Andrew Luecke

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The Secret Origins of the Otaku

A brief look at the history of otaku subculture and how it’s been intertwined with the rise of anime in the United States.

Jens Lekman animation content technically exists!

“Belonging,” Faye tells Ed, “is the very best thing there is.” It’s also, as many anime fans know all too well, one of the hardest.

One of the (few) earnest entries in #JohnWithTheWind.

Two decades later, the film is still rich with poignant lessons—and with Vin Diesel's career-best performance.

The meaning of life isn’t hidden in the markets of Hanoi, waiting to be unearthed.

There’s a reason tricky concepts come to life in the classroom fueled by animation.

Trying to relive 2019? Why!? Whatever, fine. Here's what we wrote about cartoons to try to make it a better year.

The Earth is a shambles. The economy is a disaster. All the robots are lonely. So how is this episode one of the show’s funniest?