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Author: Ari Howorth

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Animation Is Film Festival Stays Strong In Third Year

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Ari HoworthComments Off on Animation Is Film Festival Stays Strong In Third Year

Rounding up the show’s successes and reviewing a handful of its films in miniature, including Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Weathering With You.’

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Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’ Finds the Magic in Simplicity

November 12, 2018May 6, 2019 Ari HoworthComments Off on Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’ Finds the Magic in Simplicity

The film’s singular focus creates a profound meditation on the responsibility that family demands and the little decisions that make up the tapestry of life.

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Animation Is Film Festival Keeps On Keeping On

November 8, 2018May 6, 2019 Ari HoworthComments Off on Animation Is Film Festival Keeps On Keeping On

From exciting new releases to special anniversary screenings, the lineup was teeming with potential.

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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.

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The Trauma and Triumph of Lapis Lazuli in ‘Steven Universe’

By Corinne Segal

How ‘Steven Universe’ portrays the aftermath of surviving trauma.

Fullmetal Television: ‘FMAB’ at 10

By The Dot and Line

The philosopher’s shōnen, remembered.

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Let’s Jam: The Glorious Explosion That Is Cowboy Bebop’s Opening Theme

By Alex Costello

A truly inspired show intro needs to check at least a few very different boxes. This one nails them all.

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Shinichirō Watanabe—of ‘Bebop’ Fame—Has a ‘Blade Runner’ Anime

By John Maher

The big blasting ‘Bebop’ boy brings ‘Blade Runner’ a ‘Blackout.’

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Who Is Erica From BoJack Horseman, Anyway?

By Rebecca Wei Hsieh

She has the right number of ears, two eyes, one foot, and a very strange friendship with Mr. Peanutbutter.

Farewell, Log Lady. Plank Will Never Replace Your Log.

By John Maher

Was Jonny from ‘Ed Edd n Eddy’ an homage to Margaret from ‘Twin Peaks’? If so, he’s a sweet but unsatisfactory successor.

This Be the Horse: A Poem for ‘BoJack’

By John Maher

"They fuck you up, your sire and dam."

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