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TAV: The Editor’s Presentations
The Rise of Chinese Anime! View here:Â https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CaB-N7qBBPom4ZWrCfyitQ82o88dlGmG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108757933484591052415&rtpof=true&sd=true Panel Description: This panel will explore the unique characteristics of Chinese anime, how it differs from its Japanese counterparts, and the cultural influences that shape its narratives and aesthetics as we broaden our understanding and appreciation of anime as a global phenomenon! Optional Formats: 30 min. Presentation | 60 min. Presentation Presented: The Magic of Magikarp View here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Lat0U49ObQxLdIO6-VQexcGbED4Jjrby/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108757933484591052415&rtpof=true&sd=true Panel Description: Magikarp … Continue reading TAV: The Editor’s Presentations
[Event Review] Yama-Con 2025
By: Krow Smith | @coffeewithkrow As someone who didnât go to cons, I am certainly making up for it now. With Yama-Con being my third full convention experience in this year alone, Iâm gathering quite a familiarity with them. While Yama-Con was well reviewed by Peggy (@pswediting) last year, I feel itâs time for an update on how it was for 2025. Instead of a … Continue reading [Event Review] Yama-Con 2025
Animation Made Weird: What the F*** is Happening in Anime Streaming Right Now?
By: Anonymous If youâre an anime fan in the late 2025 era, youâve probably been asking yourself some version of this question:Is anime becoming inaccessible on purpose⊠or are we just living in some kind of early streaming dystopia? Anime has hit mainstream. Thanks to streaming giants, global fandom, and TikTok/YouTube viralityâanimation is no longer just a weird little niche for nerds in the West. … Continue reading Animation Made Weird: What the F*** is Happening in Anime Streaming Right Now?
Picking An Ita-bag For You (or A Friend) #NotSponsored
I love ita-bagsâwell, actually, I love bags in general. I have quite a few (the picture above being the ita-bags that are currently out), and recently I had to downsize after realizing my consumer habits were veering into full-blown shopaholic territory. This tendency hasn’t been helped by being offered entry into the Amazon Vine program, which provides access to productsâincluding bagsâat a very nice discount … Continue reading Picking An Ita-bag For You (or A Friend) #NotSponsored
[Recommended Read] Let me tell you all about Sweet Rein… again~
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting December has started again, yet it isnât the holiday season for me until Iâve re-read Yoroshiku Master (Sweet Rein, in the English translation)… again! A few years ago, I wrote about the series here, andâexciting newsâthe English translation is finally available on Amazon once more. Iâm absolutely elated, and decided that I must discuss this series again in the hopes that … Continue reading [Recommended Read] Let me tell you all about Sweet Rein… again~
(Belated) Happy Thanksgiving!
(Belated) Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! I hope you all had a cozy, food-filled holiday (and maybe got yourself something fun in the Black Friday sales)! I know this post is a couple days late, but between my full-time job, part-time job, and a whirlwind East-to-West Coast trip (literally one day to get there, one day there, one day to get back), things got hectic fast this … Continue reading (Belated) Happy Thanksgiving!
[Reflection] Digital Parasites: What Digimon Tells Us About Trusting AI
By: Adam Goldin In Saban Entertainmentâs latest entry for the Digimon franchise, Digimon Beatbreak, we can see first hand the problems with overreliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology conveyed largely through the character of Tomoro and his Digimon, Gekkomon. In the real world, an overreliance on AI is destroying the ability for humans to think critically as well as the environment we live in. Ultimately, … Continue reading [Reflection] Digital Parasites: What Digimon Tells Us About Trusting AI
KPop Demon Hunters Fandom: Cultural Missteps and Growing Pains
By: Katherine Cañeba | @kcserinlee I freakinâ love KPop Demon Hunters (KDH) (my favorite Saja Boy is Baby Saja, not counting Jinuâwhom pretty much everybody loves!) and many of you probably do, too! I watched KDH at least 30 times in as many days, watched something else, then came back to watch it another 10 times or so. The soundtrack was on repeat for weeks … Continue reading KPop Demon Hunters Fandom: Cultural Missteps and Growing Pains
Ranma 1/2: Akane’s Potential Pansexuality
By: Jenna Morgan | @jennasoccerm Author note: I refer to Ranma as âheâ since thatâs what he refers to himself as, even in a feminine form. Nostalgia! Seems to be the ticket to our eyes, hearts, and wallets. Producers have been doing this for what seems like decades nowâredoing everything that was made before that was deemed successful and loved. At this point, a lot … Continue reading Ranma 1/2: Akane’s Potential Pansexuality
[DLC Review] Spirit City: Lofi Sessions – All Aboard!
By: Krow Smith | @coffeewithkrow Any chance I get, I will always talk about Spirit City: Lofi Sessions. This time, I have the opportunity to share my love of their most recent paid DLCâAll Aboard! For transparency: I was given the DLC for free and a few days before release by Mooncube Games (the creators) as part of their press release. While I couldnât review … Continue reading [DLC Review] Spirit City: Lofi Sessions – All Aboard!
Mieruko-chan & The Tiger
When I first wrote about Mieruko-chan last year, I couldnât stop thinking about the classroom scene in Episode 1 where the teacher asks, âWhat do you think is the authorâs intent? Imagine if you turned into a tiger. What is it like to have part of your humanity stripped away?â (MIERUKO-CHAN, Episode 1) As we now know, or assume, this is a reference to âThe Beast … Continue reading Mieruko-chan & The Tiger
