Dark Souls is a series of games that was developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. Although its first entry was originally released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011 but was later ported and released on other platforms in the following years. Many fa...

Azur Lane is a mobile gacha side-scrolling shooter game that was developed by the China-based Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi in 2017. This game has players take the role of Commander and lead a fleet of cute, anthropomorphized versions of warships from World War II. Although ...

Bloodborne is another creation from the developers that made Demon Souls and Dark Souls, though it is not directly connected to any other game in the series. It was originally released as a PlayStation 4 exclusive in March 2015 and was received well by many players. Many fans enj...

Despite being shorter than most Shonen Jump series, Death Note left a strong impression on the anime world. A 2007 survey by the Ministry of Culture of Japan ranked Death Note as the tenth best manga of all time. Fans and critics praise the masterful tension between Light Yagami ...

Fans of anime know Inuyasha’s significance in the medium. Inuyasha represents an era of 90s romance, action, and historical manga. The story involves Kagome Higurashi traveling back in time to the Sengoku Era in Japan. Her adventures set the standard for time travel romance anime...

Black Butler stands out as one of the definitive Victorian gothic manga series. The dark tone, supernatural elements, and unconventional leading duo hooked fans upon its release. However, as the mystery behind the Phantomhive family's fate builds and more characters reveal th...

Call of Duty is a massively popular first-person shooting game franchise that is published by Activision. The first installment of the series was released in October 2003 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and N-Gage and was later ported to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2009. To da...

Shin Godzilla (sometimes called Godzilla Resurgence) is a 2016 film that was produced by Toho Company, Ltd. and acts as a reboot to the Godzilla series. The film was directed by both Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi while the screenplay was written solely by Anno. Although there a...

The Touhou Project is a series of self-published video games that are mainly produced by Team Shanghai Alice. The first entry of the series, Highly Responsive to Prayers, was released for the PC-98 in late 1996. Many of these games are considered danmaku (bullet hell) games and r...

Among the immense Fire Emblem cast, no character receives the same level of universal love as Corrin. Male or female, Corrin resonated with audiences as a new type of player character. For the first time, the player was the central protagonist in the story. In addition, both of t...

The Rising of the Shield Hero fandom has seen a rise in Filo’s popularity. Her cute human girl appearance wonderfully contrasts with her giant Filolial form. Plus her quirky, food-obsessed personality balances the dynamic of the main trio and, along with Raphtalia, she has soften...

Date A Live is a popular science fiction, romantic comedy, and harem light novel series that was written by Koshi Tachibana and published from March 2011 to March 2020. Although the main series spans over twenty-two volumes, there are multiple side-story and spin-off novel series...

Chiaki Nanami is perhaps the most tragic character in the Danganronpa franchise. As a result, she's widely beloved within the fandom. While Chiaki may not have a long figure lineup, her existing figures are high quality and in extremely high demand. Some of her figures have r...

The Gundam series is one of the most recognizable mecha franchises to have ever been created. The franchise got its start in 1979 with the anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam, which was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate. Although the series was considered to be a commerc...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing was the first Gundam series for much of the English speaking world in the 1990s. Featuring a Bishonen (beautiful young man) art style and flashy mobile suits, it was a huge success in Japan and overseas. Over the top action and larger than life mobile suit...

One of the first characters to play the role of villain in the Gundam series was Captain Char Aznable from the Principality of Zeon. Although he was introduced as a villain in the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam series, he would flip between being an ally and antagonist as the G...

NieR: Automata is an action role-playing game that was developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. Although the game was originally released in Japan for PlayStation 4 in February 2017, it was later ported to Windows and Xbox One in March 2017 and June 2018 respectiv...

NieR: Automata is a video game that was published by Square Enix and developed by PlatinumGames for the PlayStation 4 in February 2017, though it was later ported to Windows and Xbox One in March 2017 and June 2018 respectively. Like several of PlatinumGames’ other renowned works...

NieR: Automata is an action role-playing game that was developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4 in February 2017. The game was also later ported to other platforms, like Windows and Xbox One in March 2017 and June 2018 respectively. Like with ...

RWBY is an American anime series created by Monty Oum with an American video production company, Rooster Teeth Production. The anime series is about 4 main characters, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long, that train to become warriors called Huntsmen and...

RWBY is an American 3D animated series that was created by Monty Oum of Rooster Teeth Production. The main plot of the story revolved around four main characters: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long. These four characters form Team RWBY and train at the ...

Overlord is a fantasy light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama and was first published online in 2010, then later printed by Enterbrain - a division of Kadokawa Future Publishing - in 2012. The printed version of the novels feature illustrations by so-bin. As of 2020, there ...

The Overlord franchise began as an Isekai fantasy novel series written by Kugane Maruyama that was first published online in 2010 but was later printed in 2012 by Enterbrain, a publishing division of Kadokawa Productions. There are currently fourteen volumes of the light novel th...

Overlord is a series of Isekai dark fantasy light novels written by Kugane Maruyama that was first published on the internet in 2010 but was later printed by Enterbrain in 2012. As of the end of 2020, there are currently fourteen volumes of Overlord that have been published. Afte...

The Overlord franchise began is a dark fantasy novel series written by Kugane Maruyama. It was first published online on a website named Arcadia in 2010 and later on Shosetsuka ni Naro in 2012. The latter website was later acquired by Enterbrain, a publishing division of Kadokawa...

Since its release in late 2011, Minecraft has dominated the video game world. Players can create their own worlds, modify them, and share them with other players all over the globe. Minecraft merchandise depicts some of the franchise's most memorable items, NPCs, and of cours...

Angewomon stands out as one of the original true humanoid Digimon in the series. Her design influenced subsequent Ultimate Forms in later seasons, especially for female coded Digimon. However, Angewomon's power and moving story arc cement her place as a fan favorite. Despite ...

For Digimon fans, no single Digimon captures the original spirit of the anime as much as WarGreymon. Agumon is the original protagonist's partner, and his Mega Form debuted as the first powerhouse of the series. WarGreymon's initial warp digivolution was a first for the s...

Since his introduction, Omnimon has remained one of the most powerful characters in the Digimon universe. His debut introduced fusion to the anime, opening up opportunities for new types of Digimon and digivolution later on. He remains a symbol of heroism both within the series a...

Mario is perhaps the most iconic video game character in the world. His namesake franchise games have defined generations of childhoods and he’s made cameos in other media such as NBA Street V3 and Metal Gear Solid. As Nintendo’s mascot, Mario is almost as much of an ambassador a...

As with most Mario characters, Bowser is widely popular even outside the gaming franchise fans. His large, imposing, dinosaur-like design stands out as an iconic villain silhouette. Since his debut in the first Mario console game, Bowser still proves to be a menacing adversary to...

Nintendo boasts the status as one of the most popular and recognizable gaming companies in the world. Mario, the Super Star, and Link step in as both brand ambassadors and standalone characters video game fans love. And dedicated Nintendo fans truly do love the brand. As a result...

King Crimson is the stand of Diavolo, who is the main antagonist featured throughout the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure began as a manga series that was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. The series began publication throug...

Joseph Joestar is a character in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. He is the main protagonist of Part 2: Battle Tendency and serves as the second JoJo. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure began as a manga that was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It began publication th...

Star Platinum is the Stand of the character Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The series started off as a manga series both written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It began its publication through Shueisha’s Shonen Jump Magazine in 1987 and was transferred to Ultra ...

Noriaki Kakyoin is a character that is featured in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders. The series began as a manga series that was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. In 1987 it began its serialization through Shonen Jump Magazine and has since become ...

Josuke Higashikata is a character within the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. He is the main character or “JoJo” of Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has been a prevalent piece of media for a number of years, starting off as a manga series written a...

Killer Queen is the Stand of Yoshikage Kira, who serves as the villain in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has been incredibly popular over the years, starting off as a manga series in 1987 that was both written and illustr...

Yoshikage Kira is a character within the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. He is featured as the main antagonist in Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was created by Hirohiko Araki, who is the writer and illustrator of the manga series. JoJo's Bizarre...

Dio Brando is the main antagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in both Part 1 and Part 3. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was created by Hirohiko Araki and first began serialization back in 1987 through the Shonen Jump Magazine from Shueisha. The manga and anime are both incredib...

Rohan Kishibe is a character within the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He is featured throughout Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was created by Hirohiko Araki and began serialization in 1987 through Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine. Rohan is init...

Bruno Bucciarati is a character featured in the fifth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He serves as a deuteragonist throughout the series as a mobster leader of his own squad within the gang, Passione. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was both written and illustrated by Hirohiko...

Giorno Giovanna is the main character of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was created by Hirohiko Araki, who has both written and illustrated the manga series. The manga has been immensely popular since it first began publication all ...

My Hero Academia is a smash hit anime and manga series in Japan and overseas. Achieving massive levels of success with the first chapter published in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2014 and still running, My Hero Academia has cracked the Oricon manga chart a number of times. The firs...

My Hero Academia is an immensely popular manga that made its debut in the Japanese comic Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2014 and has continued its run for over 6 years with no sign of stopping. My Hero Academia is set in Japan in a universe where heroes and villains are a part of soc...

Bursting into the world of manga in 2014, My Hero Academia instantly became a smash hit. Quickly following its debut in Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine its unique formula and storytelling genius found favor with a large fan base. Continuing to grow an anime was released to critical a...

My Hero Academia has been a top-ranking anime and manga series in Japan and overseas since 2014. The first chapter appeared in the weekly comic Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2014 and went on to find a massive fan base in Japan and throughout the world. My Hero Academia has even foun...

My Hero Academia is a manga and anime from Japan that made its first appearance in a 2014 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine. My Hero Academia was an instant hit. Including all of the necessary elements for a successful shonen comic, mixing them up, and cooking up an excellent ...

Bursting onto the manga scene in Japan and overseas in 2014, My Hero Academia took the world by storm. With a manga still in print, four seasons of animation, and two movies, the franchise shows no sign of stopping. My Hero Academia is a manga and anime based on a modern Japanese...

For a large amount of the western world, say anime, and people will say Dragon Ball; the terms are almost synonymous. In recent years enjoying a revival Dragon Ball is back on the radar in Japan and overseas spawning a number of spin-offs (Yamcha Gaiden), continuations (Dragon Ba...

First serialized in Shonen not Jump in December 1984 Dragon Ball went on to become one of Jump's most successful manga and its author Toriyama Akira became a manga legend. The original Dragon Ball anime was first broadcast in February 1986 and saw a long successful run until ...

First serialized in Weekly Shonen comics not Jump in December 1984 Dragon Ball went on to become one of Jump's most successful manga and its author Toriyama Akira became a manga legend. The original Dragonball anime was first broadcasted in February 1986 and saw a long succes...

Dragon Ball is one of the biggest names in the world of Japanese manga and anime. With a history spanning over 30 years since its first publication, Dragon Ball has been depicted in animation, games, Hollywood, and more. After ending its phenomenal run on January 31, 1996, Dragon...

Dragon Ball is one of the biggest names in the Japanese anime and manga industry. Spanning an incredible 36 years since the debut publication in Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine, the Dragon Ball franchise is still going strong. With its easily accessible comedy/martial arts style, the...

For a large number of people, the words anime and Dragon Ball are synonymous. This simply goes to show how strongly Dragon Ball has affected popular culture the world over. Interestingly France and Latin America were among the first countries outside of Japan to receive Dragon Ba...

The Demon Slayer series began as a manga serialization that was printed in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016 and quickly exploded in popularity after the Ufotable anime adaptation was aired on television in April 2019. In order to satisfy fans’ desire for merchandise, a myriad of differ...

Demon Slayer is a franchise that began as a manga that was printed in Weekly Shonen Jump and authored by Koyoharu Gotoge in 2016. As the series continued its serialization, it gained a notable following by readers and eventually received an anime adaptation by studio Ufotable in ...

The Demon Slayer franchise first began as a manga that was created by Koyoharu Gotoge and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016. The manga performed very well among readers of the magazine, eventually resulting in the manga receiving an anime adaptation that was produced by Uf...

Demon Slayer is a franchise that first started out as a manga series that was created by Koyoharu Gotoge and published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016. Due to the manga performing exceedingly well among readers, the series eventually received an anime adaptation that was produced b...

Demon Slayer is a manga series that first began its serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016 and later had an anime adaptation produced by Ufotable that first aired in April 2019. This adaptation threw the series into the limelight and caused its popularity to quickly boom in ...

Demon Slayer is a manga series that first began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016. It quickly garnered the attention of many readers until it eventually received an anime adaption that was produced by Ufotable in 2019. In response to the incredible praise and demand fro...

Sanji is a character in the One Piece series, created by Eiichiro Oda. The series was first published in 1997 in the Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump series. Since then, the series contains 98 volumes as of December 2020. The popularity of the series resulted in anime production by ...

Usopp is one of the main characters in the manga series One Piece, created by Eiichiro Oda. The series now consists of 98 volumes as of December 2020. The manga series was so popular that an anime version was created by Toei Animation in 1999.

One Piece is a manga series created by Eiichiro Oda and is about the journey to become the King of the Pirates. We follow our main hero, Monkey D. Luffy as he travels to underwater lands and even farther seas. The One Piece series was first published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen J...

