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Portrayals of Friendship in Animation

Portrayals of Friendship in Animation

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:September 16, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Critical Discussions/Featured Posts/The Animation Environment
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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…

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Marvel’s Spiderman (2017) — Does it Deserve the Hate?

Marvel’s Spiderman (2017) — Does it Deserve the Hate?

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:August 15, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Featured Posts
  • Post comments:3 Comments

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…

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Rise of the TMNT — Reboot Done Right?

Rise of the TMNT — Reboot Done Right?

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:August 8, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Featured Posts/Reviews
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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…

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The Hollow — Netflix Original Cartoon Review

The Hollow — Netflix Original Cartoon Review

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:July 29, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Reviews
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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.…

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Boys Matter Too — Portrayals in Cartoons

Boys Matter Too — Portrayals in Cartoons

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:March 16, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Critical Discussions/Featured Posts
  • Post comments:7 Comments

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…

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Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters — Deep Dive Review

Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters — Deep Dive Review

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:March 9, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Deep Dive
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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…

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Miraculous Ladybug — What Season 2 is Doing Right

Miraculous Ladybug — What Season 2 is Doing Right

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:March 2, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Reviews
  • Post comments:11 Comments

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…

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Mysticons Revisited: Updated Review 2018

Mysticons Revisited: Updated Review 2018

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:February 23, 2018
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Hidden Gems/Reviews
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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…

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Kyoko Mogami, Skip Beat — Female Representation in Anime & Manga

Kyoko Mogami, Skip Beat — Female Representation in Anime & Manga

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:February 15, 2018
  • Post category:Anime/Blog/Reviews
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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…

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Selling Out?: Hasbro’s Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters

Selling Out?: Hasbro’s Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters

  • Post author:Juli
  • Post published:December 25, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Cartoons/Reviews
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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…

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