
Another ranking has appeared regarding the tastes of western anime fans, revealing their favorite anime males, and demonstrating that protagonists are unsurprisingly regarded as the more interesting characters as they compose a majority of the list.
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The latest impressive piece to emerge from the forges of fandom does so quite pointedly, for it is a replica of Edward Elric’s famous spear from Full Metal Alchemist, with the creators helpfully providing a video detailing its manufacture.
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Anime fans have been polled as to which anime they think have the most spectacular and well produced battle scenes – providing plenty to please fans of giant robots and SF, and for once even including “that” anime…
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The fact that young boys in anime are overwhelmingly voiced by female seiyuu has given rise to this unusual ranking, looking at just who manages the best boyish shonen voices…
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Anime fans have been seeking to find the best fantasy anime, and whilst their choices may not exclusively consist of epic tales of gangs of elves and dwarves molesting dragons, they are certainly quite fantastic all the same…
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With so much recent controversy over manga endings (Bleach is in its “final chapter,” Negima ends in 3 chapters, and generic Jump love comedy Kagami no Kuni no Harisugawa just received one of “those” endings), manga fans have been debating the perfect length for a manga – with many coming to the conclusion that “about 30” volumes is about right.
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Anime fans with what pass for exceptionally long memories amongst otaku and their ilk supply a very passable ranking of the best anime of the early 2000s – providing a rare glimpse into the brief pre-moe era between the end of the nineties and the advent of Haruhi.
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Those looking for an anime which revolves around more than just schoolgirls paying endless visits to various bathing venues need look no further than the following ranking of anime “even adults can enjoy” – being packed with Type A anime and with nary a moeblob in sight, it certainly makes a change from the usual fare.
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The question of which of the many guntoting shootists appearing in anime most deserves to be top of an arbitrary ranking is explored by Japanese fans below.
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Bones fans asked to rank the best of the studio’s titles seem to demonstrate the supremacy of the loli harem over all other forms of entertainment (or at least those not involving moeblobs or mahou shoujo abuse, neither of which are a studio speciality).
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With the conclusion of the TV anime, a new Full Metal Alchemist movie has been announced.
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The long running and hugely successful manga Fullmetal Alchemist has been confirmed as ending in the upcoming July issue of Shonen Gangan, prompting fans to wonder what future awaits both Gangan and the latest manga in its absence.
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