Shorts
Looking back at Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return! (Part Two)
Last time on Cartoon Milk, I wrote about the 2008 Dragon Ball short film Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!, as a way of celebrating its 15th anniversary. I had written quite a lot of thoughts, but in trying to make for a more coherent article, I ended up with a review that left …
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Looking back at Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return! (Part One)
The passage of time has a funny way of synching things up. It’s the year 2023, meaning that I’ve been a fan of Dragon Ball for a little over 15 years now. It’s also the 15th anniversary of the 2008 Dragon Ball short film “Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!”, which I haven’t seen …
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An Earnest Defense of Gene Deitch’s The Hobbit
If there’s any short film that deserves a better reputation than it has, it’s this one.
Best Animation I Watched in 2022
The first article by guest writer MalcmanIsHere, featuring many cartoon recommendations!
Disliking The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
An award-winning critical darling, that I unfortunately cannot stand.
Time Out: Resonating Anxieties
A personal reading of a cartoon that struck a chord. (CW: discussion of anxiety issues)
Tots TV and Se-ma-for: An Incomplete History of Animated Segments
Researching cartoon imports without credits or documentation is hard.
The Fox and the Crow: A Duo’s Dynamic
What makes a pair of cartoon characters tick, and how do they work together?