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Here’s Why You Should Catch Up on ‘Star vs. The Forces of Evil’ Right Now

Five out of five stars for ‘Star.’

Faye Valentine of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ needs some advice, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

Some of the greatest animators on our planet paying a tribute to a haiku master? That’s a match made in meditative melancholy.

“Belonging,” Faye tells Ed, “is the very best thing there is.” It’s also, as many anime fans know all too well, one of the hardest.

One intrepid reporter found out for us at New York Comic Con.

Are you in New York? Then go hang with our friends at “Spoons, Toons, and Booze.” You won’t regret it. Trust us.

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

There’s nothing more worthy of a listen today than this 10-year-old Flavor Flav ode to animation and absurdity.

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