Anime is a genre that originated in Japan. As a result, many of the stories told take place in Japan or center around Japanese characters. Naruto and Bleach, two long-running mainstream anime, are ...

Heroes Naruto, Luffy, and Goku have proven themselves among anime's most powerful characters, but are any of them the ...

Villains are core elements of any story, and the same holds true in the anime industry. Antagonists often carry weight equal to the protagonists, sometimes even more. From strong moral conflicts to ...

Anime, like any medium, is at its best when it’s telling a story with a great cast of characters; a show or movie can have great action and animation from start to finish, but if the characters aren’t ...

Rei Penber is the Deputy Lead Editor for GameRant's Anime and Manga team, originally from Kashmir and currently based in Beirut. He brings seven years of professional experience as a writer and editor ...

While anime is deeply rooted in Japanese culture, some of its most memorable characters aren’t from Japan at all. These figures come from across the globe, Germany, England, Austria, even outer space, ...