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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!

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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!

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Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – DENPA Books Licensing Panel

3:05 PM – 3:50 PM (PDT) | Channel 3 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Join DENPA publisher Ed Chavez as they go through their new acquisitions for 2020-21 revealing some of Japan’s most talked about manga in recent memory. Chavez will then cover the state of the industry and take questions from his reader base. DENPA is based out of Portland, Oregon, and … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – DENPA Books Licensing Panel

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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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Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – LOVE x LOVE: All-Inclusive Romance From TOKYOPOP

3:20 PM – 4:20 PM (PDT) | Channel 3 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel: Description: TOKYOPOP presents our LOVE x LOVE imprint, which seeks to normalize LGBTQ+ romance alongside traditional heterosexual romance manga. Introducing fans to yaoi, yuri, shoujo and true LGBTQ+ stories, we also hope to open a discussion about queer stories in manga, and get feedback from fans about what they want to see … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – LOVE x LOVE: All-Inclusive Romance From TOKYOPOP

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Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Manga for Everyone from TOKYOPOP

2:10 PM – 2:55 PM (PDT) | Channel 2 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: TOKYOPOP has been bringing manga to the world for over twenty years. With titles for kids, teens, adults, and ongoing initiatives to highlight LGBTQ+ stories and titles by women and people of color, our core belief is that manga is for everyone! Manga That Matters This panel was recorded in … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Manga for Everyone from TOKYOPOP

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Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – VIZ Media Panel

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM (PDT) | Channel 1 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Join us online as we make some major announcements and chat with voice actors from your favorite anime! Coming all the way from Konoha, Maile Flanagan (Naruto), Amanda Miller (Boruto) and Kate Higgins (Sakura) reveal voice actor ninja secrets! Then from Italy, Phillip Reich (Giorno Giovanna) and Ray Chase (Bruno … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – VIZ Media Panel

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Funimation Con – Adventures in Translation with Industry Expert

11:30 AM – 12:30 AM (PDT) | Room 1 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Ever wonder what it takes to translate anime? There’s a lot more to it than you’d think! Listen to a vivid experiential recollection of translating Japanese anime into English from one of the leading authorities in the field. Host: Sarah Lindholm (Translator Funimation)  Usual questions: How does the process start? … Continue reading Funimation Con – Adventures in Translation with Industry Expert

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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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Anime Jungle – Buyback Review

I love supporting local stores, and with my move to LA, I’ve begun searching out anime and manga shops to get my fix for merchandise in between conventions, and where better to start than in Little Tokyo?  Located at the heart of Little Tokyo is Anime Jungle, a pretty awesome store that’s broken up into four different rentals on the bottom floor of a mall/parking … Continue reading Anime Jungle – Buyback Review

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