In anime fandom today, there are no two things more guaranteed to stoke controversy than the inclusion of lolis and transgender characters. Or rather, characters who may or may not be trans depending [...]
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The other day my partner brought me to a movie theater to watch a surprise film, which ended up being BELLE–not knowing that I had already seen the movie. I was glad to have a chance to re-watch the [...]
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In an urban environment, we spend most of our time outdoors in some kind of lane. Sidewalks, roads, bridges, pathways through a park, the walkway besides a river, and so on. These lanes restrict out [...]
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This was painful to watch. Yesterday leading up to the premier of FLCL Progressive‘s second episode, I sat down and watched the original FLCL with some friends. Now that I’ve had a fresh rewatch of [...]
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In comparing the first episode of FLCL Progressive to the original series, the words “similar but different” keep appearing in my mind. For me, this first episode perfectly captures the feel of the [...]
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Luluco is your average middle school girl, and like many middle schoolers, there are two things which she most desires: to fit in and to be viewed as normal, and to experience love. At its heart Space [...]
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  I recently re-read the first volume of 聲の形 (Koe no Katachi,) which depicts the bullying of Nishimiya elementary school girl for her hearing disability. When I first read this comic, it simply struck [...]
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When Super Sonico: The Animation first aired, I challenged myself to write a blog post about the first episode. Within it, I largely ranted about how it is a show with an empty, lifeless soul which [...]
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Written by myself, Lucille M. Hatfield, for a class on the history of animation. “The British out-Disney Disney,”  was what one newspaper said of Animal Farm when it was first released in 1954 as the [...]
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  So I’m in the back seat of a car in the middle of my two brothers, as the family is driving to our Grandmas’ to celebrate Thanksgiving. Since it’s about an hour’s drive, I figure this would be a [...]
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