No episode comes close to One Piece episode 489 when it comes to hyping Shanks of the Red Hair Pirates. This episode glorified Shanks to the fullest, so much so that fans couldn’t help but wonder if ...

Now, the last bastion of the old-school way of producing anime has embraced the inevitable progress. Starting in 2026, after a three-month break, Toei Animation will only produce 26 One Piece anime ...

I started building my own anime collection for practical reasons. Before the era of anime streaming, only the most mainstream shows would air on something like Cartoon Network and you had to have a ...

Rei is the Deputy Lead for GameRant's Anime Team from Kashmir, situated in Beirut. He's an avid fan of anime and manga. Rei grew up watching anime and had a knack for writing ever since he was a kid, ...

We might as well start this list with a quote from one of Team Four Star’s personalities, as this disclaimer pops up very early in DBZA. The quote appears as Raditz is approaching Gohan, with the ...

During one of Brock’s many love-at-first-sight encounters, he instantly falls head over heels for a trainer named Samantha. At the same time, her Mawile develops a crush on Brock’s Lombre, though the ...

The long wait between each anime season is a tough time for fans, but this Fall’s upcoming anime lineup looks worth the wait. The lineup includes both new series and some of the most beloved returning ...

I have a confession to make – I haven't been as much into anime this year. I know, I know – I'm the kind of girl who literally a year ago I would be recommending the best anime to start on or the best ...

Since the dawn of time (animation time at least), people who aren’t in the know have categorised Japanese anime and American cartoons under the umbrella term of ‘animation’, expecting them both to ...