Ahsoka Tano’s journey from Jedi apprentice to skilled warrior and protector of the galaxy is one that Star Wars fans have gotten to see every step of the way in Lucasfilm’s television projects, especially with regard to skill in lightsaber combat. Trained by Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka developed a unique fighting style that combines agility, precision, … Read more
The battles in Naruto, Naruto Shippuden and Boruto all have meaning behind them, but the hand-to-hand fights have a more personal connection. Compared to other Shonen, Naruto has some of the best fight scenes because they go deeper than just a surface level fight. The anime incorporates taijutsu, which is equivalent to martial arts in … Read more
As one of the Big Three shōnen titles from the 2000s and onward, Naruto hardly needs an introduction, as it chronicles the titular Naruto’s journey from an ostracized outcast in the Village Hidden in the Leaves to the eventually celebrated Hokage. Naruto’s undertaking sees himself and his allies in direct conflict with the other villages, … Read more
Dragon Ball Z is a breakout anime series that helped successfully build upon its predecessor’s success by pushing its characters and storytelling to more mature places. The original Dragon Ball gets tremendous mileage out of young Goku’s precocious nature, but Dragon Ball Z begins with Goku as an adult, with a son of his own, … Read more
Akira Toriyama’s formative shonen series, Dragon Ball, has gradually reached hyperbolized places thanks to the action-packed heights of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super. However, none of this would be possible without the excellent groundwork that’s laid by the original Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball ran for 153 episodes, but it often gets overlooked by … Read more