While popular shows like 'Sword Art Online,' 'Shangri‑La Frontier,' and 'Solo Leveling' chase power fantasy, this OG anime holds up because it celebrates gaming as a communal space. Reading time 5 ...

People who know Naledi are perpetually aware of two things: he is a talented visual artist, and he has seen copious amounts of anime. Anime thrives on reinterpreting old stories, like the "trapped in ...

Kite is a Japanese translator and avid gamer from Indonesia, Southeast Asia who learned the language mostly by playing Japanese games from the PS1 era. He primarily translates news about Japanese ...

Years before there was Sword Art Online, there was hack\\. How did the franchise influence and set a standard for the "trapped in a video game" trope?