Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle is a timeless classic that explores various concepts in a beautiful fantasy setting. It traverses several themes, including humanity, selfhood, compassion and belonging, and it derives the most enduring message from its ideas of war and the evils it creates. The movie is based on a book of the same…
The Pokémon franchise is self-explanatory. The brand has grown from strength to strength since its inception in the late 1990s, and the Pokémon anime is widely regarded as the program that made anime genuinely mainstream in America. Pokémon has also had multiple manga publications, and one of these releases, as well as its various localizations,…
Even though it is frequently disregarded, internet historians who post their documentaries on YouTube play an important role in protecting media history that might otherwise be lost or forgotten. Raven “Ray Mona” Simone has worked to resurrect lost media, primarily associated with fandoms geared toward young girls, for her Tales of the Lost television series….
I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss is an isekai anime title of the Fall 2022 season, and in many ways, it takes after My Next Life as a Villainess. These are both otome game isekai series where the protagonist got reborn in her favorite dating sim not as the protagonist but as…
One of the most popular media franchises of all time is Dragon Ball, but the canonicality of its films is frequently contested. The most recent films in the series, Dragon Ball Super: Broly from 2018 and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero from 2022, are regarded as canon to the main plot, but the vast majority…
The following article contains spoilers for My Hero Academia Season 6. The starry-eyed perspective of aspirant students preparing to become professional heroes served as the series’ opening scene in the smash anime My Hero Academia. Early on, the categories of “hero” and “villain” were established, clearly defining the boundaries between particular characters. Over time, both…
Cat Shit One (Kyatto Shitto Wan) is a four-volume manga series written and illustrated by Motofumi Kobayashi, published by ADV Manga between 1998-2005. In 2010, a computer-generated ONA based on the manga was produced by Studio Anima, directed by Kazuya Sasahara and released on IDA Entertainment’s YouTube channel in Japan. The following year, Cat Shit…
Tite Kubo used little elements on the Soul Reapers’ uniforms to provide a sense of individuality in Bleach, which is recognized for its huge but fascinating character designs. The original Gotei 13 Captains wore their regular Shihakusho and Haoris with the fewest modifications: Byakuya Kuchiki wore his noble scarf, Shunsui Kyraku’s Haori was covered with…
The following contains spoilers for Episode 10 of Beast Tamer, available for streaming on Crunchyroll with English subtitles. Beast Tamer is no stranger to archetypal characters, and it’s one of its more prevalent issues. There’s nothing wrong with going back to the well for character ideas, but failing to stand out from the ones that…
The original shonen “big three” might never be officially replaced, but even so, shonen fans can generally agree that certain shonen anime series are strong candidates. Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen are all standouts, and they’re similar to one another while other huge shonen titles, such as Attack On Titan, have a…