One Piece is a manga series created by Eiichiro Oda in 1997. The story revolves around Monkey D. Luffy and his adventure to become the pirate king. Eiichiro first published the series in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. The popularity skyrocketed to where Toei Animations made the m...

Typical of the Persona Series, the Persona 5 protagonist doesn’t have much of a standalone personality. Instead, his personality is determined by the player’s actions and dialogue choices. However, as his Phantom Thief alias, Joker, the personality of a confident, deviant prankst...

Futaba Sakura is the mid-game, standout heroine from Persona 5 who steals hearts with both her shyness and gremlin demeanor. Given her social awkwardness and their shared caretaker, Futaba fills a sibling-like role for the Protagonist in the game. However, her true fans know she’...

Makoto Niijima is one of the fan-favorite romanceable confidants in Persona 5. Fans love her prim and proper appearance contrasted with her Mad Max survival style Phantom Thief design. Makoto’s codename “Queen” fits her leader personality, but her strong characteristics don’t det...

Naruto is a manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The story is about Naruto Uzumaki, whose dream is to be accepted by everyone and become the Hokage. The Naruto series was first published in 1999 in Shueisha’s magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2014 the series concluded with 7...

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is a manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto, Ukyo Kodachi, and Mikio Ikemoto. It is a follow-up series to the Naruto series created from 1999 to 2014. The story is about Naruto Uzumaki’s son, Boruto Uzumaki, who goes on adventures. The manga ser...

Naruto is a manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The story is about Naruto Uzumaki, who goes on an adventure to become the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. The manga series was first created in 1999, shortly after it was shown in Shueisha’s magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. Th...

Naruto is a manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The story is about Naruto Uzumaki. Originally an outcast, his lifetime goal was to become the Hokage. The manga series was first published in 1999 in Shueisha’s magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump. The series completed in 2014 with ...

Naruto is a manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The story is about Naruto Uzumaki, whose dream is to become the Hokage. The series was first published in 1999 in Shueisha’s magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2014 the series concluded with 72 tankobon or volumes. The series i...

Overwatch is a very popular multiplayer first-person shooter game that was released by Blizzard Entertainment in May 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows, and then later released in October 2019 for the Nintendo Switch. In Overwatch, there are three different class types...

Overwatch is a popular team-based multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video game that allows the players to experience a first-person perspective of the combat and action within the game. Overwatch was developed by Blizzard Entertainment which was released in May 2016 for Play...

Sword Art Online is a franchise that got its start as a web novel series penned by Reki Kawahara in 2002 and was eventually published by Dengeki Bunko in 2009, where it is still currently ongoing. The light novel series gained an incredible amount of popularity among readers, res...

The Sword Art Online series is a popular franchise that began as a web novel series written by Reki Kawahara, though it was eventually published as a series of light novels by Dengeki Bunko in 2009. The novels grabbed the attention of many readers, resulting in the production of ...

The Sword Art Online franchise is a popular series that spans multiple kinds of media today but began in 2002 as a web-published novel written by Reki Kawahara. In 2009, however, the series was published by Dengeki Bunko, with Reki Kawahara still being in charge of writing. The s...

The Monster Hunter series is a collection of action role-playing games that are developed and published by Capcom and were first released in 2004. Each entry generally has the player slaying or trapping intimidating monsters that are much larger and stronger than their player cha...

The main Monster Hunter franchise is a series of action role-playing games that are produced and published by Capcom. The first game of the series was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2004 and has players take down monstrous creatures that are many times larger than the avatars ...

Monster Hunter is a series of action role-playing games that is developed and published by Capcom. Although the first game in the series was released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, it quickly became a hit and now has five games in the main series and numerous spin-off series. In t...

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a classic mecha anime series produced by Gainax that originally aired in late 1995. Despite its sometimes unusual storytelling methods and its often existential plot, many viewers became fans of the series, which eventually led to many different spin-of...

The Neon Genesis Evangelion series first began as an original anime series directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by Gainax. Its original run began in late 1995 and stretched into the following year. Although it has some unusual storytelling and an incredibly existential plot, man...

In the world of Japanese RPGs, none is more famous or widely-renowned than Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII, which was released for the PlayStation in 1997. Although the Final Fantasy series was already critically and commercially acclaimed, Final Fantasy VII took things a step fu...

Final Fantasy VII is a Japanese RPG that was developed by Square Enix and released for the Playstation in 1997. Even though the Final Fantasy franchise had already gained renown across the globe, the seventh main entry in the series brought the popularity of the series to an enti...

While Nico Yazawa may play the part of a super popular idol in the franchise, in real life she is one of the most popular Love Live! idols across generations. Her childlike appearance, peppy persona, and contrasting abrasive personality have endeared her to the fandom. Nico’s rel...

Over the course of Love Live!’s popularity, Kotori Minami has remained a fan favorite. Even after subsequent generations of new school idols, the original designer continues to be as adored as her in-universe maid personality, Minalinsky. As with most idol properties, Love Live! ...

Love Live! is one of the largest idol-themed multimedia franchises in Japan and as a result, the cast has a large, dedicated fanbase. Rin Hoshizora is one of the first generation idols from the original franchise idol group, μ’s. While many of the μ’s idols have diehard fans endu...

Nekopara’s peppy Chocola endears fans with her constant sunny disposition and “deredere” romance style. Fittingly, Chocola ties with her twin sister, Vanilla, for most figures in the Nekopara fandom. As the series progresses and more catgirls get their moment in the spotlight, Ch...

Vanilla and her twin sister, Chocola, are the ultra-recognizable mascots of both Nekopara and the doujinshi circle NEKOWORKs. Fans love her “kuudere” style and not-so-subtle degree of siscon with Chocola. As a result, the two feature in most artwork, merchandise, and figures as a...

The Attack on Titan franchise is an incredibly popular manga series that is authored by Hajime Isayama and was first serialized by Kodansha in 2009. The post-apocalyptic setting, thrilling action, and intriguing mysteries caught the attention of millions of readers around the wor...

Attack on Titan is a manga series that is written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama and was first published by Kodansha in September 2009. Today, several dozen readers of the manga have been captivated by its post-apocalyptic setting, intense action scenes, endearing characters, ...

The Attack on Titan franchise began as a manga written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It was first serialized by Kodansha in September 2009 and currently has over thirty volumes published. The series has captivated millions of readers around the world with its endearing chara...

Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! (often simply abbreviated to Konosuba) is a popular comedy fantasy series that began as a web novel series in 2012, but was quickly published as a light novel series by Kadokawa (Yen Press in the US) the following year. As the ser...

Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! (often abbreviated to Konosuba) is a comedic fantasy series that first got its start as a novel series published on the internet in 2012, but was later published by Kadokawa the following year. The series quickly grew in popularit...

Within the franchise and the fandom, Toru Oikawa is one of the breakout characters in the Haikyu!! universe. Fans love Oikawa not only as the original final boss style antagonist but for his relatable struggle in a cast filled with amazing talent. Of course, his bullying personal...

Unsurprisingly, as one of the main characters in the series, Tobio Kageyama remains one of the most beloved in Haikyu!! Along with Hinata, Kageyama continually tops popularity polls and as a result, winds up in every merchandise line for the series. While Hinata usually sees the ...

The Mandalorian is a TV series only available on Disney+ created by Jon Favreau which is part of the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. This series shows the events five years after the movie 'Return of the Jedi' which was released in 1983. It stars a lone bount...

Star Wars is a widely famous and super popular franchise that was first released in 1977 and created by George Lucas. Many characters appear in this long series with many characters gaining popularity with a wide base of fans. One of the characters who gained quite a lot of popul...

One of the biggest 80s anime to make it to the west is none other than Saint Seiya. The series began as a manga, running in the well-known Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1986 to 1990. Animation began the same year as serialization by Toei Animation as a television show and a se...

During the 2010s, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma was a staple in the Weekly Shonen Jump lineup. Gourmet manga has been popular for decades, but no one else did it quite like Soma and his friends. Aside from mouth-watering depictions of gourmet dishes, Food Wars! made a name for it...

Among Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma fans, no girl has a larger following than Erina Nakiri. Erina spends the series going from antagonist to damsel in distress to the unbeatable chef she was always destined to be. And it’s no secret her physical beauty adds to her popularity in th...

Your Lie in April is well-known among anime fans as a heartbreaking, beautifully composed musical drama. As with most dramas, the characters serve as the heart and soul of the series and no character brings more life to Your Lie in April than the female protagonist, Kaori Miyazon...

Despite only airing one full season in 2006, fans are still holding out hope for a second season of Ouran High School Host Club. The manga’s completion in 2010 showed the fate of the beloved Host Club members, but many won’t be satisfied until seeing those endings on screen. Such...

While classic literature may be thought of as boring, the creator of Bungo Stray Dogs has brought the names of famous authors to an exciting new form. The manga, featuring young adult characters modeled after classic Japanese authors, began in 2012. The supernatural mystery eleme...

Blue Exorcist is a Japanese manga series both written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The series began its publication through Shueisha in 2009 and has since released 25 volumes. There is also an anime television series by the same name, which had its original run from April to Oc...

Goblin Slayer is a Japanese light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatsuki. The first novel was published in February of 2016 and since then 12 volumes of the story have been released. There is also a manga series, an anime television series as well...

SSSS.Gridman is a Japanese anime television series that is an adaptation of Denkou Choujin Gridman. This production is actually a joint collaboration between two different production companies, Tsuburaya Productions, and Trigger. The original run of this anime television series w...

Ram is a character in the Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World series. Re:Zero began as a Japanese light novel series that was written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichiro Otsuka. It entered publication in April of 2012 and since then six volumes have been releas...

Emilia is a character in Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World. It was originally a Japanese light novel series that was written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichiro Otsuka. Also, originally published in 2012 on a website called Shousetsuka ni Narou, a website ded...

Hetalia: Axis Powers is a Japanese webcomic that was later adapted as a manga and anime series. The series, written by Hidekaz Himaruya, is often a satirical allegory of political and historical events and cultural comparisons. Each character is a personification of a country, su...

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is a manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. The series began its publication in May of 2013 through Futabasha's Monthly Action Magazine. A few years later, an anime television series of the same name was produced by Kyoto Animati...

Spice and Wolf is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura and illustrated by Ju Ayakura. It began publication under Dengeki Bunko imprint in 2006 and has since published 22 novels. A manga adaptation of this series was realized starting November of 2007 and lasted...

Angel Beats! is a Japanese anime series written by Jun Maeda and directed by Seiji Kishi. The anime aired in Japan between April 3 and June of 2010 for 13 episodes. There are also other forms of media dedicated to the series, like manga, visual novels, and a light novel. This sto...

Trigun, though a short-lived series, is representative of the late 1990s space western anime trend. Despite facing a lukewarm reaction in Japan, the series became a smash hit in the early 2000s abroad. Even for non-fans, Vash the Stampede is one of the most iconic main characters...

The Rising of the Shield Hero has seen a rise in popularity with the anime adaptation in Japan and abroad. Following the ever-popular isekai format, the uniqueness of a folk hero and lovable supporting cast make Shield Hero stand out. The light novel, manga, and anime art style m...

Gintama remains one of the most famous, best-selling series of all time. Its enduring reputation stems from the outlandish, off-the-wall humor in the dialogue and visuals. The manga itself lasted nearly 16 years, setting a standard for comedy manga and anime to follow. With a lar...

A series as iconic as Gintama depends on an equally as iconic main character. Gintoki Sakata fits the bill with his lazy demeanor, oddball antics, fiery rage, and fierce devotion to his friends. The former samurai has accumulated a large fanbase in the 17 years since Gintama’s de...

Steins;Gate is a Japanese science fiction and psychological thriller series. It began as a visual novel series created by 5bp. and Nitroplus in 2009. Since then, an anime television series aired in 2011 that was created by the animation studio, White Fox. The anime has been calle...

Dragon Quest is a Japanese role-playing video game series. The series was created by Yuji Horii and his studio Armor Project and published by Square Enix. The first game was published in 1986 and since then there have been eleven games released in the main series. There have also...

Black Rock Shooter is a Japanese media franchise that is based on the characters that were created by Ryohei Fuke. The plot surrounds a girl called Black Rock Shooter with black hair and a blazing blue eye. The original illustration from Fuke inspired a song of the same name by S...

Nearly all anime fans in the late 1990s watched the story of a former assassin on his road to atonement. Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story--or simply Rurouni Kenshin--uniquely centers a show featuring sword fighting on non-violence and growth. The memorable cast of f...

The afterlife has always been a popular subject for fiction. Anime and manga often feature some of the most creative depictions of what happens after leaving this world. In the Gantz universe that posthumous existence is a kill-based video game. The concept alone made Gantz inter...

The Queen’s Blade series follows in the footsteps of a time-honored anime tradition involving buxom warrior women in skimpy armor. Queen’s Blade, the anime, visual combat novels, and games, centers on the fanservice as its heart and soul. But the series goes beyond simple nudity ...

Despite only airing one season, Seraph of the End, or Owari no Seraph, remains a staple of 2010s anime. It’s a show truly of its time, embracing the trend of dark dystopian fiction with mystical elements popularized among contemporaries like Attack on Titan. The concept is simple...

