Stories By Charles Solomon
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Anime
Sorcerers’ Apprentice: ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Takes the World by Storm
April 11, 2022Gege Akutami’s 2018 manga Jujutsu Kaisen and its animated TV series and feature film adaptation have...
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Anime
Complex Anime Heroines Are Blazing New Trails in Animation
January 28, 2022***This article originally appeared in the March ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 318)*** In recent...
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Anime
It’s Time to Redefine What ‘Anime’ Encompasses
January 21, 2022“Words… [are] innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you...
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Anime
Early Miyazaki Series ‘Future Boy Conan’ Reveals Helmer’s Magic Touch
December 22, 2021Based loosely on the largely forgotten juvenile science fiction novel The Incredible Tide by Alexander Key...
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Features
‘Poupelle of Chimney Town’: The Art of Treasuring Discarded Objects
December 3, 2021***This article originally appeared in the January ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)*** Bringing any...
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Animated People
Happy 80th Birthday, Yoshiyuki Tomino! ‘Gundam’ Creator Discusses Inspirations & Legacy in Rare Interview
November 5, 2021Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) ranks among the most successful franchises in animation history: The...
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Features
The Beauty and the Metaverse: Mamoru Hosoda on ‘Belle’
October 28, 2021***This article originally appeared in the December ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** Considered to...
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Features
All Eyes on Ghibli’s First CG Heroine: Gorō Miyazaki Discusses ‘Earwig and the Witch’
February 1, 2021***This article originally appeared in the March ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 308)*** One of...
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Anime
‘Weathering with You’: A Torrent of Talent
December 5, 2019***This article originally appeared in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** Weathering with...
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Anime
‘Gravitation’: Boy-Meet-Boy Anime Made for Teen Girls
November 22, 2019Gravitation: Complete Collection Nozomi: 3 Blu-rays ($39.99) Based on a popular manga by Maki Murakami, Gravitation...
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Anime
‘One Piece: Episode of East Blue’: A Pirate with a Big Heart
November 4, 2019One Piece – Episode of East Blue: Luffy and His Four Friends’ Great Adventure Funimation: $34.98;...
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Anime
‘Megalobox’: Tale of an Underdog Fighter
October 7, 2019Megalobox VIZ: $19.99 (two DVDs), $34.99 (two Blu-rays), $49.99 (Limited Edition, two Blu-rays, 120-page artbook) One...
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Anime
‘Okko’s Inn’: A Healing Escape to a Haunted Hotel
March 29, 2019***This review originally appeared in the April ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)*** Based on...
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Anime
‘I Want to Eat Your Pancreas’: A Five-Hanky Romance with an Unforgettable Title
March 22, 2019I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Directed by Shin’ichirō Ushijima Aniplex, ABC Animation, Fathom Studios Based...
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Shorts
Artful Trilogy: Studio Ponoc’s ‘Modest Heroes’
January 4, 2019***This article originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** Studio Ponoc...
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Anime
A Space-Age Saga Returns in ‘Zillion: The Complete Series’
January 2, 2019Zillion: The Complete Series + OVA Funimation: $64.98 9 discs, DVD and Blu-ray Only five episodes...
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Features
‘Never-Ending Man’ Paints an Insightful Picture of Hayao Miyazaki
December 14, 2018***This article originally appeared in the January ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 286)*** Kaku Arakawa’s...
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Features
‘Mirai’: Adventures in Time Travel with Mamoru Hosoda
November 13, 2018***This article originally appeared in the December ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 285)*** In the...
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Features
Shinbo’s ‘Fireworks’ Lights Up U.S. Theaters This Week
July 6, 2018Producer Genki Kawamura discusses the making of this time-bending animated feature. By Charles Solomon At a...
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Home Entertainment
‘My Hero Academia’ Now Enrolling Young Superheroes!
July 4, 2018***This review originally appeared in the June/July ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine*** My Hero Academia: Season...
