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Dylan Tran

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About Dylan Tran

Dylan is a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University, where he studied creative writing, economics, and East Asian studies. He is a Pushcart-nominated poet based in Washington, DC, who strives to uplift the Asian American voice in literature, while walking the fine line between culture and otherness. Dylan’s love for anime and all things alike is what brought him to writing with Screen Rant.
 

Favorite Media

Dylan is most interested in Japanese animation, or "anime," but loves exploring manga as well as other source material genres, such as manhwa/manhua, light novels, and web novels. Dylan is always down for a good sports series or Ghibli film, with his favorites being Chihayafuru, and Princess Mononoke, respectively. 
 

Industry Focus

Dylan's writing has appeared professionally in a variety of settings and forms. His poems have been published in multiple literary magazines and journals, he has contributed to article drafts and script writing as a curatorial assistant at the National Museum of American History, and he works as a freelance writer with The Haikuists. Now, Dylan hopes to channel his love for anime into his list writing position with Screen Rant. 
 

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10 Best Manhwa Every Fan of Solo Leveling Needs to Read feature image with Sung Jin-Woo from Solo Leveling in front of Lucas from Archmage Returns After 4000 Years and Cheon Yeo Woon from Nano Machine.
20 Best Manhwa Every Fan of Solo Leveling Needs to Read
Solo Leveling

Solo Leveling is a completed manhwa series that will have fans longing for more. These similar series will quench the thirst.

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10 Best Manhwa Produced By Solo Leveling Studio feature image with Sung Jin-woo from Solo Leveling in front of characters from Heavenly Demon Reborn! and The Archmage Returns After 4000 Years.
15 Best Manhwa Produced By Solo Leveling Studio
Solo Leveling

The studio that created the Solo Leveling manhwa, Redice, is one of the biggest in the industry, with many other hit titles to offer.

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Solo Leveling: Biggest Differences Between The Anime & Manhwa
Solo Leveling

The Solo Leveling anime exhibits more than ten differences between its adaptation and that of the manhwa, some with greater impact than others.

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Overlord's Momoga standing in front of characters from High-Rise Invasion and Uncle From Another World
10 Best Isekai Anime on Netflix
Netflix

With the departure of many popular series, plenty of hidden isekai gems on Netflix have finally have their space to shine.

Hachiman Hikigaya from SNAFU hitting a tennis ball with the side of his racquet in front of Twilight (Lloyd Forger) and Nightfall from Spy x Family and Light and L from Death Note, all preparing to play tennis.
10 Most Entertaining Random Tennis Episodes in Anime History
Anime

The greatest anime series will always make time for a random tennis episode, whether it's canon-worthy filler or heavily plot-relevant.

10 Most Entertaining Ghosts in Anime History feature image with Yami Yugi in front of Sai from Hikaru no Go and Dimple (Ekubo) from Mob Psycho 100
10 Most Entertaining Ghosts in Anime History
Anime

Ghost in anime are often invisible, both literally and metaphorically. The best ghostly characters will overcome this barrier with pure entertainment.

10 Best Anime By Studio Pierrot feature image with Naruto in front of the cast from Bleach including Ichigo and Hikaru from Hikaru no Go.
10 Best Anime By Studio Pierrot
Anime

Studio Pierrot is one of the biggest studios in anime, known for its shonen series and more. These anime are some of the best in the business.

10 Best Mech Designs in Anime History feature image with colossal titan from attack on titan in front of Eva-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gurren Lagann.
10 Best Mech Designs in Anime History
Anime

The mecha genre has become one of anime's most representative thanks to its colossal battles and incredible designs of giant robots.

10 Best Isekai Anime With Incredible Plots feature image with Rudeus from Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation in front of the cast of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and the cast of Ya Boy Kongming.
10 Best Isekai Anime With Incredible Plots
Anime

The best isekai anime will do more than embezzle tropes but will craft never-ending plots that entertain with innovation.

10 Best Retro Anime That Were Way Ahead of Their Time feature image with EVA-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion in front of Hikaru from Hikaru no Go and Anthy and Utena from Revolutionary Girl Utena.
10 Best Retro Anime That Were Way Ahead of Their Time
Anime

Retro anime of the last two to four decades are series that generate nostalgia and created innovation that is still relevant in the modern eye.

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