The 1980s saw the rise of mecha and plastic model toy lines both in Japan and around the world. While Gundam may still hold the title of the most famous mecha model line, Zoids comes in at a close second. What makes Zoids unique is that the Zoids themselves aren’t simply large pi...

Naruto is a Japanese manga series that was both written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga first began publication in 1987 and has ascended to become the fourth best-selling manga series in history. Its soaring popularity caused the creation of an anime television se...

Kakashi Hatake is a character in the Naruto series. Naruto began as a manga series that was written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It entered publication in 1987 and, after soaring in popularity, became a long-standing anime series that ran from October 2002 until March 20...

Sasuke Uchiha is a character in the Naruto series. Naruto started as a manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto was serialized beginning in 1999 by Weekly Shonen Jump until 2014, and also released in book form in 72 volumes. Because of the popularity of t...

Hinata Hyuga is a fictional character in both the manga and anime series Naruto. Naruto started as a manga series that entered publication in 1987. It was both written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto and quickly gained popularity all across the world. In 1999 it was permanen...

Transformers is one of the most well-known mecha media franchises worldwide. Originally conceived as a joint American-Japanese toy line in the 1980s, the brand includes a massive catalog of print and visual media including a live-action film series starting in 2007. At its heart,...

For over 50 years, Lupin the Third has ranked as one of the most popular anime franchises in Japan. To avoid copyright issues, the series was released outside of Japan using the name “Rupan” or “Wolf.” However, the response, particularly to the manga’s off-the-wall yet mature exp...

When Girls und Panzer first aired in 2012 it was the sleeper hit of the Fall anime season. Conceptually, combining cute girls, military history, mechanical tanks, and slice-of-life high school comedy would draw a large audience. However, the nuanced approach to characters and the...

Touken Ranbu is a prime example of the “historical figures as pretty anime characters” genre and the anthropomorphized weapon genre. Both genres boast large fan bases in the anime world, notably among young women. The swords in Touken Ranbu take human form in the bishounen art st...

Fans of catgirls have found true bliss in the series Nekopara. Since the first game release, Nekopara has seen a passionately involved fanbase with various camps favoring individual catgirls. The cute character designs and romance oriented nature of the visual novels have inspire...

Fans of God Eater love it for the interesting storyline and memorable characters. The game series features a constantly evolving weapons system playing off the unique concept of Aragami. The non-player characters face plot-related growth as well as already having well-developed b...

Clannad remains a nostalgic favorite for fans of sentimental, heart-breaking anime. Originally a visual novel, the storyline of the anime adaptation is the most well-known. The focus on different types of family and growth within and without endears fans to the ensemble cast of f...

The Idolmaster (stylized Idolm@ster) series created the immensely popular idol genre of games. As a social simulation game, players raise aspiring idols to stardom by training and developing bonds. A major success, the series grew to include numerous anime adaptations, game seque...

Eromanga Sensei is a light novel series written by Tsukasa Fushimi and illustrated by Hiro Kanzaki. It first began publication under Dengeki Bunko imprint in December of 2013 and has since released 10 volumes. There is a manga adaptation of the series that began serialization in ...

Kantai Collection -Kan Colle- is a Japanese free-to-play web browser game that was developed by Kadokawa Games and published by DMM. Kantai Collection is abbreviated as KanColle and subtitled as “Combined Fleet Girls Collection”. The theme of Kantai Collection is the representati...

BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! has been one of the most popular music media game franchises since its debut in 2017. The anime had a rocky start, but the game’s deep RPG visual novel elements, music, and character live performances have kept the series thriving. The large cast of ...

To Love Ru is a classic slapstick harem comedy complete with a hapless protagonist and a bunch of pretty girls who are in love with them. The science fiction twist gives the series greater character flexibility in the spirit of fellow harem series Tenchi Muyo. The ever-growing fe...

Among the huge cast of Dragon Ball Z characters, Trunks is one of the most popular and critically praised due to his unique story role. Future Trunks takes most of that fame as the first appearance in the series. However, knowing the fate of his timeline makes the slightly spoile...

Son Gohan may not be the primary protagonist of the Dragon Ball series, but his growth and prominence throughout the series are main character level. From his debut as a child learning to fight, emotional growth from seeing his father, Son Goku and his mentor die, to his transiti...

Even anime fans growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s who never watched Dragon Ball will recognize Frieza. Son Goku and Frieza’s iconic battle, which led to the series’ revolutionary Super Saiyan ability, is one of the biggest fights of the shonen genre. Frieza himself has beco...

While Vegeta has a bigger reputation as a villain turned reluctant hero, Piccolo did it first. In fact, Piccolo’s enemy to ally transformation happened as a result of Vegeta’s first appearance. His growth came about largely due to his bond with young Son Gohan, and many fans note...

The Android Saga and its predecessor, the Trunks Saga, are some of the most memorable storylines from Dragon Ball Z. Their lasting power, however, comes directly from the characters involved, Future Trunks, and the Androids. Android 17 left a strong impression with viewers as the...

Gotenks is the first fusion of the Dragon Ball franchise and arguably the most iconic. Originally formed out of a need to defeat the overpowered Majin Buu, Son Goten and Trunks continue to use their combined powers throughout the series. By the end of Dragon Ball Z, Gotenks is on...

Nico Robin is a character within the One Piece series. One Piece began as a manga series that was written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It saw its first publication in the Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine in July 1997 and has gained a lot of popularity since then. Beginning in Octo...

Charlotte Katakuri is a character within the One Piece series. One Piece was both written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda beginning in 1997. In July of that year, the One Piece manga saw its first publication through the Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine. This caused a huge popularity ...

Trafalgar D. Water Law, more commonly known as Trafalgar Law, is a force to be reckoned with. He is a character within the One Piece series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. One Piece was first published in the Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine beginning in 1997. It was quite po...

Edward Newgate, otherwise known as “Whitebeard”, is a character within the One Piece series. The manga series One Piece was originally published by the Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine in 1997. It was both written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The series has become quite popular si...

Tony Tony Chopper, also known as “Cotton Candy Lover” Chopper, is a character within the One Piece series. One Piece started as a manga that was both written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It was first published by Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine beginning in July of 1997. Since th...

Osomatsu-kun was so popular after its debut in 1962, John Lennon and Paul McCartney mimicked his signature pose in a photo-op when visiting Japan. For the most part, though, the series’ popularity was limited to Japan. In 2015, an anime featuring the Matsuno sextuplets aged up ca...

Dead or Alive began as a fighting arcade game looking to carve its own niche within the genre. That niche happened to be a cast of voluptuous female fighters in physics-defying skimpy outfits. For some, it’s an inside joke within the genre, but it definitely worked. Dead or Alive...

The Devil May Cry series inspired a gaming trend of cool heroes with super powerful weapons beating down legions of enemies. However, on its own, the series has remained a classic due to its memorable characters, particularly its hero Dante, and its gothic aesthetic. The largely ...

Splatoon ties with Wii Sports for Nintendo’s most successful WiiU home console game. The addictively fun paintball turf war game made quite a splash after its release in 2015. The bright color scheme, unique yet cute character designs and playful concept expands the game’s appeal...

Mortal Kombat is an American media franchise that is centered around a series of fighting video games. The games were originally developed by the developer Midway Games beginning in 1992. Since then there have been both sequels and spin-offs released for the game, as well as card...

Metal Gear Solid is a video game franchise that was created by Hideo Kojima and developed by Konami. The first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987. This game is labeled as the reason for the popularity of the genre of stealth games and paved the way for its successors. The ser...

Marvel Comics is the brand name and primary imprint of Marvel Worldwide Inc. Marvel Comics was the publisher of American comic books and related media for many, many years. In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, which is the parent company of Marvel World...

The Avengers are a team of superheroes that appear in comics published by Marvel Comics. The first comic of this series was debuted in The Avengers #1 which was published in September 1961. The concept of this team as well as many of the characters were created by Jack Kirby and ...

Iron Man is a superhero character within the Marvel Comics franchise. Several people had a hand in the creation of this iconic superhero. He was co-created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby. He made his first debut in the Marvel Comics universe in March of 1963....

Batman is a superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by writer Bill Finger and artistry Bob Kane, and he made his first appearance in Detective Comics in 1939. Since his first appearance so long ago, Batman’s popularity has climbed beyond al...

In the golden era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man still reigns as Marvel’s most popular superhero. Spider-Man appeals to fans because of his accessibility. Until the fateful radioactive spider bite, Peter Parker was a normal teenage boy. His sudden jump into a new po...

Venom is a fictional character that appears within the Marvel Comics series. This character is not human, in fact it is a sentient alien symbiote that survives by bonding with a host and taking over them. Usually, the life force it takes over is human, and the human who survives ...

Thor is a superhero that appears within the Marvel Comic and film series on many occasions. He is based upon the Norse god of the same name and wields an enchanted hammer, Mjolnir. He can fly with his hammer as well as manipulate the weather. Thor is the god of thunder in the mag...

Thanos is a supervillain that appears in Marvel Comics. He was created by writer and artist Jim Starlin and made his first appearance in The Invincible Iron Man #55 in 1973. Thanos is thought to be one of the most powerful villains within the Marvel universe. He is a menace to th...

Superman is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and his first-ever appearance was in Action Comics #1 in June 1938. Since that first release all those years ago, Superman ...

Historically, Black Panther failed to see the same level of fame as other Marvel superheroes. Despite the lack of Spider-Man level mainstream success, readers praised the comics for their artful storytelling and complex emotional struggles. Now with the Marvel Cinematic Universe ...

Wonder Woman made history as the first mainstream female superhero. Ever since, she’s been a symbol of feminism, wisdom, and strength for women all over the world. She’s also been used as a proxy to debate gender roles and as a basis to discuss the representation of women in medi...

Deadpool is a fictional character that appears within the American comic books series published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefield. His first appearance was in The New Mutants #98 in February of 1991. At first, Deadpool is por...

The Hulk is a fictional superhero that appears in the American comic books series published by Marvel Comics. He was created with the creative minds of two individuals, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The Hulk made his first appearance in the debut issue of The Incredible Hulk in May 19...

The Joker is a supervillain that makes an appearance throughout the Batman comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson. Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind with a sadistic sense of humor. In the 1950s the Joker became mo...

Captain America is a superhero who appears throughout the Marvel Comics series. He was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and made his first appearance in March 1941. He wears a costume that bears an American flag motif and uses a red, white, and blue shield. Captain America, al...

The Flash is a superhero within the American comic books series published by DC Comics. He was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. The Flash made his first appearance in Flash Comics #1 back in January of 1940. Throughout all incarnations, the Flash’s key char...

Doctor Strange is a character that appears within the American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. Doctor Strange made his first appearance in July 1963 in the Strange Tales #110 comic book. Doctor Strange is the...

It has been terrifying audiences since the novel came out in 1986. While the terrifying hallucinations featured in the story are scary enough, the titular “It,” Pennywise the Dancing Clown, is the standout horror of the series. For horror fans that collect creepy merchandise, Pen...

The 2016 film Suicide Squad earned 65.1 million dollars on opening night and developed a cult following from there. Most fans admit the plot of the movie was weak, but the greatest appeal of the film was its characters. The most popular breakout from the film was Margot Robbie’s,...

The X-Men are a team of fictional superheroes from the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The series was written by writer Stan Lee and co-writer/artist Jack Kirby. Since the initial release of the first X-Men comic back in 1963, it has spawned a very successful mul...

Wolverine is a character within the American comic book series X-Men that was published by Marvel Comics. The X-Men series was written by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby after the high popularity of other Marvel comic books. X-Men saw its first comic book release in 1963, but Wolverine h...

Predator is a multimedia franchise that focuses on science-fiction action anthology. The franchise centers on the film series which details mankind’s encounter with the “Predators”. The series began with the film Predator in 1987. This film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and...

Star Wars is perhaps the largest science fiction franchise in the world. With 9 main story films, 2 anthologies, 7 television series, over 50 comic book series, and countless novels, the extended universe is overwhelmingly big. At any given time, there are hundreds of figure styl...

Even outside of the Star Wars franchise, Darth Vader is one of the most recognizable film characters of all time. He stands out with his jet black futuristic design and status as the original antagonist of the series. The addition of the prequels only adds more dimension to the m...

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise has been a feature of children’s television and toy stores since the early 1990s. Despite the popularity of Super Sentai in Japan, bringing the concept to the US was difficult. However, since the original broadcast on Fox Kids, an entry ...

Toy Story changed the animation industry when it premiered in 1995. As the first fully computer-animated film, it set a new precedent for animation to follow, leading to the mostly computer-generated animation of today. More importantly, it had a wonderful story. Children and adu...

Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television that was created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for HBO. Game of Thrones is an adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire. The first book of this series was titled A Game of Thrones...

The Harry Potter series reshaped children’s literature and defined a generation of kids in the early 2000s. It remains a culturally enduring series, with app games and new theme parks opening around the world. While the original series films may have ended, spinoffs are getting a...

Resident Evil Series is a Japanese horror media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara. The franchise is owned by the video game company Capcom and focuses on a series of games, films, comic books, novels, and more. The first video game in the series to be release...

