Fridous used to be a film critic at whatkeptmeup. She had never imagined she would become an anime fan, and the first series that got her into anime was Demon Slayer. What started as a casual ...

The Akatsuki organization was formed out of a desire to bring peace to the Shinobi world through power and control. Nagato, also known as Pain, founded Akatsuki after a tragic past, leading the group ...

The Akatsuki started as orphans seeking peace, but tragedy and disillusionment turned them into villains. Nagato, as Pain, transformed the Akatsuki into a powerful paramilitary organization seeking ...

To be clear, nobody expects Naruto‘s world to be perfect. Part of the reason Akatsuki is so compelling is exactly because Kishimoto is so graceful in his depiction of the realities of real-world ...

The Akatsuki was a thorn in the Ninja World's side for nearly the entire run of Naruto's anime, yet which Akatsuki members were strongest? On paper, that may seem like a silly question. After all, we ...

The Akatsuki's rings were a crucial symbol and means of communication among members. The rings played a significant role in the Tailed Beast sealing process in Naruto. The concept of the rings ...

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga has shown more plot progression over the past couple of chapters than the rest of the manga has over the past few years. The rate at which things are progressing has left ...

There are some ground rules for this list to make it fair and fun to read: We’re only talking about the period of Akatsuki proper: in other words, prior to the Fourth Great Ninja War. If we count the ...