By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I know I said I would not be putting out a post this week because itās a holiday weekend and my birthday, and Iām on a hiatus, but I feel the need to write this. I, very recently (yesterday, in fact), had a very long conversation with a friend of mine about writing. She is in a graduate program … Continue reading A Recommended Watch for Content Creators
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @peggyseditorialā / @pswediting Iāve been thinking a lot about comics in education lately. Partially because, as Iām writing this in March to prepare for my April/May hiatus, Iāve been preparing to present on the subject in a classroom and at a convention, but also because weāve done several recommended watches on the subject here at The Anime View. Iām really … Continue reading Recommended Reads for Using Comics In The Classroom
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting This post is less of an analysis/review and more of a sincere question that I pose to anyone who is more knowledgeable on the subject of economics than myself. You see, Iāve been reading a lot of dungeon break comics such as The S-Classes That I Raised and Solo Leveling. While it is apparent that these hunters are making a lot of money, … Continue reading Dungeon Breaks Should Break the Economy, Right? (Analysis)
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @psweditingā Next month is the release of an anime Iāve been looking forward to, Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (or, in Japanese, Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu). There are a number of reasons I like this isekai, but the main one would probably be the unique approach it … Continue reading Spring 2022 Must Watch? The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs! (Recommended Watch/Read)
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting ā This is already a pretty well known Webtoon series, but I havenāt seen any long-form reviews about it or analyses yet, so here I am, filling the potential void. Perhaps itās a bit timely to do so now too, as tomorrow marks the Spring Equinox, meaning thatāthis weekācountries are holding their annual flower festivities and celebrating. There is the … Continue reading Return of the Blossoming Blade (Recommended Read)
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @psweditingā Itās Womenās History Month (March for those that donāt know), and I have recently found myself in a lengthy discussion about women in animation and comics. Some of the discussion was industry based, and some were more geared towards depictions of women in comics, some favorites too, as well as prevalent resources we were looking at in regards to … Continue reading “Not Just a Princess:ā Women in Animation (Recommended Watch)ļæ¼
By: Peggy Sue Wood |Ā @psweditingā I may not show it often, but Iām actually a huge sucker for a good romance. Personally, I enjoy Jane Austenās approach to good marriages and finding love in the novel of Pride and Prejudice, which I find to be rarely emulated in romance fiction today (the movie’s depiction, of course, is very different). Austen typically wrote about the places … Continue reading For Better or For Worse: A Revival of Jane Austenās Concept of Good Marriages (Analysis/Review)
Source:Ā https://www.netflix.com/title/80178687 By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Itās Black History Month, and I wanted to share a topic that came up in my animation program recently. If you read a lot of comics, you are probably already aware of some tropes within the medium or genres that you like. I, for example, read a LOT of isekai, and Iāve been able to divide it by premise … Continue reading The Electric Black Guy Trope: A Short Introduction to the DiscussionĀ (Analysis)
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @psweditingā I know I have mentioned this before, but I love seeing matching or complementary outfits on couples (particularly in comics). They are probably my favorite part of costuming in any visual media. I love matching outfits in comics since it usually symbolizes one of two thingsālove interests and/or a mental connection with another person. One of the first things … Continue reading Happy Hearts & Matching Outfits: A Romance Trope (Analysis)
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting LINK: http://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/ In one of the classes Iāve taken for part of my animation certification program, we were asked to look at different forms of adapting stories to visual mediums. Comics are an obvious example, as are games and movies. The point is, there are several ways to adapt to a graphic medium. One thing I like about Webtoons, … Continue reading Other Forms of Adaptation – āThe Boatā by Nam Le (Recommend Watch/Read)
