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The One Thing Dragging ‘Iron-Blooded Orphans’ Down

April 17, 2019May 6, 2019 Matthew BurbridgeComments Off on The One Thing Dragging ‘Iron-Blooded Orphans’ Down

Sexist tropes are common in anime, but that’s no excuse.

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Why So Many Early ’00s Cartoons Couldn’t Escape the Male Gaze

June 15, 2018May 9, 2019 Shelby PeakeComments Off on Why So Many Early ’00s Cartoons Couldn’t Escape the Male Gaze

Animation has long been a boys’ club—and the 21st Century has mostly been no exception. Until now.

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At the Start of 2016, Rebecca Sugar Gave Garnet Something Entirely New

By Maya Gittelman

How Rebecca Sugar and ‘Steven Universe’ set precedents for queer love in cartoons.

‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ Is the Only Horror I Can Stomach

By John Maher

Twenty years later, there's still no children's cartoon that can begin to compete with the terrors that plagued Nowhere, Kansas.

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Amethyst Is the Path to Self-Acceptance, Not the Destination

By Ruth Morrison

The most rambunctious Crystal Gem is still trying to figure it out, and that’s OK.

‘Rick and Morty’ Wants You to Know Wasps Are Metal as Hell

By John Maher

When they're not stinging you dead, they're eating you alive or laying their eggs in your eyes, broh!

Rob Paulsen Just Can’t Get Enough

By Marley Crusch

We sat down with the voice legend himself to geek out about the incredible power of cartoons.

The Dot and Line Presents a Week Dedicated to ‘BoJack Horseman’

By The Dot and Line

A Horse With a Name is here.

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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How an Anime Tech Cult Can Help Us Grasp the Ethics Behind Game Development

By Patrick Bender

A video game designer and purveyor of “mixed reality” takes a long, hard look through his headset at a heady ‘Bebop’ episode.

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