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For November we celebrate an internationally known classic: Neon Genesis Evangelion, a mecha anime television series produced by Studio Gainax. The story takes place fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm, where a teenage boy Shinji Ikari is recruited by his father to join an organization called ...

In recent years, anime has become a staple of the global pop culture. Whether it’s the long term arc-based storytelling, visually-spectacular fight scenes, frustratingly-adorable creatures, or the introduction of giant robots and magical girls, anime has certainly captured the world’s ...

One of the cornerstones of 1990s anime and responsible for bringing a new generation into the medium, Rurouni Kenshin is definitely a series worth talking about. It is legendary for appealing to audiences beyond the usual age and gender barriers, and is quite possibly the most famous historical ...

Shapeshifting magical animals are a staple of folklore of cultures around the world, and Japan is no different. As two of the most iconic and well-known yōkai, the kitsune and the tanuki hold an important place in Japanese culture, and today we’ll be taking a more in-depth look at these two ...

Anime. If you’re reading this then clearly you have some sort of interest in this wonderful medium. While you may have seen many different anime series, you might not be totally aware of how the industry works. In this two-part series we’ll talk about two major characteristics of the anime ...

When you hear the words ‘master thief’ in modern Japanese media, you will most likely think of Lupin III. Star of countless manga, anime, and film series, Lupin is the definite trendsetter of the various master thieves you see in other anime series, accompanied by his equally iconic supporting ...

Welcome back to the series where we put some of anime and manga’s most notable creators under the spotlight. Last time we covered one of Japan’s most prolific horror writers, so today we’re going to take a closer look at an undisputed master of another genre: sports.We all know anime have ...

Welcome to the first part of a series of articles where we take a look at some of the well-known pieces of folklore from Japanese culture, and how they have influenced our favourite anime. In this installment, we’ll be taking a brief look at Japan’s indigenous supernatural creatures: yōkai. A ...

Anime may seem like an unlikely contributor to the jazz scene. However, the inclusion of jazz in multiple series and features tells a different narrative. Particularly in its relation to the sci-fi genre, there is a notable connection between anime and its use of jazz both as soundtrack and ...

Welcome to a series where we examine the influences of classical literature from around the world on our favourite manga and anime series. Anime is fantastic of course, but it’s always important to educate ourselves about the greats that came before, and so in today’s installment we’re going ...