Magical girl anime has been a staple of the broader anime genre for decades. As the 2000s shifted into the 2010s, magical ...

It’s time to ditch the subtlety, we’re looking at the characters who get your heart pounding and own every “hot anime girl” conversation. From fiery fighters to ethereal beauties, get ready to explore ...

Mayuzuki's Kowloon is as much of a character as the people who inhabit it. She imbues it with a meticulously-researched sense ...

While many anime feature either middle or high-school-aged main characters, Magical Doremi gives a fun spin by featuring elementary school-aged kids — perfect for the magical girl-obsessed ...

During AnimeJapan 2025, Kodansha released a new teaser trailer for the With You and the Rain (Ame to Kimi to) anime adaptation. The teaser trailer confirms that With You and the Rain will air on TV ...

While this story was made into an anime in the mid-’90s, Wit’s new adaptation looks absolutely stunning, and should be an excellent update on this classic. —AG ...

Netflix has made significant strides in becoming the biggest home for anime and while CrunchyRoll and Funimation may still have the biggest library, Netflix’s is formidable. Below is the complete list ...

Anime does fish-out-of-water stories like no other. Case in point: InuYasha, the story of Kagome, a high school girl transported from modern-day Tokyo back to feudal Japan. Along the way ...

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