In the most recent physical issue of the “Icebox,” I discussed criteria for a good anime fight and listed a couple of my ...

Since the Rinnegan gave Nagato the ability to alter life and death, he could have brought Jiraiya back. However, this was not done, as Jiraiya's character needed to go, and Kishimoto used Jiraiya's ...

Yura in Kagurabachi is one of those antagonists that is tough to get on read, even 87 chapters into the story. The leader of the Hishaku, he claimed to have an aim of wielding the much-sought after ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Spoiler Warning: Due to the nature of this list topic, narrative ...

Although their showdown ended with Naruto victorious, much of what Pain espoused resonated with Naruto. Pain likened his experiences to Naruto’s and even referred to Naruto’s resolution to kill him in ...

Following the emotional peak of the Pain arc, Masashi Kishimoto faced the challenge of sustaining Naruto's narrative momentum. Introducing new antagonists like Obito, Madara, and Kaguya created pacing ...

A detailed analysis explores the hypothetical battle between Itachi and Pain, two powerhouses from Naruto. Pain's overwhelming power and versatile abilities, like Shinra Tensei and the Six Paths, give ...

Ownership of, or even just access to, a private jet is some real rich-people stuff, so much so that it’s a stereotype. One might think that T-Pain, who has been a successful artist for decades, might ...

Hands down, Pain is one of the most brutal members of the Akatsuki to be revealed in Naruto Shippuden. Broken and embittered, ...

Over the course of its run, Naruto has introduced fans to all sorts of memorable allies and foes that Naruto himself had come face to face with. The series put Naruto at the center of so many massive ...

Destin Daniel Cretton’s live-action Naruto movie now has a finished script and will tell a “nuanced and special” story about the Hidden Leaf Village’s yellow-haired ninja in training. Our latest ...