Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Industry Panel – Notes

Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Anime Releases “One Piece” – Wano Country Arc On-Going Series – 1,000th episode coming this year!! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_98K4_6UQ0&ab_channel=animelab “Tokyo Revengers” On-Going series, Released 11 April 2021 (Spring 2021 Season) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idlLFNNpZiI&t=70s&ab_channel=CrunchyrollCollection “To Your Eternity/Fumetsu no Anata e” On-Going series, Released 12 April 2021 (Spring 2021 Season) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJg6BeGxl-c&ab_channel=CrunchyrollCollection “Remake Our Life!” / “Bokutachi no Remake” Released 3 July 2021 … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Industry Panel – Notes

Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – KADOKAWA New Project Announcement – Notes

Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting​   What is KADOKAWA? KADOKAWA, “formerly the Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines such as Monthly Asuka and Monthly Shōnen Ace, and entertainment magazines such as … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – KADOKAWA New Project Announcement – Notes

Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Yen Press Presents: Yen Audio – Recommended Reading

Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Yen Press is going to start officially publishing audiobooks. After watching the panel, I can tell you that it is, essentially, a presentation version of their official press announcement found here: https://yenpress.com/2021/05/yen-press-announces-yen-audio/   During the panel, they provided some sample recordings and interviewed Caitlin Davies (director of the audiobook “Solo Leveling, Vol. 1”), Chris Guerrero (Narrator, “Overlord, Vol. 1”), Brice … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2021 – Yen Press Presents: Yen Audio – Recommended Reading

(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

WonderCon@Home 2021 – Recommended Watches – Theme: Diversity in Comics

By: Krow Smith | @coffeewithkrow​   About the Event Panel: “Creating African Superheroes for A Global Audience with YouNeek Studios and Dark Horse” LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQVYuj0dOIA&ab_channel=Comic-ConInternational  Panel Description: Dark Horse Comics and YouNeek Studios present a deep dive into the African superhero universe from YouNeek Studios with creator Roye Okupe, along with artists Sunkanmi Akinboye and Toyin “Morby” Ajetunmobi. Listen in on the conversation as they … Continue reading WonderCon@Home 2021 – Recommended Watches – Theme: Diversity in Comics

AnimeNEXT – Recommended Watch: The Early Works of Hayao Miyazaki

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Jon Turner, the host of this panel, hosted several panels for AnimeNEXT this year. I’ve seen his work before at other conferences/conventions and I’m sure I’ll see more at future events and online since I recently came across his YouTube channel.  While I’ve never found a need to take notes during his panels/videos, I always recommend them to those … Continue reading AnimeNEXT – Recommended Watch: The Early Works of Hayao Miyazaki

WonderCon@Home 2021 – Recommended Watches – Theme: Building on Your Foundation, Industry Panels

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Panel: Learn How to Color Comics Panel Description: Do you know how comic books are colored? Learn about the creative art of comic book coloring as Hi-Fi’s Brian Miller (The Flash) and Dr. Kristy Miller (Femme Magnifique) demonstrate the step-by-step transformation of a comic book page from black and white to full color. Learn professional techniques for flatting, rendering, color … Continue reading WonderCon@Home 2021 – Recommended Watches – Theme: Building on Your Foundation, Industry Panels

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

AnimeNEXT – Recommended Watch/Read: The TRUE & SECRET History of Shounen Action Manga!

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting​ About the Event George Horvath, the panel host, runs the blog, “The Land of Obscusion” where he talks about obscure and forgotten anime. Link: https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com (< Definitely worth checking out!) This panel was actually seen at Crunchyroll’s 2020 convention in addition to this year’s AnimeNEXT. You can watch the whole panel as well as read the author’s blog post … Continue reading AnimeNEXT – Recommended Watch/Read: The TRUE & SECRET History of Shounen Action Manga!

Recommended Watch: WonderCon@Home 2021 – The Writers Coffeehouse at WonderCon

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting About the Event Panel Description: Led by New York Times bestselling author Peter Clines (Threshold series), this session focuses on the business of prose writing and publishing. The Writers Coffeehouse is a bunch of writers—in this case, it’s Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex series), Stephen Blackmoore (@sblackmoore), Fonda Lee (FondaLee.com), and Greg van Eekhout (@gregvaneekhout)—sitting around talking about writing. No agendas, … Continue reading Recommended Watch: WonderCon@Home 2021 – The Writers Coffeehouse at WonderCon