Good anime knows how to remix expectations, not just replay them. And honestly, the industry could use more rule-breakers and ...

Anime is full of tropes that can be predictable but still entertaining. While some tropes trigger a wave of eye-rolls, others have launched themselves into meme infamy. There are too many anime tropes ...

In any entertainment medium, there will be commonly shared traits such as genre, plot progression, character type, and setting. When these traits are repeated within a community to the point of ...

Meet Dev, an avid writer, cat lover, and anime enthusiast. He has a passion for storytelling, traveling, and new adventures. Shonen anime captivates young male audiences with action, relatable ...

Jacob Buchalter (he/him) is a full-time Staff Writer based in the US and is an all-around creative media-obsessed individual who truly cares a bit too much about pop culture media, art, and all things ...

Shonen anime was barely a blip on the radar in the 1990s, but the 2020s tell a different story. The extraordinary successes of recent shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer proved the global ...

This article contains spoilers for the Gachiakuta anime adaptation. Gachiakuta is currently the most-watched shonen anime on Crunchyroll after the final season of My Hero Academia. Every week, each ...

Olivia is a teacher, rhetorician, and gamer from Tennessee whose Master's degree research focuses on civic engagement as a result of playing games. She has studied a variety of games from TTRPGs to ...