Animation Made Weird – Male Pregnancy

(Screenshot/Netflix, “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans” from the Tales of Arcadia) By: Anonymous | @bottledwriterwriting​ I’ve been told I can rant, so here I go.  I have been watching western animation for a long time, and for some reason, in long-lasting shows, you get an episode of Male Pregnancy. MPreg, as fanfiction writers have dubbed it, is not a new thing. Doing it well, however, is … Continue reading Animation Made Weird – Male Pregnancy

Recommended Watch: Anime Sway: How Japan Came to Dominate the Global Pop Culture Landscape

Credit: Anonymous | @bottledwriterwriting About the Video Description: Since the introduction of anime to Western audiences in the 1990s, Japanese motifs and animation techniques have continuously influenced global pop culture. Anime has become a respected form of entertainment and elevated the animated storytelling genre to an art. Now, Japanese pop culture and characters are as recognizable worldwide as their counterparts from Disney and Warner Brothers. … Continue reading Recommended Watch: Anime Sway: How Japan Came to Dominate the Global Pop Culture Landscape

Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – So You Wanna Be a Vtuber!? – Notes

  Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting What is a Vtuber? Vtubers are “an online entertainer who use a virtual avatar generated using computer graphics and motion capture software or technology. A digital trend that originated in Japan in the mid-2010s, a majority of VTubers are Japanese-speaking YouTubers or live streamers who use anime-inspired avatar designs. By 2020, there were more than 10,000 active VTubers” … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – So You Wanna Be a Vtuber!? – Notes

Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – VTubing!! Get a Glimpse into the Life of Independent VTubing! – Notes

  Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting​   What is a Vtuber? Vtubers are “an online entertainer who use a virtual avatar generated using computer graphics and motion capture software or technology. A digital trend that originated in Japan in the mid-2010s, a majority of VTubers are Japanese-speaking YouTubers or live streamers who use anime-inspired avatar designs. By 2020, there were more than 10,000 active … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – VTubing!! Get a Glimpse into the Life of Independent VTubing! – Notes

Discord Discussion: Rising of the Shield Hero – It’s not a game, but it feels like it…

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting​ Two years ago I wrote a long post about the reasons why I liked Rising of The Shield Hero despite the controversy of it at the time. It is still is one of my favorite series to date, and I was recently rewatching it after some friends and myself started to debate the workings of the weapons and magic to hype … Continue reading Discord Discussion: Rising of the Shield Hero – It’s not a game, but it feels like it…

Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Industry Panel – Notes

Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Anime Releases “One Piece” – Wano Country Arc On-Going Series – 1,000th episode coming this year!! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_98K4_6UQ0&ab_channel=animelab “Tokyo Revengers” On-Going series, Released 11 April 2021 (Spring 2021 Season) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idlLFNNpZiI&t=70s&ab_channel=CrunchyrollCollection “To Your Eternity/Fumetsu no Anata e” On-Going series, Released 12 April 2021 (Spring 2021 Season) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJg6BeGxl-c&ab_channel=CrunchyrollCollection “Remake Our Life!” / “Bokutachi no Remake” Released 3 July 2021 … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Industry Panel – Notes

The Importance of Names in Natsume Yuujinchou – Analysis

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting If you know me at all, you’ll 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. It’s not expressly … Continue reading The Importance of Names in Natsume Yuujinchou – Analysis

Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – KADOKAWA New Project Announcement – Notes

Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting​   What is KADOKAWA? KADOKAWA, “formerly 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 Shōnen Ace, and entertainment magazines such as … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – KADOKAWA New Project Announcement – Notes

Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Yen Press Presents: Yen Audio – Recommended Reading

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/   During the panel, they provided some sample recordings and interviewed Caitlin Davies (director of the audiobook “Solo Leveling, Vol. 1”), Chris Guerrero (Narrator, “Overlord, Vol. 1”), Brice … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Yen Press Presents: Yen Audio – Recommended Reading