Ginpei Sato

anime Sign in to your CBR account The anime medium now enjoys more mainstream popularity than ever as an increasing volume of new series joins its catalog with each passing year. As more anime titles become available to fans, classic works like Neon Genesis Evangelion grow even more revered for holding up against their modern counterparts.

anime Sign in to your CBR account Anime remakes and reboots have increasingly become common in the past few decades, with several classics given new iterations. This is usually done because the original animated adaptation was found lacking in some way or was too divergent from the manga source material. Despite how popular this trend might be, there are several iconic anime that should never be remade from scratch.

anime Sign in to your CBR account Episodic anime are a refreshing change of pace from more traditional series like Naruto, Bleach and Dragon Ball that have ongoing, overarching plots. It can be just as fun when each episode tells an entirely new story. Oftentimes, episodic storytelling allows viewers to see the point of view of various characters rather than just one.