There is no backstory, no complexity, just pure evil. But with time, anime storytelling evolved and things have changed.

In anime, some villains are purely evil ... and if they are just pure evil and their actions remain unforgivable, their aura or demeanor can still be intriguing. Whether we love, hate, or fear ...

As a result, many of the anime's antagonists end up being ... Cell is another Dragon Ball villain whose heart is pure evil. He was created for and given only one purpose in his life, and that ...

Shueisha is launching a new manga compeition called the Shonen Jump+ Villain Manga Award to find next big manga.

Every good hero needs a villain ... and inimitable malefactors in all of anime but to interrogate, tangentially if not directly, what the concept of “evil” and its depiction means with ...

so many of my favorite anime villains are steeped in nuance and pathos. He's pure arrogance, pure hedonism, and pure entertainment. Dio is evil at its most fun. It's hard when talking about ...

This anime is a textbook example of how the protagonist of a series can also be a villain of pure evil.

Black Clover's Lucius is undoubtedly powerful and evil, but is he as sinister as one of the most hated villains in anime ...

With all of this in mind, it becomes clear to any viewer that the villains were not pure evil and did not enact their violent acts as if it were in their nature, but rather made decisions and ...