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Senior Anime Critic
Rohan Desai
Animation studios, source-material fidelity and the anime industry.
4 articles
8+ years experience
Covers
- Anime production
- Animation studios
- MAPPA
- Madhouse
- ufotable
- Wit Studio
- Manga to anime adaptations
- Anime industry analysis
Credentials
- Background in animation studies
- Tracks production credits and key animators
- 8 years writing long-form anime criticism
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Anime
The Monogatari series watch order, 2026 edition: chronological, release, and the 'just give me one path' answer
Spoiler scope: No spoilers beyond what's in episode titles and opening credits. The Monogatari series is one of the long…
Rohan Desai6 min read
Anime
Eren Yeager, re-read: how Attack on Titan turns its protagonist into a horror story
Spoiler scope: Full series, including the ending of Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters . Attack on Titan is, on its sur…
Rohan Desai7 min read
Anime
Chainsaw Man, manga vs. anime: every meaningful change MAPPA made in Part 1
Spoiler scope: Full Chainsaw Man Part 1 manga (chapters 1–97) and the entirety of MAPPA's twelve-episode adaptation. No…
Rohan Desai7 min read
Anime
What ufotable actually does differently: a studio deep-dive on the look of Demon Slayer and Fate
Spoiler scope: No story spoilers; visual references only. If you have watched Demon Slayer , the Fate trilogies, the Tal…
Rohan Desai6 min read
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