‘The writing of this entire character arc is flawless’: Don’t Let My Hero Academia’s Botched Ending Make You Forget What Kohei Horikoshi Did With Endeavor

2024 was a sad year for My Hero Academia fans as the enticing story by Kohei Horikoshi finally came to an end after entertaining fans for over ten years. The…

‘Ouran High School Host Club’ Set the Foundation of a Shojo Trope So Good Even Being Labelled as a Cliche Couldn’t Ruin It

Over the years, Japanese animation has created a wide range of romantic stories, from funny and light-hearted to deep and emotional. A prime example of a shojo anime struck by…

“I knew they were fake, but it was easy money”: Con Man Says He Tried Selling 1500 Fake One Piece Cards To Oda Fans Because They Are Easy Targets

Even after 25 years of storytelling and 1,100+ episodes, fans are still hooked on Luffy’s epic adventures! With 2025 underway, the countdown to One Piece’s return is in full swing,…

“I thought it would be a failure”: Katsushiro Otomo Had No Faith in ‘Akira’ Anime Adaptation

Few anime films have had as much cultural impact as Akira. The 1988 cyberpunk masterpiece shaped the sci-fi genre and influenced countless filmmakers, animators, and storytellers. Based on Katsuhiro Otomo’s…

“He was not the director I remembered”: Emilia Clarke Hated Every Second With ‘Game of Thrones’ Director in One of Her Worst Ever Movies

Hollywood is full of behind-the-scenes stories, some amazing and others downright disastrous. The latter is how Emilia Clarke felt about working on Terminator Genisys, where she teamed up with director…

‘The Dangers in My Heart’ Broke an Unbelievable Pattern That Defied the Rules of Anime Adaptations

Anime adaptations rarely outshine their source material. After all, how can the essence and intent not only be perfectly replicated but exceeded? It doesn’t seem possible, but it does happen.…

‘The Beginning After the End’ Deserved a Better Anime Adaptation Than ‘Solo Leveling’

Listen, I completely understand why Solo Leveling created the amount of buzz it did—the action sequences were phenomenal, not to mention Jin-Woo’s transformation from an unlikable bum to a total…

“Isn’t that awesome”: Eiichiro Oda Cannot Stop Fawning Over How Famous the One Piece Live Action Cast is Becoming

At first, One Piece anime fans doubted a successful live-action version when Netflix announced a series about the Straw Hat Pirates. But with time, the show gained new fans and…

“It was better if I turned it into a human”: Masashi Kishimoto Originally Designed One of the Greatest Naruto Villains as a Bear

Be it Gaara or Obito, for character development and design, Naruto takes the cake. Written by Masashi Kishimoto, the manga series is among the Big 3 of Shonen along with…

“It’s true that ‘superior’ devil fruit abilities are a thing”: Even Oda Admitted Creating Some Damn Near Useless Devil Fruits in One Piece

One Piece is filled with a plethora of Devil Fruits, each with its own set of powers. But creating so many of them comes with problems, something that Eiichiro Oda…