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Author: Alex Maher

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The 3-Minute Beginners Guide to Understanding ‘Xavier: Renegade Angel’

November 2, 2017May 9, 2019 Alex MaherComments Off on The 3-Minute Beginners Guide to Understanding ‘Xavier: Renegade Angel’

Adult Swim’s weirdest show melted my mind and soul forever. Ten years later, here are a dozen tidbits worth revisiting.

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I’m 18. I’ve Watched 600+ Episodes of ‘One Piece’ 6x Each.

January 31, 2017May 9, 2019 Alex MaherComments Off on I’m 18. I’ve Watched 600+ Episodes of ‘One Piece’ 6x Each.

Here are six things I’ve learned from that experience.

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Which Gohan Is the Best Gohan?

January 3, 2017May 9, 2019 Alex MaherComments Off on Which Gohan Is the Best Gohan?

Or: The Evolution and Devolution of Dragon Ball Z’s once-powerful son.

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Why Spike Raced Toward Death at the End of ‘Cowboy Bebop’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

He knew facing Vicious was a suicide mission. He did it anyway. Here's the moment Spike Spiegel’s sprezzatura spun out.

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Chuck Jones’ Final Masterpiece Is an Early ’00s Flash Animation Artifact

By Eric Vilas-Boas

And it’s everything you’d expect from the Looney legend.

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How an Anime Tech Cult Can Help Us Grasp the Ethics Behind Game Development

By Patrick Bender

A video game designer and purveyor of “mixed reality” takes a long, hard look through his headset at a heady ‘Bebop’ episode.

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How ‘BoJack’ Season 5 Humanizes Opioid Addiction

By Adryan Corcione

Whether he’s BoJack the horse or BoJack the actor, he’s still a BoJack suffering from addiction.

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Why Harley and Ivy’s Love Is Love Is Love

By Siena Koncsol

A Valentine’s Day ode to—yes—the best supervillain couple.

Fullmetal Television: ‘FMAB’ at 10

By The Dot and Line

The philosopher’s shōnen, remembered.

Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

By John Maher

Everything is terrible, and everyone’s favorite laughing Batman villain is here to, err, help?

15 Things Brandon Vietti Learned Directing Batman, Young Justice, and Scooby-Doo: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

After almost two decades, working on the movies starring the heroes he grew up watching…is still pretty cool.

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Some Non-Animated Shows John Has Actually Bothered Watching

By John Maher

Mr. Maher writes into #JohnWithTheWind to confess his sins and also supply the prosecution with a list of live-action shows he actually has seen.

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The Pleasure of Pain: Why We Love ‘BoJack’ When It Destroys Us

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Season 5 of BoJack Horseman gives us the show at its most brutal. Why can’t we stop watching?

2017 editorial | Editorial by MysteryThemes.