Mark Sammut

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Contributor at Game Rant

Lead Editor at Valnet Inc.

Freelance Writer at us.blastingnews.com

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Best Action Anime Of The 2020s

1 week ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

So far, so good. The 2020s are shaping up to be great for anime. Not only are Japanese shows more accessible than ever, but they are also (essentially) never-ending. As each season produces about 40 anime, roughly 800 series have released content over the last few years, a figure that will expand to about 2000 once the decade comes to an end.
Best Isekai Anime You've Probably Never Heard Of

1 week ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

Love or hate them, isekai anime's popularity cannot be denied. Using the current year as an example, 2025 will see the release of more than 20 new stories that cover this theme, and that number does not even take into account sequels. Isekai is deeply competitive, to the point that only a handful of series reach mainstream exposure. However, the "forgettable" seasonal shows tend to still attract quite a bit of discourse while they are airing.
Best Soulslike Games You've Probably Never Heard Of

2 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

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10 Best Dragon Ball Characters, Ranked

2 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball is arguably the most famous shonen manga of all time, and its anime adaptation played a major role in establishing Japanese animation as an international phenomenon. Dragon Ball Z is particularly beloved, garnering a reputation for its high-octane fight sequences that are spectacular in scope and presentation. Even all these decades later, the manga and anime hold up as all-time greats that can still be enjoyed by folks who do not have any nostalgia for them.
Best Isekai Anime With OP MC

3 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

Isekai is a staple of the anime industry by this point. Love it or hate it, the concept is popular enough to warrant multiple representatives in each season. While not every story goes down this route, isekai anime with OP main characters are pretty much inescapable, to the point that they are largely synonymous with each other. While getting a lot of hate due to being overexposed, these shows can be wildly entertaining when they are executed well.
Best Isekai Anime On Crunchyroll

3 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

While not necessarily the most universally loved genre, isekai anime is pretty much inescapable nowadays. Each new season tells a couple of stories that involve protagonists traveling (or reincarnating) in another world, and a few of them tend to be pretty good or even great. As the definitive anime streaming service in North America, Crunchyroll includes the largest (legal) selection of isekai series.
Best Anime To Start Watching In 2025

3 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

The anime industry never sleeps. Every season contains roughly 40 shows, nearly all of which release 12 or 13 episodes over three months. In just 2025, around 2000 episodes will hit streaming services, and that is not counting things like movies, OVAs, ONAs, etc. There is so much anime out there, that picking something to watch can become straight-up frustrating, especially for people who do not stick to seasonal releases. What are the best anime to start watching right now?
Best Isekai Anime Of The 2020s

1 month ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

Isekai anime has been around for a very long time, with shows like Digimon Adventure and The Vision of Escaflowne debuting more than a decade before Sword Art Online propelled the idea into superstardom. Despite attracting a lot of criticism nowadays, isekai's popularity cannot be denied, and every season includes a few shows that involve characters being sent to another world (including Earth).
MHA Vigilantes Characters' Ages, Heights, & Birthdays

1 month ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

As My Hero Academia prepares for season 8, which is set to debut towards the end of 2025, the franchise is keeping itself busy by taking a trip to the past. Launching in 2016, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spin-off and prequel set a few years before the start of the main story, and it follows three characters who want to do good but lack a powerful enough quirk to serve as Pro Heroes.
Best Spring 2025 Anime

1 month ago | gamerant.com | Mark Sammut

The Spring 2025 anime season has arrived, bringing forth a plethora of fresh and returning names that will attempt to keep viewers hooked for roughly three months. While perhaps not as stacked with established heavy hitters as Fall 2024 or Winter 2025, the current quarter still has an impressive selection of sequels, with Fire Force, Black Butler, and Wind Breaker all airing new episodes.