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‘The Boondocks’ Really Is ‘The Story That’s Just Begun’

June 14, 2019December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘The Boondocks’ Really Is ‘The Story That’s Just Begun’

Aaron McGruder will return to his most beloved property in a new show reimagining the Freeman family’s adventures for the modern era.

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An Urgent Question About ‘ThunderCats’ (1985)

June 4, 2019March 21, 2020 Nicole OrtizComments Off on An Urgent Question About ‘ThunderCats’ (1985)

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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Warner Kids Dish Deets on Pix Biz

May 30, 2019December 30, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Warner Kids Dish Deets on Pix Biz

With a little shade for the trades.

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Cartoons Have Inspired a Wild Meme About First Crushes

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Marley CruschComments Off on Cartoons Have Inspired a Wild Meme About First Crushes

Everyone remembers their first animated love.

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The Top 10 Authors in Animation

May 21, 2019December 30, 2019 Deirdre CoyleComments Off on The Top 10 Authors in Animation

Pixelated scribes have blessed us with their wisdom across form and genre, from academia to political activism to erotica. Here are ten favorites, ranked.

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Here’s Your Chance to Talk With the ‘Tuca & Bertie’ Team About Mental Health

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 Sammy NickallsComments Off on Here’s Your Chance to Talk With the ‘Tuca & Bertie’ Team About Mental Health

The delightful, surreal, quirky animated show is hosting a Twitter chat with one of The Dot and Line’s own.

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What ‘She-Ra’ Gets Right About Angsty Queerness

April 24, 2019May 6, 2019 Maya GittelmanComments Off on What ‘She-Ra’ Gets Right About Angsty Queerness

Catra is one complex (cat)woman.

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How Treize Manipulated Everyone in ‘Gundam Wing’

April 19, 2019May 6, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on How Treize Manipulated Everyone in ‘Gundam Wing’

Meet the Gundam franchise’s Dick Cheney. Or Lyndon B. Johnson. Or Stringer Bell. Really, take your pick.

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‘The 08th MS Team’ Is the Perfect Entry Point to Gundam

April 18, 2019May 6, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on ‘The 08th MS Team’ Is the Perfect Entry Point to Gundam

It’s the show that best captures the franchise’s anti-war message.

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The One Thing Dragging ‘Iron-Blooded Orphans’ Down

April 17, 2019May 6, 2019 Matthew BurbridgeComments Off on The One Thing Dragging ‘Iron-Blooded Orphans’ Down

Sexist tropes are common in anime, but that’s no excuse.

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EDITORS PICKS

How an Evil Populist Became a Tearjerker on ‘The Legend of Korra’

By Sam Reynolds

Charismatic liar. Brutal bloodbender. Cain to his brother’s Abel. (Sort of.) Yet Amon’s story is nothing short of heartwrenching.

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The Crazy Haircuts of ‘Hey Arnold!’, Ranked

By The Dot and Line

An objectively correct list.

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10 Years Later: Is ‘Cars’ Good?

By The Dot and Line

On its decennial, our experts investigate a question that just turned ten years old.

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‘Ingress the Animation’ Packs Plenty of Action, But No Action Music

By John Maher

Composer Jacob Yoffee on how he made music for an action-packed anime without relying on standard soundtrack tropes.

We Need to Talk About the Quiet Pain of Pearl on Steven Universe

By Eric Vilas-Boas

We must now reckon with the new episodes of Rebecca Sugar’s emotional ticking time bomb.

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

By Eric Vilas-Boas

What you see here is the manifestation of two universes.

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

By Eric Vilas-Boas

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

“Moving Into Dorms” Tries to Hit Reset After Trauma

By Sarra Sedghi

This isn’t filler, it’s feeler.

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The Oily Animation of ‘Loving Vincent’

By The Dot and Line

How do you make paintings into cartoons? Lots of elbow grease and lots of love. John Maher and Amelia Kidd discuss.*

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Which SpongeBob Character Would Survive the Oil Spill?

By Katie Van Brunt

Is Bikini Bottom ready for a disaster?

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