Peace is power: pacifism in shonen
When the Soul Eater manga came to an end in 2013, it took a bold stance and chose to have a win for peace, with no fists or weapons pointed at the enemy. Instead, weapon [...]
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My Favourite Anime: My Hero Academia
For this instalment of My Favourite Anime, Philip from The Otaku Journey shares how My Hero Academia inspires him to become the hero of his own story. And hopefully by the [...]
Weekly round-up
Hey everyone, we’re back again and this week we’re tackling a doozy of an argument. It’s subs vs. dubs time! But no, not like that. We love both equally, [...]
Boruto travels through time in new anime promo
Crunchyroll have released a promo video for the upcoming arc of BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS which has our heads in a spin. Fans should prepare themselves for a family [...]
On the necessity of English dubs in anime
Recently I’ve wanted to talk about English dubs in anime, but not because I still see people complaining about their validity, but for another reason. I’m tired… a [...]
The odd couple: our favourite unlikely anime friendships
Friendship doesn’t always make perfect sense on the surface. Many a time, it’s only in reflecting on where we’ve been and how we’ve grown together [...]
Review: Naruto Shippuden Box 31
It’s time for a new spate of Chunin Exams, and a new generation of Shinobi to prove their worth against legends come before. First step, a written exam. Spending several [...]
Evidence of Edo-era ninja discovered in family records
They were real enough to those of us who followed Naruto‘s journey through the mystical portals of Cartoon Network and Jetix, but in terms of tangible documentation of [...]
Mushi-shi director talks characters, cast of Stan Lee co-creation The Reflection
At the FicZone event held in Granada, Spain on April 1st, Hiroshi Nagahama took the chance to feed us more details on his latest directorial work, The Reflection, [...]
Update: Naruto Shippuden anime ends with tonight’s 500th episode
February is the month of love, when spring first starts stirring in the air. So what better time could there have been to celebrate Naruto and Hinata’s marriage [...]
