Sage Ashford

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10 Anime Returning for Summer 2025 (& Where to Stream Them)

1 week ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

Published 17 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Image by Morena Perez Vitale Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Here is a simplified version of the story contents: These days, anime are more likely to get greenlit for multiple seasons than ever. With long-running anime mostly a thing of the past, seasons allow for breaks in between for animation studios, and keep anime adaptations from catching up to their source material. With that in mind, it's...
10 Best Fights In Every Dragon Ball Anime, Ranked

1 week ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

The Dragon Ball franchise is one of the biggest in anime, serving as many Western fans' first introduction to the medium and standing the test of time for 40 years. The series made its name off its incredible martial arts battle scenes, which operated both as exciting action sequences and moments of external character growth. Even now, Dragon Ball frequently sets the bar for amazing fight scenes in anime.
10 Best Fantasy Anime That Are Full of Action From Start to Finish

2 weeks ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

Published 40 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account When people think of fantasy anime, it's easy to think of series that spend most of their time on exploration, like Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, or political intrigue and mystery, like The Apothecary Diaries. While those series are amazing, sometimes viewers want something different. Sometimes they want a quality series that's jam-packed with action from beginning to end. Fortunately, viewers don't have to...
10 Underrated Fantasy Anime Not Based On Manga

2 weeks ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

Published 21 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Going back to the '90s, fantasy has been one of the most popular genres of anime. Yet, unlike most genres, fantasy has never needed to rely on manga as its primary source material. Of course, there are some incredible fantasy anime that come from manga, like Fullmetal Alchemist, it's nowhere close to the norm. Instead, when people think of fantasy anime, they usually tend to think of light novel adaptations or even...
8 Best Fantasy Anime Streaming on YouTube for Free

3 weeks ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

These days, it's easier to get into anime than ever. Even outside Crunchyroll, multiple streaming services have their own anime libraries, with some of them boasting their own exclusives. However, sometimes it's even easier than getting a streaming service, with some anime being available to view for free on YouTube. Anime on YouTube isn't just restricted to series that are available illegally because the series is too old for anyone to care to take it down.
We Promise You'll Love These Other Anime Series Made By Your Favorite Creators

3 weeks ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Given the length of some of the longest-running anime series, it wouldn't be unreasonable to believe their creators never work on anything else. After all, who needs to create something else after making something like Bleach or One Piece? Yet some creators like Rumiko Takahashi or Hiro Mashima are particularly prolific, and manage to create either new anime, or new manga that become anime, and maintain their usual level of quality. These...
10 Great Fantasy Anime That Will Never Get Another Season

4 weeks ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

When people think of fantasy, they generally think of grand, sweeping epics or stories with lots of political intrigue. Yet in anime, most fantasy series never quite get to last long enough to reach epic status. It's a simple truth that most anime simply aren't going to be popular enough to last as long as something like One Piece or even Dragon Ball Z. The unfortunate part of this is, over the decades there have been plenty of fantasy anime that desperately needed another season.
10 Best 2010s Anime Everyone Totally Forgot About

4 weeks ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

The 2010s were a great decade for anime, full of series fans regard as classics today. Whether it's Hunter x Hunter or Attack on Titan, there's a good chance every anime fan has at least a few favorites from that decade. However, one thing remains consistent in every decade: there will always be plenty of great series that wind up being forgotten. Some anime series flew under the radar even while they were on the air, while other anime got all the exposure.
10 Best Legacy Anime Franchises That Deserve as Much Love as Dragon Ball Z

1 month ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

Published 20 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Certainly in the West, there are very few franchises as well-respected as Dragon Ball. It's easy to understand why; Dragon Ball Z is responsible for getting a ton of anime fans into the medium at all. On top of that, it's been a lasting franchise, still getting new series long after the original series ended in the early '90s. That said, Dragon Ball isn't the only long-running franchise deserving of respect. The...
10 Best Gundam Anime Series for Newcomers (& Where to Stream Them)

1 month ago | cbr.com | Sage Ashford

There's no question that the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is one of the most storied anime franchises ever. Getting its start in 1979, the series has left an indelible mark on not just other mecha series, but all anime. However, when a series is that long, it makes it that much harder for newcomers to get into. It's easy to wonder where to start with Gundam, yet fortunately Bandai and Sunrise have made it simple for newcomers to get started.

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11 Jun 25

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11 Jun 25

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