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October, 2024
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About Adrian Mark S. Pilanga

Adrian is a writer with a passion for everything The Best War Games specializes in: anime, video games, and movies. He's produced content about these topics on several other sites for years now, and The Best War Games is a great avenue to keep making them. On his down time he loves watching anime and playing video games.

Industry Focus

Adrian's industry focus is shonen anime. Whether it's news, lists, opinion pieces, and lore deep dives about a show, he's got it covered.

Favorite Anime

Bakemonogatari, and all of the Monogatari series' following arcs, currently holds the crown as Adrian's faveorite anime. Each character and story arc in the show feels incredibly fleshed out; and Shaft's trippy yet gorgeous art style and animation is the big red cherry on top.

Favorite Games

Adrian is a fan of open-world RPGs. Red Dead Redemption, Yakuza/Like A Dragon, & Assassin's Creed are among his favorites in the genre. Apart from that, he also likes RTS, RPG, and the occational card game.

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Dragon Ball Daima: How Strong Is Third-Eye Gomah?

Now that the fight against Third Eye Gomah in Dragon Ball Daima is over, it's time to compare him to the other powerful characters in the series.

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Dragon Ball: How Each Saiyan Survived Planet Vegeta’s Destruction, Explained

The Saiyans of Dragon Ball are among the strongest warriors there were until they were almost wiped out by Frieza. How did the remaining few survive?

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Re:Zero Season 3 Episode 12: Little King, Big Fall

Now that Sirius has been dealt with, it's time to go back to Subaru and Emilia's battle against Regulus in Re:Zero. Will the Little King fall?

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Dragon Ball Daima: The Demon Realm's Eternal Dragon Explained

The Eternal Dragon hiding within the Demon Realm's Dragon Balls has finally been summoned in Daima, and it looks just like Porunga?

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Re:Zero Season 3 Episode 11: Wrath Takes on the Songstress

Sirius seemed to trigger something within Priscilla in the last episode of Re:Zero. Will hatred cloud her judgment or will she overcome it?

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A Comparison of Dragon Ball GT and Daima's Super Saiyan 4

Super Saiyan 4 is finally canon thanks to Dragon Ball Daima! But how does it compare to Dragon Ball GT's version of the transformation?

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Demon Slayer: The Kamado Family's Power, Explained

Tanjiro, and by extension, the rest of the Kamado family in Demon Slayer would Muzan's undoing. Just what gifts do the Kamados possess?

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Should You Watch the Demon Slayer Movies or Their Episodic Counterparts?

Some of Demon Slayer's story arcs have both a film release and an episodic anime release. Which should you watch?

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Demon Slayer: Muzan’s Blood Demon Art, Explained

Every demon in Demon Slayer has a unique ability known as a Blood Demon Art. So, how does Muzan Kibutsuji's Blood Demon Art work?

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Re:Zero Season 3 Episode 10: Finding Greed's Weakness

The fight to take back the Watergate City of Priestella in Re:Zero wages on. How will Subaru, Emilia, and Reinhard find Regulus' weakness?

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Dragon Ball Daima: What Is the Evil Third Eye?

Dragon Ball Daima's King Gomah is now the biggest threat Goku and the rest of the cast has ever faced. And it's all thanks to the Evil Third Eye.

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Sakamoto Days: Sakamoto’s Prime Form, Explained

Episode 4 of Sakamoto Days showed that Sakamoto could seemingly (magically?) return back to being the fit assassin he once was. Is it an illusion?

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100 Girlfriends Season 2 Episode 4: Mei Meido Makes Memories

It's time to get to know Mei Meido better in 100 Girlfriends. What does the Hanazono family maid bring to Rentarou's ever-growing harem?

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Is My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Canon?

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spin-off show set to come out in April 2025 featuring a new main protagonist. But is it canon to the main series?

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Dragon Ball Super: The Pride Troopers Explained

Universe 11's Pride Troopers were the biggest threat to Goku and the Z Fighters in Dragon Ball Super. Learn more about these mighty warriors.

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Dragon Ball Daima: The Second Demon World, Explained

Learn more about the Second Demon World shown in Dragon Ball Daima, original home of the Namekians and the most fearsome beings the Demon Realm.

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100 Girlfriends Season 2 Episode 3: Mothers, Maids, & Mayhem

With Kurumi settled in with the rest of the group, it's time to meet 100 Girlfriend's eighth girl, the Hanazono family's maid, Meido Mei.

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Dragon Ball Z: Why Didn’t Babidi Use His Mind Control on Majin Buu?

The evil wizard Babidi could make powerful warriors submit to him with mind control in Dragon Ball Z. So, why didn't he do the same with Majin Buu?

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Why Is Dragon Ball Daima Limiting Goku’s Use of Instant Transmission?

One curious detail about Dragon Ball Daima is Goku barely using his Instant Transmission to get to places quicker. What's the deal with that?

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Attack on Titan: The Survey Corps VS Other Popular Kaiju

Attack on Titan's Survey Corps may specialize against their world's Titans, but how will they fare against other Kaiju in pop culture?