People often disregard anime as mere cartoons, but it's in these movies that some of the greatest stories take place. When the studio isn’t concerned about casting issues, creating realistic-looking ...

This article mentions sensitive topics, including suicide. While plenty of anime series are wacky comedies or innocent slice-of-life adventures, some of the most memorable series will tug right on the ...

While anime with happier premises are nice, sometimes it can be oddly refreshing to binge a series or two that are bittersweet, depict harsh realities, or are just downright depressing. Whether doing ...

Happy endings are becoming more and more rare when it comes to anime series in the modern era, with the focus of current series trending more towards bleak, bittersweet, or hopeful at best. The ...

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 ...