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[Reflection/Announcement] Publishing & The Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting The MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest is back for 2025. This year, it’s sponsored by KADOKAWA and the theme is Isekai. This international writing contest offers a rare chance for aspiring authors to break into the light novel/publishing industry of Japan and bring their original isekai worlds to life with the support of one of Japan’s top publishers. While I … Continue reading [Reflection/Announcement] Publishing & The Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025

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[Recommendation] Get Involved With Your Local Japan-America Society

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Please Note: I am currently a member of the Japan-America Society in my area. This is not a sponsored post, but I want to be transparent about my membership and any potential biases. I also recently spoke at one of their events, and I believe it’s important to acknowledge this as I recommend organizations like theirs to you. If … Continue reading [Recommendation] Get Involved With Your Local Japan-America Society

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The Japan Foundation – Parallel Worlds: Translating Manga –  Notes

  Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting   About the Event Jocelyne Allen (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Remina) sits down with colleagues David Evelyn (Undead Unluck, Kaiju No. 8) and Jenny McKeon (Blank Canvas, Bloom Into You) to discuss the translation of manga across genres. How is translating a shonen title different from working on a yuri book? What is simulpub? Who decides what … Continue reading The Japan Foundation – Parallel Worlds: Translating Manga –  Notes

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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

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Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – The History of Japanese Visual Pop Culture: Exclusive Preview of Repro Japan

2:20 PM – 2:50 PM (PDT) | Channel 1 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Learn about the origins and antecedents of anime, manga, and cosplay from three specialists in the history of Japanese visual popular culture. Christopher Bolton (professor of comparative and Japanese literature at Williams College), Eron Rauch (artist, critic, and instructor at Cal Arts), and Maggie Wei Wu (Ph.D. student in art … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – The History of Japanese Visual Pop Culture: Exclusive Preview of Repro Japan

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Next Stop: Japan House LA!

With the aftermath of Covid-19 not fully seen yet, it can be certain that some shops will be closed, perhaps for good, once the quarantine is over. California is set, I believe, to lift the state-wide lock-down on the 15th (next Friday) and, with that, I won’t lie–I’ve been planning on where to visit, which brought me to writing up this post. If you live … Continue reading Next Stop: Japan House LA!

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