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Stop Motion Animation: Beastars
I don’t get enough opportunity to put on the animator’s hat. That’s one of the things I do, you know. I’m a writer and I talk about tips…


Honey and Clover, Then and Now
Is Honey & Clover the perfect encapsulation of college life?
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Now and Then, Here and There – 13 [Now and Then, Here and There]- Throwback Thursday
This is it everyone, we have made it to the end of Now and Then, Here and There. It’s been a wild ride, a tragic one to. Without…
Throwback Thursday: Madoka Then and Now
As we make our way through our tenth anniversary year, I’ll be doing throwback posts each month to some of noteworthy posts. For our first month, we go…


Now and Then, Here and There Review
“Now and Then, Here and There makes you feel hopeless. Its existential treatment of terror leaves a hole in the stomach that cannot be filled, one that cannot…


The Grandmaster of Stop Motion
An introduction to Jiří Trnka, plus news.


RWBY: Then vs. Now
With the premiere of a new anime series, the impending release of Volume 9, and an upcoming film crossover with the Justice League, now is a good a…


Skip and Loafer – 06 – Every Now and Then
When Fumi reports that there’s a boy she likes, Mitsumi does a milk spit take. She then asks Fumi how she knows it’s love. Fumi gives all the…


Now and Then, Here and There — Anime Review
In this endeavor Now and Then, Here and There does not pull any punches. It is a thoroughly miserable anime.
Pretty Cure Then and Now- Episode 01
In the last entry I introduced the project to compare episodes from the 2004 Futari Wa Precure with the new series, Hirogaru Sky! Precure. Here we look at…


The Anime Artisan: Stop Motion HxH
This was my first time ever trying my hand at stop motion, much less turning it into a gif, but word of advice, don’t set your stage on…


'Mexico Can Compete With Stop Motion'
Plus: international animation news.


Demystifying Anime and the Olympics– Then to Now
Hey everyone! I couldn’t NOT do a post on the Olympics this year because of how many anime references were jammed in! Given this year it was in…


Spriggan Then vs Spriggan Now
Despite being based on the same story, these anime offer very distinct experiences. But for those unfamiliar with any version of Spriggan, what exactly is it?
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Now and Then, Here and There – 4 [Discord] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back everyone to another episode of Now and Then, Here and There! This is normally where I say something snappy like, “You won’t believe how dark this…
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Now and Then, Here and There – 5 [Murder] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to another week of Now and Then, Here and There! This week Hamdo see’s some action, Shu figure’s out we aren’t in Kansas anymore and Nabuca…
Transgender Anime Characters — Then vs. Now
So today as part of our Niji Nights, we’re going to talk about something that I believe, has greatly improved in the realm of anime. And that? That…


Tokyo Mew Mew Then vs. Now
Shelby Tozier compares the classic to the currently airing magical girl series and finds charm that spans two decades.


'Hidari' Is Stop Motion of a Different Kind
Plus: animation news.


Now and Then, Here and There (Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku)
Now and Then, Here and There (Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku) 1999 This was no walk in the part – equal parts compelling and disturbing. And if you…
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Now and Then, Here and There – 11 [Eve of Destruction]- Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone, to what is inevitably going to be a late post about Now and Then, Here and There! How do I know it will be late? Because…
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Now and Then, Here and There – 12 [This Bloody Earth]- Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone, to the penultimate episode of Now and Then, Here and There! This week sees… well, it sees a lot. Bullets fly, people die and Hamdo re-enters…


Now and Then, Here and There Anime Review 71/100 – Throwback Thursday
There are few anime that I’d describe as profoundly “uncomfortable”. I’m not talking about rampant pedophilia or the questionable relationship with the word “consent” in some series. I…
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Now and Then, Here and There – 8 [Two Lone Souls] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone, to another week of Now and Then, Here and There! This is a big week for me. Not because the episode was pretty good, though that…


Now and Then, Here and There: The Promised Neverland of the ’90s
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT, AND MENTIONS INSTANCES OF RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD ABUSE. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I guess if you can’t tell…
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Now and Then, Here and There – 9 [In The Chasm] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone, to another week of Now and Then, Here and There! This week Lala Ru stumblse upon paradise, Hamdo escalates the situation and Shu learns that war…
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Now and Then, Here and There – 10 [Prelude to Chaos]- Throwback Thursday
Welcome back everybody, to another (late) week of Now and Then, Here and There! This week Hamdo starts to go on the offensive, Lala Ru gets found out…


