Why Monogatari’s Unreliable Narrator Breaks Its Anime

Araragi Koyomi doesn’t remember Shinobu’s name. That’s his story, at least. He refers to her for most of Bakemonogatari as...

What If FMA’s Equivalent Exchange Actually Ran the Economy?

The series opens with a line narrated by Alphonse Elric: “Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return.”...

Why Guts’ Trauma in Berserk Is Deeply Human

Berserk opens with a demon. It ends conversations with a demon. The entire visual identity of the manga is built...

Why Death Note Makes You Root for a Serial Killer

Light Yagami kills a man in the first episode. Not in self-defense. Not by accident. He sees a hostage taker...

Why Democracy Was Doomed in Attack on Titan

Historia Reiss became queen because she was the last surviving member of the legitimate royal bloodline — and because Levi...

What If Luffy Never Ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi?

Here’s the thing about Monkey D. Luffy: he should not work. A rubber boy who punches things very hard and...

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