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To All the Toons I Loved Before

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Marley CruschComments Off on To All the Toons I Loved Before

A Dot and Liner pens her last love letters to the cartoons of her heart.

EDITORS PICKS

These Three Ghibli Films Are All Celebrating Birthdays—and None Are By Miyazaki

By Marley Crusch

You love Hayao Miyazaki. But do you love Studio Ghibli? Watch these three films and find out.

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Steven Universe Is the Cartoon Hero Made for These Dark Times

By Eric Vilas-Boas

'Steven Universe' advances a positive, important argument for the future. We need his radical empathy now more than ever.

A New Cartoon Aims to Air the First Ever Lead Non-Binary Character

By Elly Belle

Queer artist Sam Sawyer has already raised over $63,000 to fund her spooky new series.

Tropes in the Scope: 7 Bullets for Archer and 007, on the Occasion of Season 7

By Kevin Conway

As FX’s most dynamic show shifts gears again for its latest season, The Dot and Line dives into the homage it’s paid to its espionage roots.

‘BoJack Horseman’ Makes Sense If You Know About Intergenerational Trauma

By Amelia Kidd

You can lead a horse to self-awareness, but you can’t re-write the traumas of his family history. Or something.

Princess Carolyn Has Been a Textbook Codependent All Along

By Charlotte Dow

No, she’s not just a really good manager.

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The ‘Big Mouth’ V-Day Special Is a Pervy ‘When Harry Met Sally’

By Nicole Ortiz

Except it won’t make you cry.

The Secret Origins of the Otaku

By Andrew Luecke

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

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Tropes in the Scope: 7 Bullets for Archer and 007, on the Occasion of Season 7

By Kevin Conway

As FX’s most dynamic show shifts gears again for its latest season, The Dot and Line dives into the homage it’s paid to its espionage roots.

The Best American Animation Writing 2019

By The Dot and Line

A roundup of 15 of our favorite stories about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called The Dot and Line...plus some extras.

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