Animation

Crunchyroll Fumbled the Bag with Mob Psycho 100 Season 3

Published: | Author: Sarah Moloney | Artist: Judah Bachmann

For the anime community, Mob Psycho 100 season 3 was one of the most anticipated drops of the 2022 fall season. The show is a modern anime classic, quickly moving up the ranks to be rated one of the best animes of all time.

Category: Animation

Farewell, Evangelion

Published: | Author: Sarah Moloney | Artist: Sarah Moloney

This December, the blockbuster film from Japan, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, will be receiving a limited theatrical release in the United States. The film title is long and complicated, as is the Evangelion franchise.

Category: Animation, Film

Puss in Boots: A Wish Come True

Published: | Author: Olivia Madrid | Artist: Alyssa Giaccone

Puss in Boots has significantly grown from his small beginnings as a side character introduced during Shrek 2. Now with his own trilogy, we have seen many different iterations of him, but the best by far is in his newest film, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

Category: Animation, Movies

Icebreakers

Published: | Author: Faraday Diaz | Artist: Hannah Liu

With the SLC Content Committee’s newest zine being themed “Anime,” the Stargazer blog is highlighting a more recent anime you might not have heard of.

Category: Animation, Romance

"Piccolo is Black, Cry About It" - Extended Interview

Published: | Author: Phaedra Mladenovic | Artist: Solymar Estrella

As you browse anime fandoms and notice the types of people you see participating in discussion, cosplays, and fanart, you may have spared yourself an honest thought and wondered, “Wow, black people sure do like anime.”

Buddy Daddies: Family Doesn't Have to be Blood

Published: | Author: Sarah Moloney | Artist: Hannah Liu

Buddy Daddies: Family Doesn’t Have to be Blood

Category: Animation, LGBTQ+, TV

The Blue Spirit: The Last Airbender's Masterpiece

Published: | Author: Christopher Robertson | Artist: Christopher Robertson

Few television series managed to accomplish exactly what Avatar: The Last Airbender did in terms of story, characters, and worldbuilding.

Category: Animation, TV

Kung Fu Panda 4: The Five are Gone, and the People are Furious

Published: | Author: Phaedra Mladenovic | Artist: Newt Wilder

On a calm December day, the masses were blessed with the gift of the first Kung Fu Panda 4 trailer. While most had not even known about the film’s existence, the gleeful surprise would be a chance to see our favorite characters once more: a lovable panda, a wise master, a cunning villain, but mostly a stern, ferocious, oddly attractive tiger voiced by Angelina Jolie.

Category: Animation, Movies

How Do You Live: Autobiography of the Artist

Published: | Author: Allyson Abarca

"Create a world without malice, and full of beauty."

Much has been said about the works of Hayo Miyazaki.

Category: Animation, Movies

Why Everyone Should Watch The Mitchells vs. The Machines at Least Once

Published: | Author: Addison Delgado | Artist: Brooke Barnes

When I first watched The Mitchells vs. The Machines on Netflix, it instantly became one of my favorites. The animation style is fun and chaotic, but the movie carries a meaningful plot with a complex family dynamic between the characters.

Category: Animation, LGBTQ+, Movies