The greatest thing about watching anime is that it can fill your heart with an array of emotions. Anime can make you bust a gut by inspiring the most hilarious memes on the internet. It can pump you up with the most intense fights you have ever seen. It can also bring a tear to your eye with endings…
Naruto is an incredible series that’s absolutely earned its reputation as one of the greatest shonen anime in history…but it’s also a long-running shonen anime that leaves a whole lot of unanswered questions. It’s not that the series needs to answer every single one of them – after all, some of the Naruto mysteries can be a source of entertaining…
Have you ever watched an anime only to find yourself completely head over heels for a fictional man? That’s not surprising given the plethora of swoon-worthy anime boys within the medium. It’s hard not to crush on anime characters like Izumi Miyamura or Zen Wistaria when they treat their girlfriends so well. While there are many love…
When it comes to fictional bosses, most of them feel more villainous than virtuous, at least towards the protagonists. Perhaps because conflict feels more engaging than harmony, many lackluster anime bosses suck at their jobs. Despite this trope, plenty of amazing anime bosses exist in a variety of series ranging from comedic roles to serious ones. Great anime bosses work…
Every season, new anime comes out, and new anime villains are introduced. Some of them are just okay, but others are fantastic. For this list, we’re going to take a look at the best modern anime villains: that is, the best villains who have appeared in anime that came out between 2010 and present day 2024. These…
Not every anime makes it to the S tier, or even the A-tier – meaning, not every anime is a flawless masterpiece that should be on everybody’s to-watch list. In fact, there are wide swathes of anime that are better described as B-tier. B-tier doesn’t mean bad – they may even be fan favorites. B-tier…
If you haven’t seen the Naruto movies, you’re missing out on some great villains – as well as some who are kind of pathetic. We’re going to break down all the major villains in the Naruto movies, and it’s your job to rank them by strength. Among the strongest are the members of the Ōtsutsuki clan, some of whom are…
Not every conflict occurs because a villain showed up to ruin everything. Sometimes, problems arise from well-meaning characters who can’t stop sabotaging themselves. Anime characters who get in their own way can be fascinating, as the true battle they fight occurs within their minds. In some cases, the fallout from a character’s self-sabotage dominates the plot. Despite the title of…
There are a startling number of disastrous techniques used in Naruto, and most require too much power and precision for the average ninja to use. Some of them are so devastating – or so immoral – that the greater ninja community officially banned them. These are called kinjutsu, and one particularly damaging example is Night Guy, which unleashes a huge blast…
While shonen anime has plenty of exciting and flashy scenes, it’s also a genre that’s rife with disturbing moments. Sometimes, these come in the form of backstory – it’s hard not to cry while watching Shigaraki accidentally use decay on his entire family in My Hero Academia. At other times, dark anime moments are used to further…
