Dark anime occupies a unique corner of the medium. Unlike mainstream shonen or action-packed titles, dark anime isn’t about flashy battles or simple good-versus-evil narratives. These are the shows ...

Not every great manga gets its time in the spotlight, and the process of adaptation can feel more like a gamble than a ...

Sci-fi and anime have a long history together, and with the medium's ability to go to dark places, it's birthed some ...

A trailblazer for dark fantasy in anime, and the appreciation of mature anime as a whole, Berserk has struggled to be fully understood or treated properly by its anime counterparts. A few reboots and ...

A rural village in Kubitachi, Japan, is humming with the sound of summer. Cicadas sing in deafening chorus. Sweat drips in the sweltering heat. Against this backdrop, two young lads savour melting ice ...

Mark Sammut grew up on the PlayStation 1 and has been playing games ever since, although he is no longer limited to just Sony consoles. Be it JRPGs, shooters, platformers, or hack and slash games, ...

The Education Secretary has warned boys who have disengaged from school are vulnerable to “darker forces” who “whisper poison” to them online. Speaking at the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) ...

What are the best soulslike games? An offshoot of action RPGs, this ever-growing subgenre can trace its defining principles back to Demon's Souls in 2009. However, it took the release of its spiritual ...