1990s animation
Sympathizing with Eric W. Schwartz’s “Plight of The Artist”
As a cartoon watcher who’s self-identified as a furry (aka a fan of anthropomorphic animals and works featuring them) since five minutes after reading the Wikipedia article in 2010, it’s maybe not surprising I’ve watched the Amiga animations by Eric W. Schwartz. Produced through the 90s, Schwartz’s funny animal shorts are equally charming and cheeky …
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Three More Mini-Reviews of Cartoon Films
Back in August, I posted an article that collected a trio of small reviews I’d written for some of the films I’ve seen during this year, with the idea that I might do more articles in that vein to act as stopgaps between more in-depth writings. I think that turned out pretty well, and I’m …
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996 – Dir: Shigeyasu Yamauchi): A Cartoon Review
(Writer’s note: I’d originally written this around the end of March 2024, but a technical issue with the site meant I wasn’t able to upload this in time. I’d posted it on my personal blog until that had been cleared up, with the hope that I might be able to write something else in the …
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Mask of the Phantasm: Revisiting A Ghost from the Past
You won’t like every cartoon, and that’s okay.
An Interview with Mike Wyzgowski
An interview with the English lyricist for anime composer Shiro Sagisu, and his work on Evangelion, Bleach and more.
Tots TV and Se-ma-for: An Incomplete History of Animated Segments
Researching cartoon imports without credits or documentation is hard.
Wandering through Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
A look at the storytelling structure of a classic anime.
My Favourite Cartoons of 2021
With only a few weeks left in the year, it’s worth remembering the good you find.