
Adrian Mark S. Pilanga
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About Adrian Mark S. Pilanga
Adrian is a writer with a passion for everything Game Rant specializes in: anime, video games, and movies. He's produced content about these topics on several other sites for years now, and Game Rant 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.
Latest

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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?

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

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?

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.

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.

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.