Impressions: SSSS.Gridman Episode 1
A surprisingly tame Trigger reboot of the ’90s tokusatsu series
By Evan Minto
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- anime
- conventions
- Akira Amemiya
- Anime Expo 2018
- Gridman
- Studio Trigger
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Impressions: Sirius the Jaeger Episodes 1–2
Killer vampire-vs-werewolf action from Sword of the Stranger’s director
By Evan Minto
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- anime
- conventions
- Anime Expo 2018
- Masahiro Ando
- P.A. Works
- Sirius the Jaeger
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Staff Picks: Our Favorite Anime of 2017
By David Estrella Ink Evan Minto Alex Osborn
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- anime
- 2017 Staff Picks
- A Silent Voice
- Fate
- Fate/Stay Night
- Girls’ Last Tour
- In This Corner of the World
- Kemono Friends
- Kizumonogatari
- Land of the Lustrous
- Little Witch Academia
- The Eccentric Family
- Your Name
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Staff Picks: Our Favorite Video Games of 2017
By David Estrella Evan Minto
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- video games
- 2017 Staff Picks
- Doki Doki Literature Club
- Mario
- Nier
- Night in the Woods
- Zelda
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Staff Picks: Our Favorite Manga of 2017
By Evan Minto
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- manga
- 2017 Staff Picks
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Golden Kamuy
- Land of the Lustrous
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The 12 Principles of Anime
Disney’s famous Basic Principles of Animation are indispensable tools for understanding the craft behind Japanese animation.
By Evan Minto
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- animation
- anime
- animation production
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Impressions: Violet Evergarden Episode 1
Kyoto Animation's visually stunning new series falls back on old anime archetypes.
By Evan Minto
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- anime
- conventions
- Anime Expo 2017
- Kyoto Animation
- Taichi Ishidate
- Violet Evergarden
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I Played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for 30 Hours Without Starting a Single Dungeon
By Evan Minto
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- video games
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- Wii U
- Zelda
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Staff Picks: Our Favorite Anime of 2016
By David Estrella Ink Evan Minto Jared Nelson
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- Erased
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Keijo!!!!!!!!
- Kizumonogatari
- Mob Psycho 100
- Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
- Space Patrol Luluco
- Yuri!!! on ICE
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Bright Colors in Dark Times
A reviewer's duty and distance.
By Ink
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- anime
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Staff Picks: Our Favorite Manga of 2016
By Ink Evan Minto
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- manga
- A Girl on the Shore
- And Yet the Town Moves
- Inio Asano
- Kaori Ozaki
- Masakazu Ishiguro
- Maybe (manga creator)
- Mysterious Girlfriend X
- One (manga creator)
- One-Punch Man
- Riichi Ueshiba
- The Gods Lie.
- To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
- Yusuke Murata
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Staff Picks: Our Favorite Video Games of 2016
By Evan Minto David Estrella
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- video games
- 1979 Revolution
- 2016 Staff Picks
- Overwatch
- Oxenfree
- Pokemon
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Finding the Silver Lining in a Bad Year
The real world may suck, but 2016's media success stories provide a gleam of hope.
By Evan Minto
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- anime
- movies
- video games
- Overwatch
- Rogue One
- Star Wars
- Yuri!!! on ICE
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The Troubled Life of Wii U and Nintendo’s Switch to a Promising Future
Wii'll never forget you.
By Alex Osborn
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- video games
- Nintendo
- Switch
- video game consoles
- Wii
- Wii U
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RIP Ben Schoedel, 1986–2016
The original “crazy otaku.”
By Evan Minto
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- anime
- conventions
- manga
- AnimeNEXT
- Ben Schoedel
- CRAZYOTAKU
- obituaries
