Nice article. Princess Mononoke was the first Studio Ghibli film I saw, but it wasn't until rewatching it this year—for only the second time—that I really appreciated the complexity of the story and characters. Eboshi definitely stood out as the most compelling character on that rewatch—so maybe it's just the…

As of this writing, Hanoi Xan remains at large.

Shut up and take my money.

Only once they finally revamp the Inhumanoids.

Go back to the lawn off of which you want the rest of us!

Sorry to hear that. Best of luck!

Counterpoint: Plankton never courted a racehorse named Phar Fignewton.

Per the Clown, Wakko was a "nice puppy-boy with no eyebrows."

Having been voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft forgives a lot, but even so you're not wrong.

The last of the Clan McDuck is definitely a better "U" option than Underdog, but I'd have put him as the main entry for "S," swapping Snoopy to runner-up—or vice versa. There's symmetry there with two characters whose success spread from comics to animation, and it would be another opportunity to give Carl Barks his…

At least his middle name isn't Ivan.

For beneath the surface… lies the future!

Tomb Raid Into Darkness.

"Bees, man. Bees have hives!"

Again, your echochamber is not the whole world.

The only ethical question in entomology is "At which point do we proceed directly to 'Kill it with fire?'"

Bees.

Yeah… Most of the rest of us sprang for the Blu-ray, chief.

Naturally.

Counterpoint: Yes, but is it more tear-inducing than Ernie's lunar ballad?