Discover how 90s anime tropes like nosebleeds, silly heroes, and long transformation sequences have evolved or faded from ...

Naruto might not have invented these Shonen tropes, but the series pretty much perfected them.

Anime tropes are like the guilty pleasures of storytelling. Sure, we might roll our eyes every time a character dramatically screams their attack name or when someone trips and lands in a hilariously ...

Shonen protagonists who defy the category's usual archetypes and tropes have a tendency to surprise us — for better or worse.

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 ...

Meet Dev, an avid writer, cat lover, and anime enthusiast. He has a passion for storytelling, traveling, and new adventures. These tropes are familiar and innovatively reimagined with characters ...

Anime is one of the most versatile variations on the medium of animation in the world. From a niche cultural export to a bona fide global phenomenon, Japanese animation has left an indelible mark not ...

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 ...

Transformative. Captivating. Heart-warming. The magical girl genre has become a staple of anime over the past three decades, with its own delightful tropes, unforgettable anime characters, and legions ...

One of the best parts of Star Wars: Visions is seeing the Star Wars universe through the lens of different animation styles. From Aardman’s classic British stop-motion animation to the surreal, ...