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Why Joe Hisaishi Was Princess Mononoke’s Secret Weapon

July 12, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Why Joe Hisaishi Was Princess Mononoke’s Secret Weapon

For ‘Princess Mononoke,’ Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite composer wrote the best symphonic theme since Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony.

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‘DuckTales’ Might Actually Be Great, Y’all

June 15, 2017May 14, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on ‘DuckTales’ Might Actually Be Great, Y’all

Can we allow ourselves hope?

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Uyama Hiroto Is Now the Master. Next Stop: Anime Soundtrack.

June 5, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Uyama Hiroto Is Now the Master. Next Stop: Anime Soundtrack.

The close collaborator of Japanese hip hop beats legend and anime composer Nujabes has finally eclipsed him.

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This Trippy Daft Punk Anime Will Still Blow You Away

May 30, 2017May 9, 2019 Annie LicataComments Off on This Trippy Daft Punk Anime Will Still Blow You Away

It’s still a visual and sonic marriage of kaleidoscope dreams.

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Jazz Standards Used As ‘Kids On the Slope’ Episode Titles, Ranked

January 25, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Jazz Standards Used As ‘Kids On the Slope’ Episode Titles, Ranked

This one’s for all you Jazz Boys and Jazz Girls out there.

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A Final Note on Heartbreak and Steven Universe

December 18, 2016March 29, 2020 Lorna OppedisanoComments Off on A Final Note on Heartbreak and Steven Universe

“It’s over, isn’t it?”

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Bump “Unga Bunga Bunga” This Halloween

October 31, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Bump “Unga Bunga Bunga” This Halloween

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

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‘Over the Garden Wall’ Made the Bassoon Cool Again for You and Me

September 6, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Over the Garden Wall’ Made the Bassoon Cool Again for You and Me

Our back to school special! Here’s how Cartoon Network’s first miniseries obsessed over woodwinds in the best way possible.

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Fairly Oddparents and the Terror of “Tiimmy Turner”

August 2, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Fairly Oddparents and the Terror of “Tiimmy Turner”

Or, how a Nickelodeon reference can depress the crap out of you while still being couched in an experimental-ish club banger.

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EDITORS PICKS

Fullmetal Television: ‘FMAB’ at 10

By The Dot and Line

The philosopher’s shōnen, remembered.

Animation Gets a Jens Cleanse

By John Maher

Jens Lekman animation content technically exists!

Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

By Rebecca Long

The year that marked the Miyazaki classic's two-decade anniversary was rife with oil spills and California fires. Can the movie's lessons save us from ourselves?

These Three Ghibli Films Are All Celebrating Birthdays—and None Are By Miyazaki

By Marley Crusch

You love Hayao Miyazaki. But do you love Studio Ghibli? Watch these three films and find out.

Ask Scratchy: My Grandpa’s an Abusive Alcoholic Space Criminal

By Dr. Scratchansniff

Morty of ‘Rick and Morty’ needs some advice, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

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The Anime You Need to Watch If You Love ‘Riverdale’

By Sarra Sedghi

‘Hunter x Hunter’ is a joy.

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Harvey Birdman Is Back to Save America From a Tyrant. Guess Which.

By John Maher

Did you get that thing that they sent you? It’s a White House summons this time, Mr. Birdman.

The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2016

By The Dot and Line

Previously, on The Dot and Line…

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Read or Watch Miyazaki Films. Or Both!

By John Maher

As someone who writes about books by day and about cartoons by all the rest of the times, very little makes me happier than to read something about both. Well, here’s the good news! Literary Hub published just such a something today with Gabrielle Bellot’s “The Magic of Hayao Miyazaki’s Literary Imagination,” and it turned […]

Animate ‘The Godfather’ You Cowards

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Enough of the live-action adaptations of classic cartoons.

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