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The God Of High School (Manhwa) - Action overload with a whiff of mythology

The God Of High School (Manhwa) – Action overload with a whiff of mythology

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Do you find yourself looking for a series that has a minimal amount of plot/storytelling and just blatantly relies on nonstop action? Well, I’m glad to inform you that your search has come to an end because of this series: The God Of High School. In the series, we are quickly introduced to Jin Mo-Ri, the main protagonists and many other fighters. Fighters from around…

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Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu - Give your brain a break!

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu – Give your brain a break!

Baka to Test is one of the best animes to watch when you want to unwind. Completely and utterly nonsensical, it will help you get refreshed. You can pretty much get an idea of the primary genre of the anime as well – it’s comedy. Also, it has a school setting with some romanceelements. However, there are some rather unique elements, such as the school’s brutal ranking system and Summon Wars. They…

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Baby Steps (Manga) - A methodic approach to Tennis

Baby Steps (Manga) – A methodic approach to Tennis

Baby Steps had been on my wait-list for a while. However, past experience dictated that Tennis anime/manga aren’t really that realistic. Still, when the anime came out I was pleasantly surprised. There wasn’t much action in the first episode, but the opening theme had animated sequences of matches. That was done splendidly. After watching the first episode, I decided to pick up on the manga and…

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Pandora Hearts - Let's travel to the dark Wonderland

Pandora Hearts – Let’s travel to the dark Wonderland

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A story set in a Victorian-like period, in a world where monsters which are called ‘chains’ roam freely. Pandora is an organisation that specialise in research concerning the ‘Abyss’ – an alternative world in which all chains are born. The Four Great Dukedoms, made up of the Vessalius, Rainsworth, Nightray and Barma households, founded this organisation and hence…

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Giant Killing (Manga) - Soccer's hidden struggles

Giant Killing (Manga) – Soccer’s hidden struggles

Giant Killing is about what the name implies, taking down the big-shots. However, there’s more to it than that. In the world of soccer, popularityis what gets your team going. Without popularity, your team is as good as dead. What happens to a team that was once a title contender, but now is struggling to avoid relegation? Apparently, an individual was responsible (somewhat) and he is the…

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You Are the Apple of My Eye - In Those Years, The Girl We All Chased After

You Are the Apple of My Eye – In Those Years, The Girl We All Chased After

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“You Are the Apple of My Eye” is the English title given to the Taiwanese Romance movie “那些年，我們一起追的女孩”. It is based on the semi-biographical novel of the same name, written by Giddens Ko, who is also the movie’s director. “那些年，我們一起追的女孩” is literally translated as “In Those Years, The Girl We All Went After”.

The story revolves around Ko Ching-teng, a well-known…

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Manly, Manlier, JOJO!

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012) – Manly, Manlier, JOJO!

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Does this one even need an introduction? The amount of JoJo references made in various anime make it nigh impossible to not have come across some as an avid anime fan. The Joestarfamily and its generational chains of torment are generally known, but it finally got the proper adaptation it deserves. Fueled by enormous amounts of testosterone, this anime covers the first…

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Toaru Kagaku no Railgun - Academy City side-stories

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun – Academy City side-stories

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun is compilation of side-stories, past and background events that took place in the Toaru Majutsu no Index universe. Thus, before watching this you should watch the main show to enjoy it. This show is also different from the main story’s as it is mostly episodic. Though some of the more serious stories are in arc format. Also, it has various perspectives and protagonists do…

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Nodame Cantabile – Beautiful sounds of classic music (Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Slice of Life, Josei Anime)

Nodame Cantabile – Beautiful sounds of classic music (Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Slice of Life, Josei Anime)

Looking at the music inspired anime scene there are quite some works worth mentioning like K-On, AKB0048, Beck and so on but none of them left such a huge mark like Nodame Cantabile. This anime is one of the members of the NoitaminAproject of Fuji TV and was screened in 2007 and immediately left its mark on not just the anime fan community but on the whole Japanese society in general. After the…

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Feng Shen Ji (Manga) - A struggle for freedom

Feng Shen Ji (Manga) – A struggle for freedom

Feng Shen Ji is a story with two sides; those who accept the God’s decree and follow their orders with humility, and the rare few who decide to challenge their authority. Essentially we see various forms of Master-slave relationships(some seemingly healthy, i.e. more like master-servant, but mostly horrible) between Gods and Gods, Gods and Humans, and Humans and Humans. However, when there’s…

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Another – A Tantalus like mystery story (Mystery, Horror, School, Thriller Anime)

Another – A Tantalus like mystery story (Mystery, Horror, School, Thriller Anime)

Although this anime is often categorized as a horror genre work, because of its gore and blood, it is, honestly, better fitting to the Mystery/Suspense genre because its atmosphere and setting will leave you in a constant question and quest to find the answers. Anotheris based on the same named novel and was adapted to the screen as an anime in 2012 and with its thematic and setting became a…

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Hungry Heart: Wild Striker - Fight for your dreams!

Hungry Heart: Wild Striker – Fight for your dreams!

Hungry Heart: Wild Striker is the story of a man who almost gave up on his dreams. Yet it is not something easy to let go, something you love to do that is. In his case, it is soccer. He definitely has the talent to carve his name in the world with soccer but why did he give up in the first place? Being one of the more realistic soccer anime, it is fraught with a mix of intense matches, merry…

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Noblesse (Webtoon) - Humans vs Vampires

Noblesse (Webtoon) – Humans vs Vampires

Noblesse is a story that revolves around humans and vampires. In particular, a certain human organization is trying to develop a means to combat the vampires. However, are the vampires even evil? And what measures will the humans take to combat them? Will they sacrifice their own kind? You could say there’s a reversal of values here. The manga, or should I say manhwa, is slow to start. Heck, we…

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Hajime No Ippo (Manga) - Boxing at its finest

Hajime No Ippo (Manga) – Boxing at its finest

Hajime no Ippo is the story about the rise of a simple and meek boy (the protagonist) to becoming a threat on the national and possibly the global boxing scene. Since it is about boxing, the action is very well detailed and intense. Even for a manga, it almost feels like you’re watching the fights from outside the ring. There’s some light comedyas well, related to the antics of the other members…

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Monster – An unconventional story about evil (Mystery, Drama, Horror, Police, Psychological, Thriller, Seinen Anime) Life itself writes incredible stories, the world around us is simply amazing in the vast amount of incredible tales and adventures people live everyday.

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Beelzebub (Manga) - An Ogre raising a Demon King?!

Beelzebub (Manga) – An Ogre raising a Demon King?!

Beelzebub, as you may know, is another name for the Devil. In this case however, it is the name of a manga as well as the name of the youngest son of the current Devil King. The story follows the exploits of his foster-father, who is also the protagonist. Simply put, Beelzebub is a great balance of Action and Comedy, with a good story and a vast variety of characters. The only downsides I’ve…

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Pokemon Adventures (Manga) - What the anime should've been

Pokemon Adventures (Manga) – What the anime should’ve been

Pokemon Adventures is an ever-changing story with protagonists being rotated around the table. Thus while arcs have a similar plot premise, i.e. ‘to be the very best’, it’s about different characters and the differentpaths they take. This keeps the story ever fresh. Also, rotating the protagonists adds more variety. For those of you who’ve played the games religiously, the different arcs will…

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