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That's Why I Pushed Her: Dakara Watashi wa Oshimashita
Ai has to decide what her own dream is. She can’t just fill the hole in her heart with somebody else’s dream.
Good Tennis: Let's Talk About Challengers
What does Challengers have to do with the 2014 anime classic Ping Pong: The Animation?
Battle of the Bands: The Girls Band Cry Phenomenon
Girls Band Cry and its predecessors ask the question: how do you convey your passion, anguish and alienation to others without scaring them away?
X-Men '97 and the Superhero Soap Opera
Another woman stumbles over the threshold. Everybody yells: “Jean?!” It was at that moment that I realized X-Men ‘97 was a superhero soap opera.
I Was a Teenage Monkey: The Darwin Incident
The Darwin Incident is a big, brash suspense thriller that takes on some of the most fraught issues of our time. Is that enough?
A Doctor is Not God: The Great White Tower
In which we investigate a classic 2003 Japanese television drama, and learn about hubris.
Where Does the Doomsday Train Go?
You don’t need to be incredible to keep the audience tuning in every week. You don’t even need an original idea. All you need is for the audience…
Adults Don't Deserve Rights: The Anger of Alien Nine
Sometimes adolescence is weird and gross. But sometimes society itself is the problem. That's Alien Nine.
Dragons and Drawings: Akira Toriyama and Dragon Quest
In honor of Akira Toriyama's passing, let's discuss one of his greatest works: the character and monster designs of the long-running Dragon Quest series.
That Beautiful Child: Kids Are All Right
In a first for ANIWIRE, we're tackling a Korean webcomic: Kids Are All Right, a nostalgic and occasionally cruel story of childhood.
Let's Go! Anime in 2023
It’s the start of the new year! In that spirit, here’s a list of memorable moments from last year. Where has anime been? Where is it going?
Come Together Just Think of Tomorrow: Irresponsible Captain Tylor
This year, I chose the science fiction workplace comedy Irresponsible Captain Tylor. Thus, I began my journey…
Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows: An Interview with yukino
An interview with professional programmer yukino, regarding the English release of cult classic visual novel Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows.
How Do You Die? Coming to Grips With The Boy and the Heron
Let's discuss Hayao Miyazaki's newest and most confounding film, The Boy and the Heron.