Godzilla is a fictional monster originating from a series of Japanese films of the same name. Godzilla first appeared in the 1954 film Godzilla created by Ishiro Honda, and become a worldwide pop culture icon. Since the initial release back in 1954, there have been various forms ...

Sega’s mascot and flagship game series, Sonic the Hedgehog, debuted in 1992. Since then the franchise has gone through a roller coaster of ups and downs trying to compete in the system home game market. Sega may not produce consoles anymore, but both the company and Sonic endured...

Halo is a science fiction American military media franchise published by Xbox Game Studios. The early installments of the franchise were developed by Bungie before later being turned over to 343 Industries. The three original video games within the Halo series are first-person sh...

Almost instantaneously, Fortnite became a worldwide gaming sensation. It influenced cultural trends outside of the gaming community, inspiring TikTok dances and Jeopardy! trivia. From an outside perspective, the game is hard to pin down because it does so many things at once. Fro...

In 2020, Animal Crossing reaffirmed its place as one of the most addictive social simulation games on the market. However, its cute characters and relaxed pace have charmed players since long before the quarantine began. Aside from the 394 possible villager characters, players al...

Street Fighter is a fighting video game franchise developed and published by Capcom. The first game of the series was released back in 1987. Since then, there have since been five other games in the main series as well as different spin-offs and crossovers. Street fighter is amon...

Ryu is a fictional character within the Street Fighter series published by Capcom. He is the main protagonist of the series, functioning as the lead character for players to use. Ryu was created by Manabu Takemura and Takashi Nishiyama. Ryu’s first appearance within the Street Fi...

Chun Li is a character within the Street Fighter franchise published by Capcom. Chun-Li made her first appearance in the video game Street Fighter II back in 1991. She is the first playable female character of any fighting game franchise that has gained any mainstream recognition...

Mega Man is a video game franchise created by Capcom that focuses on science fiction. It stars a series of robot characters all by the same name, ”Mega Man”. The first Mega Man game took the world by storm all the way back in 1987 and would go on to create a franchise popular ove...

League of Legends (also known as LoL or League) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game. It was released in 2009 and developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and macOS. League of Legends is currently the world’s largest Esport, with several competitive ...

The Attack on Titan series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama was almost immediately successful in Japan after its first publication in 2009. Although it became one of the most popular series of 2011, its animated series broadcasted from 2013 launched it to worldwide fame....

After its publication in 2009, Attack on Titan became an extremely popular manga. In fact, it was considered the most successful series of 2011. Its popularity increased due to the highly praised graphic designs and dynamic style of its anime adaptation, released in 2013. The ser...

Bleach is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by author Tite Kubo. The anime rose quickly to popularity in Japan after it was aired in 2004, and achieved international fame after several worldwide releases in 2006. Along with a range of games and other derivat...

Cardcaptor Sakura is a series that achieved great success inside and outside Japan after its publication in 1996 and its anime adaptation in 1998. All of the figures inspired by the universe of the series each seem to convey a charming sweetness by the wonderful and elaborated co...

Since its broadcast in 2006, Code Geass became an anime with a great positive reception. For this reason, it became one of the most famous anime titles in the world. Code Geass deals with topics as deep as love, morals, and freedom. That is why some critics even considered it a c...

Danganronpa is a famous series of visual novel games that were first released in Japan in Fall 2010. It soon gained popularity in Europe and the United States and sold over 200,000 copies. It quickly became known as one of the greatest visual novel game series of all time. Its po...

Danganronpa is a murder-mystery video game that inspired the anime, Danganronpa: The Animation, that aired in Summer 2013 and ended in Fall 2013. It follows the same plot as the video game and the legacy of its successes continued the second anime series, Danganronpa 3: The End o...

Darling in the Franxx is a romantic science fiction drama first written by Mato for Shueisha's Shonen Jump Magazine in 2018. Although not without its criticisms, it rapidly rose in popularity in a little over a year and quickly was adapted into anime, merchandise and figures....

Date A Live, a very popular anime series that first debuted in April 2013, has had many figures of its many characters created. Most of the figures are of the Special Disastrous Designated Creatures, which are spirits from another dimension disguised as girls seeking the affectio...

Kurumi Tokisaki figures are extremely popular among fans of the Date A Live series, which has garnered a lot of attention and popularity since it had originally aired in March 2011. These figures show Kurumi Tokisaki, who is nicknamed ‘Nightmare’, in many different outfits and po...

Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer), is an incredibly popular anime that aired in Spring 2019, has had numerous figures released since it was first aired. Many of them feature characters in cool, amusing poses that can show the various different sides of their personality. Some of th...

One of the most popular series from the Spring 2019 anime season was Demon Slayer and, as such, many different kinds of merchandise like figures were produced and sold to its many fans. The most popular figures from this series showcase various characters in iconic scenes from th...

During the Spring 2019 anime season one of the animes that aired and gained massive popularity was Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer), because of the massive popularity all sorts of merchandise were produced and sold to its large amount of fans. Among the products available, such as...

Tanjiro Kamado figures are in incredibly high demand among fans of the Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer Figures series, which has gained an incredibly amount of support since it originally aired back in Spring 2019. These figures feature Tanjiro in a variety of poses, some of which...

Digimon Adventure (Digimon: Digital Monsters in the US) was released in 1999 and it is based on the tamagotchi-style virtual pet franchise of the same name. The anime became incredibly popular and was released in the United States shortly after its airing in Japan. A movie with a...

Dragon Ball Z is an anime series produced by Toei and aired on Japanese television from 1989 to 1996. It is based on the hit manga series Dragon Ball by esteemed manga artist and character designer Akira Toriyama. As one of the most influential manga of all time, it goes without ...

From 2015 to 2018, the Dragon Ball franchise saw a revival at the hands of Toei Animation and master manga artist Akira Toriyama with a new television anime series called Dragon Ball Super. With a slew of new and interesting story arcs, characters, and techniques to display, Drag...

After airing in Japan from 1989 until 1996, Dragon Ball Z went on to become one of the biggest and most recognizable names in anime. It single handedly piqued international interest in the world of Japanese anime and became a worldwide phenomenon. Heading the movement was the unf...

The years from 1989 to 1996 brought the world Dragon Ball Z, which ended up becoming one of the most influential pop culture phenomenons of all time. After quickly becoming a flagship anime and manga series in Japan, Dragon Ball Z paved the road for bringing anime worldwide. Alth...

Dragon Ball Z is one of the most influential anime titles of all time. This is without a doubt proven by its incredible track record all over the world, reaching amazing levels of popularity from the US to the UK, to South America, France, Spain. The anime series based on the lon...

Dragon Ball Z is the anime that really brought Japanese animation mainstream attention. Airing from 1989 to 1996 in Japan, Dragon Ball Z was a commercial and cult phenomenon. After rising rapidly in the ranks of popularity polls following the highly successful Dr. Slump and Drago...

Dragon Ball Z Figures is the anime that took over the world, first aired in Japan from 1989 to 1996 and became one of the most recognizable anime franchises to ever exist. Based on the manga by world famous Dr. Slump author Akira Toriyama and running for an impressive 291 episode...

Dragon Ball Z, an incredible series in the world of anime and manga, has brought a similarly incredible figure to the world of collectibles. After Dragon Ball Z aired for seven years from 1989 to 1996, a sequel series called Dragon Ball Super aired from 2015 to 2018. This brought...

With its first ever episode airing in Japan on April 26th 1989, Dragon Ball Z shot to instant stardom in the anime world. In a time filled with classics, Dragon Ball Z still managed to stand head and shoulders above the rest. True to the saying ‘all good things come to an end’, h...

After airing for a solid seven years on Japanese television, Dragon Ball Z became a national sensation. It was only after airing in the US and Europe, however, when it spread and gathered worldwide renown. With all of the hallmarks of a typical shonen jump story, Dragon Ball goes...

SH Figuarts (Simple style Heroic action Figures and Arts) is a line of models and figures made by Tamashii Nations which is a department within Bandai that specializes in the production of high quality collectibles. The line debuted in 2008 and was geared mainly towards fans of t...

Neon Genesis Evangelion is an anime TV series that originally began airing in October 1995 and gained an incredible amount of popularity. Its unusual method of storytelling and appealing characters garnered the attention of countless fans throughout the years and shows no signs o...

Asuka Langley Shikinami (and her TV series counterpart, Asuka Langley Soryu) has become an immensely popular character ever since the debut of Neon Genesis Evangelion in October 1995. The series’ unique mecha designs and deconstructive nature regarding the mecha genre caught the ...

Throughout the years, many figures of Rei Ayanami have been produced by multiple different companies. This is due, in part, to the incredible popularity of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series that aired back in October 1995. The series was highly regarded for its philosophical ...

Fairy Tail, a popular anime series, has released numerous figures as merchandise. These include most of the series’ protagonists, of which there are many. Figures include Lucy Heartfilia, Erza Scarlet, Natsu Dragneel, Wendy Marvell, Mirajane Strauss, Gray Fullbuster, Juvia Lockse...

Erza Scarlet figures are in high demand. Fans of the anime and manga series Fairy Tail have only grown in number since it began airing in October of 2009. The anime series has recently ended, finishing airing in September of 2019. However, with so many episodes to watch and chara...

Lucy Heartfilia figures are very popular amongst the Fairy Tail fanbase. Lucy Heartfilia is one of the main protagonists of the anime series Fairy Tail, which has developed a huge audience since it began airing in 2006. Figures of the character often feature her in cute or even s...

As an entry in the popular Fate series, Fate/Grand Order saw instant success after it released on Japanese mobile app stores in 2015. Although the franchise has done reasonably well as a whole, Fate/Grand Order itself is nearly a franchise on its own, as it has spawned its own un...

Fate/Grand Order started as a mobile game that was originally released in 2015 to almost immediate success. Due to its incredible success, its influence spread across many different forms of media from anime, to manga, and, of course, merchandise. While themed goods, art prints, ...

The video game and media series Final Fantasy has inspired many popular figures that feature some of the series’ most iconic characters, including Cloud Strife, Sephiroth, and many others. The figures come in a variety of poses with many original accessories and often feature the...

Cloud Strife is a character first from the popular video game and media franchise Final Fantasy. He was first introduced in the game Final Fantasy VII, which released on the Playstation 1 in the year 1997. Because Cloud Strife is one of the most popular characters from Final Fant...

Sephiroth is a character from the Final Fantasy video game and media franchise. He became popular after the release of Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation 1 in the year 1997 in which Sephiroth is the main antagonist of the video game. Three of the most popular Sephiroth figures ...

Fire Emblem is a video game franchise which found popularity outside Japan in 2001. Most recently, a Nintendo DS release (Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem) made the franchise incredibly popular to younger audiences in Japan and the US. Figures featuring popular characters f...

Fullmetal Alchemist is a popular Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The manga was first produced in the year 2001 and takes place in a fictional world loosely based on Europe’s industrial revolution. Because of their accurate portrayal of characters,...

Girls’ Frontline is a mobile strategy game developed by a Chinese team MICA, and released in 2016. The game has garnered a huge online fanbase and prompted the release of A variety of merchandise. Figurines are some of the most popular T-Dolls from the series. The figurines featu...

Gurren Lagann, also known as Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Pierce the Heavens, Gurren Lagann), is an amazing popular mecha anime that aired in Spring 2007 and left a big impact on pop culture. The anime has inspired various figures of its main characters like Simon, Kamina, and Yok...

Haikyuu!! is one of the most popular series about volleyball. Since its manga was first published in 2012 and its anime in 2014, Haikyuu!! has received many positive reviews. Their cool appearance makes people enjoy these figures very much. Also, their dynamism and detailed desig...

Since the publication of the manga in 2012 and its anime adaptation in 2014, Haikyuu!! quickly became the most popular volleyball series both nationally and internationally. After this phenomenon, in addition to scale figures, a great number of Nendoroid figures based on the seri...

Hatsune Miku is a character that originated as a voice synthesizer program called “Vocaloid” and has come to be one of the most popular voicebanks that are currently available for the software. Her cute design features unique blue twintails and has been used, edited, and complete...

The Vocaloid community is full of talented musicians, artists, and animators that have collectively produced hundreds upon thousands of songs and videos with Yamaha’s Vocaloid software. Most voicebanks included in the program each have their own avatar character, which are also u...

High School DxD is a widely known anime series that debuted in September 2008, and has many popular sculpted figures from the series. Most of the High School DxD figures are of the several female characters that vie for the affection of the main male protagonist, Issei Hyoudou. T...

Rias Gremory sculpted figures are among the most popular figures from the High School DxD series, which has garnered immense popularity and support of fans since it first aired in September 2008. The figures show Rias in a variety of different poses, often based on popular moment...

Hunter x Hunter is a popular manga and anime series that saw its first boom of popularity after the first anime adaptation that aired a total of 62 episodes from 1999 to 2001. This version was later dubbed and released for English speaking audiences in 2008. A second wave of popu...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a manga that was first published in 1987 and eventually got an anime adaptation in 2012. Its unique style has made it one of the most popular and influential series in the anime industry. Many figures inspired by the series have been created and th...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a series that is incredibly well known in the anime and manga world. Though the original manga began in 1987, the recent anime adaptation in 2012 proves that it is still incredibly relevant. The series’ iconic poses, extravagant costumes, and uniqu...

