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How Treize Manipulated Everyone in ‘Gundam Wing’

April 19, 2019May 6, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on How Treize Manipulated Everyone in ‘Gundam Wing’

Meet the Gundam franchise’s Dick Cheney. Or Lyndon B. Johnson. Or Stringer Bell. Really, take your pick.

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Hey Arnold! Had the Best Veteran’s Day Episode Ever Put on TV

November 10, 2017May 27, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Hey Arnold! Had the Best Veteran’s Day Episode Ever Put on TV

‘Hey Arnold!’ gave this special episode one of the most human treatments possible—and it *also* gave Hitler a giant wedgie.

EDITORS PICKS

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

By John Maher

It’s been 10 years. Somehow.

We Lost Our Minds Over This Animaniacs Reboot

By The Dot and Line

This is a huge gamble, Mr. Spielberg. Or, as the Warners would put it: BOINGY BOINGY BOINGY BOINGY!

The Dot and Line, Which Took on Tales of Toons, Dies at 4

By The Dot and Line

The website grew over the course of four years from scrappy, puckish up-and-comer to perhaps the best cartoon journalism publication on the internet. (Fight us!)

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Communist China’s Animators Made Traditional Ink Painting Into Cartoons

By Isabel Galwey

Even in communist China, traditional arts informed budding ones—and ink painting informed some of the greatest Chinese animations of all time.

Sex, Violence, Monsters

By The Dot and Line

Harry Chaskin, Dan Lippert, and Justin Michael (of Batman: The Animated Podcast) just released “Monster Island,” a fun stop-motion short about two giant monsters—an ape and a dinosaur named Zog and Java, respectively. Upon watching the three-minute clip below, you will become acutely aware of the following: “Monster Island” is great because it understands monsters […]

Ask Scratchy: Why Is It So, So Hard to Move on From Loss?

By Dr. Scratchansniff

Pearl of ‘Steven Universe’ needs some advice, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

Wrestling With the Animated ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’

By John Maher

DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation had every opportunity to make this film better — and they didn’t take any of them.

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.

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Ask Scratchy: I Failed Everyone. How Do I Go On?

By Dr. Scratchansniff

Korra of ‘The Legend of Korra’ needs some advice, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

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‘Big Mouth’ Season 2 Is As Bold and Raunchy As Ever

By Sammy Nickalls

The season’s Planned Parenthood episode is a much-watch.

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