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Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

Adriano is GameRant’s Anime Features lead. He has been working on creating anime content for GameRant since November 2021. He enjoys a wide variety of anime, with Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop ...

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