Rei Penber-Deputy Editor

Rei Penber

Deputy Editor

Contributor Since September, 2021
Qualifications Bachelor's in English Literature (Hons)
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About Rei Penber

Rei Penber is the Deputy Lead Editor for GameRant's Anime and Manga team, originally from Kashmir and currently based in Beirut. He brings seven years of professional experience as a writer and editor, five of which have been spent shaping the editorial standard at GameRant. Prior to his current role, he served as a Staff Writer at CBR (Comic Book Resources). Rei specializes in all things anime and manga, delivering industry-leading coverage for series like One Piece, Naruto, Jujutsu Kaisen, Solo Leveling, among many others. Rei excels at deep analysis of lore and intricate breakdowns of the narrative, along with high-level powerscaling. When he isn't working to improve GameRant's coverage of the latest developments in the anime and the manga world, he is re-reading his favorite story of all time, One Piece.

Favorite Anime

Rei is a massive fan of Eiichiro Oda's magnum opus, One Piece. He has been a fan of the story for over 15 years now. The story has always been a source of inspiration to him and his love for it knows no bounds.

Industry Focus

Rei specializes in the coverage of the major Shonen anime and manga series, especially Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, as well as Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto and Boruto series, among many others. Rei takes immense joy in deep analysis of weekly chapters and episodes, which include major plot developments, world-building, lore, character arcs, and many more exciting developments that make fans fall in love with the medium. Having delivered industry-leading coverage for almost 7 years already, Rei aims to continue this passion project for many more years in the future.

Favorite TV Shows

Rei has always been deeply invested in fiction and George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire has always been one of his favorite series, which means he's a huge fan of Game of Thrones, and all the subsequent series, like House of the Dragon.

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Image of Urashiki Otsutsuki in his final form in Boruto.
Naruto Officially Brings Back An Otsutsuki God In New Release
Naruto

A mighty Otsutsuki designed by Masashi Kishimoto finally makes a return in Naruto with a new project release.

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the Apothecary Diaries Creator not China
The Apothecary Diaries Creator Officially Confirms The Setting Isn't China
Anime

The Apothecary Diaries was thought by many fans to be a story based in China, but the creator sets the record straight.

image of Holy Knights of God Gunko on the left and Shamrock Figarland on the right.
One Piece Introduces Two New Yonko Level Characters In Elbaf
One Piece

One Piece officially introduces two new Yonko Level characters in the Elbaf arc.

Jujutsu Kaisen Beats Chainsaw Man New Sales Record
Jujutsu Kaisen Officially Beats Chainsaw Man And Sets New Sales Record
Anime

JJK has set a new sales record, blowing Chainsaw Man out of the water.

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One Piece Ancient Weapon Location
One Piece: Every Ancient Weapon & Their Location, Explained
One Piece

Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece has three powerful Ancient Weapons that can destroy the world, hidden away and waiting to be used.

Image of One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda next to a new Devil Fruit that can cancel Devil Fruit abilities
One Piece Reveals A New Ability That Cancels Devil Fruit Powers
One Piece

The climax of the Elbaf arc of One Piece sets up a new Devil Fruit power that can cancel other Devil Fruit powers.

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Image of Naruto Uzumaki using the power of Baryon Mode as the series nears its revival
After 10 Years, Naruto Is Officially Getting A Revival In 2027
Naruto

Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto ended in 2017, but its revival is now officially on the cards in 2027.

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One Piece Pirates Highest Potential
One Piece: 8 Pirates With The Highest Potential, Ranked
One Piece

One Piece's new generation features some powerful pirates that have incredible potential to reach the top.

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Image of Megumin from Konosuba and Subaru from Re:Zero as they went head to head for the title of Best Isekai at Crynchyroll awards
After 73M Votes, Say Hello To Crunchyroll's New King Of Isekai Anime
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

Crunchyroll has finally chosen a new King of Isekai at its latest awards ceremony.

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Image of Roronoa Zoro from One Piece using the power of his Conqueror's Haki
One Piece Is Officially Fixing Roronoa Zoro's Biggest Flaw
One Piece

Zoro's backstory has always been his biggest flaw in One Piece, and the upcoming One Piece release is finally fixing this issue.

image of One Piece author Eiichiro Oda next to the One Piece planet as ht series explores its sea of death
One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Finally Reveals The Sea Of Death
One Piece

The One Piece world features many dangerous seas, but one has proven to be the Sea of Death in the story.

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Image of Boruto Uzumaki from Boruto Two Blue Vortex next to Naruto Uzumaki in his godly baryon mode
Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Introduces The Official Shinobi God Slayer
Boruto

The Shinobi God Slayer of Boruto has been revealed, and his power rivals those of the Otsutsuki in Boruto.

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Image of Sung Jinwoo from Solo Leveling as the series hits 1 million ratings on Crunchyroll
After 2 Years, Solo Leveling Becomes Crunchyroll's Biggest Anime Ever
Solo Leveling

Solo Leveling officially breaks a major Crunchyroll record and stands in a league of its own on the platform.

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Image of One Piece Rain God Zaza on the left, Sun God Nika in the middle and Devil God Nerona Imu on the right
One Piece: Every God From The Void Century & Their Strongest Abilities, Ranked
One Piece

One Piece's Void Century harbored many gods, each with their own overpowered abilities.

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Image of Gojo Satoru utilizing the power of his Limitless Cursed Technique
Jujutsu Kaisen's Final Arc Sets Up The Next Limitless User After Gojo Satoru
Anime

With the passing of Gojo Satoru, the power of the Limitless cursed technique went to a next-gen sorcerer in Jujutsu Kaisen's final arc.

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Image of Eiichiro Oda, One Piece's creator, next to Rocks D. Xebec from the God Valley Incident
After God Valley, One Piece Officially Sets Up The Esperia Incident
One Piece

Eiichiro Oda marked the end of the God Valley Incident in One Piece chapter 1166, and chapter 1183 has now set up the Esperia Incident.

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Boruto using his strongest jutsu after timeskip
Boruto: Every New Jutsu of Boruto Uzumaki After The Timeskip, Ranked
Anime

Boruto Uzumaki has grown tremendously and developed new Jutsus after the timeskip.

Image of Hito Hito no Mi from One Piece
One Piece Creator Oda Officially Set Up A New Hito Hito no Mi
One Piece

After the reveal of Luffy's Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, a new Hito Hito no Mi Devil Fruit has been set up in the climax of the Elbaf arc.

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Image of Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto author, next to Tobirama Senju, as his official successor emerges.
After 12 Years, Naruto Reveals The Second Hokage's Official Successor
Anime

Tobirama was a great inventor in Naruto, and he has a new successor from the new era of shinobi, 12 years later.

image of Gol D. roger, Kaido, and Rocks D. Xebec from One Piece as leaders of disbanded pirate crews.
One Piece: 7 Strongest Pirate Crews That Disbanded, Ranked
One Piece

Over the years in the world established by Eiichiro Oda, several pirate crews stood tall but eventually disbanded.

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