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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.

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The Only Way Out Is (Not) Through (Alchemy)

April 8, 2019December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on The Only Way Out Is (Not) Through (Alchemy)

All traumatized children would bring their parents back to life if they could. The Elrics show us why the past should stay dead.

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What Would Maes Hughes Do?

April 4, 2019May 6, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on What Would Maes Hughes Do?

An incomplete list.

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Fullmetal Television: ‘FMAB’ at 10

April 2, 2019May 6, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on Fullmetal Television: ‘FMAB’ at 10

The philosopher’s shōnen, remembered.

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There Is No Such Thing As Equivalent Exchange

April 2, 2019May 6, 2019 Maya GittelmanComments Off on There Is No Such Thing As Equivalent Exchange

One is all, all is one, and in life and love, one thing for another is a mug’s game.

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Ode to the Strongarm Alchemist

April 2, 2019May 6, 2019 Alex CostelloComments Off on Ode to the Strongarm Alchemist

A poem for Alex Louis Armstrong.

EDITORS PICKS

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Our ‘Space Cowboy Serenade’ Celebrates 20 Years of Cowboy Bebop

By The Dot and Line

The best anime of all time turns 20 this month. We’re celebrating with a month-long love letter to its jazzy, noirish brilliance.

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Why ‘Breath of the Wild’ Is a Ghibli Movie: A Legal Resolution

By The Dot and Line

Like, really, it’s ‘Castle in the Sky’ fan fiction. In the best way.

“Kota” Brings Pain, Tension, and Peril to UA’s Summer Camp

By Sarra Sedghi

And a cliffhanger leading us into the next episode.

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Chuck Jones’ Final Masterpiece Is an Early ’00s Flash Animation Artifact

By Eric Vilas-Boas

And it’s everything you’d expect from the Looney legend.

Charlie Murphy Is Dead at 57

By John Maher

And the world is way worse now.

Ask Scratchy: JHM + EVB

By Dr. Scratchansniff

The founders of the Dot and Line, John Maher and Eric Vilas-Boas, need some advice as their beloved project comes to an end, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

An Exclusive Excerpt of a Vivid New ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Zine: ‘Rebirth Dilemma’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

All profits from the fanzine will go to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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Yoko Kanno Took Two Melodies and Made Four Perfect Songs

By John Maher

“Memory” and “Adieu,” “Goodnight Julia” and “Space Lion,” each flip sides of the same coin, make you wish Chet Baker and Bill Evans had been alive to play them—or that Pharaoh Sanders would.

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An Urgent Question About ‘The Black Cauldron’

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IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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At Least This ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Baddie Could Wail on the Harmonica

By John Maher

Is this the show’s second most annoying villain? Yes. But the philosophy, the world-building, and the blues are worth it.

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