ANIME

<n>Faye Valentine</n> in the opening sequence of the 1998 anime series <n>Cowboy Bebop</n>.

Characters <n>Jin</n>, <n>Mugen</n>, and <n>Fuu</n> from the anime series <n>Samurai Champloo</n> (2004).

The character <n>Sesshomaru</n> from the anime series <n>Inuyasha</n>.

A still from the 1995 anime <n>Bio Hunter</n>.

<n>Shikamaru Nara</n> from the manga series <n>Naruto</n>.

Still from <n>Cream Lemon: Moriyama Tou Special 2</n>, an anime OVA directed by <n>Tō Moriyama</n>.

A scene from the 1988 animated film <n>Akira</n>, directed by <n>Katsuhiro Otomo</n>.

Digital illustration by <n>Scott Jonsson</n>.

An illustration of <n>Miyamoto Musashi</n> from the manga <n>Vagabond</n> by artist <n>Takehiko Inoue</n>.

An illustration from the manga <n>Prison School</n>.

<n>Sophie Hatter</n> returns the heart of <n>Howl Pendragon</n> in <n>Hayao Miyazaki</n>'s film <n>Howl's Moving Castle</n> (2004).

A scene from <n>The Wind Rises</n> (2013), directed by <n>Hayao Miyazaki</n> for <n>Studio Ghibli</n>.

A scene from the 2012 animated film <n>Wolf Children</n>, directed by <n>Mamoru Hosoda</n>.

A scene from <n>Neon Genesis Evangelion</n> with <n>Shinji Ikari</n>, <n>Ritsuko Akagi</n>, and <n>Misato Katsuragi</n>.

A still of <n>Chihiro Ogino</n> from <n>Hayao Miyazaki</n>'s film <n>Spirited Away</n> (2001) for <n>Studio Ghibli</n>.

A scene from <n>Princess Mononoke</n> (1997) by director <n>Hayao Miyazaki</n> and <n>Studio Ghibli</n>.

The Pokémon character <n>Gyarados</n> from the <n>HeartGold & SoulSilver Expansion Set</n>.

A scene from the 1999 anime series <n>Hunter × Hunter</n> depicting the <n>Water Divination</n> Nen test.

A still from the 1988 animated film <n>Akira</n>, directed by <n>Katsuhiro Otomo</n>.

A scene from the anime series <n>Neon Genesis Evangelion</n>.

<n>Iruka Umino</n> and <n>Naruto Uzumaki</n> from the anime series <n>Naruto</n>.

The character <n>Shigeo Kageyama</n> from the anime series <n>Mob Psycho 100</n>, created by <n>ONE</n>.

A manga panel from <n>Death Note</n> featuring <n>Misa Amane</n> and <n>Light Yagami</n>.

The <n>Third Impact</n> from <n>Hideaki Anno</n>'s 1997 film, <n>Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion</n>.

A scene from the 1997 anime series <n>Berserk</n>, depicting <n>The Great Eclipse</n>.

A scene featuring <n>Mima Kirigoe</n> from <n>Satoshi Kon</n>'s 1997 animated film <n>Perfect Blue</n>.

A scene from the 1995 animated film <n>Ghost in the Shell</n>, directed by <n>Mamoru Oshii</n>.