After a long journey of trials and tribulations, most anime heroes arrive at their well-deserved happy ending, having defeated their adversaries and restored peace in the world. However, not all ...

No matter how intense or coherent a story is, it won't amount to anything if it ends badly. Countless top-tier anime have garnered unprecedented popularity due to their impeccable storytelling, only ...

The most effective dark anime aren’t those that pile on gratuitous violence or despair, but those that weaponize darkness as ...

In the world of anime, villains rarely walk away unscathed, but when they do, it’s often in a way that feels disturbingly ...

C.M. Edwards is a writer currently employed by Valnet as a GameRant lists writer. He has been working professionally as a writer and editor for the past seven years in multiple fields, including comic ...

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. Dark endings aren't surprising in some anime. Some series take unexpected dark turns ...

Shoujo anime isn’t just about heart-fluttering romance or pastel-colored school life. Sometimes, it dives headfirst into themes of grief, loss, and letting go, and it does so with a rawness that ...

An avid anime and manga fan for over 20 years, Shawn has viewed several dozen series and owns a collection of manga spanning across decades of content. The journey of a story has its ups and downs, ...