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My Worst Anime Villains
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My Favorite Villains Ranked!
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and after a busy October, a death in the family, and a nasty cold, I’m finally ready to…
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While there’s no way to empirically prove it, there seems to be an unspoken agreement that villains are the most fun and memorable parts of most stories, with…
Villains Drive #04 — Playground Rules
Cool, now we're Minority Report too. Impressions: So much of this would be so much better if it had a writer and director who actually knew how…
When Anime Villains Became 'Good'
From Accelerator becoming a literal angel to Vegeta siding with the earthlings, let’s find out as we go through Anime Moments When Villains Became Good. If you like…
Villains Are Destined To Die
By: Suol Original Story By: Gwon Gyeoeul Disclaimer: This review is based on volumes 1 & 2 (chapter 1-6) Summary: In the Easy Mode of Daughter of the…
Villains Drive #01 — Suicide Squad
Why not have a teenage idiot and a magical pet? Higurashi I guess diverged in its second episode by starting out introducing Hanyuu, but was then another…
Delving into Dragon Ball's Villains
Dragon Ball is a manga with variable villains, so lets analyze them one by one and what they offer to the narrative and overall texture of Dragon Ball's…
Naruto, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Z Kai, Hunter x Hunter, Hunter x Hunter (2011)
McCarthy’s Ability To Write Villains
One of the highest honors that can be bestowed on an author is the Pulitzer Prize. It, much like many awards spanning different arts doesn’t necessarily fully encapsulate…
Villains of 2015: Ougi (Owarimonogatari)
While there are a good number of murderers out there in the real world, the most terrifying people you meet may never do anything physically violent. They’re the…
Redeeming Villains with Tragic Backstories
Do they deserve it?
Anime Rivals, Antagonists and Villains
And somehow this became a history of the Sports! anime genre… I’m pretty sure that people who take classes in creative writing, i.e. people who are not me,…
No One Is Too Far Gone: Heroes & Villains in My Hero Academia
What makes an exceptional anime? Is it a protagonist with a relatable journey as they go from zero to number one hero? Or is it watching an antagonist’s…
I Love Villains with Secret Weaknesses
One of the big mysteries of One Piece is just how Blackbeard is able to use multiple Devil Fruit powers when that should theoretically kill any being. I…
Villains Drive #05 — Talk About It
Ah, the mid-season doldrums. Sorry this is a day late. Some real life stuff had me extremely busy yesterday afternoon (administrative drama, nothing serious, and expected, though…
Let the Villains Join the Party
Tales of Xillia is a bad Tales of game. Outside of the partner system making combat respectable, the rest of the game feels rushed, with an overall story…
Sunday Select: 7 Human Anime Villains
Tired of monsters? Here are some of anime's best human villains!
Villains Drive #11 — Hackerman’s Exposition Corner
I liked the brief aside to the whiny cop wondering if being a genocidal fascist police state might be bad. Impressions: Another pretty boring episode, unless you count a…
Villains Drive #06 — The Regeneration Chronicles
No grievous injury is too great, except those that happen offscreen. Impressions: Well, it's certainly miles better than last week just by dint of not being 20…
Villains are Destined to Die Manhwa Review
Well-written, making use of actual game mechanics in ways that benefit the story, Villains are Destined to Die is simply a good series.
Villains Drive #12 — Rocks Fall, Everybody Dies
I don't know what I expected. Impressions: I'm not sure I could say that there was a good way to end this at this point, but I've…
Villains Drive #09 — Silly Faces, Silly Voices
Not how you do horror, Japan. Impressions: Another tremendously weird and yet mostly really boring episode spent almost entirely listening to talking heads. Pinky made one random…
Why the League of Villains is One of The Best Groups of Villains in Anime #myheroacademia #anime
I used to think it was impossible to eat a whole can of baked beans. Whenever I would cook them, I would only manage to eat around 2/3rds…
Ikémen Villains: Wrapped in Wicked Romance in English!
The game is free to download, but you can expect microtransactions as a way to progress through the game.
