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The Studio Orange Staff Talks With Anime Herald

Note: Due to the time-sensitive nature of our coverage, this article will debut on the main Anime Herald site on May 14. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  • Author: Seth Burn

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The Terminator Zero Staff Talks With Anime Herald

Note: Due to the time-sensitive nature of our coverage, this article will debut on the main Anime Herald site on May 6. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Moon, Prism Power On Stage at Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live

  • Author: Seth Burn

  • Editor: Samantha Ferreira

There was a wide range of ages at Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live show at the Palladium Times Square. There were plent...

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American Comic Strips: The First Manga

  • Author: Julian Jefko

  • Editor: Cy Catwell

The comic strip was once a stronghold of American culture. Starting in the late 1800s, newspapers published dozens of oversized, color...

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Divided We Stand: The Two Halves of Figure17

  • Author: Adam Wescott

  • Editor: Cy Catwell

Tsubasa is a quiet, sensitive ten year old who moved from Tokyo to Hokkaido so that her father could become a baker. Hikaru is a suit ...

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Loving Animals with Dinosaur Sanctuary

  • Author: Robert Iveniuk

  • Editor: Cy Catwell

CONTENT WARNING: Since this article talks about animal care, themes of illness and death, smuggling and mistreatment, po...

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From Grassroots to Global - How Doujin Illustrators Influenced The Aesthetics of Japan's Underground Music Culture

From Grassroots to Global - How Doujin Illustrators Influenced The Aesthetics of Japan's Underground Music Culture

  • Author: Kai Redfield

  • Editor: Masha Zhdanova

Among the various niches that the anime subculture is comprised of, doujin music stands out as a unique oddity in discussions of i...

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Strawberry Hill Studio’s Austin David Coffee Talks With Anime Herald

  • Interview Date: 3/20/2025

  • Interview Format: Zoom

  • Author: Angie Mills

  • Editor: Samantha Ferreira

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Sailor Moon Super Live London: A Magical (Girl) Show Held Back by an Inaccessible Venue

  • Author: AJ Mack

  • Editor: Trent Cannon

Magical Girl staple Sailor Moon hasn’t had the best luck here in the UK. Whilst many Millennial weebs around the world ha...

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Anime Herald Talks With Jordan Mechner

Note: Due to the time-sensitive nature of our coverage, this article will debut on the main Anime Herald site on March 22. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  • Interview Date: 10/19/2024

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Reading in between the Panels, a Critical Approach to White Space

  • Author: Mark Sullivan

  • Editor: Cy Catwell

Within the realm of literary theory and criticism, we have various perspectives that help bridge the gap between an author’s work a...

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The Spiral Curse: Junji Ito, Cosmic Horror and Anime

The Spiral Curse: Junji Ito, Cosmic Horror and Anime

  • Author: Caden Rogers

  • Editor: Nicole Mejias

Impressing no one and surprising even fewer, allow me to be the latest to say with complete and utter confidence that there’s no ...

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An Audit of Tax-Themed Anime

  • Author: Borealis Capps

  • Editor: Samantha Ferreira

In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, “In the world nothing can be said to be certain, exce...

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How Digimon Fans Got the Uncut Digimon Movies 24 Years Later

  • Author: Paul Cecchini

  • Editor: Nicole Mejias

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Anime Herald Fiscal Report for the Year Ending 12/31/2024

Introduction

As part of our efforts to maintain full transparency within our operation, it has been decided that every year, the chief officer of Anime Herald, LLC must compile an annual within eight weeks of the end of the fiscal year. Th...

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Addressing Ableism Through Anime

  • Author: Robert Iveniuk

  • Editor: Cy Catwell

CONTENT WARNING: The following article addresses ableist bullying and violence, both in fiction and in the real world,...

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In the Name of the Disabled Princess: Disability Metaphor in “In The Name of the Mermaid Princess”

In the Name of the Disabled Princess: Disability Metaphor in “In The Name of the Mermaid Princess”

  • Author: AJ Mack

  • Editor: Nicole Mejias

Metaphor can be tricky when it comes to discussion of representation. Often it can come across as heavy handed or dismissive, ...

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Exploring the Wreckage of Golden Kids

Author: Borealis Capps

Editor: Samantha Ferreira

Not all innovative ideas burst forth into the world with the timing necessary to achieve mainstream success. In the gaming world, for example, DataSoft...

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Reading "The Boy and the Heron" as Children's Fantasy Literature

  • Author: Adam Wescott

  • Editor: Masha Zhdanova

When The Boy and the Heron came to theaters in 2023, English language critics were quick to claim it as a film worth...

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Raj Ramayya Talks With Anime Herald

  • Interview Date: 3/30/2024

  • Location: Anime Boston 2024

  • Format: In-Person, One-On-One

Anime Herald: What inspired you to move from Saska...

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Viola Davis Invests In Anime Production

  • Author: Gabriel Leão

  • Editor: Lydia Rivers

In February 2024...

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State of the Herald 2024: Looking Forward To Year 15

Good evening, and happy Monday.

The end of the year is upon us once more, as 2024 comes to a close, and we set our sights toward 2025. As the year's final moments tick away, it's hard to avoid the melancholy that blankets the season like a f...

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The Everlasting Appeal of Music Anime: A Lovesong and Pitch

  • Author: Jack Andow

  • Editor: Lydia Rivers

Music anime always seems to be less popular in North America compared to Asia. Why is that? The genre has some of the most beloved ani...

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Meet The Next Generation of Anime Fans

  • Author: Lauren Orsini

  • Editor: Cy Catwell

I discovered anime when I was eleven years old, in 1998. That was during the first Toonami wave on Cartoon Network, when Sailor M...

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COVER Corporation's Motoaki Tanigo Talks With Anime Herald

  • Interview With: Motoaki Tanigo

  • Interview Date: 12/3/2024

  • Interview Location: Zoom

  • Interviewer: Samantha Fe...

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Seasons of Ranma: Ranma Fanfiction of the 1990s

Author: Adam Wescott

Editor: Masha Zhdanova

Ranma is a great martial artist and the heir to the Anything-Goes School. Even so, he suffers from a mysterious curse he picked up from China’s Jusenkyo’...

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Anime NYC 2024: The Shangri-La Staff Talks With Anime Herald

Note: Due to the time-sensitive nature of our coverage, this article will debut on the main Anime Herald site on December 4. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  • Interview Date: 8/24/2024

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Solanin: A Comforting Coming of Age for The Lost 23-Year-Old 

  • Author: Gabrielle Pascal

  • Editor: Nicole Mejias

Spoiler Warning: Contains spoilers for Solanin.

I had everything a person could n...

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Heart-shaped Box of Memories: A Princess Ai Retrospective

  • Author: Megan D.

  • Editor: Alex Henderson

Once upon a time, a young woman was born from the dreams of a fading rock star, a rising manga artist, and a middle-aged businessman. ...

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Anime NYC 2024: Toshio Furukawa Talks With Anime Herald

Note: Due to the time-sensitive nature of our coverage, this article will debut on the main Anime Herald site on November 25. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  • Interview Date: 8/24/2024

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