Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

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 might have some truly wild heroes that are leading the charge against evil forces in their respective universes, but there are plenty of villains that manage to outdo their altruistic ...

Fridous used to be a film critic at whatkeptmeup. She had never imagined she would become an anime fan, and the first series that got her into anime was Demon Slayer. What started as a casual ...

A great hero is nothing without a worthy villain. The best anime villains aren’t just obstacles for the protagonist, they shape the story, challenge ideologies, and sometimes even steal the spotlight.

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Some have evil laughs that successfully disrupt the narrative and send shivers down your spine, some have cold and complex master plans designed to overwhelm and awe our heroes, some like to sit in ...

We’re all familiar with those chatty villains who won’t shut up about their grand plans (looking at you, every Bond villain ever – and, of course, Dr. Evil). But there’s something absolutely more ...

Naruto's power escalation pushed earlier villains out of relevance, and the author himself admitted to struggling with ...