The scariest thing about Johan Liebert isn’t that he kills people. It’s that he doesn’t exist. Not in the ontological...
Serial Experiments Lain opens with a suicide. Chisa Yomoda throws herself off a building, then emails her classmates to explain...
People love calling Puella Magi Madoka Magica a “dark deconstruction” like it showed up to a tea party with a...
Neon Genesis Evangelion doesn’t make sense because it’s not supposed to. The show that became anime’s most dissected text started...
Most anime about overpowered protagonists understand the assignment: give viewers the visceral thrill of watching someone annihilate their problems with...
Here’s something nobody wants to admit about Your Lie in April: the show is terrified of quiet. Not the pregnant,...
There’s a moment in episode eight of Death Note where Light Yagami, teenage serial killer and self-proclaimed god of a...
There’s a reason Chainsaw Man feels like it’s laughing at you while bleeding out on the floor. It isn’t random....
Most anime that wander into the moral minefield of bullying arrive with a comforting exit strategy. Someone apologizes. Someone cries....
If you’ve ever watched Hunter x Hunter and thought, “Yes, Nen makes perfect sense, I am very smart,” there’s a...
If Ergo Proxy were a normal anime, its ending would explain itself, roll credits, and politely ask if you enjoyed...
If you’ve ever watched Attack on Titan and felt personally targeted by its body count, you’re not imagining things. The...
If you’ve ever watched Jujutsu Kaisen and thought, “This feels a little too close to something people actually believed,” you’re...
Every season promises a dozen shows that swear they’ll change your life. Most of them change your free time and...
You know that moment when you hit play with zero expectations and suddenly you’re completely hooked, ignoring basic adult responsibilities?...
