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The Decline and Fall of Warner Bros. Cartoons | THE MERRIE HISTORY OF LOONEY TUNES
EPISODE 6 Television rules a nation as Termite Terrace tries to play nice with the emerging medium. But try as they might to keep their heads above water, the…
Pepé Le Pew’s Lackluster Lovelorn Looney Tunes
Roses are red Violets are blue If you want good cartoons Don't watch all of Pepé Le Pew
East Meets West #10: Nichijou .vs. The Looney Tunes
This week I continue my next batch of posts for the East Meets West series, dedicated to comparing/contrasting anime and Western media of similar premises, and, based on a specific…
The Thad Review: “Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice” Vol. 4
Collector’s really do have more choice than ever for where to get their classic animation fix.
The Last Days of Termite Terrace | THE MERRIE HISTORY OF LOONEY TUNES
EPISODE 7 All things must come to an end. But in the case of Looney Tunes and the studio that made them, it was not a dignified one. 00:00…
Chuck
I didn’t know Chuck really well, but like a lot of people in the convention scene that you saw several weekends out of a year, we were friendly,…
Chuck
I didn’t know Chuck really well, but like a lot of people in the convention scene that you saw several weekends out of a year, we were friendly,…
Chuck Shimezou
I'm really fond of the Young Animators' Training Project (which has had various name, according to the Wikipedia article ) and its OVAs. The...
Aoi Hitomi no Onna no Ko no Ohanashi, Fortune Dogs, Sangokushi, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Urusei Yatsura
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 4)
The 1930's continued to progress, as animated characters became more and more knowledgeable about their own world.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 1)
Not only cartoons about animators and the animation process, but cartoons about characters who knew they were in cartoons.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 10)
1943 continued to abound in self-conscious cartoons, ever aware of their theatrical venue, and eager to draw the audience into the storylines through direct reference. Characters also continue…
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 5)
All action today takes place in 1938, and all from two studios: Warner Bros and Paramount.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 7)
Some behind the scenes at Disney, a new franchise for Goofy, and the debut of Walter Lantz’s most durable personality.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 6)
More interactive screen madness from Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, and efforts to keep up from Terrytoons and Screen Gems.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 8)
1942 is our subject year. Many films from this period keep their self-referential elements on the brief side, so some of the discussions below are a little briefer…
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 2)
Cartoons exploring the mysteries of their own medium; characters with a knowledge of their ink and pen origins - all this and more!
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 12)
All our action this week is centered upon four characters, all installments containing self-winks to the illustrated media.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 9)
1942 and ‘43 (with one stray included here from ‘44) continued to bring us self-referential cartoons, plating at breaking the fourth wall, and immersing characters into the movie-going…
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 11)
Another batch of animated eccentricities, all featuring characters that are well aware they are in a cartoon.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 3)
Part three in our series highlighting the medium and savvy characters with knowledge of their pen-and-paper world.
Yama Nezumi Rocky Chuck
Yama Nezumi Rocky Chuck, known in the English-speaking world as Fables of the Green Forest, can be considered the first show to fit into the extended World Masterpiece…
Moomin, Moomin, Triton of the Sea, Fables of the Green Forest
The Timeline of Tony Jones’ Disappearance
Anthony John Jones was born on 3 July, 1962 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia to Kevin and Beres Jones. Tony worked in Western Australia as a lab technician.…
OtakuGeneration (Show #227) Andy Looney
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 227) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Andy Looney, recorded live October 12th,…
Fist of the North Star, Kiba, Maji, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Mouse
The Cartoons That Made Us
Take a fantastical trip back through animation history with this old asshole as he makes fun of internet trolls for being fucking stupid as usual.
The 90s Anime Aesthetic
90s anime represents the height of traditional cel animation. This is what gives 90s anime a certain glow or aesthetic that is hard to match.
