10 Visual Motifs that American Science Fiction Borrowed from Anime
We owe so much to Japanese animation and comics. Anime and manga have given us some of the most unforgettable characters and stories in the universe — but also, the visual style of anime has had a huge impact on Western science fiction and fantasy. American movies and television have gotten a much-needed injection of…
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Charlie Jane Anders and Amanda Yesilbas
Top 7 Most Metal Science Fiction Premises
Science fiction and heavy metal rub up against each other in many ways. They’re both implicitly concerned with technology — metal has machine rhythms and electric instruments. They both grapple with difficult questions about human nature. And both canons include huge swathes of art that focuses on the grossest, saddest, most desolate subjects available. This…
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Doug Moore - Invisible Oranges