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Here’s What Goes Into Animating ‘BoJack Horseman’: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Behind the scenes of the best episodes of ‘BoJack Horseman’ with James Bowman, an assistant director on the Netflix show.

We Need to Talk About the Quiet Pain of Pearl on Steven Universe

By Eric Vilas-Boas

We must now reckon with the new episodes of Rebecca Sugar’s emotional ticking time bomb.

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The Trauma and Triumph of Lapis Lazuli in ‘Steven Universe’

By Corinne Segal

How ‘Steven Universe’ portrays the aftermath of surviving trauma.

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Two Poems on “Waltz for Venus,” One of the Most Poignant Episodes of ‘Bebop’

By Trevor Ketner

Trevor Dane Ketner examines the tragic and the queer in a ‘Cowboy Bebop’ episode that aims right at the heart.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Rick and Morty

By The Dot and Line

The funniest, nerdiest, sharpest cartoon on TV (or, well, one of them) is back for round three in the fight for the multiverse.

When ‘Adventure Time’ Paid Homage to Harry Nilsson

By John Maher

Inspirations and acid trips and rap samples, oh my! How Harry Nilsson’s ‘The Point’ influenced the Ice King.

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

By John Maher

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

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In “Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2,” Bakugo Finally Gets Emotional

By Sarra Sedghi

He’s carried a weight Deku didn’t even consider.

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