Runnin’ in the 90s
Rurouni Kenshin #60 Studio Pierrot may be stuck animating whatever popular manga is running in Shonen Jump for the foreseeable future, but it seems they are not…
Episode 396, "Reptoady Jones"
On today’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Weekly Shonen Jump), RogersBase (YouTube extraordinaire), HuntressFan (Dressrosa contest winner), along with…
Episode 396, "Reptoady Jones"
On today’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Weekly Shonen Jump), RogersBase (YouTube extraordinaire), HuntressFan (Dressrosa contest winner), along with…
2: Sicko Rising (feat. Chuck Rios)
OG Sicko and Anime Sickos theme composer Chuck Rios joins the Sickos and explains how he was born into the sicko life, and how he became a composer…
Special 9, "The Hody Jones Christmas Special"
Live from the Fishman District in Fishman Island, The One Piece Podcast Presents: “The Hody Jones Christmas Special!” So sit by your olde-radio-den-den-mushi and enjoy some music from…
Special 9, "The Hody Jones Christmas Special"
Live from the Fishman District in Fishman Island, The One Piece Podcast Presents: “The Hody Jones Christmas Special!” So sit by your olde-radio-den-den-mushi and enjoy some music from…
RIP to the King, James Earl Jones
RJ Writing Ink Reacts to the Passing of James Earl Jones D&A Anime Blog focuses on anime, but that doesn’t mean that we’re not fans of other things.…
+14: The Rebel of Soviet Cartoons
Looking at the early films of Priit Pärn, Estonian iconoclast.
The 5 Best Cartoons of 2021
This was a stellar year for animation—and not just on the Japanese side of things. Here are my picks for the best new animated TV series I watched…
The Gnarliest 90s Anime OPs
The Anime OPs of the 90s were totally tubular. Just imagine Bill Clinton rocking out on his saxophone to Cowboy Bebop's Tank. Now that'd be dope. #anime #cowboybebop…
The Otherworldly Isekai of the 90s
Isekai anime taps into the childhood dream of being transported to a magical world free of the confines and stress of real life.
Exploring the Leijiverse in the 90s
The Leijiverse is an expansive collection of anime and manga containing the works of the legendary Leiji Matsumoto.
Episode 238, "Hody Jones And The Infinite SADness"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Zach and Ed at the helm once again as we go through manga chapter 681, “Luffy vs. Master,”…
Episode 238, "Hody Jones And The Infinite SADness"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Zach and Ed at the helm once again as we go through manga chapter 681, “Luffy vs. Master,”…
AVAHS – Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales Review
Plot: Bugs and the Looney Tunes crew partake in some Christmas stories. Breakdown: I’ve always adored Looney Tunes, so getting a Christmas special on my review list this…
Poplar’s 90s Tag
Well, this should be an interesting one! A big thank you to Fred for the tag. You should check out his post about the 90s if you haven’t…
The Forgotten Hero Of 90s Anime
i really like tenchi universe : ) bird site: https://twitter.com/afewbruises patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HazelYT song list: https://i.imgur.com/1zioJMW.png 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9P1nNJvNyzHtjnGTkRFKSQ wife: https://twitter.com/lovelandisle (remastered toonami bumpers courtesy of SlimD716V2)
Donkey Kong Manga From the 90s
Spent over $70 worth on Donkey Kong manga and didn't even get a coconut cream pie. #donkeykong #nintendo #manga #donkeykongcountry - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sclass_yt/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/sclass_yt EMAIL: sclasspodcast@gmail.com PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sclasspodcast
Politics in Warren Ellis’s Desolation Jones
In mid-2005, i.e. between Iron Man: Extremis and Freakangels, Warren Ellis launched Desolation Jones together with artist J.H. Williams III (colours by José Villarrubia). Originally planned as an…
Calling Anime Cartoons: An Opinion.
I’m just going to clarify that ‘An Opinion’ refers to my opinion. So, a few weeks back, I had a friend who wrote in our little group chat…
What makes Japanese cartoons “anime”?
What is anime? All animation from Japan? All animation of a certain style? Then what about Japanese animation outside of that style? What about the international productions? An old…
Episode One-Derland (Cartoons) ToonMarty
Plot: ToonMarty follows the adventures of Marty, the mascot of ToonMart who becomes alive when a billboard is hit by lightning. Together, he and his friends Burnie and…
Kicking back to some ’17 tunes – 11th Day
Traveling around during holidays to get together with family and friends, it can be as good a time as any other to enjoy some fine music along the…
The Otakusphere: Good tunes, sad times and some Sailor Moon fighting
I’m glad there are people in the world that still like Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad. With all the talk about sports anime going around, I’ve been thinking that…
+6: Two Czech Cartoons That Changed the World
How Jiří Trnka gave a 'Gift' to Yugoslavia — and all of us.