Aniplex Online Fest – How to Produce an Anime – Notes!

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (PDT) | Aniplex Live Stream | Sunday 5 July 2020 Panel Description: Anime producers will talk about behind the scenes of anime production. Master of Ceremonies/Host: Hisanori Yoshida Guests: Shizuka Kurosaki (Aniplex, Producer) Masami Niwa (Aniplex, Producer), Atsushi Kaneko (A-1 Pictures, Producer), Toshikazu Tsuji (CloverWorks, Producer) _ Credit: Krow Smith | @coffeewithkrow & Peggy Wood | @pswediting How Do You Produce An … Continue reading Aniplex Online Fest – How to Produce an Anime – Notes!

Letter from the Editor: A Stream of Consciousness Post

TL/DR: Peggy has a long history loving anime+manga and thanks for sticking for sticking with us. Well, this is not the post I expected to make. I was planning to edit a notes post from a panel that Krow and I attended during the Aniplex Online Fest this year but was inspired to write and publish this instead. (Though I promise to get the Aniplex … Continue reading Letter from the Editor: A Stream of Consciousness Post

Hourou Musuko: “I am a Girl”

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @peggyseditorial​ Hey, it’s Transgender Awareness Week!  Hourou Musuko, also called Wandering Son, is about the transgender and transexual experience. The work follows Shuuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki as they attempt to discover their true selves. Both feel as though they were born into the wrong body, Shuuichi stuck as a male and Yoshino stuck as a female. The two face the struggle … Continue reading Hourou Musuko: “I am a Girl”

The Summer of Online Anime Cons – Review!

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @peggyseditorial​ OKAY. This review has been way overdue, but in my defense, I wanted to wait until Summer was officially over, and for me, that meant the Crunchyroll Expo needed to happen before making this post. So let’s get into it: This summer, in addition to the Big Three Anime Weekend (where people could attend Anime Expo Lite, Funimation Con … Continue reading The Summer of Online Anime Cons – Review!

Resources for Manga Studies

(Image Source)  An essential part of collegiate studies is the idea of presentation and publication – offshoots, primarily, of paper submission. As such, it may be hard to find appropriate resources for one’s paper on manga in the US or find the right place to submit once your professor has had a look (if you’ve even written one on the subject). In other cases, some … Continue reading Resources for Manga Studies

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Manga Planet and Futekiya Panel

4:25 AM – 5:15 PM (PDT) | Channel 2 | Saturday 4 July 2020 Panel Description: Let’s talk digital manga with budding subscription services Manga Planet and futekiya’s Chairman Hyoe Narita, Editor-in-Chief Emma Hanashiro, and Producer Gladys Angala. Manga Market in Japan vs Overseas There are 100 million people in Japan and 300 million in the U.S. but the manga market in Japan is much bigger.  … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Manga Planet and Futekiya Panel

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Crunchyroll Industry Panel

2:05 PM – 2:35 PM (PDT) | Channel 1 | Saturday 4 July 2020 Panel Description: Hear about all the latest and greatest anime and manga coming out of Crunchyroll straight from the source! One of the things we’re looking forward to here at The Anime View is the 2020 Crunchyroll Expo! The expo is happening digitally this year (just like AX and Funimation Con)! You … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Crunchyroll Industry Panel

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Make Mine Manga with Kodansha USA Publishing

12:40 PM – 1:40 PM (PDT) | Channel 1 | Saturday 4 July 2020 Panel Description: Join the manga experts of Kodansha USA Publishing – purveyors of some of the most popular manga properties in the world like Sailor Moon, BAKEMONOGATARI, & Attack on Titan – as they give you a sneak peek at the latest Kodansha manga releases, anime debuts, and more! It’s a no-holds-barred … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Make Mine Manga with Kodansha USA Publishing

The Misfit of Demon King Academy – Airs TODAY (SPOILERS for Non-Readers of Manga) Theories, Review, and More!

There are so many interesting things about this series that it’s hard for me to pick out a beginning to my thoughts on the subject.  I vividly remember when I started reading this series over a year ago and can recall thinking that the opening chapter reminded me of The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, right down to entering a wormhole (sort of??) that Arnos, our main character … Continue reading The Misfit of Demon King Academy – Airs TODAY (SPOILERS for Non-Readers of Manga) Theories, Review, and More!

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Mangamo: We’ve Got Manga!

5:50 PM – 6:35 PM (PDT) | Channel 2 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Mangamo is the first legal mobile manga subscription service, and we’re making waves! With over 300 series, Mangamo has something for everyone. Join the Mangamo team, including executive editor Dallas Middaugh, CEO Buddy Marini, and content head Yusuke Sasano as they talk about the service, the state of manga publishing, … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Mangamo: We’ve Got Manga!