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Yuji Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen, Anya Forger from Spy x Family, Yuki Itose from A Sign of Affection
10 Best Cinnamon Roll Anime Protagonists

Cinnamon Roll anime protagonists are endearing and upbeat heroes who protect loved ones.

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Free!, SK8 and Banana Fish Anime
Successful Women in Anime: Hiroko Utsumi's Best Works, From Free! to Bucchigiri?!

One of the most recognizable female directors, Hiroko Utsumi is famous for Sk8 and Banana Fish, action-packed anime about men, gangs, and violence.

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30 Best Sports Anime Ever Made, Ranked

The best sports anime take all the intensity and drama of high-stakes gameplay and blends it with the wondrous anime world.

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Free! Iwatobi Swim Club and Tsurune
Is Tsurune Just A Copy of Free! Iwatobi Swim Club?

With an almost identical premise and similar characters, Tsurune seems like a rip-off of Free, but is the story original enough to stand apart?

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Split screen of Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Sword Art Online and Jujutsu Kaisen
10 Best Anime Studios, According To Reddit

From A-1 Pictures to Ufotable, fans have favorite anime studios, whether because of their extensive library or smaller, high-quality roster.

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10 Slice-Of-Life Anime With Great Action Feature
10 Slice-Of-Life Anime With Great Action

Slice-of-life anime like Fruits Basket and Free! feature plenty of action with supernatural fights and intense battles.

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Goku from Dragon Ball; Resasuke from Aggretsuko; Denki Kaminari from My Hero Academia
10 Spaciest Anime Husbandos

The spaciest anime husbandos are naive and simpleminded like Goku from the Dragon Ball franchise or clueless and sweet like MHA's Denki.

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Mitsuri from Demon Slayer, You from K-On, and Rin from Free
10 Biggest Double Standards In Anime

Double standards are awfully prevalent in anime, from female-on-male violence to exploiting strong female characters for fan service.

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Shoyo Hinata from Haikyu!!; The cast of Yuri!!! On Ice; Tobio Kageyama from Haikyu!!
10 Best All Boy Anime, Ranked

Although the majority of anime features female characters in their casts, there are a few that feature all boys. Here are 10 of the best.

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Korosensei from Assassination Classroom; Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan; Minori Kushieda from Toradora!.
10 Best Beach & Pool Anime Episodes, Ranked

The best beach or pool episodes in anime show character development as well as fun in the sun.

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Left - Yuji from JJK, A mecha, anime character yelling
10 Best Anime Subgenres Of All Time, Ranked

Anime features many fan-favorite subgenres, such as Real Robot, Sports, and Cute Girls Doing Cute Things.

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Kyoya Ootori of Ouran High School Host Club and Fuuto Asahina of Brothers Conflict
15 Worst-Written Male Characters In Shojo Anime

Even popular shojo anime suffer from poorly written male characters, such as Takumi Usui from Maid Sama! and Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon.

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Shion of anime No. 6, Anya Forger of anime Spy X Family, and Tohru Honda of Fruits Basket
15 Anime Characters Who Are As Sweet As They Look

Anime heroes like Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket not only look kind, but their sweetness goes all the way to their souls.

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Elizabeth & Meliodas - Seven Deadly Sins, Tamaki Kotatsu - Fire Force, Miko & Hana - Mieruko Chan
10 Great Anime Series Ruined By Fan Service

Unfortunately, stellar series like Seven Deadly Sins, Fire Force, and Mieruko-chan are dragged down by needless fan service.

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10 Shojo Anime That Wasted Great Premises

Shojo anime like Maid Sama! and Free! might have lived up to their potential if only they had been written differently or handled by another studio.

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Katsuki Bakugo in his winter hero costume from My Hero Academia; Mr. Ton with glowing red eyes and crossed arms at his desk int he accounting department from Aggretsuko.
10 Best Anime Antoganists Who Aren't Actually Villains

Though these anime baddies can be rude, they are still the good guys, sort of.

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Satoru Gojo with a bandage on his eyes and clutching his face from Jujutsu Kaisen; Takehisa Hinawa from Fire Force wearing his Moosifer hat with horns and doing paper work; Miyuki Shirogane showing off his cringey style with a “Mad Boy” T-shirt, cross necklace, and green shirt with cuffs loosely sewn together from Kaguya-sama: Love is War.
10 Anime Husbandos With No Fashion Sense

These anime husbandos may be cute, but they can't put an outfit together to save their lives.

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10 Worst Anime With The Best Opening Songs

Although these anime series failed, fans remember their openings fondly.

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Son Hak from Yona of the Dawn; Touya Kinomoto with his left hand on his chin from Cardcaptor Sakura; Rin Matsuoka with his head in his right hand from Free!
10 Best Shojo Jocks

These athletic characters know their worth but can get tripped up when it comes to affairs of the heart.

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10 Iconic Anime That Turn 10 In 2023
10 Iconic Anime That Turn 10 In 2023

Fans would be surprised to find out that these anime have already been around for a decade.

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