The 15 Best Anime Side Characters of All Time, Ranked
Heroes and villains get too much love. Here are the best anime side characters who deserve praise and recognition!
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The 10 Best Anime Characters With White Hair, Ranked
White-haired anime characters usually have something special up their sleeves. Here are our favorites from over the years.
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The 10 Best Anime Characters With Red Hair, Ranked
Red-haired characters in anime are more common than you'd think. Here are our favorites and why they stand out from the rest.
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The 15 Best Anime Friendships and Best Friends, Ranked
Anime is great at developing characters and relationships. Here are the best anime friendships that make you want to root for them!
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The 20 Best Anime Couples of All Time, Ranked
Anime is full of romance and cute moments. Here are our picks for the cutest couples in anime and why we love them.
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The 10 Best Bleach Arcs, Ranked (And Why They Stand Out)
The Bleach anime went through some high highs and low lows. These Bleach arcs represent the best of the series over the years.
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The 20 Best Teachers in Anime, Ranked
Here are the greatest anime teacher characters and why they make such great mentors for our favorite characters!
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The 16 Most Hated Anime Characters Who Are Simply the Worst
Hate may be a strong word, but it definitely applies to all the most hated anime characters on this list.
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The 9 Most Heroic Anime Series With Brave and Selfless Characters
Few things are as uplifting as selfless bravery. These heroic animes represent the best of who we can be as people.
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The 21 Best Animal Characters in Anime, Ranked
Animal characters are popular in anime for many reasons: they're cute, funny, and loyal. Here are our favorite anime animal characters!
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The 20 Best Anime Characters With Time Powers and Time Magic
Time control is a powerful ability—and several anime characters possess it. Here are the best ones and how they work!
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The 15 Best Anime Rivalries Between Competitive Characters
Most mainstream anime series have at least one rivalry between core characters. Here are our favorite anime rivalries of all time.
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The 15 Best Anime Character Names (And Their Meanings Explained)
A lot of anime characters have cool names—but sometimes the meaning and significance behind a name makes it even cooler.
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The 11 Best Anime Butlers and Servants (Who Are Greater Than They Appear)
We often view butlers and servants as weak and beneath us. These anime characters show that this is far from the case.
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The 10 Best Magical Girl Anime Series of All Time, Ranked
Magical girl anime is one of the most popular and beloved genres in the world. Here are the best series to watch if you haven't yet!
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Manga Iconography, Explained: 16 Common Symbols for Emotions
Manga artists use special symbols and markings to denote emotions and effects. Here are the most common ones and what they mean.
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The 15 Best Female Anime Assassins, Ranked: Who Comes Out on Top?
Anime series are rife with assassin-type characters, and many of them are female. Here are the best female anime assassins we've seen.
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The 11 Best Bankai Abilities in Bleach, Ranked
Bankai releases are one of the coolest parts of the Bleach anime. Here are the best Bankai abilities and why they're so great.
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The 13 Coolest Quirks in My Hero Academia That Are Really Useful
My Hero Academia has introduced hundreds of Quirks over its run. Here are some of the coolest ones and why they stand out.
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The 5 Coolest Magic Systems in Anime (And What Makes Them Stand Out)
Anime is magical in many ways, but shonen anime tends to have magic systems that infuse the world with tons of lore and intrigue.
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Why Do Anime Watchers Skip Opening and Ending Credit Sequences?
Anime credit sequences are notoriously... unique. Is it really surprising that most anime viewers skip them? That, plus other reasons.
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The 10 Best Villains in My Hero Academia, Ranked
Heroes are defined by their villains—and in My Hero Academia, the villains stand out as some of the most intriguing characters.
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The 8 Most Powerful Logia Devil Fruit Characters in One Piece
The Logia-type Devil Fruit is the rarest of all, granting users control over a specific element—and even transform their body into it.
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The 15 Most Powerful Paramecia Devil Fruit Characters in One Piece
The common Paramecia-type Devil Fruit allows its consumer to perform one of many different superhuman feats and abilities.
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The 14 Toughest Anime Characters Who Can Take a Beating and Not Die
They say the best defense is a good offense. Nope! For these anime characters, the best defense is their unbreakable fortitude!
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The 12 Best Healer Characters in Anime, Ranked
Healers are frequently overlooked in anime. Here are some shining examples of anime healers who stand out!
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The 10 Best Superhero Anime Series of All Time, Ranked
Tired of swords and sorcery but still want flashy special abilities? These superhero anime series are some of the best ones to watch.
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The 5 Best Rom-Com Anime Series of All Time, Ranked
The romantic comedy genre is packed in anime. Even so, a handful of rom-com series stand out as solid, must-watch picks!
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The 10 Best Anime Characters Who Can See the Future
Anime is full of people with supernatural powers, but the ability to see the future makes for some of the best characters we've seen.
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The 13 Best Anime Gift Ideas for Anime Lovers and Geeky Otakus
Want to find the perfect gift for your favorite anime fan? These anime gift ideas will take your gift-giving skills to the next level.
