(THE CONVERSATION) At the end of Katsuhiro Otomo’s dystopian Japanese anime film “Akira,” a throbbing, white mass begins to envelop Neo-Tokyo. Eventually, its swirling winds engulf the metropolis, ...

Game anime thrill their viewers for much the same reason Twitch streams do: it's exciting to see people excited by games and share one's beloved hobby with others. Whether they depict card games ...