Anime thrives on that which is familiar. Shounen story beats are often the same; even character designs sometimes evoke each other. But nothing in anime gets the old Pavlovian reflex going quite like ...

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure speaks in silhouettes. A single limb arrangement can telegraph bloodline pride, villainous ego, or righteous payback long before the first Ora Ora lands. Strike a frame and ...

Anime of the late ’80s has an undeniable impact that extends beyond the medium into movies, TV shows, and video games. Many of the homages are to 1988’s Akira, which existed before Western culture had ...