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There’s a phrase in anime fandom: “the Obari pose.” Hips low, fist thrust toward the camera, a machine surging with life in a single frame. When Masami Obari draws a robot, it stops being a hunk of metal and becomes something with a soul. Masami Obari, born in 1966, is an animator, director, and mechanical…
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When it comes to Japanese mecha anime, there’s one studio you simply can’t leave out of the conversation: Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks). Beyond the Gundam franchise, it gave the world Code Geass, Votoms, GaoGaiGar and a long list of other classics. The catch? The catalog is so massive that plenty of newcomers end up…
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“Time to finally catch up on the Persona anime” — if you’ve ever typed that search and immediately froze, you’re not alone. TV series, theatrical films, TV specials… the catalog is pushing double digits, and it’s genuinely unclear where the entrance is. The first time I tried, I spent a solid three minutes just scrolling…
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“Who’s the best character in the Persona series?” — ask ten fans and you’ll get ten different answers. Some of us were floored by Joker’s cool, defiant streak. Others cried through Aigis’s bittersweet coming-of-age arc. And plenty more had their hearts wrecked by Shinjiro Aragaki’s clumsy, wordless kindness. For this feature, the SpotGeeks editorial team…
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Have you ever heard the words “Zero Requiem”? Anyone who has watched Code Geass will feel their eyes welling up at that phrase alone. The Code Geass series, which began in 2006, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026 — the TV broadcast of “Rozé of the Recapture” begins in July, and a completely new title,…
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The first Rumiko Takahashi anime you should watch is the 2024 remake of “Ranma 1/2.” It’s the newest series, still running since the fall 2024 season, with visuals rebuilt to modern standards — the ultimate entry point you can enjoy with zero prior knowledge. “Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha… where do I even start?” —…
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You know the name Mamoru Oshii. You’ve just never actually watched one of his films — this article was written for exactly that person. From 1984’s Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer to 2008’s The Sky Crawlers, Mamoru Oshii has spent his entire career carving the same questions into film: What does it mean to exist?…
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If you’re wondering where to start with Macross, the answer is Macross Frontier. It wraps up in a tight 25 episodes, and it packs everything that makes this series great — the love triangle, the transforming Valkyrie fighters, and the songstresses — into one modern masterpiece. “Macross looks amazing, but which one do I actually…
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“I want to watch Gundam, but I have no idea where to start” — if that’s you, this article was written with you in mind. Universal Century Gundam is a massive saga that stretches from the 1979 original all the way to today, a tangle of TV series, OVAs, and theatrical films that makes the…
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On May 15, 2026, Mobile Police Patlabor EZY finally hits theaters. Nine years after the project was first announced, plenty of fans have been counting the days. But if you’re a newcomer thinking “I know the name Patlabor, but where do I even start?” — the barrier to entry is real. A 47-episode TV series,…
