Rei Penber-Deputy Editor

Rei Penber

Deputy Editor

Contributor Since September, 2021
Qualifications Bachelor's in English Literature (Hons)
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One Piece, Naruto, Jujutsu Kaisen
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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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Naruto: 10 Strongest Konoha Jutsu, Ranked
Anime

Konoha ninjas wield some of the most overpowered jutsu of all time.

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Sung Jinwoo Is Getting A New God Power In New Solo Leveling Release
Solo Leveling

Sung Jinwoo is finally gaining a brand new god ability in Solo Leveling: Beyond the System.

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Naruto Franchise Is Officially Being Revived On October 10
Anime

Naruto is set to announce a franchise revival with a new project on October 10.

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Black Clover Officially Reveals Its Greatest Female Mage
Black Clover

Black Clover reveals its greatest female mage in the final guidebook release.

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Gege Akutami Unveils The Only Sorcerer Stronger Than Gojo And Sukuna
Jujutsu Kaisen

Gojo and Sukuna were once known as the strongest, but a new sorcerer has risen and stolen the title.

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Boruto Officially Welcomes Konoha's Next Sasuke Uchiha After 4 Years
Boruto

Sasuke has a new replacement set to surpass him and take over protecting Konoha from the shadows.

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One Piece Confirms Who Is Stronger Between Holy Knights And Admirals
One Piece

The climax of the Elbaf arc finally confirms the Omen-enhanced Holy Knights to be stronger than Marine Admirals.

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One Piece Creator Oda Unveils Luffy's New Devil Fruit Power
One Piece

Monkey D. Luffy has taken his Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika powers to the next level in the battle against Imu in the Elbaf arc climax.

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Demon Slayer Bids Farewell To Hashira In New Release
Demon Slayer

Demon Slayer's new streaming release makes us relive this Hashira's death.

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Solo Leveling's Next Release Is Changing The Franchise Forever
Solo Leveling

Solo Leveling's trajectory is changing with its upcoming new project.

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One Piece: 10 Biggest Unsettled Duels In The Series
One Piece

One Piece has delivered many fierce duels over the years that have never been settled.

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Gege Akutami Reveals Yuji's New Cursed Technique Power
Jujutsu Kaisen

Yuji's Blood Manipulation has been officially upgraded by Gege Akutami in new Jujutsu Kaisen release.

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Masashi Kishimoto Confirms Naruto's Strongest Transformation Of All Time
Boruto

Naruto creator has officially confirmed the strongest transformation that Naruto Uzumaki, the Seventh Hokage, has ever used.

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One Piece Officially Unveils A New Race Of Gods
One Piece

One Piece's Elbaf arc climax reveals a new race of godly individuals with a special eye power.

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One Piece Is Officially Welcoming 2 New Void Century Gods
One Piece

One Piece's Elbaf arc climax has set up two major God reveals from the Void Century.

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2026's Anime Of The Year Has Officially Been Chosen
Witch Hat Atelier

The Astra Awards just revealed their pick for 2026's anime of the year.

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Naruto: 7 Biggest Hokage Failures In Konoha
Anime

The Hokage have achieved great things in Konoha, but they have also failed miserably in some departments.

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Jujutsu Kaisen: 5 Sorcerers Who Were Late Bloomers
Jujutsu Kaisen

Some Jujutsu Kaisen sorcerers only tapped into their true potential near the end of the story.

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Boruto Unveils The Strongest Mangekyo Sharingan Ability Of All Time
Boruto

The Uchiha possess powerful abilities via the Mangekyo Sharingan, and Boruto: Two Blue Vortex unveils the strongest power of them all.

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After 20 Years, One Piece Has A New Strongest Character Of All Time
One Piece

One Piece's Elbaf arc climax unveils the official strongest character in the story.

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