Many of the best anime villains give fans a sense of their phenomenal power levels as soon as they appear onscreen.

It isn’t hard to write a good anime villain—there are countless examples of brilliantly bone-chilling anime villains—but it’s hard to write one of the best. The simple truth is that there are a lot of ...

Anime often thrives on tension, stakes, and the delicate dance between heroes and villains. But sometimes, a story’s resolution feels a little too safe, too predictable. What if the villain had ...

In the world of anime, villains rarely walk away unscathed, but when they do, it’s often in a way that feels disturbingly perfect. Unlike heroes, villains operate with the freedom to break rules and ...