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Faye Valentine’s Debts Made Her—As Mine Made Me

April 4, 2018May 9, 2019 Talia JaneComments Off on Faye Valentine’s Debts Made Her—As Mine Made Me

The ‘Bebop’ femme fatale’s devil-may-care attitude is the natural conclusion to resignation to a debt-filled future. I can relate.

EDITORS PICKS

The Secret Origins of the Otaku

By Andrew Luecke

A brief look at the history of otaku subculture and how it’s been intertwined with the rise of anime in the United States.

‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Is Access to Your Past

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A few words remembering Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 classic.

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Will ‘All Dogs’ Ever Go to Criterion Heaven?

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A bone to pick with the great librarians of cinema.

The Ultimate Netflix Anime Gateway Drug

By Meredith Darnell

If you need a gateway drug to lead you down the anime rabbit hole, ‘Knights of Sidonia’ has you covered.

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Drop Us a Line—Or Even Just a Dot—Now and Then, Will You?

By The Dot and Line

How to keep in touch with The Dot and Line's alumni from now on.

15 Things Brandon Vietti Learned Directing Batman, Young Justice, and Scooby-Doo: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

After almost two decades, working on the movies starring the heroes he grew up watching…is still pretty cool.

Conroy v Balefleckman: Jawn of Grimdark

By John Maher

The best Batflick is animated and you’ve probably never seen it. This one might be better. And darker.

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‘Aggretsuko’ Shows the Power of Women Reclaiming Their Anger

By Marley Crusch

And for this woman, among many others, it was damn well time a show did.

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