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Princess Mononoke VS Spirited Away: Which is Truly Better?
Anime fans are no strangers to endless debates: is Gen Urobuchi a genius? Is Neon Genesis Evangelion the most-influential anime of the last 25 years? Does new anime suck? However, no debate is more...
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Under the Dog: Episode Zero
Under the Dog has had a strange and oddly long journey for a 30-minute OVA. Starting as an idea for a 26-episode series in the mid-90s when Ghost in the Shell was one of the big influences on the anime...
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"Concerning the Standards of Dubs..."
Art is subjective. I know that that’s the most clichéd way to start this piece, but it’s true. It’s all in the eye of the beholder, and no two people will react the exact same way to it. The same can...
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Jonathan's 20 Worst Anime: Honorable Mentions
Bad anime. It's everywhere. Right turn, BAM, overly long shonen wank! Turn left, POW, lifeless slice of life show from the era of Lucky Star! Turn back and KERPAPPLE, a stampede of LIGHT. NOVEL....
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One Punch Man and the Journey for the Self
With One Punch Man now airing on Toonami, I'm sure a lot of you tykes are enjoying all the punching and explosions (and they are certainly beautiful punches and explosions), but I doubt you were there...
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Jonathan's 20 Worst Anime: 20-11
Well, you all waited long enough. No more stalling. It's time to talk about the twenty worst anime I have ever seen in my entire life! I've split this list into two parts, so I can really dig into just...
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Seasonal Reviews: Summer 2016 Pt.2
We are now at the halfway point of the season, so it's time for a check-up on our premiers and see what's worth looking at, now that we have a better idea of what these shows actually are. We got a lot...
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Grave of the Fireflies: Aching Allegory, or Sappy Slog-Fest?
Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 anime film from Isao Takahata. The 1st of his 5 films under the Studio Ghibli banner, and the 5th of his films in general, it’s often considered one of the greatest...
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Jonathan's 20 Worst Anime: 10-1
Hello darkness, my old friendI've come to talk to you againBecause a vision softly creepingMade me really angry because HOLY SHIT WHY THE FUCK ARE THESE ANIME SO BAD JESUS FUCKPlay time over, time to...
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Smut That Doesn't Suck: Hikari Ochi-Tekina
What is smut? It's a slang term for erotic works, yes, but what does that entail? When this series started, Megan and I stuck pretty closely to some of the more basic ideas of smut. Mainly, that there...
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The Sailor Saga
Let’s talk “feminism”. Assuming you haven’t decided to ignore this piece because of that sentence, I should note that feminism, like racism and Zionism, is one of the most frequently-maligned and...
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The FUNimation Alchemist Debacle Take III: Project Henry Goto
What in the ever-loving- *Ahem* A while back, I wrote about Aniplex of America yanking the Fullmetal Alchemist IP. I, fortunately, managed to secure a BD copy of Fullmetal Alchemist before it went...
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Otaku Queer: Milly Ashford
I find that anime and its surrounding mediums and cultures are really interested in queer people in interesting ways. Japan's particular brand of sexual repression has resulted in some strange and...
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"And the Oscar Goes to...Anime?"
With the Autumn season around the corner, I figured that now was the best time to discuss the Oscars. You might think I’m crazy to mention something that doesn’t occur until the end of February, but...
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Bookwalker Manga Sampler
Bookwalker is one of the few digital manga sites of recent years that could be considered a success. It started merely as a digital spinoff for Kadokawa with only a barely localized site and a handful...
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Mamoru Hosoda Month: Introduction
A stubborn and impulsive teenager jumps into the air, rewinding time to fix her mistakes. A family gathers around a computer, desperate to fight an AI hell-bent on destroying the internet. A young...
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Mamoru Hosoda Month-The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
I’m assuming you’re caught up, right? If not, click here for my mission statement. Anyway, onto the review! My relationship with The Girl Who Leapt Through Time goes back to the days of ScrewAttack...
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Otaku Queer: Chikane Himemiya
Well, since I gushed about a queer character last time, I figure it's time to get more critical with the next subject. However, I wanted to stay positive, so I decided to go with a character I really...
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Mamoru Hosoda Month: Summer Wars
For those who are unfamiliar, here’s my intro and review of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Everyone else can continue with this piece. Right after finishing The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, I was...
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Fushigi Yuugi (TV)
Sit down, everyone, because I'm going to tell you a story. Long ago in the dark days of the mid-90s, if you wanted to enjoy a bit of shoujo in the United States you had to work for it. Sure, there...
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