Despite this column being called “Saturday Morning Cartoons” I have written very little about the cartoons I actually used watch on Saturday mornings as a kid. The reason for this is in part wanting to promote recently made films or shows, and in part feeling that the nostalgia of older shows may overshadow their likely…
I have been living in Japan for about three years and I am very much in love with this country’s culture. In my time here, I have tried to pick up various Japanese traditional crafts – one of them includes playing the shamisen, which is a three-stringed guitar-like instrument. I have been practicing the shamisen…
For this article “A Bomb in the Lasagna” writer, Will Standish, and “Saturday Morning Cartoons” writer, Aubrey Fox, will be co-writing an article on what we believe should be considered a Christmas classic – the Hey Arnold! Christmas special “Arnold’s Christmas”. Merry Christmas and enjoy! Every year, I have to brace myself before watching “Arnold’s…
(The following trailer is in Japanese. You can turn on English subtitles in the settings) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDe3aUeGx4s Sometimes important issues, such as bullying and discrimination against the disabled, are not talked about enough. However, the manga series and subsequent anime movie A Silent Voice put these problems front and center, and addressed them in a powerful…
Saturday Morning Cartoons is a column that I generally update bi-weekly on Saturday mornings. This schedule, which I’ve held for the year and a half that I’ve been on this review site, was derailed about a month ago when a major leak in my apartment caused me to have to move and subsequently lose internet…
Don’t get too excited about this trailer. This is as good as the movie gets. Think of a movie about pets. What is the first story idea you can think of? If it involves pets getting lost and then having to find their way back to their beloved owner, then you probably put in about…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niuwKWBWXGc When looking at the type of cartoons I watch, I tend to prefer shows that have overarching stories, and deeper character and plot development. I dislike mostly episodic cartoons or purely comedic shows. The 2013 cartoon Wander Over Yonder is both of these. Let me stress that I am extremely picky about comedy, especially…
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