Anime has a complicated relationship with families. Certainly you can presume that most characters have whole and happy families located safely off-screen, but anytime someone needs even a minor tragic backstory to explain present dysfunction – then BAM – dead parent. While dead parents are as lazy a storytelling device as they are effective, it […]
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Kakushi Goto is relatively well known for the lewd manga that he creates. However, when his daughter Hime was born, he vowed to keep his profession a secret. This is the story of the great lengths he goes through to keep his ecchi manga profession a secret from his beloved daughter. There are never too
Anime is fond of its fantasy settings, but it is not always so fond of its fantasy races. They really are somewhat underutilized in anime, but if you have a fondness for creatures, you can find them if you look hard enough. If you are looking for a little diversity in your fantasy anime, here
The Winter 2020 anime season had a few pleasant surprises and maybe one or two big disappointments. Overall, it was a pretty solid season, but it wasn’t the most amazing season ever. None of the shows are going to rank among those unforgettable anime classics, but if you are looking for some good new anime
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With humanity all but extinct after severe prosecution, the world is ruled over by spirits and all manner of strange creatures. One day, a golem that serves as guardian of the forest meets a young human girl. She has no memory of her parents, but the golem decides to at least seek out other humans
Ah, the innocence of youth. Whether you are looking to capture some of that bright young exuberance or you have recently become a parent yourself, anime about childcare can make you feel young again. To see things through both the eyes of the caretaker and the children can leave you with that nice warm, fuzzy
After being abandoned by her family, Chise Hatori is a 16-year-old teenager without hope. In order to not have to worry about herself, she sells herself to slavers, only to be purchased by Magus Elias Ainsworth. There, she is told she will become his apprentice and, in the future, his bride. Together, they work to
A medieval setting in anime has always been pretty popular, but medieval anime has never been more popular. Our modern world has its own interesting stories, but I think so many anime fans are more intrigued with a world that they do not already know. And a medieval anime world is certainly that. Medieval worlds
