It's all right there in the title - his dad is a unicorn. But is this thin sitcom premise worth reading? Rebecca Silverman has the details. ― If, like me, you grew up watching old mid-century sitcoms because your parents thought they were safer than modern TV (or that's just what was on to watch), there's a good chance that you'll find a certain familiarity to the way that Monaka Suzuki's My Father i...

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The List - Our 5 Favorite Premieres of Winter 2020

Jan 26, 14:00

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Jacki Jing and Lynzee Loveridge watched all the anime so you wouldn't have to! Here are the top five best anime premieres of Winter 2020! ― You're bundled up with a hot cocoa while the snow piles up outside. Icicles hang perilously from your front door frame. It's way too cold out there, so let's get cozy with five of our favorite premieres from the Winter 2020 anime season! We've got mysteries, fan...

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Goblin Slayer Novel 8

Jan 26, 13:00

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"The eighth entry into the light novel series proves that it can hold its own even when the focus isn't solely on killing goblins." ― As the Goblin Slayer light novels have gone on, the characters have grown in a variety of subtle ways. There haven't been any earth-shattering revelations or changes for them, but that actually works in the series' favor, keeping the characters grounded in their fears,...

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The List - The Top 5 Makoto Shinkai Movies

Jan 24, 14:10

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In celebration of the release of Makoto Shinkai's latest film, Weathering With You, we're counting down our favorite works from him - and don't forget to vote in the poll! ― Over the last 20 years, if there's one anime director people have heard of (who isn't named Hayao Miyazaki – it's probably Makoto Shinkai, the director of what is still the highest grossing animated film of all time in Japan, br...

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Carole & Tuesday: A Song of Refugees and Fire

Jan 24, 13:00

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Director Shinichiro Watanabe's passionate musical series shines a spotlight on Earth's real humanitarian crisis and hopes for something better. ― Carole & Tuesday has some good music, but good music isn't made in a vacuum. Music is created by musicians, and whether they're strumming guitar strings, singing mezzo-soprano, or scribbling notes on staves, aspects of musicians' lives end up bleeding into ...

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The Legends of Luke Skywalker: The Manga

Jan 24, 12:00

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Who was Luke Skywalker? This new manga anthology explores the question in great detail, with gorgeous art and storytelling. ― So – listen. My name is Zac Bertschy, and throughout my life there have been three constants: anime, manga and Star Wars. I am an enormous lifelong fan of everyone's favorite completely oversaturated and inescapable sci-fi media franchise, created by George Lucas back in the l...

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