There are many factors that determine an anime character's popularity and, especially in the modern era, the "cool" factor plays a major part. While the word itself can be difficult to define, ...

Anime of the late ’80s has an undeniable impact that extends beyond the medium into movies, TV shows, and video games. Many of the homages are to 1988’s Akira, which existed before Western culture had ...

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Crunchyroll is the overall best anime streaming service out there, but the Crunchyroll Store is the place to go for cool anime merch and manga. That's especially true right now thanks to a massive ...

Netflix’s coolest anime is coming back for a new season of episodes next year, and is making some big changes that it’s showing off with a new trailer. Netflix has quite a lot of new anime to keep an ...

One of the most influential anime of the 80s is now back and widely available on Blu-ray. The Megazone 23 trilogy is classic mecha anime and is not to be missed. Set across three installments that ...