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Action anime are often known for somewhat gratuitous gore. However, some series have amazing fights without the usual brutality. While these brighter examples are usually based on toys or games, like Beyblade, this is not always true. Several of these franchises shape the childhood of many.

These iconic anime created an entire new generation of anime fans. Not all of them contain violence still unsuitable for younger viewers. Yet some, like Shangri-La Frontier, are acceptable because of their absolute lack of blood. Many of the most beloved action anime easily prove carnage isn't necessary for interesting battle sequences.

Beyblade X Is a New Continuation of the Beloved Franchise Streaming on Netflix

Beyblade X is the latest installment in a long line of Beyblade-related anime. Like most similar action anime, the series has almost no gore. Yet, the battles remain captivating because of the showrunners' understanding of the source material.

2025 is a year full of anime anniversaries. Several beloved anime released in 2000 are now turning 25 this year, which is kind of hard to believe. So much time has passed since these beloved classics were first released, but at least streaming services make it easy to watch the anime fans had loved these past 25 years.

For fans who are feeling a wave of nostalgia, there's no time like the present to re-watch old favorites and treasure the memories of first seeing these anime series and films. These anime may be 25 years old now, but that doesn't mean they've lost their worth since they first aired. If anything, they've gotten better with time.

Mechs Enter the Taisho Period in Sakura Wars Streaming on Hidive

Sakura Wars is a steampunk multimedia series that first began with the Sega Saturn game in 1996. The first Sakura Wars anime adaptation was released in April 2000. The series...

When it comes to genre diversity, anime has plenty to offer to all kinds of fans, covering a broad range of classic genre categories from romance to action-adventure to horror and psychological thriller. Yet, on top of the genres prominent in all fiction, anime also has unique categories of stories intrinsic to the medium - one of the most popular of such distinctive sub-genres being isekai. Isekai, literally translating to “another world,” is both a genre and a plot mechanism encountered all over modern anime - to the point of being considered one of the medium’s most saturated sub-genres. From manga to anime to light novels and video games, tales of heroes traveling to parallel fantasy worlds from their mundane reality are almost inescapable in contemporary Japanese media.

The appeal of isekai anime is easy to relate to - most of such stories are power fantasies that follow ordinary...

Doc Harris, the original English-language narrator of the Dragon Ball Z anime series, has died. He was 76.

Harris died Saturday at Vancouver General Hospital after minor surgery, according to the Canadian trade publication Broadcast Dialogue.

Born Gilbert Achinleck on Aug. 3, 1948, Harris started out working in Canadian radio stations before becoming a famous voice in the anime world.

His first job as Gil Harris was with Ckom in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1970. During the next three years, he moved between radio stations in Sudbury, Hamilton, and Toronto as Doc Holliday.

He then landed at Vancouver station Cklg in 1973 as disc jockey Doc Harris. For the next quarter-century, he had a successful radio career at such Vancouver stations as Cfmi-FM, Ckks (Kiss FM), Ckst and news station Cknw as well as Cfun, Cknw and Cisl.

But the anime world is paying tribute to Harris, who was the English-language narrator of Dragon Ball Z,...

Legendary voice actor and the narrator of Dragon Ball Z, Doc Harris, passed away at age 76. Born as Gilbert Auchinleck, Harris was a big radio personality in the 1960s and 1970s. According to reports, he passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, following a reported minor surgery last month.

Doc Harris | Credit: Instagram @ianjamescorlett

Harris was famous in the anime industry as the English narrator of Ocean Productions’ English-dubbed version of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, including multiple of its movies. His voice was very iconic and was the first and the last thing English Dragon Ball fans got to listen to during the streaming of the episode.

However, Dragon Ball was not the only anime franchise to which Harris gave his voice. He also worked on three other hard-hitting anime that were a gem for the old generation of anime watchers. These animes will forever carry Harris’s contribution to...

The 1990s anime boom was a major moment for popular culture in general, but it helped supplement the Pokmon craze sweeping the world, leading to impressive and comparable franchises following suit, including Medabots, a real forgotten gem. The term Pokemania is recognizable for anybody spending their youth from the late 90s through the early 2000s. The Game Freak adaptation wasn't the only anime to capitalize on a Japanese video game franchise, with Medabots being a fond memory for many 90s kids as an action-packed introduction to anime.

Medabots' anime adaptation comes from Bee Train, a studio later known for excellent series such as Blade of the Immortal, .hack, and Igpx: Immortal Grand Prix. The anime is based on the Imagineer Medarot portable RPG series, which first launched on the Game Boy and WonderSwan systems in 1997 and 1999, featuring one-meter tall robots powered by Medals competing with other robots for parts. While...

