By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting If you know me at all, youâll know that Natsume Yuujinchou is probably my all time favorite anime/manga. It is to me as Yu Yu Hakusho is to Krow, @coffeewithkrow (if you know, you know). And one of the things that always has stood out to me about Natsume is the importance of names within the story. Itâs not expressly … Continue reading The Importance of Names in Natsume Yuujinchou – Analysis
Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @psweditingâ Â What is KADOKAWA? KADOKAWA, âformerly the Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines such as Monthly Asuka and Monthly ShĹnen Ace, and entertainment magazines such as … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – KADOKAWA New Project Announcement – Notes
Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Yen Press is going to start officially publishing audiobooks. After watching the panel, I can tell you that it is, essentially, a presentation version of their official press announcement found here: https://yenpress.com/2021/05/yen-press-announces-yen-audio/Â Â During the panel, they provided some sample recordings and interviewed Caitlin Davies (director of the audiobook âSolo Leveling, Vol. 1â), Chris Guerrero (Narrator, âOverlord, Vol. 1â), Brice … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Yen Press Presents: Yen Audio – Recommended Reading
(photo/Animanga, @AnimangaUSA on Twitter) By: Peggy Sue Wood | @psweditingâ Day 2 Day 2 arrived and left without anyone from our team attending. When I woke up, a tweet made by our account that had been reblogged by @AnimangaUSA on Twitter had received a number of replies that described some of the horrible conditions attendees were experiencing. According to several in attendance, people arriving were suffering in an … Continue reading (Review) Animanga 2021, Ontario – Day 2-3, 31 July 2021 – 1 August 2021
By: Krow Smith | @coffeewithkrowâ  About the Event Panel: âCreating African Superheroes for A Global Audience with YouNeek Studios and Dark Horseâ LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQVYuj0dOIA&ab_channel=Comic-ConInternational Panel Description: Dark Horse Comics and YouNeek Studios present a deep dive into the African superhero universe from YouNeek Studios with creator Roye Okupe, along with artists Sunkanmi Akinboye and Toyin âMorbyâ Ajetunmobi. Listen in on the conversation as they … Continue reading WonderCon@Home 2021 – Recommended Watches – Theme: Diversity in Comics
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Jon Turner, the host of this panel, hosted several panels for AnimeNEXT this year. Iâve seen his work before at other conferences/conventions and Iâm sure Iâll see more at future events and online since I recently came across his YouTube channel. While Iâve never found a need to take notes during his panels/videos, I always recommend them to those … Continue reading AnimeNEXT – Recommended Watch: The Early Works of Hayao Miyazaki
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Panel:Â Learn How to Color Comics Panel Description: Do you know how comic books are colored? Learn about the creative art of comic book coloring as Hi-Fiâs Brian Miller (The Flash) and Dr. Kristy Miller (Femme Magnifique) demonstrate the step-by-step transformation of a comic book page from black and white to full color. Learn professional techniques for flatting, rendering, color … Continue reading WonderCon@Home 2021 – Recommended Watches – Theme: Building on Your Foundation, Industry Panels
photo/Itasha Alliance USA, @itashaalliance on Instagram By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Doors opened at 10 AM, and by then, the line had wrapped around past the length of the Ontario Convention Center. The line was filled with cosplayers and con-goers, new and old, each of whom were excited to see what the day would have in store. (TAV photos/Peggy Sue Wood, Animanga 2021) I … Continue reading Animanga 2021, Ontario – Day 1, 30 July 2021
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @psweditingâ About the Event George Horvath, the panel host, runs the blog, âThe Land of Obscusionâ where he talks about obscure and forgotten anime. Link: https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com (< Definitely worth checking out!) This panel was actually seen at Crunchyrollâs 2020 convention in addition to this yearâs AnimeNEXT. You can watch the whole panel as well as read the authorâs blog post … Continue reading AnimeNEXT – Recommended Watch/Read: The TRUE & SECRET History of Shounen Action Manga!
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting About the Event Panel Description:Â Led by New York Times bestselling author Peter Clines (Threshold series), this session focuses on the business of prose writing and publishing. The Writers Coffeehouse is a bunch of writersâin this case, itâs Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex series), Stephen Blackmoore (@sblackmoore), Fonda Lee (FondaLee.com), and Greg van Eekhout (@gregvaneekhout)âsitting around talking about writing. No agendas, … Continue reading Recommended Watch: WonderCon@Home 2021 – The Writers Coffeehouse at WonderCon
