Bhaskar Mandal

Indian Anime Network Founder & Editor-in-Chief.

He loves anime, manga, and music, and is exploring every day. As the editor-in-chief of IAN, he is introducing anime facts & reviews from his own perspective every week.

In 2016, he became independent as an anime-writer, editor, and translator. He writes/edits coverage articles and desk research articles, mainly in the Anime Manga and ever-growing otaku community-related news field. He stays up to date with the latest information on anime, voice actors, and games. And he values media that entertain people, such as light novels, comics, monthly magazines, and weekly magazines.

In 2021, he formed the creative anime website Indian Anime Network which provides trendy information news reviews centered on anime, manga, animated films to many people both in India and overseas.
Find all of his articles below.

The Deep Dives | Action | Adventure | Biopunk | Cyber-gothic | Cyberpunk | Featured | Manga | Mangaka | Megastructures | Mystery | Psychological
Life After Meaning: Reading Tsutomu Nihei in the Age of AI
ByBhaskar Mandal February 8, 2026February 8, 2026
Tsutomu Nihei is often described as a master of hard science fiction, architecture, and silence. These descriptions are accurate, and yet they miss the deeper reason his work refuses to fade from memory. Nihei does not merely depict bleak futures. He depicts a state of existence we already recognize. In modern life, meaning has become…
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Featured | Fashion Lore | IGNOBLE
When a Story Becomes Too Loud to Wear
ByBhaskar Mandal December 22, 2025December 22, 2025
Some images are powerful precisely because they do not travel well. They belong where they were born—inside a frame, on a wall, in the sealed logic of a story. When removed from that context, they do not lose beauty, but they gain weight. Too much of it. This is often mistaken for scale or boldness….
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IGNOBLE | Featured | Voices & Scenes
Watching Anime Alone, On Purpose
ByBhaskar Mandal December 22, 2025December 22, 2025
There is a particular quiet that arrives when you decide to watch something alone—not because no one else is around, but because you have chosen not to invite them in. The room does not change. The screen does not change. What changes is the direction of attention. It turns inward, settles, becomes less performative. You…
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IGNOBLE | Featured | Style & Symbolism
Clothing as Silence
ByBhaskar Mandal December 21, 2025December 23, 2025
How Anime Uses Repetition, Restraint, and Refusal to Protect Interior Life There are anime characters whose clothes never change. Episode after episode, they arrive wearing the same jacket, the same uniform, the same muted palette. Time passes. Events escalate. Relationships fracture or deepen. Seasons turn. The world rearranges itself. And still—the clothes remain. At first…
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Mangaka | Drama | Featured | Manga | Romance | Seinen | Shounen | The Deep Dives
The Man Who Drew Music: Inside Harold Sakuishi’s Timeless Manga
ByBhaskar Mandal November 7, 2025December 18, 2025
There are some artists who don’t just tell stories — they tune them, like instruments. Harold Sakuishi is one of them. His manga doesn’t demand attention; it drifts toward you, quietly, until you realize you’ve been living alongside his characters for hours. Whether it’s the trembling pulse of a guitar in BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad…
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Featured | Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Seinen | The Gateway Collection
Cool Anime Movies That Redefined Style: 10 Timeless Masterpieces You Can Watch Anytime
ByBhaskar Mandal October 8, 2025December 18, 2025
There’s a certain kind of anime movie that doesn’t just entertain you — it moves like smoke through your mind. It’s the kind that doesn’t need to explain itself, doesn’t belong to any series, and doesn’t wait for your approval. It just exists — loud, confident, magnetic. These are the films that pulse with attitude,…
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Featured | Action | Adventure | Anime News | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Historical | Horror | Mecha | Mystery | Psychological | Romance | Sci-Fi | Seinen | Shoujo | Shounen | Slice-of-Life | Space Opera | Sports
Best Netflix Anime Series: Hidden Gems, Originals & Classics (90+)
ByBhaskar Mandal September 3, 2025September 3, 2025
Netflix has quietly become one of the most important platforms for anime fans around the world. From timeless shounen classics to bold Netflix Originals that push artistic boundaries, the streaming giant has built a library that rivals even the most dedicated anime platforms. But with so many shows and movies available, the real question is:…
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Romance | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Featured | Josei | Shoujo | Slice-of-Life
10 Anime Like You and I Are Polar Opposites You’ll Absolutely Love
ByBhaskar Mandal August 27, 2025August 27, 2025
High school romance stories have always been a cornerstone of anime and manga, but few feel as refreshingly sincere as You and I Are Polar Opposites. In our 100 Best Short Manga Series list, we spotlighted this manga for the way it captures young love through quiet moments, subtle emotions, and the sweet clash between…
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Mangaka | Adventure | Drama | Featured | Historical | Horror | Manga | Misc | Psychological | Seinen | Supernatural | The Deep Dives
The Art and Legacy of Shinichi Sakamoto: A Definitive Deep Dive
ByBhaskar Mandal August 20, 2025December 18, 2025
Where most manga artists work within the limits of the medium—accepting that panels will shrink, tones will blur, and detail will flatten—Shinichi Sakamoto works against those limits. His pages are not merely illustrations to be printed; they are attempts to overwhelm reproduction itself. Every lock of hair, every thread of lace, every ripple of stone…
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Manga | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Featured | Historical | Manga News | Misc | Psychological | Seinen | Shounen | Slice-of-Life | Sports
20 Best Manga About Manga Artists & Their Creative Struggles
ByBhaskar Mandal August 15, 2025August 9, 2025
There’s something uniquely captivating about stories that peel back the curtain on how manga is made. Manga about manga artists—gives readers a rare glimpse into the process of creating the very medium they love. Whether through comedic exaggeration or heartfelt realism, these stories explore the struggles, dedication, and triumphs that only manga creators can truly…
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