Demon Slayer has plenty of memorable battle sequences over the course of its first season, but those aren’t the only scenes that will stick with viewers after watching this anime. During their journey to becoming powerful members of the Demon Slayer Corp, the characters gain plenty of wisdom that helps further their character arcs. And they impart those lessons on the…
Spirited Away won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003, winning out over films like Ice Age, Lilo & Stitch, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Treasure Planet. Although this might be common knowledge for most, Miyazaki didn’t actually attend the awards ceremony for undisclosed reasons. In 2009, he finally opened up during an interview at Comic Con. “The reason I wasn’t here for the Academy Award was…
It’s difficult being a boy genius. Not only does everyone look to you to solve all their strange mysteries and murders, but sometimes you wind up drawing the ire of a global organization which goes out of their way to kill you. But their attempt fails, leaving you trapped inside the boy of an eight year old version of yourself.…
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Episode 18 of Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld, Part 2, “Memories,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. As he wakes up in an empty classroom in Sword Art Online‘s latest episode, Kirito questions where he is before sluggishly heading out of the school. On his way home, Kiritio passes by Alice and doesn’t notice Eugeo sitting on the train.…
It’s honestly hard to put our feelings for Samurai Champloo into words. This gem hails from the mid-2000s, a truly great time for both anime creators and fans alike. For many of us, Samurai Champloo represents a simpler time in our lives – a time when everyone seemed less angry and frustrated, and animes of all kinds filled the airwaves. Admittedly, it’s going to…
Shonen Jump is not known for horror/thriller manga, which might be partly why The Promised Neverland was such an unexpected hit. The series stars a group of young kids living in an orphanage under the watchful eye of their caretaker, only to one day discover the horrible truth behind it all. The orphanage is merely a farm to feed demons, and the children are…
And to think that all of this started because of a little sibling rivalry. After finishing work on his earlier manga series Baoh, Hirohiko Araki wrote the first chapter of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure in 1987. Initially, Araki planned to focus on the oddities Johnathan Joestar encountered while feuding with his adoptive brother Dio Brando. But halfway through Phantom Blood, Araki caught wind of Fist of The…
While the Dragon Ball Super anime may have concluded some time ago, Goku and the gang’s adventures have continued on in the Dragon Ball Super manga. Co-created by Toyotarou and Akira Toriyama himself, the manga version of Super originally followed the general plot of the anime, allowing for changes big and small along the way, before moving on to tell new stories. While the differences may frustrate the more continuity-minded, many fans have praised Toyotarou…
Nothing beats the feeling we get from watching a fictional group of lads or ladies taking on the world and overcoming all their hardships to become the best of the…high school sports clubs? Sports Anime is a bit of an odd genre, on the surface, it seems like the type of show that shouldn’t be all that immersive. But, for…
Fans of Death Note are already aware of how complex and colorful the characters that inhabit its world are, and the most colorful of them all would have to be none other than the great and mysterious detective L. His quirky behavior and odd appearance combine with his insane intelligence and deductive skills, and are finely complimented by an adorable child-like sweet tooth that…