Tag: Anime
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Top 10 Anime Guys
There are so many incredible guys in the world of anime. Here’s my personal Top 10. (But only one character per show, or else half the list would be from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.) 10. Jin Ohtomo (Tokyo Ravens) Tokyo Ravens, 2013-2014 8-Bit; screenshot from Funimation He may not be one of the main characters in…
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Type Casting: Katuski Bakugo
Some characters are so well-written that they seem life-like. But how would these “realistic” characters stand up to real-life personality typing? It’s time to put the Enneagram back to the test, gauging characters’ personality types based on their core drives and greatest fears. Type Casting: Personality Typing Your Favorite Characters The remainder of this post…
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Type Casting: Mikasa Akerman
Some characters are so well-written that they seem life-like. But how would these “realistic” characters stand up to real-life personality typing? Welcome back to Type Casting. Type Casting: Personality Typing Your Favorite Characters The remainder of this post will contain some spoilers for Attack on Titan Season 1 You have been warned. Attack on Titan,…
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Why I Love AJIN: Demi-Human – And You Might, Too
Humanity is finite. Death is inevitable. But what if death wasn’t the end for you? AJIN: Demi-Human, 2016 Sentai Filmworks Based on the manga by Gamon Sakurai, AJIN: Demi-Human follows Kei Nagai, a typical ambitious Japanese highschooler whose life turns upside-down–and briefly ends–during a walk to school. When Kei is struck by a van, he…
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Type Casting: Riza Hawkeye
Sometimes fictional characters feel just as real as the people you interact with daily. One thing that really makes a character stand out is a fully-fleshed, well-developed personality. In fact, some characters are so well-written that they seem life-like. But how well do good writers craft these characters? How would these “realistic” characters stand up…
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Why I Love Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) – And You Might Too
All Yona wanted was to marry the man she loved. But with one sword strike, she loses her love, her family, her throne, and her home. Yona of the Dawn, 2014 Hakusensha / Funimation Yona’s sixteenth birthday bliss turns into a life-or-death flight in the wake of a deadly coup. Her only companion is her…