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2022
'Project A-Ko': Girl Trouble January 10, 2022
Once thought lost, then found intact, this rapid-fire sendup of/homage to anime tropes is fitfully funny, but better in its pieces than across its whole
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2021
'Memories': Three By Otomo & Co. July 05, 2021
Katsuhiro Otomo's anthology project dazzlingly animates three of his stories, showing more sides to the man most only know through 'AKIRA'
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'Arion': Whom The Gods Would Destroy ... June 27, 2021
Calling it an anime 'Clash Of The Titans' falls far short; this staggeringly ambitious respinning of Greek mythic adventure is a must-see
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2019
'Twilight Of The Cockroaches': The Bugs Shall Inherit The Earth March 07, 2019
Despite the wretched condition of the current reissue, this idiosyncratic and allegorical fusion of live action and animation has black comedy and deeper meanings alike
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'Hells': Infernal Affairs January 07, 2019
Visually and stylistically uninhibited, but a narrative and logistical jumble, this afterlife fantasy is as divisive as it is inventive
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2018
'Kyōsōgiga': And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird? July 07, 2018
Buddhist lore, supernatural slapstick action, and domestic drama all combine to make this idiosyncractic instant classic
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2017
'Kaiba': This Body Holding Me October 24, 2017
Masaaki Yuasa's psychedelic exploration of the mutability of bodies and memories, in the form of a child's tale, is a one-of-a-kind masterwork
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Anime Roundup: June 16, 2017 June 16, 2017
'In This Corner Of The World' gets its first U.S trailer; Discotek blesses us with the likes of 'Kaiba' and 'HELLS'; and start saving up for the new 'Gurren Lagann' box set
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'Captain Harlock: Arcadia Of My Youth': Paradise Lost June 14, 2017
Leiji Matsumoto brings his mythmaking style to the origin story of his legendary space pirate, a showcase for both the best and worst instincts in the man's storytelling style
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2016
On Studio 4°C's Netflix Disappearing Act September 07, 2016
When an anime title vanishes from streaming services, it hurts the works of the little guys far more than the big ones -- and it's often the little guys whose work most needs preserving
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'Night On The Galactic Railroad': We Are All Made Of Starstuff February 16, 2016
The animated version of Kenji Miyazawa's fable isn't just a Classics Illustrated; it finds a voice of its own with which to tell its story of eternity and afterlife
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