Polygon: All Posts by Christopher Inoahttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2023-07-19T10:00:00-04:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/christopher-inoa/rss2023-07-19T10:00:00-04:002023-07-19T10:00:00-04:00Anime helped make Teen Titans one of the 2000s’ most important shows
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<p>Teen Titans go anime</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23795036/anime-teen-titans-anniversary-season-watchChristopher Inoa2023-04-06T11:30:00-04:002023-04-06T11:30:00-04:00Wit Studio is what made Attack on Titan’s first season so special
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<img alt="Eren Yeager, the protagonist of Attack on Titan, standing in front of the “Colossal Titan” with his swords drawn in Attack on Titan." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-xWs0kqHFF7EQxD8dZkMb7J6vFI=/3x0:1751x983/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72154218/Attack_on_Titan_top_image.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Wit Studio/Crunchyroll</figcaption>
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<p>10 years later and with the final episodes coming, Wit’s tone still sets the bar</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23668388/attack-titan-wit-studio-season-anniversary-aotChristopher Inoa2022-04-05T16:59:00-04:002022-04-05T16:59:00-04:00Lupin the Third’s female reinvention was exactly what the franchise needed
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<img alt="Stills of Fujiko posing in black and white and in silhouette from the opening of The Woman Called Fujiko Mine" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/73azdriNlCn4UxNIGIxYqMs0KxY=/0x0:2871x1615/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70714144/fujiko_nudity.0.png" />
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<p>Sayo Yamamoto’s vision for The Woman Called Fujiko Mine was darker, sexy, and fresh</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23007108/lupin-the-third-woman-called-fujiko-mineChristopher Inoa2020-02-18T20:41:24-05:002020-02-18T20:41:24-05:00How Sonic scored two different animated series at the same time
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<img alt="Sonic reaches for a ring in the Sonic the Hedgehog animated series" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/zmsyI4UlCJbCN09aamaCz1-bm0s=/0x57:1170x715/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66333310/Screen_Shot_2020_02_16_at_8.08.29_PM.0.png" />
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<p>An unusual deal paved the way for Sonic the Hedgehog and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/18/21140375/sonic-90s-cartoons-streaming-satam-jaleel-white-adventures-of-sonicChristopher Inoa2019-08-27T11:35:00-04:002019-08-27T11:35:00-04:00Bakemonogatari pushed studio Shaft into the spotlight
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<img alt="Senjougahara from Bakemonogatari. A close up shot of her face, which is half shaded with shadow." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/o69fk2tGEYudxidiXRXY4TGyQSs=/0x0:1000x563/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65118615/bakemonogatari_episode_1_40.0.png" />
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<p>The anime celebrates its 10th anniversary this year</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/27/20828051/bakemonogatari-studio-shaft-best-animeChristopher Inoa2019-05-26T11:15:00-04:002019-05-26T11:15:00-04:00Thank Iago, of all Aladdin characters, for the existence of The Return of Jafar
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<img alt="iago in return of jafar" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JMmRn--Likhgp2WWHP5E7bLECA0=/0x33:762x462/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63899840/return_jafar_disneyscreencaps.com_1578.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Walt Disney Home Video</figcaption>
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<p>Why Disney’s animated sequel had the least likely star</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/26/18638033/aladdin-sequel-disney-the-return-of-jafar-iagoChristopher Inoa2019-03-31T11:55:00-04:002019-03-31T11:55:00-04:00How Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichiro Watanabe reinvented The Matrix — twice
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<img alt="trinity in a detective’s story - the animatrix" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/TG8LiiF4qhsgD7hkkndT4FETvxw=/639x0:2545x1072/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63327299/Inoa_Animatrix_Trinity_Detective_Story_Watanabe_Animatrix.0.png" />
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<p>An artistic streak made The Animatrix one-of-a-kind</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/31/18287313/the-matrix-cowboy-bebop-shinichiro-watanabe-animatrix-short-filmsChristopher Inoa2018-12-11T21:00:04-05:002018-12-11T21:00:04-05:00SSSS.Gridman is the year’s biggest anime surprise
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<img alt="ssss.gridman 2018" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PVomIWKaU9m-l33gS6w4rdclWwM=/92x0:1992x1069/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62664333/74F5C7BF_929F_4DDF_8B6D_BBC932DC6C92.0.jpeg" />
<figcaption>Studio Trigger</figcaption>
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<p>Do not underestimate Akira Amemiya and Studio Trigger</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/11/18131069/ssss-gridman-best-anime-2018Christopher Inoa