“This got me tearing up”: Solo Leveling’s Industry First Marvel Collab Heats Up the Manga vs Manhwa War

Following Season 1’s success, Solo Leveling has made a name for itself as one of the greatest webtoons in the game. The fall anime season may be in full swing, but Solo Leveling Season…

“I really wanted to give Naruto that experience”: Masashi Kishimoto Experienced a Life-changing Event So Great He Vowed to Make Naruto Experience it

From pain to loneliness, Masashi Kishimoto excels in his portrayal of complex emotions. His series is a riveting account of a young ninja caught up in prejudice. The manga is…

“I’m not interested in drawing girls”: Masashi Kishimoto Needs to Hear Naoshi Arakawa’s Explanation for Not Making Stereotypical Anime Girls

The anime industry and its writers are notorious for making female characters a stereotype of themselves. From being hyper-feminine to exclusively for the sake of fan service, they aren’t treated…

“Forget the match. We’ll kill you” The Exact Moment We All Became Black Clover Fans is Yuki Tabata’s Greatest Feat in Storytelling

Black Clover is one of the very few anime series that saw a sudden rise in popularity. Created by Yuki Tabata, the story of Black Clover is developed in a…

“I’m not that type myself”: How Blue Lock Creator Destroyed the 1 Sports Anime Trope That Miraculously Worked in His Favor

The sports anime genre has seen a big rise in the past few years because of major anime series like Haikyuu! Kuroko’s Basketball, Yuri!! on Ice, etc. But the one…

“She is Goddess after all”: No Self-respecting Bleach Fan Will Ever Speak Ill of One Beloved Shinigami – It’s Not Rangiku

The world of Bleach is filled with a rich variety of adorable female characters, each with exclusive traits, that have won over fans everywhere. From the charming Rangiku to innocent…

“It’s more easily acceptable to feature a young, cute girl”: Satoshi Kon’s Best Movie Wouldn’t Have Worked With a Male MC Despite What He Believed

Satoshi Kon has marked his place in the world of psychological horror and mystery in the film industry. With just four films in his portfolio before his passing, the late…

“That made it hard”: Mackenyu’s Only Complain about Eiichiro Oda During One Piece Helped Him Perfect Zoro

Part of what made One Piece Live Action so successful is the involvement of Eiichiro Oda in the production. It was public knowledge among fans that Oda was heavily involved…

“It’s just not how I do things”: Hiromu Arakawa’s Approach to Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Was the Opposite of How Eiichiro Oda Handled One Piece

After years of being the top-ranking series, Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood stands as the second-most popular anime in My Anime List. Its predecessor anime, Fullmetal Alchemist, was also a…

“From now on it will be a dead end”: Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Warning Against Disney-fication of Anime Sounds Even More Devastating Ahead of Netflix One Piece Remake

Mobile Suit Gundam was made by hand-drawn animation and became one of the greatest anime in the mecha genre. Yoshiyuki Tomino dedicated his time to creating the perfect drafts that…