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Author: Eric Vilas-Boas

Co-Editor in Chief/Co-Founder of The Dot and Line. Definitely hasn't seen that meme.
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The Poem We’d Like You to Remember Us By

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on The Poem We’d Like You to Remember Us By

Eric Vilas-Boas pens his final words on the Dot and Line.

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Let Us Now Pour One Out for Fry’s Dog in ‘Futurama’

April 28, 2020May 4, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Let Us Now Pour One Out for Fry’s Dog in ‘Futurama’

What you see here is the manifestation of two universes.

That's All Folks

The Untold Saga of the Gross D+L Logos We Rejected and the One We Finally Picked

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on The Untold Saga of the Gross D+L Logos We Rejected and the One We Finally Picked

Sometimes our designs are bad. Laughably bad.

TV

Rebecca Sugar Has a Message for ‘Steven Universe’ Fans Before the Show Ends

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Rebecca Sugar Has a Message for ‘Steven Universe’ Fans Before the Show Ends

‘Steven Universe’ creator Rebecca Sugar has released her final statement to the series fans as ‘Steven Universe Future’ prepares to drop its last set of episodes.

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How They Made the Music in ‘Samurai Jack’ So Spacious and Spacey

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on How They Made the Music in ‘Samurai Jack’ So Spacious and Spacey

With news of a new ‘Samurai Jack’ video game coming out, let’s revisit one of the show’s most consistent elements.

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By the ‘BoJack’ Finale, Judah Mannowdog Is the Man Now, Dog

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on By the ‘BoJack’ Finale, Judah Mannowdog Is the Man Now, Dog

True love is a workaholic cat and her guitar-slinging hipster chief of staff.

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Who Is Winsor McCay, and Why Is He Such a Big Deal at the Annies?

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Who Is Winsor McCay, and Why Is He Such a Big Deal at the Annies?

Because he’s been a big deal in animation for decades, of course.

Movies

‘Weathering With You’ Is the Wettest Movie of the Year

November 19, 2019April 19, 2023 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on ‘Weathering With You’ Is the Wettest Movie of the Year

Makoto Shinkai’s follow-up to ‘Your Name.’ dramatizes its characters’ feelings with rain.

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An Exclusive Excerpt of a Vivid New ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Zine: ‘Rebirth Dilemma’

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on An Exclusive Excerpt of a Vivid New ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Zine: ‘Rebirth Dilemma’

All profits from the fanzine will go to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

TV

‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 6: A Spoiler-Free Review

October 21, 2019October 24, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on ‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 6: A Spoiler-Free Review

A (very spoiler-free) peek at what to expect from Season 6 of Netflix’s best show.

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EDITORS PICKS

25 Years Ago, ‘FernGully’ Taught Us to Love the Earth

By Bruce Bohri

This movie is still a magical thing.

‘Rick and Morty’ Wants You to Know Wasps Are Metal as Hell

By John Maher

When they're not stinging you dead, they're eating you alive or laying their eggs in your eyes, broh!

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Will ‘All Dogs’ Ever Go to Criterion Heaven?

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A bone to pick with the great librarians of cinema.

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Communist China’s Animators Made Traditional Ink Painting Into Cartoons

By Isabel Galwey

Even in communist China, traditional arts informed budding ones—and ink painting informed some of the greatest Chinese animations of all time.

Genndy Tartakovsky Gets ‘Primal’: “I’m Doing Things Differently Than I Ever Have Done”

By John Maher

The 'Dexter's Laboratory' and 'Samurai Jack' creator discusses his brutal, bloody, badass new series on Adult Swim

KyoAni Taught Me What It Meant to Become Special

By Molly Brenan

Remembering those lost in the attack at Kyoto Animation through their work.

An Announcement from The Dot and Line

By Eric Vilas-Boas

For one week, The Dot and Line is trolling its co-editor John Maher.

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Our ‘Space Cowboy Serenade’ Celebrates 20 Years of Cowboy Bebop

By The Dot and Line

The best anime of all time turns 20 this month. We’re celebrating with a month-long love letter to its jazzy, noirish brilliance.

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Hayao Miyazaki’s Castles, Ranked

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Dude loves castles.

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