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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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100 Girlfriends Season 2 Episode 2: Feeding Frenzy

With Kurumi Haraga joining Rentarou's girlfriend list, it's time to get to know her better in this episode of 100 Girlfriends.

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Dragon Ball Daima’s Spiritual Successor to the Ginyu Force Is Hilarious

Dragon Ball Daima is full of callbacks to characters and events in past series, and its latest one is paying homage to Frieza's Ginyu Force.

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Dragon Ball Daima Reveals the Strongest Beings in the Demon Realm

Just when you thought the Tamagami and Majin Duu are the heaviest hitters in Dragon Ball Daima, the Megaths and Gigaths jump into the picture.

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Dragon Ball: Gohan and Piccolo's Masenko Beam Cannon, Explained

Gohan and Piccolo have one of the closest relationships in Dragon Ball, and one of the results of their time together is the Masenko Beam Cannon.

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Dragon Ball Daima: Are the Namekians Majin?

Dragon Ball Daima confirmed that the Namekians originated from the Demon Realm. So does that mean they're a race of Majin, or something different?

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Naruto’s Different Types of Rasengan, Explained

Naruto has refined his iconic Rasengan technique throughout the ages, and has created numerous variations of it. Here's what they all do.

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100 Girlfriends Season 2 Episode 1: The Mind and Fourth Wall Breaking Continues

Season 2 of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really (5x) Love You is finally here! Ready to dive back into the perfect blend of cringe, cuteness and comedy?

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Dragon Ball: Every Eternal Dragon Explained

Everybody knows Shenron, but what about the other wish-granting dragons that have appeared in Dragon Ball? Here are all the series' Eternal Dragons

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Demon Slayer: Could Kokushibo Have Beaten Muzan as a Human?

When he was still a human, the Upper Rank One demon Kokushibo was the second strongest Demon Slayer in history. But could he have beaten Muzan?

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Dandadan Season 2 Will Have a Massive Ranma 1/2 Parody

Dandadan Season 2 won't let up with the parodies and references. Like Ranma 1/2, a character's transformation depends on cold and hot water.

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Dragon Ball: Cell’s Alternate Timeline, Explained

It's time to explore one of Dragon Ball's darkest timelines: Cell's alternate timeline AKA History 3, the world where the original Cell was born.

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Dragon Ball: Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack, Explained

Dragon Ball's Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyans, has a couple of iconic moves, and the Big Bang Attack, which is a big ball of death, is one of them.

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Dragon Ball Daima: Which Tamagami Is the Strongest?

Now that all three Tamagami have been defeated in Dragon Ball Daima, it's time to find out which was the strongest defender of the Dragon Balls.

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Naruto: Which Dojutsu Is the Strongest?

Ocular Jutsu, more commonly known as Dojutsu, are some of the most unique and cool-looking techniques in Naruto. But which ones stand above the rest?

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How Far Would Naruto Make It in Dragon Ball?

If Naruto were to take the same journey Goku takes in the Dragon Ball franchise, just how far would the seventh Hokage make it?

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Dragon Ball Daima: Why Do Majin Kuu and Duu Look So Different from Buu?

Marba's latest creations in Dragon Ball Daima, Majin Kuu, and Duu, are essentially Buu's siblings. So why are they so different from each other?

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Time Travelling in Dragon Ball Explained

Time travel has always been a fascinating concept that each anime tackles slightly or vastly differently. How does Dragon Ball handle it?

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What Makes Each Dragon Ball Movie Non-Canon?

You've probably heard that most of the movies in the Dragon Ball franchise aren't canon, but why? Why can't they co-exist with the main series?

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Dandadan: What to Expect from Season 2 (According to the Manga)

Now that the critically acclaimed first season of Dandadan is all wrapped up, what can fans expect for Momo and Okarun in Season 2?

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Did Dragon Ball Daima Just Retcon Zeno-Sama?

Dragon Ball Daima just dropped some crucial lore that reveals the multiverse's creation, and its "highest authority", and it isn't Zeno.