This celebratory day was first created in 2002 and celebrates 20 years today! In celebration of the day, I tend to host a small watch party with friends for different independent works that each of us has enjoyed, and this year is no different! Later today, I’ll be binging Season 1 of Metal Family (and a few other favorites) on a Zoom call with friends. … Continue reading Happy International Animation Day!
By: Beata Garrett | @clearsummers If youâre not quite sure whether to watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the new Netflix anime based on a video game, Cyberpunk 2077, I would say it is worth it. Itâs a messy experience, with interesting themes and storylines that are sometimes dragged out for too long or cut too short. Looking back on my time with this show, I canât say … Continue reading Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Review)
By: Beata Garrett | @clearsummers On the surface, Princess Tutu is a simple and formulaic story: Ahiru, a duck, is transformed one day by her love and desire to be with a prince named Mytho. To get closer to him, she becomes a ballet student at his school and transforms into Princess Tutu to retrieve shards of his heart. She hopes to make Mythoâs heart … Continue reading Princess Tutu: Rewriting Your Narrative
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting If you haven’t checked it out yetânow is the time to catch up on the ONE PIECE RED live streams that have been happening over the last few days. There were some big announcements, live music, and a lot more! You can watch recordings of the stream on the official ONE PIECE YouTube channel. I recommend starting with the … Continue reading Recommended Watch: ONE PIECE Official YouTube Channel
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM (PDT) | Anime Expo 2022 | Friday 1 July 2022 Panel Description: Ever wonder what it takes to work on manga or light novels? Not sure what skills you need in order to go pro? Join us in a cross-publisher roundtable where actual hiring managers… Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Panelists: Jan Cash, J-Novel Club; Kristi Fernandez, J-Novel Club; … Continue reading How To Break Into The Manga/Light Novel Industry – Notes!
I’ve been learning more about Japanese narrative forms lately. This idea was something introduced to me by a professor, and I’ve been looking into it a lot more as I write a paper on the difference between Japanese manga heroes and American comic heroes (which is hard to summarize, but let’s leave it at that for now). The kishoutenketsu is a narrative form that actually … Continue reading Recommended Watch: Anime’s Hidden Four-Act Story Structure (kishoutenketsu)
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I was recently introduced to the idea of a visual haiku and my first thoughts went to CLAMP. For those of you who were as knowledgeable on the subject of a visual haiku as myself prior to the introduction, the best definition I can find is one in which you take the moments of everyday life as the subject … Continue reading CLAMP’s Visual Haiku
By: Beata Garrett | @clearsummers I didnât know Dead End: Paranormal Park existed until a few days ago, but it has perfectly filled the âspooky summerâ urge that Iâve had this entire month. Produced by Netflix and based on a series of graphic novels by Hamish Steele, this animated show is almost surprising in just how good it is. It has casual and new representation … Continue reading Dead End: Paranormal Park (Recommended Watch)
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Years ago, I was introduced to the concept of a âdoomed queenâ in my LGBT+ Literature class. It came in the form of Andrew Holleranâs fictional novel, Dancer From The Dance, which, if you donât know, is sort of like an updated version of F. Scott Fitzgeraldâs The Great Gatsby set in New York City and Fire Island. Both works … Continue reading Henshin Dekinai: The Doomed Queen is Doomed No More
