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Mallory Flory

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April, 2024
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About Mallory Flory

Mallory is a multi-faceted creative with over a decade of experience in the entertainment/artistic industry. Utilizing her extensive experience in music, film, and theatre, she specializes in Japanese culture and art, media development, and creative writing. In 2024, she gained her master’s degree in music education from Liberty University, where she explored the role of the arts in Japanese culture, including anime, music, and the performing arts.

はじめまして!

Industry Focus

As an anime writer for Screen Rant, Mallory discovers the latest in anime news, explores both new and classic anime and manga, dives deep into story/character analysis, and examines the influence of Japanese culture in anime.

Favorite Media

Mallory’s favorite anime include Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, and Orange. However, a lot of her artistic inspiration is drawn from Studio Ghibli. Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away are her top favorite Hayao Miyazaki films. Finally, Mallory is a part of multiple fandoms whose media is sourced from, or inspired by, Japan, including Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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Sanji in episode 825
I Met the Voice Actor for Sanji, Here’s What He Had to Say About the Industry

The best advice on how to get into the entertainment industry can only come from veterans, and here is what the voice of Sanji had to say.

Dragon Ball Z and One Piece's main characters Luffy and Goku seen smiling and back to back as they charge towards the camera with rays of orange light surrounding them.
"One Piece Saved Shonen Jump": Legendary Dragon Ball Editor Confirms The Impact of Oda's Masterpiece

While Torishima previously doubted the series’ potential, he has confirmed that One Piece’s impact on Shonen Jump rivals only that of Dragon Ball’s.

Screencapture from Episode 7 of Season 3 of Dropick on my Devil featuring Hatsune Miku holding two leeks.
Hatsune Miku Cosplay Brings the World's Most Iconic Digital Singer To Life, & The Result Is Stunning

One of the biggest names in Japanese entertainment has been brought to life by u/Cosmickittycos on Reddit, and the result is absolutely stunning.

Side by side manhwa images of Claude de Alger Obelia from Who Made Me a Princess, Jin-U Seong from Solo Leveling, and Melissa Podebrat from Beware the Villainess! with a starry sky background from a  of The Boxer
What Is Manhwa? & Where To Read It & What Are The Best Series Explained

Most anime fans are familiar with manga, which are Japanese comic books, but few are familiar with Manhwa, manga's Korean counterpart.

Luffy and his friends, the Straw Hat crew.
One Piece Makes Its Runway Debut Thanks to Legendary DJ and Producer Steve Aoki

The Dim Mak x One Piece collaboration collection premiered at 2024’s New York Fashion Week, with outfits inspired by the latest One Piece arc.

A custom image in which One Piece's Luffy Reacts With Confusion to the Anime Remake
The One Piece Remake Is a Mistake, And It Proves Japan Is Accepting a Terrible American Film Trend

While the One Piece remake may seem like nothing more than a tribute to Oda’s work, it may open the floodgates to a much larger problem.

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three of the teenage mutant ninja turtles looking confused
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Is An Incredible Franchise, But There's One Glaringly Obvious Thing It's Missing

With the franchise’s explosive success that it has seen in the past few years, there is one flaw I can’t help but notice: its lack of an anime series.

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Melody and kurapika
Gorgeous Hunter x Hunter Fanart Confirms What The Series' Best Potential Couple Is

A collection of absolutely stunning Hunter x Hunter fan art confirms the series’ best potential couple, but it’s not what fans think.

Light Yagami doing his iconic Kira laugh in Death Note
Decades Later & Death Note Is Still My Favorite Anime For One Big Reason Many Western Viewers Completely Missed

Death Note pulls inspiration from the world’s two most practiced religions, and that's one of the reasons it's so remarkable.

Luffy and his friends, the Straw Hat crew.
One Piece's Straw Hats Become Pokémon in Incredible New Fanart Fans Of Both Franchises Need To See

Out of 1,025 Pokémon, only ten truly do the Straw Hat’s eccentric personalities justice.

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Nico Robin as Miss All Sunday looking back over her shoulder in One Piece
One Piece Nico Robin Cosplay Perfectly Captures Why Her Early Look Is Still The Absolute Best

u/mugiwarajen’s cosplay perfectly captures why Robin’s earliest look is still her best, especially because of what it represents: her character arc.

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one-piece Princess Vivi on a ship, her hair blowing in the wind.
One Piece Vivi Cosplay Makes The Heroine Look More Regal Than Ever

u/KirisakiAyeen’s cosplay has made One Piece’s Princess Vivi look more regal than ever, unlike ever before, just in time for her return to the series.

A man in red with a scar on his cheek smiles as he is surrounded by a group of people, including a skeleton with hair and a reindeer in a hat.
Where Each Straw Hat Would Be if Luffy Never Recruited Them

Luffy's role in the legendary One Piece franchise is much larger than fans realize, but not for the reasons they may think.

Barefoot Gen: a young boy saluting while standing firm through a bombing
If You Loved Studio Ghibli's Grave of the Fireflies, You Should Watch This War Anime Masterpiece Too

Grave of the Fireflies is Studio Ghibli’s soberest story, yet it harbors a dedicated fanbase, and I have just found their watchlists’ newest addition.

Yuji looking excited making a thumbs up with sukuna in the background looking menacing in jujutsu kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen Makes the NYT Best Seller List Just Ahead of the Series' Ending

Multiple manga series made this month’s New York Times Best Seller list, including the soon-to-be-ending Jujutsu Kaisen.

studio ghibli princess mononoke spiritied away
All American Film Students Should Be Learning About Studio Ghibli (And Mine Will)

Despite its enormous, undeniable footprint on Western entertainment, anime is still considered a niche genre in education and academic circles.

An image of a boy fishing, pulling an angler fish out of the water.
New Tearjerker Anime Is Destined To Be The Saddest Series In an Underrated Genre

News surrounding Studio NUT’s new original series, Negative Positive Angler, has flooded in, promising a shockingly emotional new show.

Hunter x Hunter's full cast against a blue background, with Gon and Killus running towards center frame and Hisoka menacingly watching in the background.
I Rewatched All Hunter x Hunter, & There’s Only One Character Who Needed Way More Screen Time

Melody: Music hunter, masterful musician, and one of Hunter x Hunter’s most underrated characters.

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a silhouette of sun god nika from One Piece with luffy looking confused
A Prototype One Piece Character Foreshadowed the Series' Biggest Twist 30 Years in Advance 

The Rubber Tree Spirit, a character found in an early One Piece sketch, may have predicted the appearance of Nika, the Sun God.

Cast of Wind Breaker inside a classroom all sitting very close together in their uniforms.
10 Best Wind Breaker Moments from Season 1, Ranked

Wind Breaker delivered plenty of exciting and heartfelt moments in its first season.