Anime Insights

Thoughtful explorations into what makes anime truly memorable, from storytelling and themes to symbolism, tropes, and worldbuilding. Whether it’s the use of colour in a dramatic scene or the meaning behind a show’s title, this category invites you to go beyond the surface and into the soul of the story.

  • 10 Confessions of An Air-Headed Otaku

    10 Confessions of An Air-Headed Otaku

    Since it is my blog’s birthday month I figured I might just confess to a few things that I do as an anime and manga fan. While every fan has their own way here are some of the things I do that I know fellow otaku may struggle with but on the whole, I know…

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    5–8 minutes
  • Has it Seriously Been 5 Years of AllAnimeMag?

    Has it Seriously Been 5 Years of AllAnimeMag?

    Looking back, I can not believe that I have been blogging and running All About Anime and Manga for five years already. I knew the blogiversary was headed my way but still, it boggles my mind. I thought it would provide a great chance to have a look at the nitty gritty side of the…

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    3–4 minutes
  • Watching Anime Sped Up

    Watching Anime Sped Up

    I read a tweet, over on Twitter, a while back about how some people watch anime sped up. I understand the appeal of being able to binge a lot of anime that way but I questioned the sanity. I mean with the sub, subtitles will go faster and with dub, they are going to speak…

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    3–5 minutes
  • 5 Dracula in Anime

    5 Dracula in Anime

    While there are a whole lot of anime with notable vampire characters there are but a small handful with the name Dracula. I found this rather interesting little fact while i was making a list of the Dracula characters in anime that I knew of.

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    1–2 minutes
  • Purple Haired Anime Characters

    Purple Haired Anime Characters

    I recently dyed my hair purple, like you do during a global lockdown, and asked people who their favourite purple-haired character is in anime. One of the most commented characters was our purple boy in the header image, Atsushi Murasakibara from Kuroko’s Basketball.  

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    2–4 minutes
  • 2 Things to do this Anime Day

    2 Things to do this Anime Day

    A few places on the internet claim that April 15th is Anime Day. So I figured, why not just go with it and enjoy the day. There are a lot of things that you can do on Anime Day, other than just watching anime. Introduce a friend or a family member to anime There will always be…

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    1–2 minutes

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