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‘Kipo’ and the Art of Hope at the End of the World

It’s not easy to find something to look forward to in the apocalypse. ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ finds a way. Finally.

The Earth is a shambles. The economy is a disaster. All the robots are lonely. So how is this episode one of the show’s funniest?

These shows did it right. As Pride Month comes to a close, let’s acknowledge that.

The dilemma of our time.

Applause for this moment.

A Horse With a Name is here.

The words I return to today in a world in which hate is winning.

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

Through its protagonist, Neon Genesis Evangelion showed us just how much we need our relationships with others.

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