Ahmed Rehan Nasir is a contributor from Pakistan. With a Psych degree in hand, Rehan has a knack for picking apart anime and dissecting characters. When he isn't writing features, you'll probably find ...

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 are easily some of the most iconic villains in anime history, as a rogue group of ninjas whose power, mystery, and ideology helped define Naruto. Founded by outcasts seeking peace in a ...

Rei is an Editor for GameRant's Evergreen and Features teams from Kashmir, situated in Beirut. He's an avid fan of anime, manga, and gaming. He is the author of some of the articles here that you ...

Akatsuki, founded by Yahiko in the Hidden Rain Village, aimed to end wars and establish peace after witnessing the village's suffering. However, Danzo and Hanzo manipulated events, leading to Yahiko's ...

Naruto is one of the biggest names of all time when it comes to anime. With two animated series, a next-generaton spin-off anime, a video game series and so much more, it’s well-known to many. set in ...

Within the intricate world of Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto, an elite group of shinobi stood apart for their sheer power and influence. The group went by the name of the Akatsuki. From the shadows ...

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 ...