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Whether you're a seasoned anime lover or just dipping your toes into the animation waters for the first time, you might be surprised by the wave of high-quality Chinese anime — also known as donghua — making a splash on screens around the world.

By Zach Taras

Anime isn’t all bright eyes and cheerful friendships; some of the most compelling stories dive headfirst into darkness. Whether it’s dealing with loss, identity or the shadowy corners of the human psyche, dark anime explores themes that are often intense, unsettling and unforgettable.

By Zach Taras

When the spooky season rolls around, there’s no better time to dim the lights and dive into some eerie, unsettling, and delightfully creepy Halloween anime.

By Zach Taras

Anyone familiar with the anime world knows that it's a land of contrasts, from the cheap and forgettable to the excellent and indispensable. If you're new to watching anime, you might be intimidated by the sheer volume of options you'll find on various streaming services (not to mention on DVD and Blu-Ray, if you're a physical media kind of person).

By Zach Taras

While not known for their anime, award-winning Netflix shows and movies have become fairly popular worldwide. But this powerhouse of feature films, documentaries, TV and other bingea-ble content wasn't going to sleep on anime, and they have slowly been building a catalogue.

By Zach Taras

Some anime characters are so iconic, they transcend the screen and become part of pop culture history. From gravity-defying battles to tearjerking personal journeys, anime has delivered heroes and villains who live in fans' heads for decades.

By Zach Taras

If you're a fan of soccer (or as much of the rest of the world knows it, football) and also a fan of anime, you're in luck: There are some great sports anime series that feature soccer.

By Zach Taras

We're well into the streaming era, and there's a huge amount of content available to watch on the internet, including cartoons.

By Zach Taras

Long-running shows are something of a mixed proposition, and anime is no exception. It can be intimidating to try and catch up with a show that's several decades into its run, with hundreds — or even thousands! — of episodes already released.

By Zach Taras

The world of anime has a lot of variety, and when it comes to romance, it's further complicated by the intended audience: Some is made for young men, some for young women, some for slightly older members of each gender, and so forth.

By Zach Taras

Anime fans know it, but casual viewers might not: For pretty much any genre of movie or book, there's a corresponding genre in anime. Some are obvious, such as sci-fi, fantasy or sports anime, but others, like gambling anime, are easy to overlook if you aren't seeking them out.

By Zach Taras

Those who are unfamiliar with anime might not realize the scope of its various subgenres, which include fantasy, sci-fi, horror, sports and others. In fact, even the subgenres have sub-subgenres: Boxing anime, for example, is a vital and beloved variety of sports anime.

By Zach Taras

Anime is a world unto itself: Fans can find an anime version of almost any of their preferred genres and sub-genres, whether it is fantasy, horror, action, sci fi or romance. Here, we'll take a look at romance anime, which is just as rich as any other genre in the anime universe.

By Zach Taras

Vampires have proven themselves to be one of the most versatile and durable creatures of horror fiction, having found their way into countless genres of storytelling. Anime is a good example: Some of the spookiest and most visually arresting examples in the form include these undead bloodsuckers.

By Zach Taras

Anime, originating in Japan, has long had a complicated relationship to race. In many early anime series, Black characters were almost entirely absent, and when they did appear — even later on in anime's development — they were often cringe-worthy stereotypes.

By Zach Taras

"Old" is a relative term; not everything millennials and previous generations hold sacred should be considered ancient just yet.

By Mitch Ryan

Japanese anime fans have never had so many options to enjoy streaming their favorite animated series and films. They can choose an established platform like Hulu, Netflix or Crunchyroll, or watch anime online using one of several alternative websites with their own unique offerings.

By Mitch Ryan

Even if you aren't an anime fan, you're likely aware of the genre; it's hugely popular worldwide. A quick glance at the roster of shows and movies can be overwhelming in its sheer variety of characters, but certain trends will quickly appear.

By Zach Taras

Anime is well known for its colorful characters, and some of the most vivid and unforgettable are demons. While no two anime demons are exactly like, many share enough characteristics to be considered part of the category.

By Zach Taras

Every generation produces hard-hitting animated movies and series with stories that stay with you long after the credits roll. However, most fans of the genre would likely agree that their favorite anime was born from the golden age of manga between the late 80s and early 2000s.

By Mitch Ryan

Horror movies can reach down into the darkest depths of human consciousness and bring nightmares to life on screen.

By Mitch Ryan

Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) History has a rich lineage of big personalities like Steve Austin, Triple H and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who've stood like titans in the ring. In contrast, lesser-known stars like Seth Rollins stole the show by cashing in the bank briefcase at the "Money in the Bank" event.

By Mitch Ryan

Remember when seven strangers were picked to live in a house to work together and have their lives taped? We did find out people stop being polite and these 11 reality TV shows helped prove it.

By Jennifer Walker-Journey

The storyline of HBO's "House of the Dragon" reflects the real obstacles facing women who aspired to exercise royal authority in medieval society.

By David Routt

Although it's debatable how "real" these shows actually are, they still fascinate the masses. How much do you know about the behind-the-scenes filming of reality TV programming?

By Alia Hoyt