Just when the world was on the brink of another apocalyptic war, superheroes appeared throughout the world. Gifted with magnificent powers, they exist to serve and protect the citizens of their nation. Shy is Japan’s hero who is gifted with super strength. However, her personality is definitely not part of her superhero abilities. Timid and […]
Under constant assault by an alien race called Noise, society doesn’t know that the idol duo Zwei Wing use their songs to charge powerful weapons known as Symphogear to fight back. After an attack at a concert, part of the duo sacrifices themselves to save a young girl, implanting a fragment of her Symphogear in
You know what they say, you can’t have something cute and wholesome become a trope without having it eventually be deconstructed into the exact opposite. That’s what happened to magical girls, anyway. Originally, magical girls were whimsical, cheerful anime about young girls being able to transform into cute frilly outfits and save the world with
Nothing is original. Everything has been done before. We are now simply in a state of crafting original-looking ideas from other inspirations. The more media you consume, the more you will see. Even this article has been done before ( !, !! ) in varying degrees of the authors “borrowing” ideas from each other and
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Although its not quite as talked about as other genres, the magical girl genre of anime remains one of the most popular genres of anime because it has a surprisingly broad demographic appeal. While a lot of people are more into deconstructions of the genre these days, you wouldn’t be alone when you say you
Unlike people of various races, you actually see a lot more anime characters with disabilities then you would think. In fact, some of your favorite characters might be the disabled ones, since nothing says badass like losing an arm or a leg (or an arm AND a leg) then just carrying on and living a
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Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are your typical middle school girls, but one day they encounter a cute creature named Kyuubey that offers to grant them one wish. In exchange for their wish, they must become magical girls and protect humanity from witches. While Sayaka accepts right away, Madoka is more hesitant, not knowing what
Their voices are as soft as a whisper, they blush at just a glance, but deep down, they have a lot of love to give – they are dandere. Unlike tsundere or yandere, dandere anime girls lack violent tendencies or flair. Always caring and occasionally with some unique hidden talents kept secret due to their
