Portrayals of Friendship in Animation
Strong, genuine, and lovable characters—both protagonists and antagonists—are at the core of solid storytelling; however, as every story is interactive in one way or another, it's not just about how…
Ever since acquiring Marvel Animation in 2009, Disney hasn't exactly earned the best track record in its attempts at revamping the Spiderman animated franchise. On top of 2012's Ultimate Spiderman…
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) franchise has had many animated renditions throughout the past few decades: 1987, 1997, 2003, 2012. Rise of the TMNT is its latest iteration, with it's first episode being…
The Hollow is a new Netflix-original animated series produced by Vancouver's Slap Happy Cartoons. And no, it doesn't fall under the target demographic of Pre-K or Adult—as most Netflix-original series do.…
Female portrayals are improving immensely within the arena of modern-day cartoons. Alongside the increase of women showrunners, writers, and storyboard artists within the animation industry, many female characters are being…
The Deep Dive segment of Animation Discourse is meant to explore popular cartoons, anime, and animated film to ultimately determine what makes for excellent animated works. Stretch Armstrong and…
Miraculous Ladybug is one of the most popular Americanized cartoon series that is presently being broadcasted on an international scale. It features the kindhearted and clumsy Marinette Dupain-Cheng as she…
Back in August 2017, I published a first-impression review of the Canadian animated series Mysticons. At the time, I had some critiques that still stand to this day; however, I…
Skip Beat is an amazing manga and anime series that has stolen many readers' and viewers' hearts alike. The story centers 16-year-old Kyoko Mogami, who drops her entire life in Kyoto…
From My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010 – present) to Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 – 2017) Hasbro Studios has been behind the production of a wide variety of…