From the late 1990s and all through the early 21st century, TV saw a meteoric rise in animated shows aimed at adults.

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teaching English in Japan soon after graduation; Orkin raised his kids bilingual and bicultural, between Tokyo and New York. It is then no surprise that he calls Ivan Ramen an “anthropological ...