If an Americanized, live-action adaptation of the anime classic directed by Shinichirō Watanabe is what we’ll get, this could have been worse.
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What Would Maes Hughes Do?
An incomplete list.
Fullmetal Television: ‘FMAB’ at 10
The philosopher’s shōnen, remembered.
There Is No Such Thing As Equivalent Exchange
One is all, all is one, and in life and love, one thing for another is a mug’s game.
Ode to the Strongarm Alchemist
A poem for Alex Louis Armstrong.
‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Snags the Oscar
For once, the Academy got it right.
‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Is Brolic, Bro
‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ is even more over-the-top than we could have believed.
5 Spoiler-Free Reasons You Need to See ‘Into the Spider-Verse’
It’s a visual experience unlike anything you’ve seen before. See it in 3D.
The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2018
From exclusive interviews to searing personal essays.
The Best American Animation Writing 2018
A roundup of our 15 favorite stories about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called The Dot and Line.