AniFem Round-Up “Differences Die At The Door”: A post-mortem of Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Madeline Blondeau rolls up her sleeves and dissects where the adaptation went wrong, from toxic masculinity to the adaptive team’s previous work. Zeno Robinson, My Hero Academia star, talks favorite roles, fighting harassment, and voice actor unionization We got a chance to […]
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