Matthew Magnus Lundeen is a writer, critic, and aspiring cinephile trying way too hard and simultaneously not enough. He writes anime features for Game Rant when he isn't trying to write fiction.

Anime of the late ’80s has an undeniable impact that extends beyond the medium into movies, TV shows, and video games. Many of the homages are to 1988’s Akira, which existed before Western culture had ...

Next year, the 3rd Super Robot Taisen story will continue with 3rd Super Robot Taisen: Heaven Prison Chapter. Mecha from Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Talking of great super robot anime, Crunchyroll is also streaming ...

Giant robots in anime, particularly the mecha genre, tend to be iconic for many reasons. Whether it's a transformation sequence like Voltron/Golion being formed from many different individual robotic ...

Few anime have resonated on the same level as Neon Genesis Evangelion, an experimental and existential take on the mecha genre that absolutely redefined the genre during the ‘90s. There’s a lot of ...