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My Hero Academia Season 7 Finally Solved A Major Mystery In The Most Disappointing Way Possible
Years after first mentioning that there was a traitor at U.A., finally, in My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 3 …
Adult Swim’s Toonami Is Bringing Back The Classic Anime Everyone Wants
90s kids, prepare for a huge dose of nostalgia because Adult Swim just announced that the Toonami programming block will …
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The Weird Anime About Twins You’ve Likely Never Heard Of
Jyu-Oh-Sei is a story set in the dystopian future after humanity settled into the Balkan star system, located about 150 …
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The Best Studio Ghibli Anime Is A Sci-Fi Fantasy Epic Unlike Any Other
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Nausicaä for short) is a beautiful and classic anime with a focus on …
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Netflix Anime Gets You Ready For Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Ubisoft has finally, finally brought the Assassin’s Creed franchise to Japan with the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Not only that, …
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The Vampire Anime With A Weird Love Story Is A Fan Classic
A vampire story with a love triangle between humans and vampires sounds like every teenage girl’s perfect show, which is …
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The Anime Subgenre Fans Need To Give A Chance
If you’re not into sports in real life, you might think watching people swim or chase a ball in anime …
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Netflix Teen Thriller Anime Has More Science Fiction Than You Might Expect
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, at first glance, looks like an anime filled with fanservice. After all, …
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Jobless Reincarnation Is A Creepy Anime For Reasons We Need To Acknowledge
Jobless Reincarnation is an Isekai about a jobless layabout who ends up dying and being reborn into another world as …
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The Historical Fantasy Epic Series With Beautiful Art Style And Epic Fights
Heaven Official’s Blessing is the show that got me into Chinese animated films and books. This animated series has everything …
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The Gundam Franchise Just Had Its Biggest Year In History
The long-running Gundam franchise has always been popular, but it’s astounding to see that it’s more popular now than it’s …
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The Inuyasha Anime Doesn’t Need A Sequel
Yashahime is the sequel to Inuyasha. Though it had lofty goals to focus on the children of beloved characters from …
Marvel Just Released The Best Thing They’ve Done Since Avengers: Endgame
The X-Men animated series of the 1990s has long been remembered as a high-watermark in animated entertainment for that era. …
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Terminator Zero Reveals New Netflix Series Goes Back To Dark Franchise Origins, See The Proof
Along with an August 29 Netflix premiere date, fans have been treated to an exclusive first look at Terminator Zero courtesy of …
Netflix Dark Crime Fantasy Anime Offers Complex Story And Stunning Animation
If you want a show that’s fun to watch, but won’t become your next fixation so you can turn off …
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Sci-Fi Series Inspired By Blade Runner A Major Milestone For Anime In America
In the early 90s, anime was a mostly unknown storytelling medium in the United States. Then, thanks to the introduction …
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Furiosa Wasn’t Supposed To Be A Movie, Original Form Revealed By Director
When Mad Max: Fury Road came out in 2015, it was a dramatic shift from the previous films in the …
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Demon Slayer Season 4 Anime Stumbles From The Start
Demon Slayer Season 4 episode one was released on Crunchyroll on Sunday, May 12, and I wasted no time watching …
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1970s Sci-Fi Anime That Changed Television Forever Is Impossible To Watch Today
The history of anime in America is complicated, filled with shows cobbled together for an English-speaking audience out of bits …
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Official One Piece Restaurant Launches In United States
While restaurants themed around popular anime are fairly common in Japan, they rarely make their way to the United States, …
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Demon Slayer Anime Blu-Ray Release Proves Physical Media Needs To Be Saved
While online streaming platforms have undoubtedly become the dominant mode of consuming media, preserving physical media like DVDs and Blu-rays …
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My Hero Academia Season 7 Expands The Anime’s World With A Big Bang
I don’t usually get too excited for the first episode of a new season of big Shonnen anime as they …
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Netflix Crime Action Comedy Anime Is The Perfect Con Artist Adventure
While not as ubiquitous as mecha or martial arts series, crime dramas are important to the legacy of anime. While …
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Attack On Titan Is The Greatest Anime Of All Time For One Important Reason
I was late to the game when it came to Attack on Titan. I did not watch any of the …
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Overlooked Fantasy Comedy Anime On Streaming Equally Educational And Hilarious
When I’m looking for a light, easy watch after a long day, there’s nothing more perfect than Heaven’s Design Team. …
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Netflix Classic Fantasy Anime Should Be As Big As One Piece
While shows like One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto got most of the love, they aren’t the only great shonen out …
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Comedy Anime Combines Crime And Fake Romance On Streaming, A Wild Twist On The Yakuza
Harem-based anime are nothing new, and it takes a lot of work to make them stand out from the rest …
Crunchyroll Changing Most Popular Plans For First Time In Half A Decade
Consumers are no strangers to streaming service price hikes from companies like Netflix, but the anime streaming service Crunchyroll has …
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Stream The 80s Sci-Fi Action Comedy That Changed Anime Forever
It’s quite easy to track the anime releases that made the medium popular in North America, including the legendary Akira, …
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My Hero Academia’s Biggest Mistake Was Listening To The Fans
Today, any form of media, from books to video games, television shows, and movies, is picked apart by fans and …
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