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The 8 Best Sentai Anime Series of All Time, Ranked
Sentai literally translates to "squadron" or "task force" in Japanese, but there's more to this unique genre than just that.
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The 9 Best Anime Characters With Verbal Powers of Spoken Word
Swords, guns, and spells are pretty awesome—but in anime, sometimes the strongest weapon is the power of words.
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The 10 Best Anime Figurine Brands: Entry, Mid, and Top Quality
Want to collect anime figurines but not sure where to start? Stick with these reputable companies and you won't be disappointed.
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Where to Legally Watch Anime Online for Free: The 11 Best Streaming Sites
Want to watch anime online without paying for a subscription? These sites let you stream anime series and movies for free!
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The 10 Best Shojo Anime Series of All Time, Ranked
Shojo anime may not be as flashy as shonen anime, but that doesn't mean these series are any less interesting or fun to watch.
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The 13 Best Villain vs. Villain Fight Scenes in Anime, Ranked
Many of the coolest characters in anime are villains, which is why it's so cool when anime villains end up fighting... each other!
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The 3 Best Anime and Manga Subscription Boxes
These awesome subscription boxes offer a monthly fix of anime and manga apparel, merchandise, and other goodies!
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The 6 Kinds of Anime Censorship (And How They Affect Shows)
Anime series are censored in many ways, and there are a few techniques you may not have even realized were censorship!
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The 5 Best Shonen Anime Series of All Time, Ranked
The shonen anime genre encompasses all kinds of shows, and that really makes it hard to pick which ones are truly the best!
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What Is Magical Girl Anime? 6 Things to Know Before Watching
Even if you've never seen it, you've probably heard of "magical girl" anime. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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The Meaning of the Red Spider Lily in Anime, Explained (With 7 Examples)
You may have seen the red spider lily show up in various anime series. Do you understand its symbolism? Here's what you need to know.
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The 8 Best Anime Movies Not by Studio Ghibli, Ranked
Studio Ghibli films may be the most popular, but there are plenty of other great and iconic anime movies worth checking out!
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The 5 Best Funimation Anime Series of All Time, Ranked
Funimation has been localizing and bringing Japanese anime to the West since the 1990s. Here are their best anime series.
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11 Refreshingly Original Anime Series With New Spins and Twists
Tired of mainstream anime series that all feel exactly the same? Check out these ones that have unique characters and stories.
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The 12 Best Anime Character Redemption Arcs, Ranked
Some of the best anime characters are those who started off evil or unlikable but eventually grew and redeemed themselves.
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The 10 Best Anime Games on Xbox Game Pass, Ranked
Some of the best games on Xbox Game Pass have an anime style. Here are our favorites that are worth checking out.
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15 Anime Characters With Wasted Potential, Ranked
Some of the coolest anime characters ever conceived were neglected by their creators and never got to reach their full potential.
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The 6 Most Common Types of Abilities in Anime, Explained (With Examples)
There are all kinds of abilities in anime, but they tend to fall into the same categories. Here are the most common ones you'll see.
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The 10 Best Attack on Titan Transformation Scenes, Ranked
Titan Shifters are different from normal titans. Here are the best Titan transformation scenes in Attack on Titan and why they're awesome.
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The 4 Best Dragon Ball Arcs, Ranked (And Why They Stand Out)
There's a reason why the Dragon Ball anime franchise is a classic: it gave us some of the best story arcs in anime history.
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The 8 Coolest Scientific Facts and Concepts Featured in Anime
Here are some of the best science fiction anime series that incorporate real-life scientific facts and concepts into their plots and characters.
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The 10 Most Common and Popular Anime Memes, Explained
Anime memes have cropped up by the hundreds over the past years. Here are some you've probably seen on the web and what they mean.
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The 17 Best Hunter X Hunter Scenes and Moments, Ranked
The Hunter X Hunter anime series is popular, in part because it's packed with lots of great scenes and moments—like these.
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The 18 Strongest Hunter X Hunter Characters, Ranked
Hunter X Hunter remains one of the more popular anime series, mainly for its array of awesome characters. Who's the strongest?
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The 10 Best Anime Anti-Hero Characters, Ranked
Anime protagonists are usually straight-edge heroes with heroic motives. But more recently, we've seen anti-heroes in the spotlight.
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The 15 Most Unfair and Unbalanced Anime Fights, Ranked
Fights in anime series are rarely on equal ground, but sometimes the imbalance is so great that it becomes downright unfair.
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12 Most Common Anime Weapon Tropes and Cliches, Explained
Swords and other weapons throughout anime tend to share all kinds of tropes and mechanics. Here are the most common ones.
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5 Reasons to Start Watching "The Way of the Househusband" Anime Series
Netflix's The Way of the Househusband anime series is both funny and unique. Here's why we love it and think it's worth watching.
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The 10 Most Powerful Zoan Devil Fruit Characters in One Piece
The rare Zoan-type Devil Fruit allows its consumer to transform into an animal species (or an inter-species hybrid).
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The 4 Best Naruto Movies Actually Worth Watching
The various movies in the Naruto and Naruto Shippuden series have been hit or miss. Here are the best ones that are actually pretty good!
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