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Wasted Chef's Takayuki Hirao Talks With Anime Herald
Interviewer: Seth Burn Editor: Samantha FerreiraNote: Due to circumstances beyond our control, this will go live on the main site on September 10. We apologize for the inconvenience.Anime Herald: What would you like us to know about Wasted Chef?Takayuki Hirao: It’s a story about restoring your values when they have ...
Looking Back on Protoculture Addicts 15 Years Later
Author: Red Bard Editor: Samantha FerreiraThough its name is little more than a niche footnote today, Protoculture Addicts once commanded a sense of respect and awe within the anime fan community. The publication, which launched in 1987, would go on to become the first large-scale, mainstream anime publication in Nort...
Shattering Boundaries: Sailor Moon’s Impact on my Queer Identity
Author: Beatriz SilveiraEditor: Nicole MejiasAs the last two Sailor Moon movies made their long-awaited debut this June, it's hard not to reflect on the profound impact this beloved anime series has had on fans worldwide. For many individuals like myself, growing up queer and searching for a sense of belonging, Sai...
State of the Herald 2023: The Next Step Forward
My fellow anime fans, good evening.it's hard to believe, but Anime Herald is just a few weeks away from its thirteenth anniversary. It's an auspicious anniversary, for sure, but I promise that our thirteenth year of operations has been met with anything but ill fortune. On the contrary, we've been hard at w...
Suspense in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: More Than Just A Pretty Face
Author: Mark Rowland Editor: Nicole MejiasJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is rightly praised for its absurd and flamboyant presentation, from seemingly impossible poses to outrageous battle strategies to off-kilter humor. Peeling away this façade reveals a solid story engine that allows those iconic moments to shine. How ...
Anime Herald Financial Report For Fiscal Quarter 1, 2024 (Ending 6/30/2023)
IntroductionAs part of our efforts to maintain full transparency within our operation, it has been decided that every quarter, the chief officer of Anime Herald, LLC must compile a quarterly report detailing our financial results. This document will outline our finances, as well as our performance over Quarter 1 of our...
RI Anime Con: The Dumpster That Could've Been A Palace
Note: Due to the time-sensitive nature of this article, it will be published to the main Anime Herald site on August 19. We apologize for the inconvenience. Author: Samantha Ferreira Editor: Lydia RiversIn the year 2023, it’s hard to imagine that the state of Rhode Island would have anything to offer the greater anim...
Apologies for Early Publish
Good evening,Unfortunately, due to a mistake on our end, an earlier version of our upcoming article was published earlier tonight. The editorial team wanted to do one final pass, so we have deleted it from Patreon; we'll be publishing the final version shortly.We apologize for the inconvenience.
The Queer Representation Shift in Ouran High School Host Club
Author: Kat SchmidtEditor: Nicole Mejias"Kiss Kiss Fall In Love!"I’m sure that tune will be in my head for the rest of my life. Since watching Ouran High School Host Club for the first time in middle school, I’ve been hooked. Through the cuteness of the show and the balance between serious and fluffy storyl...
Anime Expo 2023: Live At The Pokemon Concierge Press Conference
Note: Due to factors out of our control, this will go live on the main Anime Herald site on July 31. We apologize for the inconvenience.Interviewer: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraKotaku: Apart from Pokémon Concierge being stop-motion, how will Haru’s and Psyduck’s adventure differ from what we saw with Ash and...
Interview With The Ancient Magus' Bride Staff
Note: Due to factors outside of our control, this article will run on the main Anime Herald site on July 29, 2023. We apologize for the inconvenience.Interviewer: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: Is there a story behind the name Studio Kafka?Koichi Naruse: [Kazuaki] Terasawa-san, [Takahiko] Abiru-san, an...
Interview With Anime Producer Masao Maruyama
Note: Due to circumstances outside of our control, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on July 26. We apologize for the inconvenience.Interviewer: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: Osama Tezuka’s The Greatest Robot on Earth. Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto. This is one of the greatest manga s...
The Big Three of Horror Anime: The Indelible Legacy Of Shiki, Another, and When They Cry
Author: Audrey Di MartinoEditor: Alex HendersonOnce in a full moon or upon a midnight dreary, or whatever appropriately thematic interval of time you can think of, there will emerge some new attempt to determine what exactly constitutes the Greatest Horror Anime Of All Time. But take so much as a cursory glance at any ...
Interview With Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Star Eijo Akaso
Note: Due to circumstances outside of our control, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on July 24. We apologize for the inconvenience.Interviewer: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: What did you do to prepare for the role?Eiji Akaso: I didn’t have much time to prepare. One thing I did ...
Exploring Libaries' Challenges In Stocking Longer Manga Series
Author: Priya SridharEditor: Samantha FerreiraManga is one of the most exciting comic mediums to me. Thanks to its rubbery definition, the format lends itself well to stories that become love letters to the human condition and is able to explore the super-silly, the utterly serious, or even the horrors that lurk in bet...
