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Light Yagami laughs as his shadow towers above him in Death Note
10 Shonen Anime Characters Too Arrogant to Win Battles

When raw power met overconfidence, arrogant shonen villains like Frieza and Overhaul found out the hard way that arrogance would be their undoing.

Ainz Ooal Gown with arms spread wide in the Overlord dark fantasy anime series.
5 Anime From 2015 That Are Already Classics

2015 was a surprisingly formative year for anime that featured some breakout classics that still hit hard over a decade later!

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5 Forgotten PS2 Games That Are Perfect From Start to Finish

From Spider-Man 2 to Katamari Damacy, these forgotten PS2 classics are absolute perfection from start to finish and worth revisiting.

Mitsumi and Sosuke sit at desks in Skip and Loafer with Makoto while eating ice cream
10 Anime That Perfectly Capture the Feeling of Being a Student

Anime set in schools and universities offers a distinctive lens on student life, capturing both everyday routines and intense emotional transitions.

Vito Corleone on the day of his daughter's wedding in The Godfather 1972
10 Gritty Gangster Movies Darker Than The Godfather

The Godfather may be the ultimate example in the genre, but there are darker gangster movies that will leave you with an even heavier sense of dread.

Shinichi punches an alien in Parasyte manga.
10 Near-Perfect Manga With 100 Chapters or Less

Sometimes multi-volume manga can be intimidating, but these top-tier series are bingeable in one day.

August and Jane of One Last Stop meeting
5 Best Sapphic Novels Still Waiting For a Book-to-Movie Adaptation

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo finally has a director, but these other five LGBTQ+ books deserve a look from Hollywood.

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Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
5 MCU Magic Users Stronger Than Scarlet Witch, Ranked

Scarlet Witch has long been considered the biggest magical threat in the MCU, but there are some characters who are even stronger than she is.

Nanami in the moment before Mahito kills him in Jujutsu Kaisen
10 Jujutsu Kaisen Scenes That Showed the True Cost of Being a Sorcerer

Jujutsu Kaisen's gloomiest scenes are a perfect examination of what it means to to be a jujutsu sorcerer.

The Bride prepares to fight with a katana in Kill Bill
5 Greatest R-Rated Action Movies of the Last 25 Years, Ranked

The 21st century has brought the action genre to its absolute peak, and these R-rated masterpieces are a testament to its enduring success.

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30 Banned and Censored Pokémon Trading Cards

Whether by problematic design or confusing or overpowered abilities, some Pokémon cards make the ban list for good reason.

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Hunter x Hunter's Gon and Killua training
10 Most Complex Anime Magic Systems That Actually Make Sense

A complex magic system in anime doesn't always make sense, but series like Hunter x Hunter and Jujutsu Kaisen go above and beyond to drive it home.

The main cast of Bungo Stray Dogs anime.
10 Things Bungou Stray Dogs Does Better Than Most Shonen Anime

Bungou Stray Dogs might be a seinen series, yet shonen anime has plenty to learn from its success.

Nodame Cantaible anime
5 Feel-Good Anime With the Power to Change You For the Better

The most powerful feel-good anime don't just uplift their viewers; they change perspectives for the better.

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10 Marvel Comics That New Fans Are Sleeping On

Newcomers don't always head straight for these titles.

Loid Forger carrying Yor and Anya on vacation in Spy x Family
10 Best Anime With the Strongest Found Family Dynamic

Not all family are related by blood, with found families like the Forgers and the crew of the Bebop proving blood's not always thicker than water.

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Tom Welling as Clark Kent in a promo for Smallville season 6
5 Smallville Scenes That Made Superman Cool Again

From last-minute saves to its explosive finale, Smallville has no shortage of memorable Clark Kent scenes that prove it was Superman's coolest era.

Sakata Gintoki waving and smiling in Gintama
5 Masterpiece Shonen Anime Better Than One Piece

As beloved as One Piece is, these shonen series make an equally strong case for greatness.

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Thanos wearing armor in Avengers: Endgame
5 MCU Villains More Evil Than Thanos, Ranked

Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame highlighted Thanos' malice, but the Mad Titan was not the MCU's most wicked antagonist.

Claire Redfield in the original Resident Evil 2 game
10 Classic '90s Games That Have Aged Like Fine Wine

'90s games like RE2 and MGS have stood the test of time, offering gameplay and experiences just as captivating as when they first released.

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