Villains Drive #02 — The Great Train Robbery Meetings
Now that the crew is together, it's time to hurry up and discuss it. Impressions: This fell off a cliff pretty fast. It declares that their first…
Villains Drive #10 — In Transit to Standing Still
So I guess we're just done with the action scenes? Impressions: I don't know whether to laugh or be horrified by this episode. Probably the latter, and…
Villains Drive #07 — The “What a Twist” Episode
Is it really a twist if it doesn't make any sense in any context? Impressions: This episode had totally lost me long before it got to what…
When Anime Villains Make a Legendary First Impression
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Shonen Villains that are the Stuff of Nightmares
Anime Villains that Can Induce Nightmare Fuel in Fans There can be no good without evil, and that means that a great hero needs a great villain. Batman…
Joker, One Piece, Chainsaw Man, Dragon Ball, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Top 5 Anime Villains that dominated the heroes
I have collected a list of the most one sided battles that a villain won in anime. Crocodile vs Luffy, Genkai vs Suzuka, and Pikachu vs Raichu.
Webtoon Talk: Villains Are Destined To Die volume 1
Villains Are Destined To Die is a fantasy romance series from Ize Press. Published by Ize Press Story by Gyeoeul Kwon Art by Suol — Support this…
Villains Drive #03 — The Great Train Robbery Followup Meetings
I can't wait for the post-mortem. Impressions: This show continues to spin its wheels after arguably the strongest first episode of the season. After an episode almost…
The ANN Aftershow - Where the Hell are the Villains?!
After much anticipation for the next arc, My Hero Academia has...rearranged everything? Is the upcoming movie to blame? We were promised villains!
The Great Villains / 大悪党 / Dai akuto (1968)
Obscure Japanese Film #111 Mako Midori and Kei Sato Yoshiko (Mako Midori) is a naïve country girl now living in Tokyo as a student. As she...
Villains that know they are evil and don’t care
(WARNING!! Slight spoilers ahead) So recently I just finished watching the dressrosa arc in one piece and I thought about dolfamingo and how he just didn’t care about…
Episode 173, "Villains Don't Know When To Shut Up"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we have a ton to go over: we have some News with Greg and Ed, some Manga Recap of Chapter…
10 villains you just got to feel sorry for
You are "bad guy". But this does not mean you are bad guy.
My top 3 most evil anime villains right now
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Villains Drive #08 — Surprise Sadist Rapist Pedophile Slaver Gang
But at least they don't do drugs. Impressions: I'm of two minds about this episode. On one hand, Whose-Her-Face finally steps up and starts stepping into being…
Episode 173, "Villains Don't Know When To Shut Up"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we have a ton to go over: we have some News with Greg and Ed, some Manga Recap of Chapter…
Episode 173, "Villains Don't Know When To Shut Up"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we have a ton to go over: we have some News with Greg and Ed, some Manga Recap of Chapter…
The ANN Aftershow - Is the League of Villains ACTUALLY Evil?
The series switches gears for My Villain Academia and we finally get the backstory on Shigaraki's frightening power. Multiple plot threads are introduced to show us just how…
The Unquenching Desire for Villains: 9/11, 20 Years Later
Trigger Warnings: September 11, COVID-19, and all they entail—death, suicide, etc. I still remember visiting the Twin Towers with friends after school. We would go semi-regularly, with the…
Writing Relatable Villains with Bungo Stray Dogs Author Kafka Asagiri
We went straight to the source to find out what makes Sigma and other villains in Bungo Stray Dogs so easy to like and why Osamu Dazai keeps…
Why Could the Meta Liberation Army Be MHA's Best Villains Yet?
Honestly, the scariest thing about The Meta Liberation Army is most likely their secrecy. Any, and I mean any, of the pro heroes could be believers of The…
The ANN Aftershow - My Villain Academia: Villains Aren't Born, They're Made
Jacki, AJ, and Lynzee discuss Toga's psychological state and how much of her fate is the unfortunate result of not conforming in a society that requires it.
Villains are Destined to Die Volume 1 Manhwa Review (TW Spoilers)
In Villains are Destined to Die, it's one thing to play an extremely hard otome game, and another to be transported into one. When almost every choice leads…
Harley Quinn #41 — You Think Villains Are Above a Titty Twister?
Like twin honey ham glory holes. Impressions: I am really doubtful that all the random foreshadowing is going to pay off, and that's starting to seem like…
If Anime Villains Invaded My Hero Academia | Get In The Robot
We had a lot of fun bringing exchange students to My Hero Academia last time, and this time we’re just totally ruining Principal Nezu’s life. We’re bringing all…
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