A Beginner's Guide: 10 Recommended Anime Series to Start With   Anime is an animation medium originating from Japan. It contains a vast number of works covering multiple genres, such as action, science fiction, romance, and comedy. This wide variety of options can be difficult for a new viewer to navigate. If you are new to anime, you might ask, "Where do I begin?" Perhaps you only have...

Loved 'Demon Slayer'? 5 Other Action Anime with Breathtaking Animation   Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has become a global phenomenon. While its story of a young man seeking to avenge his family and save his sister is a pillar of the Shonen genre, the main reason for its success is its visual production quality. Studio Ufotable uses a technique that combines fluid 2D character animation...

All For One (AFO) is the fundamental antagonist of My Hero Academia and the symbolic opposite of hero society. His psychology is not based on trauma or vengeance, but on malignant narcissism fueled by a power that allows him to absorb the identity of others. AFO is the embodiment of absolute tyranny, where power is the ultimate end, not the means. 1. The Narcissistic Core (Worldview)  ...

Filler vs. Canon: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Anime Arcs (and Which to Skip)   You're watching a long-running action anime, like Naruto. The main plot is intense; the characters are in the middle of crucial training or a life-or-death battle. Suddenly, the next episode begins, and the main characters are on an unimportant side mission, like helping a talking ostrich or cooking the...

Anime, an art form traditionally defined by the 2D screen, is undergoing a radical metamorphosis. The growing sophistication of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) is not just changing how we watch anime, but where and with whom we experience it. The promise of immersive technology is to blur the line between the viewer and the character, moving the fandom into the Metaverse. I. VR:...