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

April 26, 2018May 9, 2019 Patrick BenderComments Off on How an Anime Tech Cult Can Help Us Grasp the Ethics Behind Game Development

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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3 Reasons ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Is an Animated Masterpiece

March 15, 2018May 9, 2019 Emily HannahComments Off on 3 Reasons ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Is an Animated Masterpiece

Here are the three very important reasons this film is Laika’s masterpiece.

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This Anime Tackles Westernization and Technology in Under 25 Minutes

August 3, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on This Anime Tackles Westernization and Technology in Under 25 Minutes

Teiichi Takiguchi’s amateur animated effort ‘Ojisan no Lamp’ is as lovely as the oil lamps that give it its name.

EDITORS PICKS

‘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.

Here’s ‘Xavier: Renegade Angel’ in a Nutshell

By John Maher

It’s been 10 years. Somehow.

How to Write for The Dot and Line

By The Dot and Line

We want to cover all the cartoons you want covered. To do that, we’ll need a little help.

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Why You Should Still Watch “The Dot and the Line”

By The Dot and Line

This weekend, why not watch ‘The Dot and the Line,’ the lovely but flawed tale of mathematical romance that inspired this site?

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At the End of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ All I Could Think About Was My Dead Mom

By John Maher

The best anime of all time can’t help but remind you of that weight you’re already carrying.

Why Hasn’t My Friend Seen ‘Weeds’ Yet?

By Sammy Nickalls

More like "'Weeds' Is Drugs and Family and Drugs and Grief and Drugs and Comedy and Drugs, and How Have You Skipped It, JOHN?" Part 3 of a 3-part series.

Isao Takahata Has Died. Animation Will Never Be the Same.

By John Maher

The Ghibli co-founder was, beyond any shadow of a doubt, Hayao Miyazaki’s equal in brilliance, if not in output or recognition.

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A Spoiler-Free Appreciation of Cowboy Bebop’s Awesome Movie

By Amanda Ramsaran

Spike meets his match, not in “a girl who can kick [his] ass” but a Titan War veteran questioning his existence.

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I Love This John Guy, but He Refuses to Watch Live-Action TV

By Amelia Kidd

One of the (few) earnest entries in #JohnWithTheWind.

The Pencil Power of Richard Williams

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Cancer claimed the life of the legendary animator behind the vibrant cartooning in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' and more masterworks.

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