Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – KODANSHA COMICS X YEN PRESS SHOWDOWN! – Recommended Watch!

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Ok9MbFHIo&ab_channel=KodanshaComics Aired: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (PDT) |  Saturday 5 September 2020 Panel Description: An epic battle between two powerhouse manga publishers is about to begin! Watch as the manga experts from Kodansha Comics (Misaki Kido / Tomo Tran) & Yen Press (Mark De Vera / Wendy Chan), go head-to-head in a manga recommendation showdown to decide the strongest, raddest, and most exciting manga … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – KODANSHA COMICS X YEN PRESS SHOWDOWN! – Recommended Watch!

Anime List from “History of Mecha: The 80s”

nosanime: As promised, here are two lists for you related to “History of Mecha Pt. 2: The 80s”.  The first list covers all of the anime we mentioned during the course of the panel and in the order in which they were mentioned.  The second, longer list below is the one which includes everything in the applicable decades that fit into our determinate factors for … Continue reading Anime List from “History of Mecha: The 80s”

Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – Crunchyroll Games Industry Panel – Notes!

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PDT) |  Friday 4 September 2020 – 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm central Panel Description: Crunchyroll presents its current and upcoming game library. Hear from game developers and creative staff, plus enjoy exclusive gameplay, announcements, reveals, and more! Featuring: Masayuki Yamagishi, Erik, Rian Tachibana, Kensuke Mita, David Cai, Tim Lyu | Room: CRUNCHYROLL STAGE Credit: Casea Mhtar | @madamekrow​ Naruto … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – Crunchyroll Games Industry Panel – Notes!

Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – History of Mecha: The 60s & 70s – Recommended Watch!

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM(PDT) |  Friday 4 September 2020 – 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm central Panel Description: Mecha anime has a storied history that deserves to be told. Join NoS Anime on a journey that highlights the major milestones throughout the years. In this first installment, discover the origins and early development of mecha anime from Tetsujin 28 to Mobile Suit Gundam Featuring: … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – History of Mecha: The 60s & 70s – Recommended Watch!

Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – Archiving Anime Fandom – How to Save the Past – Notes!

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM (PDT) |  Friday 4 September 2020 – 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm central Panel Description: This panel will talk about the people who are currently archiving anime fandom history as well as offer you resources so you can contribute. Let’s preserve as much as we can! Featuring: Lance Heiskell | Room: YUZU STAGE By: Jenna Morgan | @jkmorgan-media​ The grind … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – Archiving Anime Fandom – How to Save the Past – Notes!

Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – Crunchyroll Originals Presents: Making of Onyx Equinox – Notes!

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (PDT) |  Friday 4 September 2020 – 2 pm to 3 pm central Panel Description: Join the creative staff behind the Crunchyroll Original series Onyx Equinox for a deep dive into the making of the show. Learn more about the production, mythology, and more as you journey through Mesoamerica in preparation for the premiere. Featuring: Sofia Alexander – Executive Producer … Continue reading Crunchyroll Expo 2020 – Crunchyroll Originals Presents: Making of Onyx Equinox – Notes!

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

Comic-Con@Home –  Kodansha Comics Got Weird Manga: Summer Edition – Notes!

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (PDT) |  Saturday 25 July 2020 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM) Panel Description: Are you an anime watcher, manga reader (or even a comics fan) looking for recommendations to get you through the summer? Have we got the manga titles for you! Join the manga experts at Kodansha USA Publishing including Misaki Kido, Tomo Tran, and Ivan Salazar as they … Continue reading Comic-Con@Home –  Kodansha Comics Got Weird Manga: Summer Edition – Notes!

Comic-Con@Home 2020 – Gender, Race, and Comic Book Coloring

Recommended Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhaMJ8LcURs&feature=youtu.be I started taking notes on this panel, such as the differences between CMYK Coloring and RGB Coloring, but the panel is a valuable piece of media that I can’t help encouraging people interested in the history of comics to read.  Some other links to check out from the panel include:  https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/about/pitch-us/ https://kleinletters.com/LetteringTop.html Continue reading Comic-Con@Home 2020 – Gender, Race, and Comic Book Coloring

Comic-Con@Home – Warner Archive’s  Secret Origin of Saturday Morning Cartoons – Notes!

The Transition of Cartoons Into Television: Warner Brothers started out as shorts and moved into television shows. New York television had a lot of airtime to fill, so they used copious amounts of cartoons all through the day and week. Not just on Saturday mornings. Then the networks got involved, noticing a regular audience they could captivate, realizing that Saturday morning was a “sweet spot” … Continue reading Comic-Con@Home – Warner Archive’s  Secret Origin of Saturday Morning Cartoons – Notes!