The 1990s were formative years for monster-collecting anime, especially for popular games and toys like Pokmon and Digimon adaptations, but also for more obscure stories like Monster Rancher. However, while other niche series have come and gone, like Yokai Watch with its share of multimedia franchises, Monster Rancher trod similar ground to some of the decade's most beloved kid-friendly anime. Monster Rancher is occasionally forgotten, but for kids growing up watching Fox Kids and Ytv, it was a Saturday morning fixture and a monster-collecting isekai anime way before the trend overtook the medium.

Monster Rancher is the adaptation of the Tecmo video game series. It first launched in 1997, featuring many popular creature designs, but felt like a favorable cross between the Pokmon and Digimon anime, the latter being released one month prior. It follows Genki, a passionate Monster Rancher video game fan who wishes to live in the game world.

The Pokmon franchise has been popular in essentially every medium, but the anime series is especially successful. Running since the 1990s, it's had over 1000 episodes and defined the brand for a generation of viewers. In its heyday of popularity, it also inspired a slew of imitators that firmly followed the formula it created.

The most well-known competitor for Pokmon was easily the Digimon anime and game franchise, but there were several others. Some of these now have their own nostalgic fanbases, while others have largely been forgotten in the annals of time. Still, many were better than they had any right to be and moved beyond their seemingly "lowly" status.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Dinosaur King Is One of the Most Forgotten Anime Franchises Streaming On: Netflix

Something of an oddity in the realms of franchises similar to Pokmon is Dinosaur King. Similar to a series...

Quick Links Digimon Combined Isekai With Monster Raising Digimon Was Superior to the Pokmon Anime Digimon Was Nothing Like Most Modern Isekai

When it comes to the isekai genre, it's become both the most popular type of anime, the most commonly made and the most criticized. This is largely due to the number of tropes and archetypes that most modern isekai follow, with many of them being fairly boilerplate in nature. Ironically, one of the most overlooked entries in the annals of isekai just so happens to be a classic anime from the tail end of the 1990s.

The original Digimon Adventure, also known in the West as Digimon: Digital Monsters, was a hallmark part of the childhoods of many. While the franchise as a whole is somewhat overshadowed by a certain competitor brand, the classic anime series is actually far superior to this rival. Likewise, Digimon handled the isekai...

Underrated animated video game adaptations deserve recognition for their loyalty to source material and innovation in storytelling. From Cuphead's aesthetic to Monster Rancher's storyline, these adaptations bring beloved franchises to life in unique ways. Don't overlook series like Earthworm Jim or Kirby - they may be dated, but they offer engaging characters and fun adventures.

There have been plenty of great animated video game adaptations over the years, and quite a few have fallen under the radar. While major animated game adaptations, like Pokmon, have become touchstones of popular culture, there were many more that have yet to gain the recognition they so rightfully deserve. Theres always plenty of talk about the greatest video game movie adaptations, but its important to highlight the many underrated animated video game TV shows out there.

The best video game adaptations all have something in common, they justified their existence by paying tribute...

Anime fans would have to be transported to another world in order to escape isekai nowadays. However, it wasn't always like that. The 2010s was a golden age of isekai that truly put the genre on the map and made it the household name it has become.

While isekai existed long before the 2010s, it was during this period when many of the tropes and trends that would go on to define the genre began to take hold. The idea of "truck-kun" being the ideal way to send a hero to their early demise, and the concept of being sent to a video game world, were still fairly fresh ideas that had yet to fully become parodies of themselves as they have with more current isekai series. Perhaps most telling of all, many of the best isekai series of the 2010s have gone on to become huge multimedia franchises that...

Propelled to unimaginable levels of success by such hit series as Sword Art Online and Re:Zero, isekai gained acclaim as a modern genre that was basically nonexistent in the mainstream anime sphere before the early 2010s. However, isekai anime had its first boom way back in the 1990s, and some of the best shows of the decade were actually dedicated to adventures in another world.

Early exemplars of the isekai genre differ significantly from what isekai is known to be today; many of them were aimed at a female demographic, didn’t feature classic RPG-inspired and power fantasy tropes, and included mechs. As such, ‘90s isekai still feels captivating and unique when compared to modern shows that mostly follow the same formula. An unexpectedly diverse genre with a long history, isekai was just taking shape in the ‘90s, yet the decade is responsible for producing some of the most noteworthy adventures in another world.

