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PPPPPP – Why I Keep Reading a Music Manga That I Can’t Fully Recommend (Review/Analysis)

By: Beata Garrett  | @zhongxia246​​ PPPPPP is a manga about a family of geniuses with piano superpowers, and it’s everything I expected something with that premise to be, yet underwhelming in ways that I’ll do my best to describe. I feel like it’s the kind of work you’d read if you want to read a mashup of The Umbrella Academy and Scott Pilgrim vs. the … Continue reading PPPPPP – Why I Keep Reading a Music Manga That I Can’t Fully Recommend (Review/Analysis)

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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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Meet the Manga Editors: The Philosophy and Practice of Manga Editing – Notes!

  Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting   About the Event This panel was originally presented at Anime NYC Online in November 2020. “Take a deep dive into the manga editing world with Ajani Oloye (Manga Editor/Translator), Carl Li (Editor, Yen Press), Haruko Hashimoto (Editor, Kodansha Comics), and Tania Biswas (Senior Editor, Square Enix). The panelists will discuss the philosophy and practice of manga editing … Continue reading Meet the Manga Editors: The Philosophy and Practice of Manga Editing – Notes!

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(Review) Animanga 2021, Ontario – Day 2-3, 31 July 2021 – 1 August 2021

(photo/Animanga, @AnimangaUSA on Twitter) By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting​ 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

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Animanga 2021, Ontario – Day 1, 30 July 2021

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

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WonderCon@Home 2021 – So You Want to be a Manga Editor? –  Notes!

(screenshot/Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi, image source: link) Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting About the Event: Panel Description: Have a deep interest in all things manga and Japanese? Want to know how you can turn that passion into an amazing career? Well you won’t want to miss this wide-ranging conversation with the manga experts and editors at Kodansha US, Kodansha Japan, including Tiff Ferentini (editor, Kodansha US), … Continue reading WonderCon@Home 2021 – So You Want to be a Manga Editor? –  Notes!

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Anime Expo Lite 2021 – PROJECT ANIME PRESENTS: UNDERSTANDING YOUR RIGHTS AS AN ARTIST – Notes!

(image from: https://www.dmca.com/Takedowns.aspx)  Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting START: 2:00 PM END: 2:45 PM (PDT) | 3 July 2021 | CHANNEL: 3 Panel Description: Attorney/Consultant Gamal Hennessy (Creative Contract Consulting) and global pop culture expert Kuo-Yu Liang (Ku Worldwide) discuss the key things artists should know when it comes to protecting their work. Learn about the copyright registration process, what it takes to enforce copyrights, … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite 2021 – PROJECT ANIME PRESENTS: UNDERSTANDING YOUR RIGHTS AS AN ARTIST – Notes!

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Good or Bad? An Adaptation Review and Analysis of “Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town” Episode 1 (SPOILERS)

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @peggyseditorial​ Whenever I think about adaptations, I always try to remember that the anime and manga are different works. I try to enjoy them as you might enjoy two different books with similar premises, but that doesn’t mean I don’t compare them, and this series is pretty hard not to compare to its comic-counterpart. Suppose a Kid from the Last … Continue reading Good or Bad? An Adaptation Review and Analysis of “Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town” Episode 1 (SPOILERS)

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