can stand against them. Desperate to save the kingdom, High Priest Geo reveals that he sealed their once-leader of destruction, the lord Dark Schneider into a boy, who can
Sometimes plot isn’t all that important to the anime viewer. Sometimes you just want to watch people do cool things and not think too hard about it. While most action anime generally makes at least some effort to create a plot, or filches one from a similar series, tournament-based anime often has a plot that
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