These poor isekai protagonists are missing the qualities that define great heroes, leaving fans with little reason to care ...

Oluwatokiloba, a freelance creative writer and editor living in Lagos, strikes a delicate balance between his academic studies at the University of Lagos and his love for writing. He is a voracious ...

Lucas is a writer and narrative designer with over 15 years of experience writing for games and news. Diehard fan of Pokemon, Monster Hunter, Palworld, Digimon, and every Monster Collector game ever ...

Not every iconic anime protagonist lives up to their reputation. From Saitama's lack of stakes to Eren Yeager's rushed ...

Fridous used to be a film critic at whatkeptmeup. She had never imagined she would become an anime fan, and the first series that got her into anime was Demon Slayer. What started as a casual ...

Revenge is a powerful narrative engine, flipping ordinary characters into soldiers of retribution capable of extraordinary feats. While many anime feature revenge as a subplot, some series place ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

Over the years, anime has developed its own identity, and due to the popularity of shonen series, the genre has come to overshadow much of the industry. Shonen anime often follows a familiar formula, ...