Flowers for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn’t just a good show, or a good “Scott Pilgrim” thing. It’s a real, idiosyncratic anime production.
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Six Degrees of Separation: The Slit-Mouthed Woman and the Bird Mother
What is the connection between the Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi series of horror films, and a terrifying 2019 internet hoax?
How Overtake! Succeeds by Going Off Track
This isn't just a show about a sports team. It's a show about a sports community, and that's why it's as good as it is.
Because She Was Small: Minami's Lover
The stage is set for a heartwarming story of two young people falling in love. But that’s not quite what happens.
Know Nothing Film Everything: Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi
The goal of Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi is to make the world explicable; it is to condense the truth of all spirits into something as banal as a DVD.
Fall 2023 Preview: Blue Skies, Fast Cars and the Greatest Robot on Earth
This fall is absolutely bonkers for blockbuster anime sequels. So, here's everything else.
Long Live the Ancestors!: Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai
What distinguishes Banbanzai is that despite its degree of difficulty, despite its many counterintuitive or even abrasive creative choices, the staff made it anyway.