Exploring Poisoned vs. Pure Love in Sk8 The Infinity
Author: Bez ZebroEditor: Nicole MejiasAt its core, the anime SK8 the Infinity is an anime about love for hobbies, people, and the self. The story begins as a daring skater named Reki teaches a new kid in his class, Langa, how to skateboard and compete in an intense competition for the sport called “S”. Through “S...
Interview: Greg Ayres at Anime Boston 2023
Interviewer: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: This will be a “choose your own adventure.”Greg Ayres: Awesome. I love that.Anime Herald: Cons after the end of the world. New Musical Artists you’ve discovered in 2022-2023. Moar Winnipeg! Your evolution as a voice actor or as a DJ. Your one anime you...
The Editor's Desk Newsletter, 7/5/2023
Hi everyone, and Happy Wednesday. We're officially in the dog days of summer at this point, as temperatures continue to rise, and we get further into July.But, more important than that, we just finished up with Anime Expo! It was a big weekend, with literally dozens of new manga, anime, light novels, and other proj...
Shiu Yoshijima Talks With Anime Herald
Interviewer: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraNote: Due to requirements from forces outside of Anime Herald's control, this article will be published on Friday, June 30. We apologize for the inconvenience.Honey’s Anime: During the live drawing, you often switched around which areas you were working on, decided t...
Hybrid Thoughts: Aztech & Paranom
Note: Due to requirements from forces outside of Anime Herald's control, this article will be published on Wednesday, June 28. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterviewee: Hybrid ThoughtsAnime Herald: What is your origin story? How did you get from where you started to h...
Sarah Natochenny: Ash Ketchum's Retirement Tour
Interviewee: Sarah NatochennyAuthor: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: In eight years, it will be the 100th anniversary of the French L'Union des artistes saying, “Thou shalt not dub. It is offensive to the original actors.”Sarah Natochenny: Yes! I know about this.Anime Herald: It’s exploding. T...
Neopets & Pokémon: a conversation with Carlin West
Note: Due to deadline constraints beyond our control, this will be published on the Anime Herald main site on June 20. We apologize for the inconvenience.Interviewer: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: Let’s start with Neopets.Carlin West: There’s a lot to tell. Neopets first came out in 1999. It was t...
The Roots of Fandom: Exploring Fanta's Zine
Author: Samantha FerreiraEditor: Lydia RiversIn late 1975, a new technology took North American television by storm. The first consumer VCRs began to hit the market, allowing fans to record their most favorite shows and relive moments that, until then, had been little more than ephemera for those lucky enough to be in ...
Interviews with Artists: Zi Xu
Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: What is your origin story?Zi Xu: I am an illustrator who was born in China. I came to the US when I was five years old. I’ve been here ever since. I do official movie posters, alternative movie posters, comic covers, [and] concept art for film and games.Anime He...
Examining the Results of Anime Herald's Spring 2023 Reader Survey
From May 23 through June 10, 2023, Anime Herald conducted their first regular reader survey. This fourteen-question poll asked readers and patrons to provide their opinions on Anime Herald’s operations and transparency, as well as what they’d like to see from us going forward.This report aims to provide a brief ove...
Interviews with Artists: My Name is Tran
Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: What is your origin story as an artist?Tran Nguyen: I grew up loving anime and Japanese video games, JRPGs. I kind of just went head-first and said, “You know what? I’m going to keep doing this.” After high school, I decided to take the leap and go to art sc...
The Editor's Desk: 6/3/2023 - We're Back~!
Happy Saturday, and Happy Pride, everybody. As a majority-queer organization run by a trans woman, this is a time for us to stand up and reaffirm our commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community. Now, more than ever, we stand by our queer friends and colleagues, and offer our fullest support.In Anime Herald news, things have b...
Why Is There Only One Anime About Ice Hockey?
Author: Borealis CappsEditor: Samantha FerreiraThank you to Eric L. for the Patron article request!It’s impossible to ignore the sheer breadth of the sports anime genre. There is, simply put, an astronomical number of shows based on popular sports like volleyball drama Haikyu!! or Kuruko’s Basketball. That’s to s...
How the Chainsaw Man Anime Adaptation Grounded Itself in Realism
Author: Nikola TeodosićEditor: Masha ZhadanovaIn our current era, it is difficult to imagine that Tatsuki Fujimoto is anything less than a household name. His landmark work, Chainsaw Man, enchants millions in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump every week, and characters like Makima, Power, and Denji are icons among anime...
Anime Boston 2023: The Last Day Before the First Day
Author: Samantha FerreiraEditor: Samantha FerreiraBefore we had realized it, another weekend had come and gone, as a cool Sunday sunrise broke over Boston. A familiar calm washed over the Hynes, as the bustling crowds began to thin out. The boisterous chatter that had defined the weekend began to fade, slowly settling ...
