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‘Cowboy Bebop’ Isn’t the Only Show with a “Mushroom Samba”

April 23, 2018December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Isn’t the Only Show with a “Mushroom Samba”

Rounding up some of the silliest, spookiest, and all-around best trip episodes and sequences from your favorite cartoons.

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I Watched Cowboy Bebop for the First Time and Now Everything Makes Sense

April 9, 2018May 9, 2019 Joey CoscoComments Off on I Watched Cowboy Bebop for the First Time and Now Everything Makes Sense

Even in a one-off episode about space truckers and thrash metal, the show is effortlessly cool and endlessly influential.

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Isao Takahata Has Died. Animation Will Never Be the Same.

April 5, 2018December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Isao Takahata Has Died. Animation Will Never Be the Same.

The Ghibli co-founder was, beyond any shadow of a doubt, Hayao Miyazaki’s equal in brilliance, if not in output or recognition.

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

April 2, 2018October 6, 2019 Alex CostelloComments Off on Let’s Jam: The Glorious Explosion That Is Cowboy Bebop’s Opening Theme

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

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This Is the Best Scene in Every Version of ‘DBZ’—No Matter What

March 26, 2018May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on This Is the Best Scene in Every Version of ‘DBZ’—No Matter What

Applause for this moment.

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5 Things That Need to Happen in This Season of ‘My Hero Academia’

March 23, 2018May 27, 2019 Sarra SedghiComments Off on 5 Things That Need to Happen in This Season of ‘My Hero Academia’

The show officially comes back with Japanese and English dubs on April 7.

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Why the Only Good Ads Are the Ones That Look Like Miyazaki Movies

March 21, 2018May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Why the Only Good Ads Are the Ones That Look Like Miyazaki Movies

Oregon’s state motto is “She flies with her own wings.” It fits.

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3 Reasons ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Is an Animated Masterpiece

March 15, 2018May 9, 2019 Emily HannahComments Off on 3 Reasons ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Is an Animated Masterpiece

Here are the three very important reasons this film is Laika’s masterpiece.

TV

Spongebob’s First Episode Crammed in a GIF Is Some Weird-Ass Shit

March 13, 2018May 27, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Spongebob’s First Episode Crammed in a GIF Is Some Weird-Ass Shit

I don’t really know how to handle this.

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The Greatest Sword Fight Ever Animated

March 7, 2018May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on The Greatest Sword Fight Ever Animated

Yutaka Nakamura’s animation in ‘Sword of the Stranger’ is a staggering work to behold.

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EDITORS PICKS

Some Non-Animated Shows John Has Actually Bothered Watching

By John Maher

Mr. Maher writes into #JohnWithTheWind to confess his sins and also supply the prosecution with a list of live-action shows he actually has seen.

John Wouldn’t Recognize a Good Walk-and-Talk if He Walked Right Into It

By Cara McKeown

Part of #JohnWithTheWind — a week-long editorial event.

How to Make Kiki’s Herring and Pumpkin Pie

By Danielle Lagman

A special recipe from ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ courtesy of A to Z Ghibli Food.

The Poem We’d Like You to Remember Us By

By Eric Vilas-Boas

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

Here’s What Would Happen if Elsa From Frozen Played the Super Bowl

By The Dot and Line

If Elsa from ‘Frozen’ led a team of ice-themed football players to the Super Bowl, they'd freeze out the Pats.

An Urgent Question About ‘FernGully’

By Charlotte Dow

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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How ‘Invader Zim’ Navigated the World of Human Disguise

By Dan Powell

Hiding in plain sight, he was one of the most relatable cartoons ever drawn.

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Give Me Chanukah Episodes or Give Me Death

By Elly Belle

We've had enough Christmas specials to last us until the Second Coming. We demand more Macca-babies!

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7 Animated Spin-Offs That Should Never Have Been

By Alex Costello

There’s no shortage of cartoons based off live-action properties. But there should be.

Sure, Jonny Quest Has PTSD, But Wow, Would You Look at That Sweet Walking Eye!

By John Maher

'Jonny Quest' is 55, 'The Venture Bros.' is 15, and the kids aren't all right, but hot damn, that eyeball spider is cool as heck!

2017 editorial | Editorial by MysteryThemes.