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What Anohana Teaches You About Grief And Childhood Trauma
Anohana was an emotional roller coaster of anime. Its value isn't just in the story alone, but in how it discusses grief and childhood trauma.
How Serial Experiments Lain Predicted The Future Of The Internet
Serial Experiments Lain is a trip, but it had a lot of prescient things to say about the Internet just as the Internet was gaining traction.
How The Ancient Magus Bride Subverts Tropes of the Anime Heroine
Chise Hatori isn't entirely unique as a character in one respect, but her kind is a rarity when it comes to fantasy anime heroines.
Akira’s Ending, Explained
Akira is a classic that was influential in bringing anime to the west. But what was going on at the end of the movie?
The Ending to Steins;Gate: Load Region of Déjà Vu, Explained
While an anime original story, the Stein's;Gate movie does provide a little more closure for the relationship between Okabe and Kurisu.
What Makes Akito the Exiled a Good Code Geass Spinoff
Code Geass is an undisputed classic, not just in the mech genre, but in anime in general. But is there merit to its later spinoff, Akito the Exiled?
Why Is Ya Boy Kongming!'s OP Such An Earworm?
There are a lot of great anime OPs this spring 2022 season, but what is it about Ya Boy Kongming!'s is particularly special?
The Fate/Stay Night Route With the Best Adaptation
Fate/Stay Night got four adaptations, two of them by studio Deen and two by ufotable. But which one did their route the most justice?
Why Fate/Zero Works As A Prequel
They say that prequels are fundamentally pointless. But does something like Fate/Zero prove that that's not always necessarily the case?
The Rebuild of Evangelion’s Ending, Explained
The end of the Evangelion Rebuild film series was a long time coming. But what exactly was going on near the end, and happened at the end?
Clannad’s Ending, Explained
The ending of Clannad was memorable but somewhat confusing. Here's what happened towards the end of the series.
Attack on Titan: How Much Has Eren Changed Since Season 1?
When Attack on Titan began, Eren Jaeger had dreams not just of slaying Titans but of seeing the outside world. How much has he changed since then?
Where The Steins;Gate 0 Timeline Fits Into The Story
The timelines from the world of Stein's;Gate can get pretty confusing on their own. How do the events of Stein's;Gate 0 fit in with them?