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In Kaiju No. 8, the Defense Force stands between humanity and towering monsters, and hardly anyone goes about it as coolly as Soshiro Hoshina. As V...

Kaiju No. 8 follows an unlikely squad: Kafka Hibino, who at 32 finally makes his childhood dream of joining the Defense Force come true while guard...

Captain Mina Ashiro is the calm presence amid the chaos in Kaiju No. 8: with her enormous precision cannon she takes monsters apart from a safe dis...

Anyone taking on monsters the size of houses needs one thing above all: a clear head. The Defense Force from Kaiju No. 8 never starts a mission wit...

In the world of Kaiju No. 8, everyday life is anything but relaxed: giant monsters, the Kaiju, are overrunning Japan, and only the Defense Force st...

No ship on the Grand Line has sailed as deep into the hearts of Straw Hat fans as the Going Merry. She carried Luffy and his crew through their fir...

In One Piece a single fruit changes Monkey D. Luffy's life forever: the Gum-Gum Fruit, one of the infamous Devil Fruits, makes his body stretch lik...

If one single Pokémon stands for the entire series, it's Pikachu. The yellow Electric mascot with the red cheeks has been at trainers' sides from t...

No other Pokémon keeps as many doors open as Eevee. The fluffy fox creature can transform into several different evolutions, from the fiery Flareon...

Gon and Killua are probably the most endearing duo the Hunter Exam has ever thrown together: one a sunny nature boy searching for his father, the o...

What if aliens and ghosts were both real? In Dandadan, high schooler Momo and occult nerd Okarun bet on exactly that, and the duo lands smack in th...

In Hunter x Hunter, the bright-eyed Gon sets off to find his long-lost father and strikes up a friendship with the quiet former assassin Killua alo...

In My Neighbor Totoro, no creature makes children's eyes light up quite as reliably as the Catbus: a giant, grinning tomcat with twelve legs, warm ...

When the young witch Kiki sets off for the big city at thirteen, all she takes with her is her broom, her red hair ribbon and a rather cheeky compa...

When Tanjiro travels to the secluded village of the swordsmiths, he doesn't yet suspect that one of the series' toughest battles awaits him there. ...

Tony Chopper is the ship's doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates and probably the fluffiest crew member ever to set sail. The little reindeer, who can ta...

Few duos have stuck with the fanbase as long as Goku and Vegeta. Over the years, bitter rivals have become battle companions who push the limits of...

In the realm of the Chimera Ants, Neferpitou is one of the three Royal Guards and ranks among the most dangerous foes Gon has ever faced. Behind th...

At the legendary Hunter Exam, most people claim they're in it for fame or adventure. Leorio openly says he's after the money. Anyone who knows the ...

In the world of Kaiju No. 8, Kafka Hibino dreams of joining the Defense Force, but at first he only ends up on the clean-up crew that clears away t...

When the rain pours down on the countryside in the Studio Ghibli classic My Neighbor Totoro, he appears: the big grey forest spirit who sleeps on a...

No ship on the seven seas carries as much heart and soul as the Thousand Sunny. Built by shipwright Franky from the legendary Adam wood, the vessel...

In Demon Slayer, young Tanjiro Kamado sets out to hunt demons and save his transformed sister. His most important weapon is a Nichirin Sword, whose...

In the Ghibli classic there isn't just one Totoro but three: the giant grey O-Totoro, the little white Chibi and, in between, the blue Chu-Totoro, ...

Anyone who has ever stood at a bus stop in the rain, wishing for a fluffy neighbor with a giant smile, instantly understands why Totoro has been wi...

Anyone who once chose Bulbasaur in Red or Blue was rewarded with one of the most loyal companions of all. At the end of its evolution stands Venusa...

Hardly any chapter of the One Piece saga has gripped fans like the great war for Marineford: Ace sits bound on the scaffold, the Marines have deplo...

In Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, a gentle, furry spirit lives deep in the forest, appearing only to children and making entire treetops grow...

When Monkey D. Luffy first awakens his Gear 5 form, a brutal fight turns into one big cartoon spectacle: snow-white hair, dancing rings of smoke an...

Anyone who grew up with Dragon Ball Z knows: when Bulma's family builds a spaceship, it looks like an oversized pea with portholes. In exactly one ...

In the world of One Piece, nobody makes calls on a smartphone. Instead, little snails crawl around everywhere, the Transponder Snails, which transm...

The world of the shinobi is on the brink: the criminal organisation Akatsuki is hunting the nine Bijuu, the mighty beasts, to seize control over ev...

In the world of Kaiju No. 8, humanity is on permanent duty against monstrous beasts, and anyone who knows the Defense Force knows that Vice-Captain...

High above the clouds floats Laputa, the legendary sky island from Hayao Miyazaki's classic. Among its weathered walls and overgrown gardens, adora...

In the world of One Piece there are pirates who strive for honor, and then there's Buggy. The boastful clown with the red nose would rather cast hi...

In hardly any anime does steam rise as temptingly as in Demon Slayer, when the demon hunters treat themselves to a well-earned bowl of noodles afte...