By Jesse Goodwin, Staff Writer The international popularity of anime is owed largely to the films of director Hayao Miyazaki and his animation house, Studio Ghibli. Since Miyazaki retired in 2013 and Ghibli closed its production arm in 2014, the only anime film to attract similar attention is this year’s Kimi no Na wa., known in English as Your Name. Your Name tells the story … Continue reading Hit anime film Your Name takes on the world

By Jesse Goodwin, Staff Writer Anime fans might know that Crunchyroll and Funimation, two of the best-known foreign distributors of anime, announced an official partnership on September 8. This is not a merger of both companies, which have continued to operate on separate terms, but this partnership allows each company to distribute the other’s titles. It is currently limited to the United States and Canada. … Continue reading Crunchyroll and Funimation partnership brings more anime to the West

by Jesse Goodwin, Staff Writer It’s an interesting time for fans of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese studio behind such animated classics as Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbor Totoro, and Spirited Away. On September 17, the studio released its first film in over two years, The Red Turtle, which is a significant departure from its previous works. This seems apt three years after the final … Continue reading The beginning of a new era for Studio Ghibli

By Jesse Goodwin, Staff Writer Do you care about our environment? If so, you should join UMass Dartmouth’s Green Navigators, a group of student leaders who work on projects across campus that reduce our university’s impact on the environment. The group aims to raise awareness of social, economic, and environmental issues, and actively promote solutions to the problems faced by our society. Each year, as … Continue reading Green Navigators screen Dear President Obama