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Imagine a world full of death; full of destruction and full of despair. Imagine a world where war is destroying cities one by one, until it consumes entire countries. Imagine a world where you could see your best friend one day, and the next, they could be dead. This is reality for the characters [...]

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This one completely came out of left field. Mamoru Oshii is already hard at work on an upgraded version of the cult-classic Ghost in the Shell, dubbed Ghost in the Shell 2.0. The upgrade will feature updated visuals using modern animation techniques. Considering I still think the original version looks stunning, I don’t really see [...]

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The whole reason I got into anime was because it was so much cooler than any other cartoons were when I was 12. I first saw Vampire Hunter D back then (it was the first time I was watching anime and actually KNEW it, Robotech and Voltron aside), and I was completely blown away [...]

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Being an anime fan, I’ve always wondered why the rest of the world rarely takes animation films seriously. Seeing the praise for films like Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue (or any of his films, for that matter) and Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies, I find that odd. They show mature, serious subject matter can [...]

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