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It’s been 23 years since the release of Cowboy Bebop, the beloved anime series created by Shinichiro Watanabe, and 20 since its interquel movie Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, or Cowboy Bebop:Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, in Japan.

'Cowboy Bebop' Already Got a Worthy Follow-Up in the Movie 'Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door'

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Coming off the back of a year riddled with delays and calendar reshuffling in literally every aspect of entertainment (and live-action movies and TV shows, in particular), the Winter 2021 anime season came storming out the gates, and spring and summer swiftly passed along the baton to make up for lost time.

The Best Anime of 2021 (So Far)

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This year has already given us plenty of exciting new anime to work with, like the genre-upending Wonder Egg Priority, the incredible and absurd Sk∞ (aka Skate the Infinity), and the back half of Season 1 of everyone's new anti-shonen favorite Jujutsu Kaisen.

Anime We Can't Wait to See in 2021

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The pairing of Star Wars with anime production is both long-awaited and inevitable (indeed, you can even hear some famous Lucasfilm sound effects in anime productions like Naruto).

All the Anime Intel You Need to Fully Appreciate the Splendor of 'Star Wars: Visions' 

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The creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion Hideaki Anno once cryptically referred to the series as "a story that repeats," a statement that has dual meaning.

'Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time' Ends the Legendary Anime Once and for All 

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It’s been 20 years this week since Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous rite-of-passage saga Spirited Away was first released in theaters in Japan.

20 Years Later, 'Spirited Away' Is Still a Perfect Film

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Adventure Time’s bittersweet 2018 ending, "Come Along With Me," was perfect, an ode to the act of storytelling as it passed the tales of the Land of Ooo's heroes onto a generation untold years into the future.

HBO Max's 'Adventure Time' Special 'Together Again' Reunites Finn & Jake For One Last Quest

To get something out of the way: The (lavishly titled) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train is, essentially, more Demon Slayer.

The Japanese Box Office-Breaking 'Demon Slayer' Movie Has Finally Made It to the US

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The setup of Amazon's new series Invincible seems innocuous enough: Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) was a normal high school senior with a normal part-time job and otherwise normal life, except his father, Nolan (J.K.

What the Big Omni-Man Twist in Amazon's 'Invincible' Means For the Rest of the Series

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It may not be in the form that fans expect, but JoJo is back.

Netflix's 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' Spinoff Is a Bite-Sized Horror Anthology That's Truly Out There

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As far as other shows, anime and otherwise, are concerned, it almost feels like an unfair advantage to pick a Freddie Mercury song for your end credits track.

Netflix's 'Great Pretender' Is Like If 'Ocean's Eleven' Was a Kickass Anime Series

Some might feel that a harrowing and hellish vision of the apocalypse in entertainment might be more than they can bear right now -- and that’s perfectly understandable.

'Cowboy Bebop' Already Got a Worthy Follow-Up in the Movie 'Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door'

It's been 20 years since 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door,' essentially a feature-length episode of 'Cowboy Bebop.'

The Best Anime of 2021 (So Far)

There's plenty of great new anime to watch.

Anime We Can't Wait to See in 2021

From the upcoming 'Demon Slayer' Season 2 to a bunch of excellent-looking series.

All the Anime Intel You Need to Fully Appreciate the Splendor of 'Star Wars: Visions'

If you're a fan of Disney+'s new 'Star Wars' anthology and want to get into more anime, this guide should help you discover what to watch next.

'Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time' Ends the Legendary Anime Once and for All

The fourth of the Rebuild films, 'Thrice Upon a Time' revisits our favorite Eva pilots for a final, relatively hopeful sendoff.

20 Years Later, 'Spirited Away' Is Still a Perfect Film

Never pandering to its young audience, Hayao Miyazaki used space and stillness to let his gorgeous movie breathe.

HBO Max's 'Adventure Time' Special 'Together Again' Reunites Finn & Jake For One Last Quest

'Adventure Time: Distant Lands — Together Again' brings Ooo's heroes back for a final tear-jerker.

The Japanese Box Office-Breaking 'Demon Slayer' Movie Has Finally Made It to the US

The hype for 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train' is absolutely massive, and the anime could slice straight through the US box office.

What the Big Omni-Man Twist in Amazon's 'Invincible' Means For the Rest of the Series

To understand more about that jaw-dropping twist, we referenced Robert Kirkman's comic.

Netflix's 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' Spinoff Is a Bite-Sized Horror Anthology That's Truly Out There

At just four episodes, 'Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan' makes a great litmus test for your taste for the very absurd greater 'JoJo' universe.

Netflix's 'Great Pretender' Is Like If 'Ocean's Eleven' Was a Kickass Anime Series

'Great Pretender' is the fun-as-hell heist content we needed this summer.

Netflix's Disaster Anime 'Japan Sinks: 2020' Is the Perfect Metaphor for This Bad Year

Celebrated anime director Masaaki Yuasa's new Netflix series and the 1988 film 'Akira' both predicted horrible things for 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics.