Anime has no shortage of terrifying villains, but the most dangerous are not the ones who punch the hardest or destroy cities with ease, they are the ones who think five steps ahead. Some of the most ...

In anime, great antagonists are not simply obstacles to be vanquished. They embody world views equivalent to the heroes’, and set the stakes for the entire series. They create tension and emotional ...

Some have evil laughs that successfully disrupt the narrative and send shivers down your spine, some have cold and complex master plans designed to overwhelm and awe our heroes, some like to sit in ...

In the world of anime, villains rarely walk away unscathed, but when they do, it’s often in a way that feels disturbingly perfect. Unlike heroes, villains operate with the freedom to break rules and ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Fridous used to be a film critic at whatkeptmeup. She had never imagined she would become an anime fan, and the first series that got her into anime was Demon Slayer. What started as a casual ...