‘Tis the season for horror video game showcases. And for indie developers, 靄Moya Horror and HauntedPS1’s EEK3 2023 was the place to be, showing off new and upcoming titles from the smaller but incredibly passionate crowd. Here’s a sampling of the games that made an appearance during the two-hour event.

Wrong Organ’s Mouthwashing is a narrative driven first-person horror game following the dying crew of a shipwrecked space freighter Tulpar. Slated for release on Steam later this year, the game has you living out the remaining time of the five-person crew. The ship will run out of power within six months, but food rations are running even lower. With no chance of rescue, the only hope lies in the cargo hold, as the contents could mean a prolonged chance of survival. However, the crew is prohibited from going in there under company orders…

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The Pokémon anime is unique in a lot of ways, but that hasn't stopped many from trying to emulate its success. Still, there are actually quite a lot of series that share something in common with Pokémon out there, even if none of them quite hit every box.

Here are 10 of the best Pokémon-like anime, setting aside its biggest rival, Digimon. Whether it's a world of strange creatures, forging lifelong bonds with monsters, or battling it out to be the very best, each of these series has a little bit of what makes Pokémon great, and at least one of them ought to meet desires for more once Ash is well and truly done.

Related: Team Rocket’s Pokémon Catchphrase Is Actually Deadlier Than Fans Realize

Beyblade

The Beyblade series revolves around spinning tops, essentially. Yet some of these Beyblades are more than just tops, particularly those known as "Bit Beasts,...

The cinematic universe must continue. No franchise will go untouched. Stories cannot end. And so we are back in the Harry Potter universe via the prequel / spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This is the first installment in a new quintet. (That’s five.) It was originally meant to be a single film. Hollywood multiplies properties with name recognition like the treasures from the vault in Deathly Hallows. I’ve no idea how the next film will keep the Fantastic Beasts name in a way that makes sense, since the serialized elements being set up here have nothing to do with magical animals.

In fact, the franchise obligations hanging over Fantastic Beasts are so heavy that they’ve essentially split it into two movies: one that is actually about beasts that are fantastic and where one may find them, and the other about a brewing conflict in the...

Hey everyone! There's not too many games out this week unfortunately but there's a few worth highlighting. Here we go!

 

Superstars V8 Racing (PC, X360 & PS3)

Superstars V8 Racing drives the intense competition of the Track Based Superstars Championship into the states!

Releases today!

Video Games | Superstars V8 Racing | Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

 

 

 

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (X360) 

A 6-Player co-operative adventure in the Castlevania universe! Esrb: Blood and Gore; Fantasy Violence; Mild Language; Mild Suggestive Themes.

Releases tomorrow.

 

Monster Rancher DS (Nds) 

All of the Monster Rancher favorites are back in more portable form on the Nintendo DS. Recite your favorite word or draw a silly picture and see what monster is created!

Releases today.

 

Video Games | Monster Rancher DS | Exclusive Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

 

 

Disney Sing It: Family Hits (Wii & PS3)

Disney Sing It: Family Hits is a karaoke game featuring the most beloved...

Nintendo announced its Winter 2010 release lineups today for the Wii and DS, and the list predictably confirmed dates for games like "No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle" and "Mega Man 10," but it also attached dates to "WarioWare D.I.Y." games for both systems. Check out the complete rundown, which includes both "Alice and Wonderland" and "Zombie Panic in Wonderland" titles, after the jump.

The DS "WarioWare D.I.Y." and Wii "WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase" games will work in tandem, allowing players to create their own "WarioWare" games and then upload them for play on the Wii, which should be a fascinating process to watch once they both get demo'd.

As far as third-party developers go, Ubisoft looks to be hitting the ground running on the Wii in 2010, with "No More Heroes 2" and "Red Steel 2" both hitting in Q1. That's in addition to two other games -- "Sleepover Party" and "Racquet Sports.

Gotta say, despite me being pretty cynical throughout the whole Mj thing, seeing Paris up there talking about her dad definitely got me bummed out. Thankfully I’m pretty in-touch with my emotions so this isn’t the first time I’ve experienced grief from media. Video games have definitely got me a few times, with the end of “Half-Life 2: Episode 2″ being the most recent example. Apparently I’m not alone, as you guys have certainly had your fair share of video game sobs. In the interest of a spoiler-free environment, I’ll try to edit where I can. But, I’m sorry to say, Aeris dies. The statute of limitations is long over on that one.

Android8675 @multiplayers Biggest tear jerker in gaming? Probably when I caught the Whumpus in M.U.L.E. for the first time. Poor little guy… *sniff*

lightanddark @multiplayers In pokemon mystery dungeon explorers of darkness,...