Japan & Korea Fan Articles

As Ash Ketchum’s starter Pokémon, Pikachu is one of the most well-known pocket monsters of all. On top of that, it’s incredibly cute. But that’s no...

In the manga or anime "Naruto", the eponymous Shinobi repeatedly encounters the criminal organisation Akatsuki, whose members - if you choose to be...

Ah yes, after a long day of protecting Earth and banishing villains, a good tea is just perfect. But what’s that? Was your mug affected by the Moon...

If you‘ve never watched or read Death Note, you should DO. IT. NOW. The story about a book that allows you to kill people by simply writing their n...

Tanjiro is a hero, no question about it. Not only does he hunt demons to protect people from them, but he also does everything he can to save his l...

Pirate treasures are usually hidden, buried or considered lost. So is One Piece, which was left behind by Gol D. Roger somewhere on the Grandline. ...

The sand in his gourd is to Gaara what coffee or tea is to us in the early morning. It allows him to perform powerful attacks while we are able to ...

Anyone who says that life writes the most beautiful stories has probably never heard of Hayao Miyazaki. He wrote the screenplay for My Neighbour To...

Koro Sensei from "Assassination Classroom" is a pretty terrifying character with his yellow tentacles and the power to wipe out the entire Earth. N...

The story told in "Naruto" is partly very dramatic and often enough makes us hold our breath with tension. Fortunately, there is always a little co...

Even though it is known that so-called ghouls are on the loose in Tokyo, shy student Ken Kaneki would never have thought it possible to meet one hi...

Imagine one day finding a mysterious notebook. Soon you realise you can kill people by writing their names in it. From now on, you have the power t...

Are you also a skilled ninja without a village? With the Naruto Shippuden Akatsuki doormat in the shape of the iconic red cloud, you can show your ...

The gods of death are known to love apples. They are to Ryuk, the god of death from the cult anime "Death Note", what alcohol and cigarettes are to...

While others are at the stadium every weekend, following the Bundesliga, football or basketball with devotion, for you there is only one serious sp...

In over a quarter of a century, Luffy and his Straw Hat Prates have already experienced many an adventure and survived countless battles. In the pr...

After a night of sweaty nightmares, the first thing you need in the morning is a cool drink. But what the hell? With these pictures, you’re immedia...

The training you have to go through to become a real Shinobi, and perhaps later Hokage, is extremely hard. But even with the most demanding trainin...

At first glance, the manga and anime "Death Note" is about a highly intelligent student who decides who deserves to live and who does not, and thus...

When you put your heart and soul into fighting for something – which, in the case of the members of Akatsuki, is sometimes to be taken very literal...

Monday mornings… Sometimes they make you feel like you’re possessed by a demon! Every little thing makes you jump out of your skin, you feel irrita...

It feels as if every other week, a new fitness fad appears promising us the body of a superhero – as long as we pay enough, that is. But ever since...

During his training to become a Shinobi for his village of Konoha, Naruto has to pass a bunch of examinations, many of which he fails the first tim...

Phew, we're lucky that Koro Sensei is in a good mood today and that his surroundings aren't giving him reason to be annoyed. Otherwise our Assassin...

Whoever thinks that children used to watch less TV was probably absent from our living rooms in the 90s and 2000s. We could sit in front of the TV ...

In the 20th Dragon Ball movie, a very special character makes his appearance: the hitherto hardly appeared, but seemingly almost overpowered Sayaji...

Under his teachers Roshi and King Kai, Son Goku studies important fighting techniques. On his orange training outfit, he wears the Kame sign, the k...

The seven millennium objects represent the ultimate power. It is not without reason that no single person has ever been allowed to possess them alo...

One of the most famous and well-liked Studio Ghibli movies is Spirited Away. And the title couldn’t be more accurate: the events and creatures of t...

A completely overpowered hero, bored by the superhuman strength he gained from a simple workout, while others admire, antagonise and ally themselve...

Is there anything more boring than school? Hours and hours of teachers’ monotone babbling, unnecessary homework and, of course, the daily attempted...

Imagine you’re a perfectly normal girl living a perfectly normal life… until one day, a talking cat tells you that you’re actually Sailor Moon, a s...

In the world of the manga and anime series My Hero Academia, most people are born with superhuman abilities that they use for their personal gain a...

When you see these images, you instantly know who drew them: Junji Ito, one of the most famous horror mangaka of Japan. With manga series such as T...

Monkey D. Luffy, who ate the devil fruit at the tender age of seven, is not only captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. In the course of the search for ...

To become a Sayajin and become as successful and powerful as Son-Goku, you have to train hard. But good training alone is of course not enough, a b...