Jotaro Kujo is one of the most recurring and emblematic characters of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. His stoic and rebellious personality make him a very charismatic character and a reference within the JoJo universe. Similarly, his incomparable style is extremely popular among fa...

Kingdom Hearts is a popular video game series and the result of a collaboration between Disney, Square Enix and Pixar. Many Kingdom Hearts figures have been produced and feature some of Kingdom Hearts’ most popular characters, such as Sora and Kairi. Because of their fine detail,...

Kingdom Hearts is a video game series that was originally produced as a collaboration between Disney and Square Enix. As such, many different characters from intellectual properties from both companies (like Mickey Mouse and Cloud Strife) appear throughout the series. Of course, ...

Kirby figures are based on the Kirby video game series, which was first released as Kirby's Dream Land on April 27, 1992. These figures are popular among fans for their accurate representations of characters, fine detail and craftsmanship, cute appearance, and more. There is ...

Kirby Nendoroid figures are based on the Kirby video game series, which was first released as Kirby's Dream Land on April 27, 1992 and was widely successful, generating many devoted fans and inspiring many follow up games. Kirby Nendoroid figures are a popular choice among Ki...

Kizuna Ai figures are small, realistic model figures based on the popular online persona and virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI. There are well over a dozen different figures based on the character that come in a variety of different styles such as Nendoroids, themes, and outfits. Three ...

Kizuna Ai is a popular character that brought the “Virtual YouTuber” trend into the limelight. As the character gained popularity among fans, many different collectible figures inspired by her design were made. Some of the most popular figures based on Kizuna Ai are from the Nend...

The popular series Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (often shortened to just Konosuba) has had numerous figures following its manga adaptation and anime airing. The illustration for the adaptation is by Masahito Watari and Joseph Yokobori. The anime productio...

The popular anime, light novel, and manga series Konosuba God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! has had numerous figures following its manga adaptation and anime airing. In addition to scale figures, Konosuba Nendoroid figures have great popularity due to the larger head an...

Aqua figures have high popularity with fans amongst the Konosuba figures, following its adaptation of the anime series which began airing back in January 2017. There are a variety of figures of Aqua in a variety of different costumes and poses that keep with the character’s recog...

Love Live! is a popular anime that aired in January 2013 and has had many figures released following its 2010 manga and its 2013 anime adaption. Most of the figures show characters in fun and cute poses that show their quirky and carefree personalities from the series. There are ...

The unquestionable popularity and success of the Monster Hunter video game series has spawned a large amount of merchandise that comes in many different forms. One of the most popular kinds of collectible merchandise comes in the form of figures that range from scale figures to n...

In 2006, Good Smile Company in Japan created a special brand of figurines called “Nendoroid”. They are marked by a characteristic disproportion of head to body ratio. The character is given an overly large head in relation to its small body. It was thought to be a new and cute ki...

My Hero Academia is a popular anime series that aired in Japan in spring of 2016 and was later broadcast in the U.S. in 2018. Since its airing, many of the series’ characters have been released as figures. Many are either in their school uniforms or in their unique and eye-catchi...

My Hero Academia is an extremely popular anime series that began airing in June 2016 and is currently still ongoing. Since its airing, many popular figures of the series’ characters have been released. Some of these include the characters Izuku Midoriya, Ochaco Uraraka, Shoto Tod...

Izuku Midoriya figures are very popular amongst the fans of My Hero Academia, an anime and manga series. The superhero anime series began airing in the summer of 2016 and is still ongoing as of 2019. It has also released two full-length movies; My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, and M...

Shoto Todoroki also goes by his hero name, Shoto. Todoroki figures are in high demand from fans of the anime series My Hero Academia. The series has done well to gain a massive audience since it first aired in the summer of 2016. The unique and detailed designs of the characters ...

Himiko Toga is one of the main antagonists of the My Hero Academia anime series. Since it began airing in the summer of 2016, My Hero Academia has gained traction in attracting international audiences. The series features both heroes and villains who are born with unique ‘quirks’...

Katsuki Bakugo from the anime series My Hero Academia are very popular among fans. Katsuki Bakugo has an explosive personality to match his quirk and he embraces this thoroughly. Though he is stubborn and quick to anger, these traits only make him more endearing to fans. Bakugo w...

During Spring 2014, the anime adaptation of No Game No Life aired and gained massive popularity as an isekai anime. Due to the massive popularity of the diverse characters, many figures based on the series were produced, which all show off their interesting sides that may have be...

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One Piece is a major anime that aired in Fall 1999 based on the original manga created by Eiichiro Oda. Since it is such a popular and long series there are many different figures that are released due to many new characters that appear and gain popularity. Also, due to the fact ...

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One Piece is a very famous series that began airing in Fall 1999 and became one of the most most popular series ever known. The One Piece franchise has many different figures available due to the popular demand and some of the most popular figures are of the 'cat burglar'...

Roronoa Zoro was the first character to join the Straw Hat Pirates in the hit anime One Piece, which began airing in Fall 1999. One Piece is a widely known series throughout the world and continues to air to this very day, resulting in all sorts of products being available. From ...

During Fall 1999, the incredibly popular manga series One Piece had its anime adaptation aired, which quickly gained the attention of many fans. The series is still running today and has over 20 seasons of content and characters that come and go, resulting in many different chara...

One Punch Man is a popular webcomic created by the artist One that was first released in 2009. The webcomic has since inspired the creation of manga and anime remakes. Because of their fine detail, accurate portrayal of characters, skilled artistry, quality, and craftsmanship, On...

Overwatch Label is a popular multiplayer shooter game that was first released on May 24, 2016, then again in October 2019. Many figures based on its characters have been created since its original launch and often features characters in their unique action-packed outfits. Figures...

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Persona 5 is a critically acclaimed Japanese RPG and the sixth installment of the Persona series. Persona 5 has been called the best role-playing videogame of all time and has sold over three million copies by the end of 2019, having been released in 2016 on the Playstation 3 pla...

Persona 5 is the latest installment of the popular Persona video game franchise. Owing to its popularity, many spin-offs have been made since its release and the main character, “Joker”, is featured in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Persona 5 reached an even higher level of popularit...

Pokemon is a Japanese anime and media franchise that was created in 1995 by The Pokemon Company. The Pokemon Company itself was founded through a partnership between larger corporations such as Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. The anime series has created popular and beloved ...

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Re: Zero Label is a worldwide light-novel and anime sensation that first aired on television in April 2016, has had many figures of the characters released. Many feature cool outfits and poses that relate to popular moments from the series. Some of these poses may come from iconi...

Rem figures are in very high demand among fans of the Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World anime series, which has become increasingly popular ever since 2016, when it first appeared on television. Rem is a particularly popular character that has many figures showing the chara...

Rem Nendoroid are some of the most popular figures of the Re: Zero series. These figures feature cute, small nendoroid sized versions of Rem in her signature maid uniform. While many of these products highlight the twin maid from the Roswaal mansion, there are also chibi figures ...

Since its inception in 1991, Sailor Moon has enjoyed almost non-stop praise and a rapidly growing fan base. Acclaimed for its impressive character development, humorous artwork, and fun storylines, the original manga series was quickly adapted into anime, movies, video games, car...

The Seven Deadly Sins was originally a one-shot manga written by Nakaba Suzuki for Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2011 and was later expanded into a series in 2012. Its growing reader base led to an anime series that began in 2014 and was followed by several other seasons in later yea...

Sword Art Online (SAO) became a great success since the publication of its original light novel in 2009, although it was with its anime adaptation in 2012 when it experienced a larger impact on the otaku industry nationally and internationally. The complex relationship between th...

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The popularity of the manga series “The Rising of the Shield” which is a dark fantasy genre adapted from the novels written by Aneko Yusagi has resulted in a growing number of merchandise and figurines reflecting the storyline. Arguably the most popular of these are the high-qual...

Originally an American comic book first published in 1984 by Mirage Studios, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles enjoyed a surge of popularity from the late 80s to the early 90s. This popularity manifested the production of several series of action figures and toys from 1988 to 1995. To...

Tokyo Ghoul is a series that has experienced great success and has become an influential work in the world of manga and anime. Since its publication in 2011 and its anime adaptation in 2015, the impact that Tokyo Ghoul has unleashed worldwide is remarkable. In 2013, it became one...

Yu Yu Hakusho is a very popular classic anime series from the 90s with an extensive fanbase, selling more than 50 million copies in Japan upon release in 1990. Over the years with an anime adaptation the series grew in popularity which resulted in a variety of merchandise, includ...

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a franchise that exists as a manga, anime, and trading card game. The manga was serialized in “Shonen Jump Magazine” in 1996 and ran for 8 years until 2014. Although an anime adaptation was produced earlier, the second anime that focuses expressly on the card game fr...

Yuri!! on Ice became a revolution in the anime industry after its release in 2016. This ice skating anime was immediately successful and garnered many positive reviews. Comments especially praised the high quality of its animation and its beautiful soundtrack. The precision, accu...

Since the launch of its anime series in 2016, Yuri!! on Ice has received a large amount of positive comments and reviews. Its beautiful music, complicated and elaborate choreographies and the deep bond that the characters share in the story quickly left an impression on viewers. ...

The Legend of Zelda video games are centered around the elf-like main character, Link, and the princess of Hyrule, Zelda, who is often in need of rescuing. The game franchise was created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and is developed by Nintendo. ...

The Legend of Zelda video game series was created in 1989 and is developed and produced largely by Nintendo. The games follow the elf-like protagonist, Link, as he explores his way through fantastical worlds, goes on quests, and saves the princess Zelda. The character has gone th...

The iconic Mobile Suit Z Gundam is rightfully popular partly due to one of its popular antagonists. Haman Karn's snarky and individualistic demeanor adds an element of mysticism to the cast of the series. The newtype human from the Gundam universe has garnered a large followi...

The Monogatari Series is a collection of light novels that are authored by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. The first major part of the series, Bakemonogatari, was originally a collection of short stories published in a Kodansha magazine named Mephisto in 2005, though these s...

The Monster Hunter franchise is a series of action role-playing video games that are generally developed and published by Capcom. The first entry in the series, simply titled Monster Hunter, was originally released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2004. The most recent game, Monste...

Fans loved Mike Wazowski so much in Monsters Inc. he got his chance to be the star in the prequel film. His simple, yet iconic design represents Monsters, Inc. in popular culture more than any other character from the film. Among Mike Wazowski figures, "Nendoroid Monsters In...

My Hero Academia fans love the energy from Class 1-A's beacon of manliness, Eijiro Kirishima. Among the many heroes-in-training at U.A., Kirishima (hero name: Red Riot) feels like the best friend any fan would want to have in real life. As a result, Kirishima enjoys figure an...

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (also known by its abbreviated Japanese title, OreGairu) is a romantic comedy light novel series that was written by Wataru Watari and illustrated by Ponkan8. The series eventually received its first anime adaptation in April 2013, which was produced...

Naruto is a Japanese manga series that was both written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. Beginning in 1999, Naruto was serialized by the Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine until 2014. The series tells the story of a young ninja named Naruto Uzumaki as he dreams of becoming Hokage, ...

Naruto is a Japanese manga series that entered serialization by the Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine in 1999. It was written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto and has become one of Japan’s most popular manga series ever. The story of Naruto surrounds the life of a young ninja named...

The Monogatari franchise first began as a collection of short stories published in Kodansha’s Mephisto magazine in 2005 that were later compiled into a single light novel titled Bakemonogatari. The series is written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan and, as of early 2021, a ...

Okami is a video game that was originally developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom in April 2006. Although it was first released for the PlayStation 2 and Wii, the game was later re-released and remastered several times throughout the years, with the most recent release...

The One Piece franchise began as a manga series that was written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda since July 1997 and has continued its serialization to the present day. Currently, the manga has over one-thousand chapters, nine-hundred episodes of its anime adaptation, a dozen the...

One Piece is a manga series that is written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda and has been published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump since July 1997. As of early 2021, the series has amassed over one-thousand individual chapters that have been compiled into nearly one-hundred volu...

The One Piece franchise first began as a manga series published in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 1997. Over two decades later, the series still has serialized chapters released nearly every week, resulting in a total of over a thousand chapters as of early 2021. As the manga gained ...

One Piece is an incredibly popular manga series that was first published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in July 1997. It is both written and illustrated by the illustrious Eiichiro Oda, who has kept production of the series going for over two decades. To date, he has written ov...

One Piece is a manga series that has been written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda since July 1997. Each chapter has been serialized weekly in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump and, as of early 2021, has reached over one-thousand chapters. As the series gained more and more popularity...

One Piece is a best-selling manga series that has been published in Weekly Shonen Jump since July 1997. Both the writing and the artwork for the series is done by Eiichiro Oda, who has created over a thousand chapters of One Piece since it first debuted. The anime adaptation by T...

One Piece is a manga series that has taken the world by storm since its debut over two decades ago. The series was created by Eiichiro Oda, who has written over a thousand chapters of manga of One Piece when it first appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 1997. With a series as h...

The One Piece franchise first began as a manga series created by Eiichiro Oda that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997. As of early 2021, the manga series has had over a thousand chapters printed, a milestone that few have been able to accomplish. The anime adaptation...