Lum Through the Years: Urusei Yatsura’s gender roles, then and now
While Lum herself unquestionably remains an anime icon, looking to the different ways she’s depicted in the older anime versus the new can shed some light on changing…


Both Then and Now: A Review of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s 17-21
Curious what Tatsuki Fujimoto wrote before Chainsaw Man? Read TheMamaLuigi’s review and thoughts on four of his first manga one-shots!
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Now and Then, Here and There – 6 [Disappearance in a Sandstorm] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone, to the halfway point of Now and Then, Here and There! We have a big week ahead of us, lots to talk about, and basically all…
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Now and Then, Here and There – 3 [A Feast in the Dark] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to what is a very late episode of Now and Then, Here and There! The only excuse I have is Elden Ring which, in my defense,…
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Now and Then, Here and There – 1 [A Girl Admiring The Sunset] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome one and all to another season of Throwback Thursday! We’ve been on a run of good shows recently, what with Haibane Renmei and The Vision of Escaflowne,…


An Interview with Atsuko Miyake, Stop-Motion Animator on JUNK HEAD
An Interview with Atsuko Miyake, the Super-Talented Stop-Motion Animator on JUNK HEAD


Episode 180 – You Can Stop Hate-Watching Now
We made it to the first year mark of the anime by covering episodes 49 and 50 of Gintama. This episode was released earlier on our Patreon so be sure…


For the Love of the Game: Yu-Gi-Oh Parody Now and Then
At one point in the early 2000s, Yu-Gi-Oh (“The King of Games”) permeated United States popular culture. The average person may not have comprehended the characters or story,…


The Beauty of Stop-Motion Animation with Bottle George Director Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi
Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi shares what it was like to leave Pixar and how his studio will never shy away from honesty in their work, even when honesty isn't…


Interview: Author Akihiro Nishino on Bottle George, His New Stop-Motion Animated Film
Following Poupelle of Chimney Town, Nishino tackles addiction in his new stop-motion anime short film.
Horimiya #02 — “And Then Everyone Clapped”
I'm tired of this trope for the season. Impressions: I think this is where this show and I part ways, although nowhere near as acrimoniously as many…
Asobi Asobase – And Then What Happened?
Genre : Comedy, Slice of life, school, cgdct? Episodes: 12 Studio: Lerche Girls will be girls. They might look all sweet and innocent but they are…
Weekly Manga Reads (…and Then Some)
Essentially my version of Scott’s post here.


Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023 – Always Evolving – Japanese Cinema Then, Now, and for the Future
A preview of the Japan Foundation’s 2022 Touring Film Programme – trailers, synopses and so forth.


“HIDARI 左”, a New Production Involving Dwarf Studio and Tecarat – Back a Stop-Motion Historical Action Film’s Crowdfunding Campaign
“HIDARI 左”, a New Production Involving Dwarf Studio and Tecarat – Back a Stop-Motion Historical Action Film’s Crowdfunding Campaign


Psycho-Pass – Masterpiece Territory: And Then, Silence
Today we finish the Rikako arc. It truly brings a tear to my eye but we must venture forth. We begin with what is probably the best scene of…
Beat & Motion
If I could make this episode description the one expression all of these characters make in this series, I would. 8:33 - Beat & Motion 37:04 - Ichi the Witch…


Motion/Movement
Writing about animation isn’t easy. In my experience, the two pitfalls you’re bound to run into at some point are evaluation and description. Evaluation means that you have…


“Slow Motion Replay: The Siren of Now, and Beyond”- An Interview with MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
A measured, distinct, drastic change within my life sparked when I discovered Mass of the Fermenting Dregs. A sound so rapturous, yet soothing, overwhelmed me with its sincerity…


AND THEN: A Girl-Meets-Girl Short Film
In the middle of spring 2020, Jenn Ravenna Tran launched a Kickstarter for a short film And Then, which she described as “A Girl-Meets-Girl Short Film Set in…


Live Telly Digest: And Then There Were Five
Thoughts on some (non Japanese toon) TV shows.


Slime 300 – 02 – And Then There Were Four
When Azusa tells Laika that all she did to reach her level was kill around 25 slimes per day, her pupil is a little surprised. She expected Azusa…


Box Art Extravaganza: June 2021 (and then some)
Bandai Spirits finally released the box arts for the rest of the kits released in June, following the HG Cybaster yesterday. That said, I would just like to…