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Featured image for Rintarō, “New Moomin” (1972), and the Last Days of Mushi ProBackground image for Rintarō, “New Moomin” (1972), and the Last Days of Mushi Pro

Rintarō, “New Moomin” (1972), and the Last Days of Mushi Pro

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of a rather little-known series in Japanese animation history. New Moomin was the second TV anime to be based loosely on Finnish…

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Featured image for Břetislav Pojar and Miroslav Štěpánek #3: “Who Threw That, Gentlemen?” (1970-73) and “The Appletree Maiden” (1973)Background image for Břetislav Pojar and Miroslav Štěpánek #3: “Who Threw That, Gentlemen?” (1970-73) and “The Appletree Maiden” (1973)

Břetislav Pojar and Miroslav Štěpánek #3: “Who Threw That, Gentlemen?” (1970-73) and “The Appletree Maiden” (1973)

After some 10 months of writing, and almost a year since the last article, here at last is my extensive look at the second Bears series and Břetislav Pojar’s…

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Featured image for Břetislav Pojar and Miroslav Štěpánek #2: The largely Štěpánek-directed “Hey Mister, Let’s Play!” entries (1966-67)Background image for Břetislav Pojar and Miroslav Štěpánek #2: The largely Štěpánek-directed “Hey Mister, Let’s Play!” entries (1966-67)

Břetislav Pojar and Miroslav Štěpánek #2: The largely Štěpánek-directed “Hey Mister, Let’s Play!” entries (1966-67)

Watch the films discussed in this article with English subtitles by viewing them on YouTube here! …or, download copies for personal viewing here! When we left off in…

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Tadanari Okamoto in 1981: “The White Elephant” and “Old Man Frypan”

This month marks five years since this humble blog was started with a large post, by the long-gone and controversial tamerlane, about Russian animation. At first, it was…

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Břetislav Pojar and Miroslav Štěpánek #1: Pojar’s “Hey Mister, Let’s Play!” entries (1965)

Watch the films discussed in this article with English subtitles on YouTube! …or, download files of them for personal viewing here! In the years since I initially spoke…

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The 11 Cats (11ぴきのねこ) and Other Tales (1976, 1980)

At long last, a certain dream of mine for almost four years now has come true—namely, for Group TAC’s long-forgotten classic film The 11 Cats, which was originally…

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Scattered Impressions of Zagreb Film’s Early Years: Dušan Vukotić, Vatroslav Mimica, Vlado Kristl

Last year marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of Zagreb Film, which for a few decades was home to one of the premiere animation studios on the…

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A Guest Article by Kenji the Engi

What follows is a guest article written by my dear friend Kenji and edited by me, on a subject that extends far beyond anime into other forms of…

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An Honorary Compendium of Writings on Toshio Hirata (平田敏夫) and His Collaborators

February 16th, 2018 marked what would have been the 80th birthday of the late but great Japanese animator Toshio Hirata, and today marks four years since his death.…

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Ishu Patel, A Truly International Animator

The Indian-Canadian animator Ishu Patel is emblematic of the spirit of pioneering, unconventional, and personal animated filmmaking that characterized the most brilliant talents at the National Fil…

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Witold Giersz: Poland’s Animator-Painter (Part 1)

Among the most prolific Polish animators of the past century, and certainly one of the most accessible, is Witold Giersz. His defining trait, in several of his more…

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Tadanari Okamoto in 1971: Moving into 2D with “Chikotan, My Bride” and Two Other Melancholy Musicals

For the first few years of his independent career, Tadanari Okamoto largely stuck with stop-motion; even during this early period, however, he already had a penchant for experimenting…

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Kōji Nanke (南家こうじ): Anime’s Eclectic Musical Poet

Animation and music, when crafted and combined well, make for an exhilarating duo. Innumerable cartoons from the Golden Age of American animation, in particular, relied on the visuals…

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Břetislav Pojar: Multi-Talent of Czech Animation (Part 2)

Here is the second half of my in-depth (though not exactly comprehensive) look at the films of the great Czech animator Břetislav Pojar. The first half can be…

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Sadao Tsukioka Interview (Part 2/2): Chinese Animation & CG

This is the second part of an interview that was originally published on Autodesk.jp on September 16th, 2016. Click here for part 1. Thanks to @frog_kun for providing…

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