Experience the wonder of Japanese Animation!
Thou hast discovered Absolute Anime™. Inside you will find thousands of anime-related profiles containing detailed information about your favorite anime characters, movies, OVA series, and TV shows, plus a section dedicated just to anime that has been shown on U.S. television and forums for various anime discussions.
The main focus for the profiles within this site is on information, and thus many of them may contain spoilers, so if you don't want any secrets revealed then you should leave now! Also, even though the focus here is on information, most profiles do contain at least one image to help provide a visual representation, and a few even have image galleries and/or links to other websites with related content.
Okay, so that's about it. Now that you're in the know about the basics of Absolute Anime™, all you must do is decide where to begin your journey. Please enjoy your visit!
Profile Indexes General InfoIf you notice any errors, please feel free to contact me. Also, please contact me if you have pictures for any of the following characters: Glenn, Pigu, Coco, Chef Grill, more....
Recent News- Friday, April 17, 2026
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We've made a number of improvements to the site over the past few weeks. Here's a rundown of what's new:
- Dark Mode
- The site now supports dark mode! A toggle button in the navigation bar lets you switch between your system's theme preference and its opposite. You can also choose Light, Auto, or Dark from the Site Preferences in the sidebar. Dark mode covers the entire site including the forums, and is designed to be easy on the eyes while maintaining the overall look and feel of the site.
- Faster Page Loading
- We've removed our dependency on the jQuery library, which means fewer files to download and faster page loads. The site's CSS and JavaScript files are now combined, minified, and served with gzip compression for even faster delivery.
- Improved Mobile Experience
- The mobile layout has received several improvements. The navigation bar no longer has wrapping issues at certain screen widths. The homepage links are properly centered in a grid layout. The anime, character, and HDLoader list pages now have responsive tables that adapt to narrower screens instead of requiring horizontal scrolling. Filter controls flex and wrap gracefully on smaller devices.
- Anime List Genre Filtering
- Selecting a genre on the anime list page now filters results on the server before sending them to your browser, significantly reducing page load times. Previously, all profiles were sent to the browser and filtered with JavaScript.
- Updated Image Viewer & Dialogs
- The image viewer (lightbox) and dialog popups have been rebuilt from the ground up. The new lightbox features keyboard navigation, smoother transitions, and auto-hiding controls. Dialogs and popups now load faster and look cleaner.
- Improved Tooltips
- The tooltip system has been completely rewritten. Tooltips now support multiple positioning modes, hoverable content, and work smoothly across all devices.
- New Share Button
- A Bluesky share button has been added alongside Twitter on the News & Updates pages.
What is Anime?
Anime (アニメ) is, in the simplest term, animation from Japan. As you can imagine, this covers a whole heck of a lot of varying artistic styles, many of which differ quite drastically, yet the common thread through it all is exaggeration. Characters having large eyes or exuberant unnaturally colored hair are often the first features to stand out for a person new to anime, but there are also techniques such as colored lines or icons drawn over faces to indicate specific emotions or temporary physical deformations such as flattening a face when a character is struck hard or turning them into a "chibi", which is a short, super-cute version of the character with a really large head and small body.
Anime is produced in three basic forms, on television, as Original Video Animations (OVA), and as full length feature films. Of these three mediums, movies typically have the best art and animation, as they have more development time and a larger budget, whereas television anime has more time to delve deep into a story and develop the characters. Unlike a lot of Western cartoon where plots are created and concluded in a single episode, television anime tends to have stories that span across the entire season, making it important to watch the show in order and hopefully not miss any episodes!
Anime isn't just for kids or sci-fi and fantasy geeks either, as it spans every type of genre imaginable. Some are made for young children, where others are strictly for adults only. No matter who you are, there is sure to be anime out there that melds with your desires, so please don't be turned off to anime as a whole if you happen to come across one or two series that you didn't care for. Try a different genre, or a different animation studio, because once you find that one show that emotionally touches you like no other before it, you will be hooked! So go find that anime, and experience the wonder of Japanese Animation!
History of Anime Documentary Series
For everyone out there that is already a huge fan of anime and manga there is a short-documentary series on YouTube called “Documentary: History of Anime” that I encourage you to check out.
