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This episode was a lot of cool action and just a conclusion to part of Ryo Hazuki’s journey. I mean, it ended on a cool cliff hanger that…
Shenmue the Animation Episode 6: A New Phase
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The Best Character In Shonen.
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The purpose of realism in animation
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American animation’s “golden age” was effectively over by 1970 – Warner Bros. closed its animation department in 1969 (it had closed in 1963, and the studio contracted DePat…
The Biggest Animation Event in the World
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The Best Character In Recent Shonen.
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The Most EVIL Character in Made in Abyss
The most evil character in made in abyss: Wazukyan. He has done some very questionable things that led to what happened to the 6th layer in season 2.…
In re Kyoto Animation
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Darling in the FranXX Character Tier List
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Anime Lockdown: Ultraman in Animation
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The Tale of the Heike in Text and Animation
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The Crossing, and why technique matters in animation
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Aria the Animation
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Ray: The Animation
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Shenmue The Animation
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On the Necessity of Character Growth in Anime
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The Greatest Supporting Character In Anime And Manga.
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Shin Sakura Taisen the Animation (Sakura Wars: The Animation)
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Beastars and Stylish Racism In Animation
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Notes on Animation Quality in Anime
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I woke up one morning with an amazing idea: What if Carmen Sandiego became a Smash Bros. character? Sure, there are a lot of things working against her.…
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Maybe Disney+ and anime are two things you wouldn’t see pictured together. As more people are turning more to streaming services than television, it makes sense that all…
Your lie in April and the Flat Character Arc
Different types of characters help tell different types of stories. It’s inspiring to see a story where the protagonist overcomes challenges and grows, but using a character that…
Tanaka-kun Is The MOST Relatable Character in Anime
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Cipher - The Animation (1989)
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Ping Pong the Animation
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Subarashiki Kono Sekai The Animation (The World Ends with You The Animation)
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