Watch Once Pile© - In & Out
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The GrillOut
Inspired by late 90s and early 2000s fansites of yore, The GrillOut is a place you can expect essays, reviews, and general musings with a focus on anime, cartoons, and generally obscure media.
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Tomcat's Big Adventure - An Anime Rarity at The Beacon
Explore this lost anime gem and its showing at The Beacon!
The Good, The Bad, and the Horny: Spring Anime 2025 Preview Guide
This NFT and AI fueled disaster contains themes and tropes best left burning in a dumpster fire.
You Should Show Grave of the Fireflies to Your Kids
Viral posts online suggest Grave of the Fireflies should never be shown to kids. Here's why they are wrong.
I Am A Dog: Don Matsugoro on Bettering Our World
I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life is a forgotten anime that would have been an equally forgettable special to watch if not for a surprisingly radical moment that espoused leftist themes.
Delicious in Dungeon: Oppression, War, and the Power of Bread
I started watching Delicious in Dungeon properly today simply expecting some excellent entertainment while loom knitting. I ended up getting a fantastic reminder about how a single episode of anime can be what sparks education and discussion about history, current events, and the struggles of oppressed people. It was specifically episode four, "Stewed Cabbage/Orcs," that caught my eye.…
Transphobia Should Be Maintained in Adaptations: A Trans Perspective
The changes made for the dub of Lovely Complex deserve scrutiny but not for the reasons you might expect.