A trademark of many long-running anime — especially those that relied on filler arcs — was the inclusion of an anime-only original character. Sometimes, the anime ...

These shifts in style burst off the page and help highlight the characters' relationships with art. For Helena, art is pure imagination and joy, while Landen is deep in a self-doubting slump ...

The character’s history dates back to 1981 after Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario. Over the years, Nintendo has capitalized on the Mushroom Kingdom citizen as Mario became the company’s mascot.