When you create a character in a visual media, typically you want a way to differentiate that character from the other characters you may be introducing. When you have the tools of sound and storytelling as well as sight in anime, that’s not so hard to do. You make them look unique, make sure their […]
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There is no shortage of princesses in anime, but many of them serve the singular purpose of being royal and not doing too much else outside of that. However, not all princesses are sedentary captives in their castle, there are a few anime series out there that bring them low from royal privilege and set
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For some shows, they create their antagonist as a flimsy character who does bad things simply to do bad things and they call it a day. However, a villain operating under the abstract coverall concept of evil is hardly a character worth remembering. You will find that the best written anime villains are often the
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After tragedy at sea left her stranded and orphaned on an island, Fena was raised to be pleasure slave for soldiers of the British Empire. However, after being broken from her chains by members from her past, she sets out to the sea in order find a place she can be free and unravel the
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In a world where humans and demihuman creatures live at odds with each other, princess Saltorine “Sally” Aldike is on a journey to find a man named Mikoto Kibitsu who is bent on exterminating all ogres. On her travels, she takes up with a number of companions despite questionable lineage as ogres or demihumans. Whereas
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In the reverse harem genre, there are not so many choices that you can establish a number of sub-genres, but there is this one common occurrence. You have a girl, typically your average shoujo protagonist, and she suddenly finds herself special in some way. This attracts her a whole gaggle of usually men that end
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For younger anime fans, even today their parent may not be fully familiar with what anime is. To them, it might seem little different than the cartoons on Cartoon Network. They may view it as childish, or worse, inappropriate when they walk in and someone getting their fingernails pulled out or a is woman inexplicably
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While some may not readily admit it, a little romance in your action anime can be a great addition. You root for the hero, and you also root for the hero to get the girl. It can be an integral part of the fantasy of it all. For some fans, a good action anime series
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Hell hath no fury like a main character scorned. They are the pillar of their series, the series just doesn’t know it yet! However, betrayal can be both an excellent way to jump-start a vengeance plot or a great twist to a series that shatters all that the main character held dear. If you are
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It is one of the the oldest and most effective romance cliches in the book. A heroine finds herself in danger, and a hero sweeps in to save her, somehow deepening their budding romance further. Of course, rescue romance anime series, as I call them, need not be a damsel in distress. There are plenty
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