By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting This is likely going to be a controversial opinion but I am not a big supporter of specials, movies, and OVAs being considered part of a story’s canon. This is largely stemming from my feelings regarding the death of the author critical approach to a text, but also because relying on additions to the main source materials means that … Continue reading Are Specials, Movies, & OVAs Canon? Maybe not
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting To be honest, after completing my Master’s thesis on Oscar Wilde and aestheticism, I never thought I’d revisit the concept of aestheticism again in my life. Yet, here I am—drawn back into it and overlapping it (much to my dismay) with the world of Black Butler, a series I’ve loved since middle school. With another arc now adapted into … Continue reading [Analysis] Black Butler & Aestheticism
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting This is a topic that feels a little hypocritical to be writing considering the fact that our content seems to be all about romanticizing stories from other countries as an anime blog, but that is exactly why it is important to discuss. In our “Welcoming 2024” message, I posted on anime going from niche to mainstream, and how fans are … Continue reading [Commentary] Media Literacy: Dangers Of Romanticizing Other Cultures & Recognizing Soft Power
We’re back! Over the last two months, we intentionally stepped back from our writing pursuits to focus on editing our backlog of a few hundred posts. This hiatus provided an excellent opportunity to revisit our editorial guidelines and revitalize our creative sides! Now, the backlog was large and no one does this full time, so we’re still a bit behind on older posts and transferring … Continue reading TAV Return! We’re back~
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Welcome, fellow alchemists and (humor) enthusiasts, to a lighthearted exploration of the wild world of chemistry history using Fullmetal Alchemist as the base for our discussion because today we’re diving into the notion that alchemy was basically chemistry before they decided to ditch all the woo-woo shenanigans. Grab your philosopher’s stone and let’s embark on a journey through the … Continue reading [Analysis] [April Fools] Fullmetal Alchemist: A Glance at Alchemy
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting It is now the start of the Spring 2024 season, and we’re finally returning from our long hiatus. As we return, I thought it would be nice to start off with something a little easy—like a few quick recommendations for those watching things this season. In upcoming/ongoing works to consider watching this season, I (Peggy Wood, Editor of The Anime … Continue reading Anime To Look Forward To – Spring 2024
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting It’s that time of the year again when both lonely and love-filled hearts come together to celebrate the Valentine’s holiday this coming week. Having engaged in this tradition of presenting matching outfits that make me happy for two years now, I’ve decided to make it a lasting ritual! So, here I am—posting while on break. After another year of … Continue reading Happy Hearts & Matching Outfits! #3
Hello, Everyone! Thank you all for your continued support! Beginning today, we are officially on hiatus until April. Although we may post once or thrice during the next few months, our updates will be limited as we focus on sorting through our backlog and making necessary revisions to older posts. For more information about this, please feel free to check out out 2024 Planning post … Continue reading Letter From The Editor – See you in April!
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting This past weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Avex Pictures Inc. hosted a One Piece event as part of the Bandai Card World Fest 23-24 World Tour. This seems to have been the kick-off for the nine-location world tour that will bring together various Bandai Card Game titles. This tour is the first large-scale card game event to visit … Continue reading OMG—One Piece Soundtrack’s New Opening and Ending Theme Songs!
By: Katherine Cañeba | @kcserinlee TL/DR This was a very enjoyable and well-attended mid-tier convention (around 15,000 attendees) with a lot of official vendors, art vendors, and English VAs hosting panels/meet-and-greets. Spend one day if you’re mainly planning to shop; spend two days if you also want to attend panels. Plan to arrive as soon as possible in the morning because once parking at the … Continue reading [Event Review] Anime Pasadena 2023
