Steel in anime means a whole lot more than mere sparks and clashing sound effects. A well-drawn blade can settle kingdoms, split mountains, or even carve a hero’s name into memory. Handles carry ...

Harry Nugraha is a contributor from Indonesia. He is an anime addict first and a freelance writer second. He's been writing about anime and manga since 2020, and he loves to watch an unhealthy amount ...

Some swords are more than just weapons, they're extensions of the wielder’s soul, symbols of defiance, legacies passed down, or instruments that change the course of entire worlds. In anime, the sword ...

When anime fans think of Isekai, one of the biggest examples of the genre has long been Sword Art Online. First premiering as a novel series in 2002, the story of Kirito and the digital universe that ...