Today, the One Piece franchise is a global phenomenon that has taken the entire world by storm. It first began as a manga series created by Eiichiro Oda that has been published in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997. Two years after the manga’s debut, an anime adaptation produced by To...

One Piece is one of the longest-running and best-selling manga series of all time. It is both written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda and has been published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine ever since July 1997. Following the manga’s success, an anime adaptation produced...

The One Piece franchise began as a manga created by Eiichiro Oda that was first serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997 and has since grown to be an international hit with fans all around the globe. With the success of the manga came an anime adaptation that was produced by Toei...

The One Piece series began as a humble manga series that was published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997, but quickly gained an incredible amount of popularity in the following years until it received an anime adaptation in 1999, which is still airing today. As of early 2021, the One...

The One Piece franchise began as a manga series that first debuted in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in July 1997. As of the beginning of 2021, the series has had over a thousand chapters serialized, which have all been written and illustrated by the series’ creator, Eiic...

One Piece is an immensely popular franchise that was conceived by Eiichiro Oda and made its first debut in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 1997. Over two decades later, the manga is still being serialized and has over a thousand chapters in print. Since One Piece has become so influen...

The One Piece franchise is an incredibly popular manga series created by Eiichiro Oda that made its debut in July 1997. It was first serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where it is still published to date. After over a thousand chapters of the manga published in...

There is no series as widely known and highly regarded as the One Piece series, which made its first appearance in Weekly Shonen Jump over two decades ago in 1997. Today, the manga series has had over a thousand chapters that have been serialized. Since the series has such a larg...

The One Piece manga franchise is one of the most well-known series of all time and made its first debut in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997. With such an expansive and long-running series, it should be of no surprise that the series has a similarly impressive amount of merchandise that...

The Overlord franchise is a fantasy series of novels that were first published on the web in 2010 by Kugane Maruyama but later printed by Enterbrain two years later. As of early 2021, there are fourteen volumes of the light novels published under Enterbrain’s label. After the lig...

The iconic team-based game Overwatch has a character that has been a popular villain and fan favorite. Junkrat has an antagonistic demeanor and is a maniac who loves destruction and chaos. The chaotic Junker has garnered many fans and popularity ever since Overwatch was first rel...

A team-based game such as Overwatch is extremely popular as one of its most distinguished characters. Lúcio is a distinctive and popular character with a very energetic and socially-conscious personality. The former performer, who is from Brazil has impressed many fans of Overwa...

McCree is one of the main characters in the world-famous multiplayer game Overwatch. McCree's calm personality and cowboy aesthetic easily make him a mainstay among the cast of Overwatch. The former gang member has garnered a large following of fans ever since the game debute...

A game with characters as diverse and dynamic as Overwatch’s consists even of a notable scientist character. Mei is a kind and environmentally-aware scientist whose mannerism and intellect make her an integral part of the heroes team. The scientist whose storyline is centered aro...

A combat-laden multiplayer game such as Overwatch sets a tone for a popular and peaceful character who is a support hero. Mercy is a peaceful and caring character that shows compassion and kindness. The field medic, who is often seen assisting other characters in battles, has gar...

Of all the various characters from Overwatch, there’s one justice fighter that has a unique story that has captivated fans. Pharah's courageous and ambitious nature, along with her persistence in being a leader makes her one of the most outstanding characters in the Overwatch...

The multiplayer game Overwatch has as much popularity as one of its main hero-turned-villains. Reaper uniquely stands out with his vengeful, sadistic behavior and terrifying demeanor. The villain, who was once a hero, has garnered a large following ever since the game was first r...

The multiplayer game Overwatch features a unique hero with special abilities that was once a rising star and architect, but now a fierce yet caring fighter. Symmetra has a kind and caring personality, and dedication to her company, which takes her far. The former architect has ha...

The sci-fi series Parasyte is as popular as its main protagonist, Shinichi Izumi. His initial caring personality, which changed to a vindictive and unemotional one, sets the tone of the series. The high school student has garnered many fans worldwide ever since the debut of the P...

Within the Persona franchise, the Velvet Room and its various attendants serve as both a constant and source of change. In Persona 5, players interact with Caroline and Justine, twin prison wardens with an intense dislike of the protagonist. As the story progresses, players form ...

The release of Persona 5: Royal changed everything Persona fans thought they knew about the latest main series release. In addition to new mechanics and an extended storyline, players got to experience new characters like the clumsy underclassman, Kasumi Yoshizawa. When viewing h...

Out of the ladies in the Persona series, none may be as popular as everyone's favorite idol, Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4. Her flirty personality combined with her journey to self-discovery combine to form a complex and memorable teammate and romantic interest. Her striking d...

Of the Persona series protagonists, Yui Narukami remains on the top fan favorites. His cool demeanor and design set a new standard for the series, as seen with the next installment's protagonist. His appearance in Persona 5: Royal proves his impact on the series and prominenc...

At only 10 years old, Ash Ketchum can boast his status as one of the most recognizable anime characters in the world. As the human face of the massively popular Pokemon franchise, Ash became the prototypical Pokemon Trainer. His desire to be the best and catch all the Pokemon in ...

Since 1997, no Pokemon represents the franchise better than the adorable and iconic Pikachu. Pikachu shows the best of what a Pokemon can be: cute, powerful, and a lifelong companion, as seen in the anime. Fans can find Pikachu in many Pokemon merchandise from shirts and plushies...

Prison School is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Akira Hiramoto. It began publication through Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine in February of 2011 and continued serialization until December 2017. The series has received other adaptations as well, inclu...

For those who follow the adventures that happen in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, they often see Homura Akemi. Since the beginning of 2011, the adventures began and fans all over fell in love. With everyone wanting to see if Kaname Madoka would in fact accept the contract from kyubey...

The Ranma 1/2 manga series is centered around an iconic and comedic main character. Ranma Saotome's prideful and sly personality in the popular manga suits that description. The high school student and martial arts enthusiast has accumulated a huge following ever since the se...

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai is a Japanese light novel series that was written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Keeji Mizoguchi. Since April 2014, ASCII Media Works has published eleven volumes of the series. A manga adaptation was also serialized by ASCII Med...

One of the biggest and most recent impacts in the cartoon universe was Rick and Morty. Quickly finding a way to make everyone fall in love while laughing their heads off, this show has become famous. Released in 2013 this cartoon became known for its hilarious characters and insa...

Saga of Tanya the Evil is a Japanese light novel series written by Carlo Zen and illustrated by Shinobu Shinotsuki. In Japan, it is known as Youjo Senki, which literally translates to “The Military Chronicles of a Little Girl”. The light novel began serialization in 2012 online a...

From the classic magical girl series, Sailor Moon, Sailor Jupiter left an impression on fans as the big-hearted, strong girl in love. Her physical power and tough attitude contrast with her soft vulnerability and the constant hunt for romance. Like all the Sailor Guardians in the...

Of the original three Sailor Guardians in the Sailor Moon series, Sailor Mars left the greatest impression on fans with her fiery, bold personality. Fans of the manga love her quiet, independent streak and emphasized psychic powers. Sailor Mars's popularity means fans of eith...

Sailor Uranus and her partner Sailor Neptune remain two of the most popular Sailor Moon characters inside and outside of the Sailor Moon series fandom. Critics praise Sailor Uranus in particular for her unique characterization especially for shoujo manga at the time. Her legacy c...

Saya no Uta boasts a reputation as one of the most disturbing and graphic visual novels of all time. Fans praise its combination of ghastly abomination and an all-consuming romance at the heart. It is both breathtaking and extremely off-putting. The Saya no Uta figure "Saya ...

A video game franchise as popular as Senran Kagura couldn't be as popular without one main character. It could be no other than Yumi with her gentle and caring personality. The Girl's Academy leader has garnered many fans ever since the franchise started. Her worldwide po...

How many opportunities are there to learn about the Shaman King? Well, if you mean Yoh Asakura, there are only a few. Since the creation of Shaman King back in 1998, there have been ups and downs to this series. Nevertheless, Shaman King was a huge success in the Weekly Shonen Ju...

Coming back as one of DC Comics newest superhero movies, many fell in love with Shazam. From Shazam’s hilarious attitude to the story itself, many were curious as to where the story can go. What many don’t know is that Shazam was the original Captain Marvel. Shazam is currently k...

With his edgy design and anti-hero personality, Shadow the Hedgehog quickly became one of the most popular Sonic the Hedgehog characters. Although intended to be a one-time character, Shadow's popularity prompted SEGA to bring him back as a recurring character. Since his debu...

Spice and Wolf was released in June of 2008 and has been popular ever since. Within the many characters that have roles in the series, Holo and her flirtatious attitude is very popular. With the popularity of the series, there are a wide variety of figures and merchandise availab...

Spongebob Squarepants defined the new wave of children's television at the beginning of the 21st century. The series's combined use of surrealist and slapstick humor appeals to children and adults alike. As a result, the show continues to air over twenty years after its p...

Master Obi-Wan Kenobi is by far one of the most respected Jedi masters in the Star Wars universe. His career was cut short by his own apprentice but that doesn’t hide any of Obi-Wan’s accomplishments. Obi-Wan is famous for defeating Darth Maul, General Grievous, and surviving whe...

The mastermind behind the whole plot of the Star Wars franchise. The man who started it all is finally here! Darth Sidious or Emperor Palpatine is finally here in a figure that is sure to shock everyone it meets! When the series was first released in 1976, it was an instant succe...

Fans of Steven Universe love the series for its deeply emotional messages and realistic portrayal of character flaws. One of the series's most popular characters is the overbearing perfectionist Pearl. Pearl's storied past, unrequited love, and journey to finding her inne...

Being a part of the original Street Fighter character lineup that was released back in 1991, Blanka has always been a popular choice! With the games popular even now, Street Fighter merchandise and figures are popular among collectors. One popular example of Blanka figures is the...

Super Sonico is a girl that has taken the anime world by storm. Created originally as a mascot for Nitroplus, she’s gone on to release songs, appear in video games, and have her own anime. Her childlike and sweet personality, accompanied by her pink hair and attractive figure, ha...

Super Pochaco is the friend of Super Sonico and is a popular curvy character created by Tsuji Santa. Super Pochaco's immense popularity is due to her busty and curvy figure and seductive poses as seen in her figures. She first appeared in the third episode of SoniAni: Super S...

Tales of Berseria is the 16th installment of the successful Tales series created by Bandai Namco Entertainment. A role-playing game was released for Playstation 3 & 4 in 2016, Microsoft Windows in 2017, and turned into an anime in 2019. Players are transported into the Kingdo...

A video game as unique as Tales of Vesperia wouldn't be iconic without its main character who is sarcastic and rebellious. Yuri Lowell with his dislike for authority, and his tendency to tease people make the game as enjoyable as it is. The former orphan who grew up in the lo...

A fighting video and arcade game series as iconic as Tekken deserves characters that have interesting storylines. Christie Monteiro and her knack for the infamous Capoeira fighting style from Brazil has a distinctive background that makes her a popular character. The martial arts...

The popular video and arcade game series Tekken is as popular as one of its most vicious fighters. Kazuya Mishima is known to have the determination to conquer the Iron of the Fist Tournament and defeat his opponents in the game series. The fighter who was once a humble boy has g...

The world-famous fighting game Tekken has a character known to masquerade around in an intimidating mask. King suits the description with his fierce and mysterious jaguar mask and courageous fighting in the series. The former orphan who is from Mexico has accumulated many fans ev...

The iconic video game series Tekken is a best selling game for a reason. Nina Williams with her assassin skills and fighting nature adds to the unique lineup of characters in the series. The assassin from Ireland has attracted many fans ever since her first appearance in the Tekk...

A massively multiplayer online game like TERA (The Exiled Realm of Arborea) wouldn't be as phenomenal without some of its most iconic characters. Elin and their feminine, yet strange mannerisms are distinctive characters that stand out in Tera. The race of peacekeepers who se...

From the widely popular Isekai (other world) genre is the Isekai anime ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’. There are many characters with strong personalities but one of the favorites would have to be Veldora Tempest. Although being a strong and powerful storm dragon his p...

The Garden of Sinners, also known in Japan as Kara no Kyoukai, is a Japanese light novel series that was written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. The series was initially released online and at Comiket in the late 1990s, but it was later republished in the form...

Of holiday movies, The Nightmare Before Christmas enjoys status as both a Halloween and Christmas movie. It's the legacy hero Jack Skellington would have wanted. Jack stands out among children's movie protagonists with his off-putting and creepy design. As such, he remain...

The Promised Neverland made a splash in the anime world when it premiered in 2019. While fans loved the creepy tone, they appreciated the cheerful contrast provided by the series hero, Emma. With the manga's end, friends can relax knowing their favorite ginger made it as far ...

“Toss a coin to your Witcher, oh valley of plenty,” or so the song goes. Being a Witcher is no easy task. To hunt down and kill the magical and supernatural monsters that haunt the land is a tough gig. There’s a big difference between hunting down a troublesome, chicken-stealing ...

The Witcher is a hit fantasy series that began with 1994’s Blood for the Elves by Polish writer Andrzej Sapowski. Witchers are chemically and magically enhanced humans that fight monsters and supernatural beings. The story follows the tale of Geralt of Rivia, perhaps the most fam...

