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When Anime Met Bashō: ‘Winter Days’ Brings a Warm Beauty to a Cold Season

January 31, 2018December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on When Anime Met Bashō: ‘Winter Days’ Brings a Warm Beauty to a Cold Season

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

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Wanna Visit the ‘Totoro’ Theme Park In 2020?

June 6, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Wanna Visit the ‘Totoro’ Theme Park In 2020?

Have you heard that there will be a theme park!? Have you!?

EDITORS PICKS

“The Test” Introduces New Risks and Rivals for Class 1-A

By Sarra Sedghi

Class 1-A is at a huge disadvantage.

If the Lorax Puffs Trees in the Forest: An Investigation

By John Maher

A philosophical investigation. Dr. Seuss would be proud.

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The Symphonic Majesty of ‘Zeta Gundam’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Shigeaki Saegusa gave this brutal show the score it deserved.

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‘Iron-Blooded Orphans’ Understood How War Affects Children

By Alex Costello

‘Iron-Blooded Orphans’ emphasized the human cost of conflict.

The Fantastic Beat of ‘Moon In the Hidden Woods’

By Alex Costello

The South Korean film, which premiered this month at Fantasia 2019, really stands out because of its soundtrack.

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40 Years Later, Gundam Has the Universe

By The Dot and Line

The franchise’s anti-war argument for the future is still potent.

The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2019

By The Dot and Line

Trying to relive 2019? Why!? Whatever, fine. Here's what we wrote about cartoons to try to make it a better year.

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My Hero Academia’s New Character Is Truly “Unrivaled”

By Sarra Sedghi

It’s Mirio time!

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