Dear Anime

By Isabella B. Cho

When I Talk About Anime, I Am Talking About Time

In more ways than one, anime pervaded my childhood.

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Hayao Miyazaki’s Visions of Return

Tender, exhilarating, and soulful. It’s a descriptive triumvirate that aptly sums up the artistry of one of the world’s greatest animators — and the towering global franchise that followed in his wake. Yet beyond these common characterizations, the precise source of his films’ enduring allure remains elusive.

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Bad Love: Decoding Criminality in Anime

Akatsuki. The Espada. The Homunculi. The Phantom Troupe. The Ten Commandments.

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Levi Ackerman, Itachi Uchiha, and the Formation of the Perfect Man

“Attack on Titan” has swiftly become one of the most iconic anime of all time.

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