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In anime, the term "seinen" refers series that specifically target mature audiences. Specifically, works within this genre are marketed and aimed at young adult men. However, the range of their audience appeals to can be much broader, spanning across generations and genders.

Generally, anime that fall under the seinen category can vary wildly in subject matter, ranging from topics like adventure and science-fiction to more grounded areas like politics and sports. However, regardless of their subgenre, there are countless seinen anime that stand out as exceptional, generative pieces of art. Accordingly, they deserve to be recognized for their efforts.

Updated on February 13th, 2024 by Louis Kemner: Anyone who needs a break from conventional shonen or shojo anime is welcome to dive into the world of the best seinen anime and expand their horizons with deeper, rougher, and more...

Sci-fi animes have always pushed the boundaries of the genre by introducing revolutionary concepts through some of their timeless ventures. When it came to narratives revolving around AI, the journey started way back in the 1950s, when trailblazing entries like Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy paved the way for nuanced, complex storytelling—something that iconic entries like Plastic Memories, Ergo Proxy, and Ghost in the Shell have brilliantly utilized. The complicated notions regarding the sanctity of life, identity crises, and the essence of humanity in conventionally ‘unnatural’ creations have most often found their way into AI-related anime narratives, and the recently released Good Night World is another such example.

The AI scare is prevalent in the current climate now more than ever, and the discussion demands a more understanding gaze instead of an idealistic or purely logical perspective. In that regard, the presentation of the near-omnipotent sentient AI, Black Bird,...

While plenty of Japanese anime series are wacky comedies or innocent slice-of-life adventures, some of the most memorable series will tug right on the viewers' heartstrings and make them cry for someone who doesn't even exist. In particular, sad romance anime series can provide a real emotional ride and keep viewers engaged right to the end.

The best sad romance anime series may provide a much-needed break from all the goofy rom-com anime series and keep the anime industry grounded with some heavy, compelling drama. Anyone looking for the best sad romance anime can refer to sites like MyAnimeList.com and check the community ratings of tearjerker series and anime movies to see what's worth watching.

Updated on August 17th, 2023 by Louis Kemner: Sad romance animes can leave a lasting impression on any casual or serious fan of animation, even with bright, colorful visuals and familiar anime tropes and clichés.

It wouldn’t be at all controversial to say that Monogatari is among the most widely beloved series in the supernatural anime landscape. First airing in the Summer 2013 season, the acclaimed adaptation follows Koyomi Araragi, a high school student who briefly becomes a vampire as he befriends a group of girls, all afflicted with supernatural oddities, and romances Hitagi, a classmate who is affected by an inexplicable and strange weightlessness. Though the story branches off in many ways throughout its run, its central focus is on these characters and their interactions with one another.

Given the experimental nature of the show, its popularity and its high rating online (a whopping 8.77 on Mal), it would seem a missed opportunity to not dub this series and capitalize on its success. However, no official English dub for Monogatari yet exists. There are a few reasons for this, as well as for why Monogatari...

It’s a challenge to find an anime that has absolutely nothing to recommend it. Even if a story's pacing is a little too slow or rushed, it can still be saved by beautiful animation or characters with great depth. It’s rare to find a show that fails on virtually every technical level. Sadly, Studio! Cucuri's 2015 adaptation of Vampire Holmes -- originally a smartphone game that released the year before -- truly stands out as an anime with no concept or narrative structure, no cohesion in the animation, and no real attempts at depicting how human beings would actually behave in real life.

The characters aren’t so much meant to evoke real people as they are walking, unfunny punchlines, and it’s an extremely unpolished and awful-looking series. One could say Vampire Holmes is truly a mysterious anime -- not because it delivers on its mystery premise, but...