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Tagged: Anime

· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 4, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

When anime fans talk about legends in the industry, I think one name that makes just about everyone’s list is Hayao Miyazaki. A writer, manga artist, director, and producer, he was responsible for some of the finest examples of the…

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· by Joey Tedesco · Nov 28, 2016

VIDEO: Are anime "cartoons"? A Cartoon Palooza editorial

I discuss a topic that I had no idea was discussed.

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· by Joey Tedesco · Jul 30, 2016

VIDEO: An American remake of One-Punch Man?

What would happen if the popular manga/anime were adapted for Americans... by Americans?

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· by Hex · Mar 11, 2016

5 lies anime taught me

“No matter what Yu-Gi-Oh tries to push, believing in yourself isn’t enough. Beg pardon, Inuyasha, but you can’t just swing Tessaiga around like a drunken baseball player. Hey, Naruto, sometimes you have to do more than say ‘believe it’ and punch.”

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· by Il Neige · Jan 18, 2016

VIDEO: Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)

Strap in for 90 minutes of Lucario's shrieking, shape-shifting cousin from the Unova region. It's Zoroark: Master of Illusions on Pokémonth.

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· by Il Neige · Dec 12, 2015

VIDEO: Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)

By popular demand, it's the return of Pokémonth! Join Il Neige as he subjects himself—er, examines another batch of Pokémon movies, starting with Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

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· by Film Renegado · Sep 12, 2015

VIDEO: Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015)

Renegado went to see the new Dragon Ball Z movie in the theaters and can still hardly process it. Here's his quick review of the movie.

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· by Hex · Aug 25, 2015

Is Inception a rip-off of Paprika?

“Cobbling together a new product from pieces of old ones is not ripping off per se, but it can be derivative.”

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· by Sofie Liv · May 28, 2015

VIDEO: Ronia the Robber’s Daughter

Sofie reviews the new Studio Ghibli anime Ronia the Robber's Daughter, based on the book by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, which makes her happy to see something from her childhood appearing again and being treated with so much respect.

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· by Animated Heroine · Apr 16, 2015

VIDEO: Top 15 animated TV shows (#5 to #1)

The Animated Heroine concludes her countdown with her top five favorite animated shows.

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· by Hex · Apr 13, 2015

Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!: Where the magical girls are boys

“This magical girl anime is different from all the others, in that there are no girls in it.”

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· by Joey Tedesco · Feb 23, 2015

VIDEO: Akira (1988)

Joey finally looks at an anime film: the revered classic from the '80s that arguably made anime popular in the west.

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· by Film Renegado · Jun 8, 2014

VIDEO: Kaiketsu Zorro

Zorro de Mayo goes Japanese with the first and probably only anime based on Zorro. Also, the main character is blonde!

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· by Sofie Liv · Apr 21, 2014

VIDEO: The Wind Rises (2013)

And so Miyazaki March finally comes to an end, as Sofie reviews Miyazaki's swan song, The Wind Rises, just released in Danish theaters.

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· by Sofie Liv · Apr 16, 2014

VIDEO: Ponyo (2008)

Sofie's almost to the finish line of Miyazaki March as she looks at... Well, let's just say it's a good thing this wasn't Hayao Miyazaki's final film.