Essays, criticism and long-form stories about why anime works, what it reflects and what stays with us after the credits.
A cour is a roughly three-month television broadcast block in Japan, usually covering about 12 or 13 weekly anime episodes. Here is how one-cour, two-cour and split-cour releases differ from seasons and parts.
A popular anime can disappear for years without a sequel. From production committees to source material and studio schedules, here’s why a second season is never guaranteed.
An anime can exist on a major streaming service and still be unavailable where you live. The reason is usually not technology — it is how distribution rights are divided by territory, time, format and language.
