[Review] The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4: A Rough Start That Never Fully Recovers (Spoilers)

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I didn’t expect to be writing this kind of post about The Rising of the Shield Hero, but Season 4 was a pain to get through. This used to be one of my favorite shows and is one I have found genuinely engaging in the past. The premise is very interesting to me and I love most of the … Continue reading [Review] The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4: A Rough Start That Never Fully Recovers (Spoilers)

[Commentary] TEEN TITANS & TEEN TITANS GO: Two Examples of Japanese Animation Influences

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I was having a conversation a while ago with a friend of mine about Teen Titans, a show we both grew up having watched and loved. The conversation drifted to other animated superhero movies and shows, but somehow came to Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! where she mentioned that she wished they had stuck to the original’s anime-inspired … Continue reading [Commentary] TEEN TITANS & TEEN TITANS GO: Two Examples of Japanese Animation Influences

[Recommended Watch] Animal Partner by JJALTOON on YouTube

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting The last few weeks have been a bit rough. We ended up taking an unexpected hiatus—because of me—mainly because I didn’t have anything prepared for the first time in a long while, didn’t have time to edit other submissions to fill the gap, and was juggling midterms for almost all but two of the eight classes I’m teaching this … Continue reading [Recommended Watch] Animal Partner by JJALTOON on YouTube

[Recommendation] Girl Crush: Connecting With Others Through Manga

By: Katherine Cañeba | @kcserinlee It’s a New Year, and it’s the perfect time to start a new manga! I would love to introduce you all to my newest favorite manga series: Girl Crush by Midori Tayama. It is a fresh coming-of-age story about female K-pop idol trainees supporting (and competing with) each other on their way to the top. In addition to the beautiful … Continue reading [Recommendation] Girl Crush: Connecting With Others Through Manga

The Anime View cover image. It says "The Anime View" with "theanimeview.com" in smaller text beneath the title over a purple/blue gradient of a famous Japanese work called The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Animation Made Weird: What the F*** is Happening in Anime Streaming Right Now?

By: Anonymous If you’re an anime fan in the late 2025 era, you’ve probably been asking yourself some version of this question:Is anime becoming inaccessible on purpose… or are we just living in some kind of early streaming dystopia? Anime has hit mainstream. Thanks to streaming giants, global fandom, and TikTok/YouTube virality—animation is no longer just a weird little niche for nerds in the West. … Continue reading Animation Made Weird: What the F*** is Happening in Anime Streaming Right Now?

First Impressions: Who Made Me A Princess Anime Adaptation (Spoilers!)

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting The anime adaptation of Who Made Me A Princess premiered this season, and after watching the first three episodes I find myself… underwhelmed. As someone who loves the webtoon (writing about it several times on this blog), I have eagerly been awaiting the show to see how the story’s style and characters would translate into animation. Unfortunately, much of … Continue reading First Impressions: Who Made Me A Princess Anime Adaptation (Spoilers!)

The Rise of Chinese Anime!

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Hello, Everyone! At Banzai Con 2025, I presented a panel on the rise of Chinese anime (donghua) both in the US and abroad. As usual, I forgot to make a post about the individual presentation! While it’s shared in the pinned post (“The Editor’s Presentation”) on our blog, I’m working on being better about sharing my presentations through individual … Continue reading The Rise of Chinese Anime!

Anime To Look Forward To – Winter 2024

It is the start of the Winter 2024 season, and, as mentioned, this month, we’re doing things missed before we take off on posting until about April. That means that TAV is missing basically all of the Winter season. Before “leaving,” I wanted to make a few quick recommendations for those watching things this season. In upcoming/ongoing works to consider watching this season, I (Peggy … Continue reading Anime To Look Forward To – Winter 2024

[Recommended Read] Pandora Hearts

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting When I think about Alice in Wonderland, I think about a professor who told me that Alice’s story is one about growing up. It is a coming-of-age tale, but one that takes the perspective of growing up being a collection of ridiculous rules and conventions that everyone eventually learns to adjust to, or else! The idea is that as … Continue reading [Recommended Read] Pandora Hearts