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One Year Of Ganriki, 30 Years Of Fandom November 03, 2014
On the first anniversary of Ganriki.org's launch, a look back at our initial year -- and anime's past thirty years
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Well, Is Anime A Genre Or A Medium? October 13, 2014
How people see anime, as genre or medium, says as much about how we label cultural experiences generally as it does about the beholders
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If These Be The Last Days Of Studio Ghibli ... July 30, 2014
... then at least let the industry learn the right things from its passing
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'Short Peace': Genius In Miniature July 28, 2014
Katsuhiro Otomo's involvement in this dazzling short-film anthology is reason enough to seek it out, but there's plenty more on top of that
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'Flowers of Evil': O Rose, Thou Art Sick July 21, 2014
An overwhelming experience, and a finely crafted one, but also harrowing and unpleasant from beginning to end -- even if that's supposed to be the idea
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'Cøde:Breaker': Someone Else's Idea Of Fun June 30, 2014
A show this dismal is best seen as a symptom of anime's growing insularity
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On Older Anime Characters: A Touch Of Gray Would Suit Us Anyway June 09, 2014
When will we see older characters in anime as things other than supporting cast members, comic relief, or objects of repugnance?
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Anime: Now A Major Motion Picture May 27, 2014
How the practice of shifting anime from TV broadcast or video to theatrical release first has delivered a new form factor -- and a new aesthetic
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Honor Between Thieves April 21, 2014
If Hollywood is allegedly plundering anime for ideas and inspirations, that only shows it has good taste -- but it's an awkward thesis at best
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The Wrong Kind Of Faithful April 04, 2014
Should adapting something also mean attempting to improve it, even when its flaws are a big part of how it is what it is?
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