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Why can’t metalbenders in Avatar: Legend of Korra bend platinum?
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Full Metal Alchemist: Why Isn’t Lust Lustful?
[Hey, anime-niacs! Enjoy this guest post by Crystal Kaba! - Ed.] In the universe of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Brotherhood), trained alchemists harness their ability to destroy and recreate life in order save, kill and unleash all sorts of terrifying creations. … Continued
Kanto, Keynes, Konya Wa Hurricane
Overthinking Cowboy Bebop: Introduction
Overthinking Anime: Kawaii Culture, Superflat, and the Bomb in Paranoia Agent
Anime developed in Japan after World War II and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Coincidence? Satoshi Kon thinks not…
Keanime?
From the “old news but new news to me” file comes this interesting tidbit: Hollywood is in pre-pre-production for a live-action Cowboy Bebop movie. (It’s an anime.) This news, of course, initiated my brain’s usual protocol: 10: Become excited 20: … Continued
Why I’m Not Going to Read Your Fanfic
Embarrassing admission of the day: I read fanfiction. It’s hard to tell over the Internet, but that word “read” is in the present tense. I read fanfiction. Today. But only sometimes! Once or twice a year – at most, I … Continued
The Future of Superhero Movies
Well, it’s official. According to A.O. Scott, one of the main film critics of the New York Times, superheroes are SO OVER. Well. I guess there won’t be anymore superhero movies, then. Okay, so we all know that’s not going … Continued