The World Ends With You (often shortened to TWEWY) is a role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Jupiter that was first released for the Nintendo DS in July 2007. The game was developed by the same team in charge of the Kingdom Hearts series and its gameplay was created to ...

The Tokyo Ghoul franchise is a dark fantasy manga series that was created by Sui Ishida in 2011 and was serialized in Weekly Young Jump until 2014. The series is well-known for its dark tone, gruesome action scenes, and twisted characters. There is no character as tortured as its...

Out of the Toy Story franchise, Buzz Lightyear enjoys the most widespread popularity. While all the toys appear in shorts and specials outside of the Toy Story franchise films, Buzz received his own animated spinoff series. Buzz also ranked above Woody in first place on a list of...

Since 1995, Toy Story has been one of the most beloved media franchises in the world. The Toy Story series's exploration of play and nostalgia continues to resonate with old and new audiences alike. The main protagonist, Woody, serves as the franchise heart and stand-in icon....

Transformers was and still remains one of the biggest action figure franchises the world has ever seen. Starting in the early 1980s as a Japanese toy line called Microman and Diaclone, the toys were soon rebranded and resold in America as Transformers. American toy company Hasbro...

Trigun is a famous manga that first debuted in the weekly magazine Shonen Captain from 1995 to 1997 being discontinued with only 3 tankobon volumes. The manga then restarted serialization from 1997 to 2007 in the monthly magazine Young King OURs as ‘Trigun Maximum’. The Trigun st...

The Ultraman series, which is also sometimes called the Ultra series, is a long-running tokusatsu (live-action TV series with heavy use of special effects) that has aired on Japanese television since January 1966. Over the years, the Ultra series would receive dozens of sequel an...

Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out!, otherwise known as Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Take. It began serialization in 2017 by Niconico Seiga’s Dra Dra Sharp, with five tankobon volumes by Fujimo Shobo as of July 2020. There is also an an...

Valkyria Chronicles DUEL is part of the Valkyria Chronicles video game series created by Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka. The series began in 2008 with the release of Valkyria Chronicles, and has since had many different releases over many platforms. Valkyria Chronicles DUEL w...

A sensational voice that has swept Vocaloid fans off their feet is due to one character. Only a few Vocaloids sound as energetic and nice as Yuzuki Yukari does. The teenage Vocaloid, who's featured in many popular songs has a unique look and sound that stands the test of time...

Wrestling has always been around, ever since ancient times. However, wrestling has never been as popular or as dominant as the WWE. Making regular wrestlers into modern-day superstars, creating names that no one can forget! Starting all the way back in 1982, there has been quite ...

One of the biggest heroes from the X-Men universe is here! Cyclops is back again in new figures! When the first X-Men comic was created in 1963, they introduced one of the greatest heroes in the Marvel universe. Known for the laser beams that shoot from his eyes, he is also one o...

The man who created the X-Men has not only had his share of adventures but traumas as well. Professor X, or Professor Charles Xavier, is the brains behind the operation. Coming into reality during the first X-Men comics in 1963, Professor X was still very mysterious. Professor X ...

Rogue’s story of a bad-girl turned good inspired readers, making her a popular character after being accepted into the X-Men. Introduced in 1981 and becoming one of the X-Men in 1982, Rogue has been in many hearts and minds since. Rogue’s figures are desired by many not only for ...

Xenosaga is a video game series developed by Monolith Soft and published primarily by Namco. The series revolves around role-playing game mechanics, in which the player takes the role of a character within the story and controls their interactions with the world around them. Xeno...

While Kurama may be a Yu Yu Hakusho fan-favorite character, his true form, Yoko Kurama, has his own devout following. Kurama's moral and ethical nuance adds to his appeal. However, Yoko Kurama's brief appearances in the Yu Yu Hakusho series provide fans with a snapshot of...

The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise began with the epic adventures of Yugi Muto and the Pharaoh Atem living inside him. Now the Yu-Gi-Oh! series includes seven different anime adaptations. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, the third entry, wowed fans with the introduction of motorcycle fueled Turbo Duels. But ...

Yuri!!! on Ice captivated fans in 2016 with its complex cast of characters and refreshing take on the sports anime genre. The Yuri!!! on Ice series wouldn't have the same level of charm without the legendary skater-turned coach, Victor Nikiforov. His relationship with skater ...

Yuri!!! on Ice benefits from a richly detailed and diverse cast. However, one of the most endearing and refreshing characters is none other than the Yuri!!! on Ice series protagonist Yuri Katsuki. Yuri's anxiety, journey of self-discovery, and realistic flaws made him a highl...

Breath of the Wild changed up what most fans expected from the Legend of Zelda franchise. The storyline exists somewhere outside the established timelines. The gameplay introduced open-world RPG elements. Breath of the Wild also, significantly, gave fans a new spin of the titula...

Zombie Land Saga surprised viewers in the fall 2018 anime season with its quality animation and unique premise. With a legendary performance by voice actor Miyano Mamoru and the connections to tourism in Saga prefecture, no other series stands out in the same, outlandish way. At ...

Apex Legends took the gaming world by storm at its release back in early 2019. This super fun battle royale game is free-to-play, featuring first-person shooter gameplay with a series of characters to choose from. It was developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electro...

Apex Legends is a free-to-play first-person shooter that was released in early 2019. It was developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts and was released for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. The gameplay is mostly centered around a style know...

Attack on Titan is a franchise that took the world by storm shortly after it debuted in Kodansha’s monthly Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in late 2009. An anime adaptation produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G. was later produced in Spring 2013. This adaptation led to the popularit...

The Attack on Titan series is a popular manga series created by Hajime Isayama and published in late 2009. The manga drew in an incredible amount of readers, which eventually culminated in an anime adaptation airing in April 2013. After the first season aired, the Attack on Titan...

Attack on Titan is one of the most revolutionary manga to come out of Japan in the last decade. Deep character development, emotional plot-driven storyline, and a gradually unfolding mystery keeps this manga ahead of the pack. Even with the gratuitous gore and violence often shun...

Azur Lane is a side-scrolling shooter game that was released in 2017 for iOS and Android operating systems. It was developed by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi and uses characters based on warships from World War II. The characters are that of anthropomorphic girls, with diffe...

The Monogatari franchise began as a series of light novels that were written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. The first volume of the series, Bakemonogatari was a collection of shorter stories that were first published in Kodansha’s Mephisto magazine in 2005 and 2006, then...

Bendy and the Ink Machine is a survival horror game that was developed and published by Kindly Beast (though it uses the name of the in-game universe studio, Joey Drew Studios Inc. as well). The game was released in several installments, with the first being released in early 201...

Bendy and the Ink Machine is a video game that was released in five separate chapter installments from February 2017 to October 2018. The gameplay is largely focused on survivor and horror elements, which have the player defeat unusual monsters as they attempt to escape from a fi...

Hitting the shelves in 1989 following a pilot chapter the previous year, Berserk began its gruesome yet revered run in the magazine Monthly Animal House (now Young Animal). Conjured and penned by Kentaro Miura, known for an almost impossibly detailed art style, Berserk follows th...

BioShock is a video game series that is developed by Irrational Games, 2K Australia, and 2K Marin. The first game, simply named BioShock, was first released in August 2007 and features a combination of first-person shooting and role-playing game mechanics. Although the first two ...

Since the DC Extended Universe Aquaman film in 2018, Black Manta has gained increasing popularity. The aquatic villain's imposing presence in the comics now reaches into the larger fandom. As Aquaman continues to appear in films, Black Manta's notoriety will follow. Black...

BlazBlue is a video game series that was developed and published by Arc System Works in Japan. It was first released back in 2008 as an arcade game and had subsequent releases on platforms such as the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Playstation Vita, and more. The series has also receiv...

BlazBlue is a Japanese video game series that saw its first publication back in 2008 by Arc System Works. It is a fighting video game series, centered around one-on-one combat between two characters until one is declared the winner. The first game released, BlazBlue: Calamity Tri...

Mad Moxxi is one of the most promiscuous characters in the Borderlands series. She’s provocative, sassy, and has had numerous husbands and romances as a result of her lustful yet opportunistic nature. Due to her sometimes motherly and caring attitude, along with her intimidating ...

The Borderlands game series' maniacal bandits known as Psychos, serve as an integral part of the storyline. Borderlands Psycho class characters are insane bandits that prowl Pandora, viciously attacking anything in their paths. Their savage-like and dangerous demeanors fit th...

Captain Marvel is an American superhero film that was released in 2019. It is based on the Marvel Comics character Carol Danvers, otherwise known as Captain Marvel. The Captain Marvel film was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Marv...

City Hunter began as a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. Since its serialization beginning in 1985, it has been adapted into many other different forms of media. It was adapted into an anime television series in 1987 by Sunrise Studios, and t...

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, commonly known as Code Geass, is a Japanese anime series. It was produced by Sunrise and directed by Goro Taniguchi, and the original character designs are by Clamp, a manga artist group. Suzaku Kururugi is an important character throughout C...

Cuphead is a platforming run-and-gun game that was developed and published by Studio MDHR for Windows and Xbox One on September 29th, 2017, with ports to other consoles made available in the following years. The game centers around the titular protagonist, Cuphead, and his brothe...

How often is a character made so powerful that he is literally given the title “ Kingpin”? Wilson Fisk is such an important character that he is a major villain in the Daredevil series and others! The Daredevil series received a boost in 2015 when Netflix revamped the comics and ...

Dead or Alive is a series of fighting games that was first developed by Temco for the Sega Model 2 arcade in 1996 but ported to both the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1997 and 1998 respectively. The director, Tomonobu Itagaki, strove to create a unique experience by blending hig...

Demon Slayer, known in Japanese as Kimetsu no Yaiba, is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotoge. The story of Demon Slayer takes place in the Taisho era of Japan and follows protagonist Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko Kamado. Demon Slayer ...

Devil May Cry is an action-adventure video game series that was created by Hideki Kamiya. It was published by Capcom and focuses on Dante, the demon hunter, and his efforts to stop demons from invading Earth. The Devil May Cry gameplay relies on a stylistic approach to combat, wi...

Devil May Cry is a video game series created by Hideki Kamiya and published by Capcom. It is an action-adventure video game that focuses on a stylistic approach to combat, in which players string together attacks for combos. Players receive a letter grade from D to SSS to indicat...

Dr. Stone is a popular shonen manga series that is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump and was first released in March 2017. The manga is created through a collaborative effort of Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi, who act as the writer and illustrator respectively. The manga series quick...

The Dr. Stone series began as a manga written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Boichi that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump beginning in March 2017. Its unique concept of trying to rebuild advanced society from the ground up caught the attention of many readers, which e...

Famed for the often over-the-top and out of control heroes and villains, the Dragon Ball series doesn’t pull any punches when introducing new characters. In the Dragon Ball universe, it’s often as easy as pointing a finger to make things blow up; things like rocks and people, or ...

Dragon Ball is a household name in Japan and is widely known overseas as potentially one of the most famous manga of all time. With the manga first appearing in Shonen Jump magazine in 1984 and an animated adaptation broadcast starting in 1986 Dragon Ball became an instant hit in...

Dragon Ball broke the mold in some ways and perfected the art of the Shonen Jump formula. In essence, the protagonist must face a seemingly impossible challenge, suffer defeat, come back stronger, and finally win. This has become a staple in Shonen Jump storytelling. One of the f...

The Dragon Ball series has seen huge success since the very first chapter in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1984. Quickly gaining popularity an anime adaptation was aired from 1986 to 1989. Following this, Dragon Ball Z was aired from 1989 to 1996. Dragon Ball Z is what took the overseas ...

Dragon Ball is one of the most well-known and loved manga/anime series of all time for which there are a number of reasons. Of course, the action is over the top, exciting, and fast-paced, but there is also a broad variety of characters, each with their own development. Each char...

Dragon Ball is one of the first manga series to really push the transforming technique into the spotlight. Protagonist Son Goku makes his first ever groundbreaking transformation into Super Saiyan in the 318th chapter of the Dragon Ball manga (124th chapter of Dragon Ball Z). Fan...

When Dragon Ball Z ended in 1996, fans were left hanging. There was a huge demand for more content despite Toriyama having already finished the manga series. Toei Studios took it upon themselves to continue the Dragon Ball series with the animation only Dragon Ball GT. Dragon Bal...

Dragon Ball GT received some questionable reception. Purists demand that it isn’t or shouldn’t be a part of the Dragon Ball universe. The reason for this is that when Dragon Ball Z finished airing in 1996 the fans were left wanting more. Toriyama Akira had not continued the manga...

Beginning with the movies Battle of Gods and Resurrection of Frieza, Dragon Ball Z made a comeback in a big way. A number of new character and story updates came including the newest Sayian transformation, Super Saiyan Blue. After achieving the Super Saiyan God form during the ev...

From the very beginning of the series, Dragon Ball has always been about bringing it up to the next level with a stronger villain in each story arc. Going from a spoiled child-like emperor seeking the dragon balls to wish for world domination, to an immortal god, hell-bent on the...

With the addition of Beerus the god of destruction, the Dragon Ball universe was shaken up again. Awakening from his centuries-long slumber in search of the ‘Super Saiyan God’ from his dreams, Beerus makes his way to Earth, where the last remaining Saiyans reside. Stopping at Kin...

