Anime
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Remembering the Mighty Monty Oum: A Review of RWBY
This review contains spoilers. On February 1, 2015, the world lost a great animator, director, and creative genius. Monty Oum suffered a severe allergic…
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The Magic of Dual Art Forms in Howl’s Moving Castle
This piece contains spoilers. Whether it’s character depth or stylistic choices, the book most often surpasses the movie. Naturally, this is because there is…
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How High is Your Number? Analyzing the Sibyl System and Crime Coefficients in Psycho-Pass
This review contains spoilers. In celebration of the airing of the anime Psycho-Pass 2, today we’ll be looking into the idea of the Sibyl System…
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“Are You Enjoying the Time of EVE ?”
This review contains spoilers. “In the future, probably Japan. ‘Robots’ have long been put into practical use. This is a time not far after…
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Online Again: a Critique of Sword Art Online, Seasons One and Two
If you watch anime at all, you are probably already aware of the massively popular Sword Art Online. For those who are not familiar with it,…
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The Titans of Our Time
Attack on Titan is biting social commentary; literally. Set in the distant future, Attack imagines a post-apocalyptic landscape where all of humanity is confined behind…
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Castle in the Sky: Entering Miyazaki’s World With Guillermo del Toro @ TIFF Bell Lightbox
The first time I watched Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky I was twelve and sitting in my basement alone. I had been watching Miyazaki movies…
The Spectatorial 