Fantastically Bizarre – The Filmography Of Keiichi Tanaami
Editor: Lydia Rivers Content Warning: Some of the sources linked to in this article may lead to...
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Category: Niche
Examining The Ways Punk Fashion Influenced Ai Yazawa’s NANA
When scrolling through TikTok recently, I noticed that among the fashion videos there was a...
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As the Buddha’s Temple Bells Toll: Looking Back to Kyoto Animation
On July 18, 2019, an arson attack at the studio Kyoto Animation (“KyoAni”) killed 36 people and...
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East Meets West: The Western/Japanese Animation Collaborations of the ‘80s
Outsourced and In Demand While anime fandom didn’t truly explode in the United States until...
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Fushigi Yugi Was My Twilight (And I’m So Sorry)
Before the illogically intense backlash for Ghostbusters, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Twilight, or...
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How Healer Girl Calmly Created A New Way To Be Magical
Among the flurry of the successful spring 2022 anime season, one series stood out among all the...
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The Short History (and Strong Potential) of Fitness Anime
While there are plenty of stories out there about sports and other ways to stay in shape, few actually focus on how to healthily exercise at all. The genre is also steeped in a history of eroticized images of women’s bodies for the titillation of a presumed masculine audience. This leaves no options for those who would find that distasteful. The genre has its problems, but it also has plenty of potential.
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A Living Tribute to the Classics: An Exploration of Super Robot Wars 30
Super Robot Wars is an institution. First released in 1991, it’s a franchise with a ridiculous...
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The Opaque Masterpiece: Angel’s Egg
An egg. A man. A girl. An empty city of grand, gothic buildings populated by shadows hunting the...
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The Benefits of Bringing Studio Ghibli Into the Classroom
If you were a student at the turn of the millennium, there is a good chance that you can recall...
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Deca-Dence: The Fight for a Better World
Note: Contains spoilers for 2020 anime Deca-Dence. Apathy is the death of any social movement. One...
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Why GymTok Believes Baki is the Greatest Anime Character
It isn’t exactly difficult to see why gym rats would be drawn to Battle Shonen. The genre’s love...
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