None of the Dragon Ball villains are quite as frightening as Goku Black (Zamasu). Not only is he completely insane and hell-bent on the extermination of all humans, but he also inhabits Goku’s body! Could there be a more terrifying foe? Future Trunks returns in Dragon Ball Super ...

Eiyuu Senki is a video game series which was first published as Eiyuu Senki - The World Conquest on Playstation 3, Playstation Vita, and Microsoft Windows. The first game in the series was published in 2012. Later the second installment, Eiyuu Senki - GOLD was released in 2014. T...

Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series that was serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2006 to 2017. It was written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima and follows the story of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the wizard guild known as Fairy Tail. The manga was adapted into a...

Fallout 4 is an entry in Bethesda’s Fallout series. Like the other games in the series, it is set in an alternate version of Earth that is devastated by nuclear war in 2077. The player controls a survivor that lives the devastating war by being cryogenically frozen in one of the ...

Fallout 4 is an entry in Bethesda’s Fallout series that was released for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in November 2015. Similar to other games in the franchise, Fallout 4 is set several hundred years in the future after the Earth is all but destroyed in the nuclear Great ...

Fate/Grand Order is a Japanese mobile game developed by Delightworks using Unity. It is a free-to-play game based on Type-Moon’s Fate/stay night franchise. The game was released in July 2015 for Android and August 2015 for iOS. Later, an English and Korean version of the game wer...

Fate/Grand Order is a video game that is based on the Fate/stay night franchise by Type-Moon. It is a free-to-play Japanese mobile game that was developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex. It was released in Japanese in 2015 for Android and iOS and later localized for rel...

Fate/Grand Order is a Japanese video game series based on the Fate/stay night franchise created by Type-Moon. The game was developed using Unity by Delightworks and published by Aniplex. The game is free-to-play and available on mobile devices using Android and iOS. It was initia...

Fate/Grand Order is a turn-based Japanese RPG video game with visual novel elements. It was developed based on the Fate/stay night franchise by Type-Moon. Published in 2015 by Aniplex and developed by Delightworks. It later received both an English and a Korean release later in 2...

Based on the popular series by Type-Moon, Fate/Grand Order is a free-to-play video game developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex. It is a mobile game that was released for iOS and Android devices in Japan in 2015. It has since received both an English and Korean version...

Fate/Grand Order is a mobile game based on the Fate/stay night franchise by Type-Moon. It was developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex. Fate/Grand Order is free-to-play on iOS and Android devices. Fate/Grand Order has RPG elements mixed with visual novel elements. It is...

Fate/Grand Order is a free-to-play game that is based on the popular Fate/stay night series by Type-Moon. It is a free-to-play RPG game that was developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex. It was released in Japan on mobile devices for iOS and Android in 2015. It later re...

Based on the popular series, Fate/stay night by Type-Moon, Fate/Grand Order is a mobile free-to-play game available on Android and iOS. It was developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex, featuring RPG, turn-based gameplay with a visual novel flair! The game was initially ...

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, also known by the simplified name Fate/kaleid liner, is a Japanese manga series. Fate/kaleid liner features an alternate universe spinoff of the Fate/stay night visual novel created by Type-Moon. It was created by Hiroshi Hiroyama and serialized in...

Fate/stay night is a Japanese visual novel series that was developed by Type-Moon. Its initial release was back in January of 2004 for Windows. Since the initial release, it has received many adaptations such as video games, manga, anime, and many more. Fate/stay night’s gameplay...

Fate/stay night is an adult visual novel series developed by Type-Moon. The initial release of the game was on January 30, 2004, with the Japanese release on Windows. The gameplay of Fate/stay night mostly consists of a story with the player navigating through text dialogue betwe...

Lightning is the main protagonist from the thirteenth mainline entry into the iconic Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XIII. This game was developed and published by Square Enix and first released for the PlayStation 3 in December 2009. Like many other games in the Final Fantas...

Final Fantasy IX was originally released for the PlayStation in July 2000 and was both developed and published by Square Enix (Squaresoft at the time of release). As a part of an already massively popular Final Fantasy series, a wide variety of merchandise inspired by the game wa...

Yuffie Kisaragi is a character in the Final Fantasy series that can join Cloud Strife after fulfilling certain quests. The game she originates from, Final Fantasy VII, was both developed and published by Square Enix in early 1997 for the PlayStation. Although this game was releas...

Zack Fair is a recurring character in the world of the Final Fantasy series. He first appears in Final Fantasy VII as a non-playable character, but acts as the protagonist of the prequel to FFVII, Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. This game was developed and published by Square En...

Final Fantasy is a franchise that is known around the world as a series of role-playing games that fuse medieval magic and futuristic science to create unique worlds for players to explore. The ninth main entry of the series, Final Fantasy IX, was released for the PlayStation in ...

Fire Emblem is a video game series developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The gameplay involves tactical role-play elements in a fantasy world, in which the player must move characters across grid-based environments. The series was initially only released in ...

Fire Force (sometimes referred to by its Japanese title, En’en no Shobotai) is a manga series that is written is illustrated by Atsushi Okubo, who is known for his previous work, Soul Eater. The manga was first published in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2015 and has bee...

Fire Force (also known by its Japanese title, En’en no Shobotai), is a franchise that began as a manga that was first published in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2015. It is both written and illustrated by Atsushi Okubo, the same artist that created Soul Eater previously. A...

The world-famous Five Nights at Freddy’s game series, sometimes called FNaF, is a thriller that features Chica, the antagonizing chicken. Chica's horrific behavior at night fits the storyline of the series, along with her partners in crime. The killer yellow chicken, who roam...

Foxy the Pirate is a well-known antagonistic animatronic character from the Five Nights at Freddy’s game series, also known as FNaF. Foxy is seen as an outcast among the other animatronics at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and his pirate-like appearance diversifies the main cast of ...

Of Fortnite’s seemingly endless line of skins, nothing enjoys the same level of fandom fame as Skull Trooper. As one of the oldest skins in the game, Skull Trooper shows off a player's clout--especially if they have the purple glow edit. Skull Trooper figures show off the des...

Frame Arms Girl, shortened as F.A. Girl, takes mecha and combines it with moe girls to create an adorable twist on the genre. The model kit line contains base characters that can equip accessories from the original Frame Arms and M.S.G. weapon lines. However, due to the anime'...

Free! is a Japanese anime television series based on the light novel, High Speed!, written by Koji Oji. The anime was produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do, and the first season, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club aired in Japan in 2013. The second season, Free! - Eternal Summer ai...

As the original action figure, G.I. Joe remains one of the most iconic figure lines today. In addition to the traditional line of toys, the franchise includes a new statue style and soft vinyl figures. Here are three G.I. Joe figures that represent new forms for the classic toy l...

The popular comedy series Gintama features a colorful cast of characters engaging in outrageous scenarios to make the monthly rent. Kagura, the series's female protagonist, shines as the brash and tomboyish younger sister figure. Her active role in the group's antics earn...

God of War is a hack-and-slash franchise that was first released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. The series is developed primarily by Santa Monica Studio, though two entries in the series were developed by Ready at Dawn. The most recent entry, simply titled God of War, was release...

Gravity Rush is a Japanese action-adventure video game developed by Japan Studio’s Team Gravity division. Known in Japan as Gravity Daze the pilot game of the series was published worldwide by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Playstation Vita in 2012. It has since received a r...

Sol Badguy is the main protagonist and world-famous character from the Guilty Gear Xrd sub-series which includes Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN and Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR. Sol Badguy is a lone ranger with a fierce fighting style. The courageous fighter who is prominent throughout the ...

Gundam Unicorn explores philosophical consequences within the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. By introducing new characters and expanding on others, Gundam Unicorn challenges the history of the Universal Century timeline. As a visually beautiful installment, Gundam Unicorn hosts so...

Haikyuu!! is a manga series that was both written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. The manga was serialized in Shueisha’s popular Weekly Shonen Jump magazine beginning in early 2012 to mid-2020, which were later compiled into a total of forty-five tankobon volumes. The serie...

Haikyuu!! is a popular volleyball manga series that was published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2021 to July 2020. Haruichi Furudate was responsible for both the writing and illustrations for all 402 chapters of the manga, which would later go on to be compiled i...

The Haikyuu!! franchise began as a serialized manga that was first published in Weekly Shonen Jump in early 2012 to 2020, culminating a total of 402 chapters and forty-five tankobon volumes. As the manga series continued to gain readership, an anime adaptation of the manga produc...

Harry Potter is arguably one of the most famous movie series that the world has ever seen. Starting off as a book series released in 1997, with the final book being released in 2007. The quickly made famous movies were released from 2001-2011. This series exploded when it was rel...

The Idolmaster is a Japanese media franchise that primarily focuses on the career of a producer who works with several potential pop idols at a talent agency. The series started off as a raising simulation and a rhythm video game created by Bandai Namco Entertainment and has sinc...

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls is a Japanese free-to-play video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Cybage. It is based on The Idolmaster franchise, with similar game elements but a new cast of characters. Much like The Idolmaster, the story of The Idolmaster Cinderella G...

The Idolmaster Platinum Stars is a Japanese simulation video game within The Idolmaster series. It was developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4 in July of 2016. As in many other The Idolmaster games, the player acts as the producer in 765 Production...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It began serialization in 1987 through Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The story of the series is divided into eight different parts, with each part following a new...

One of the most powerful forces in comic history is the Justice League. Made of some of the most powerful superheroes and heroines in comic history. Comprising men like Superman and the Flash, even having plenty of female superheroes like Superwoman and the Black Canary. With th...

Kyoto Animation's wildly popular seinen series K-On! remains a hit with fans over ten years after its debut. Each character in the series brings a realistic and unique charm, meaning fans form diverse followings around their favorites. Fans of the band's drummer, Ritsu Ta...

The romantic comedy series, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, began as a manga created by Aka Akasaka and serialized in Miracle Jump in mid-2015, but later moved to Weekly Young Jump the following year. As the series rose in popularity, the more diehard fans of the series created a sizab...

Of the famous Kamen Rider franchise, Kamen Rider W impressed fans with its innovative twists and throwbacks to its 1970s roots. The series consistently ranks as one of the fan favorites out of over 30 entries. Thematically, the series incorporates elements from western detective ...

Kantai Collection, frequently abbreviated as KanColle, is a Japanese free-to-play web browser game. It was developed by Kadokawa Games and published by DMM with a central theme being the personification of World War II warships as young women. Each girl has the personality and ch...

Kin-Iro Mosaic: Pretty Days is the original video animation of the popular manga, Kin-Iro Mosaic. Otherwise known as “Golden Mosaic” or Kinmoza, Kin-Iro Mosaic started off as a 4-panel manga written and illustrated by Yui Hara. The manga began serialization in June of 2010 and ra...

The Kingdom Hearts series is a popular action role-playing game published by Square Enix and first released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2002. The most recent title, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, was released for various consoles on November 11th, 2020. The series acts much...

Konosuba (the abbreviated title of KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!) is a comedy fantasy franchise that was first published as a series of web novels in 2012, but was later printed as light novels by Kadokawa in 2013. As the light novel series gained popularity, ...

The League of Legends game series, along with fan-favorite Vi, has been extremely popular ever since it was first released. Vi is a quick-tempered, fierce, and witty character who is initially portrayed as a scam artist from the streets of Zaun. The popular character has an incre...

Love Live! School Idol Project Series, otherwise known by the more simplified Love Live!, is a Japanese franchise created by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimino. Love Live is a multimedia project that was produced through ASCII Media Works; Bandai Namco Arts through the Lantis musi...

Love Live! School Idol Project Series, also known as Love Live! was created by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimono. It is a Japanese multimedia franchise with many different platforms, including animated television series, films, light novels, manga, and video games. It was initial...

Made in Abyss is a franchise that was first conceived as a manga by writer and illustrator Akihito Tsukushi and has been published by Takeshobo’s Web Comic Gamma since 2012. As of early 2021, chapters of Made in Abyss have been compiled into a total of nine tankobon volumes. In J...

Arle Nadja is a recurring character that appears in many of the games in the Puyo Puyo franchise. Despite being known for her appearances in games like Puyo Puyo 2 and Puyo Puyo Tetris, Arle, like many other characters, first debuted in the Mado Monogatari series. This first-pers...

The phenomenal Marvel Comics franchise has several popular villains that have become brands themselves. Thanos, Ronan, and Winter Soldier are all Marvel Villains that are all destructive characters who set out to wreak havoc upon the Marvel superheroes. The villains and the serie...

Metroid Prime is a video game developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo for the GameCube. It is an action-adventure game as well as the fifth main installment to the Metroid series. Metroid Prime is the first game in the series to be played from the first-person perspective, though...

The world-famous game phenomenon, Minecraft has a strong iron-built character at the forefront. The Iron Golem mob character is made of iron blocks. They are considered a dangerous mob in the game as they are difficult to attack. The Iron Golem mob characters have been some of th...

The world-famous game phenomena, Minecraft has a mob character that's as recognizable as the game itself. The Minecraft Skeleton is prominent in the game and is often seen carrying things such as armor. The character is among the many that have a large fanbase. The popularity...

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