Author: Patricia C. Baxter
For neurodivergent people, finding positive depictions of ourselves in mainstream media is a difficult task. The majority of portrayals found in popular culture are works created by and for neurotypical people, who do not have the personal e...
2022-05-14 20:31:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Interview Date: 8/7/2021
Interviewer: Samantha Ferreira
Editor's note: lightly edited for clarity.
Anime Herald: Last night, I caught your show—the 2022-05-07 22:01:28 +0000 UTC View Post
My fellow anime fans, good afternoon.
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Anime Herald has taken another step in its grand transformation. I'm pleased to announce that we've relaunched our publication with a new look, from top to bottom.
The new logo, designed by the amazing K...
2022-05-04 21:20:35 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Adam Wescott
Visual novels are a niche of a niche, a cul-de-sac of Japanese subculture overtaken in recent years by the success of light novels and web fiction. Yet despite the medium fading from popular consciousness, some of its biggest names have broken out and f...
2022-04-30 20:28:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Author: Kyle Tam
Over the course of his career, author NISIOISIN has earned a reputation for marrying genre tropes with exploration of heady philosophical themes. In Bakemonogatari, for example, he used a vampire story to deliver a commentary on escapism. Medak...
2022-04-23 22:33:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Kris Busch
How does an anime about two girls who drift apart over a man garner such a loyal sapphic fanbase? As a lesbian who loves shoujo anime, I’m very familiar...
2022-04-16 22:39:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Interviewer: Samantha Ferreira
Date: 4/20/2019
Anime Herald: As someone who's been in the industry for plus-20 years at this point, what wou...
2022-04-10 00:42:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon everyone, and happy Wednesday! I'm happy to announce that our annual backer survey is up and available for all Anime Herald backers.
We greatly appreciate your feedback and take all comments seriously as we discuss our plans for the coming year.
Thanks in advance ...
2022-04-06 18:21:12 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Tuesday, everybody.
This is going to be a bit shorter of an update than usual, but it's an important one. Today, Anime Herald entered a new phase of our mission. We just received word that the state of Rhode Island officially granted us LLC status. As a result, we are now a fully func...
2022-04-05 14:40:39 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Kerine Wint
Disclaimer: Contains spoilers for 2021 anime series ODDTAXI.
Every anime lover has that strong reaction when the opening theme song (OP) of their favourite anime starts to play. There’s a moment when the excite...
2022-04-02 20:38:13 +0000 UTC View PostHappy April, everybody! We're not fooling this time: a brand-new month is here, which means that it's time for the article focus poll. We'd like to hear what Get your votes in, and make your voice heard!
What Is This?
As folks who've put your faith in us, we want to g...
2022-04-01 22:07:15 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Joshua Baron
Note: Contains spoilers for 2020 anime Deca-Dence.
Apathy is the death of any social movement. One can’t move forwa...
2022-03-26 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening, happy Monday, and happy first day of spring! As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, it can be easy to forget that, in just a few days, an all-new anime season will launch in a few days. And what a season it looks to be! With splashy new shows like Spy x Family ...
2022-03-22 00:43:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Author: Anthony Gramuglia
There is no creature in our dark, collective imagination more reinterpreted than the vampire. Considering how many national borders the vampire has crossed, its prominence in literature, cinema, and animation is surprising. Possibly due to its earl...
2022-03-19 22:23:26 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Coop Bicknell
Superheroes have always found a home in the grand halls of anime, from Astro Fighter Sunred, to Shin-chan’s Action Bastard, to Sailor Moon’s Sailor Guardians. While these heroes previously were inspired by Tokusatsu, espe...
2022-03-12 22:51:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Monday everyone,
I hope your week is starting off well! I'm pleased to announce that, starting today, we'll be starting a regular patrons-only feature for you all.
To cut to the chase, every couple of weeks, I'll be taking some time to chat with everyone; to talk about the comin...
2022-03-08 03:37:44 +0000 UTC View Post(Note: Due to requirements outside of our control, this will be going up on Anime Herald tonight; however, we will still be publishing now as a shorter-term early access piece. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
Interviewer: Seth Burn
Anime Herald:<...
2022-03-05 23:13:46 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Gabriel Leão
Many of the media world’s most enduring dramas owe their very existence to boxing. One would be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn’t heard of Raging B...
2022-03-05 21:45:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Author: Jenn Coulter
It’s hard to quantify just how influential Neon Genesis Evangelion really is. References to the series pop up in everything from Sgt. Frog to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
But Evangelion’s influence doesn’...
2022-02-27 01:09:55 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Dawn H.
Many anime fans are familiar with Gunbuster, and with good reason. Not only was this OVA the directorial debut of one Hideaki Anno, the man who...
2022-02-19 21:55:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Interviewer: Seth Burn
Interviewees: Robert Woodhead & Natsumi Ueki
Location: Anime NYC 2021
Anime Herald: Many years ...
2022-02-17 02:24:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Interviewer: Seth Burn
Interviewee: Shinji Aramaki
Location: Anime NYC 2021
Anime Herald: Thanks to the 2022-02-12 21:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Author: Kennedy/Red Bard
After fading from the public consciousness for almost a decade, Higurashi When They Cry returned in 2020 and 2021 with a new anime that’s widely regarded as one of the worst in the entire franchise. Longtime fans are now left wonderi...
2022-02-05 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Patrick O'Loghlen
K-On! has had a deeply important influence on modern anime aesthetics and themes, and played a major role in launching the careers of those involved. Particularly, 2022-01-29 20:21:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Author: Nyri A. Bakkalian, Ph.D.
While some may assume anthropomorphic animal art is a creation of the 21st-century furry fandom, it has a long and rich history that spans several centuries and continents. A prominent example of this is the art of Buddhist abbot Kakuyū (10...
2022-01-22 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Jonathan Kaharl
The American first-person shooter (FPS) scene was wild in the 1990s. The experience exploded into prominence with a one-two punch from Id Software, with <...
Good evening, backers!
I hope you all had a pleasant New Year. On Saturday, we returned from our three-week break, and we're gearing up for another outstanding year of operations. We have several articles in the pipeline for you, and we can't wait to surprise and delight you over the course...
2022-01-11 00:19:14 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening,
With the holiday season officially here, I wanted to take a few moments to give you all a quick briefing on what's been happening behind the scenes.
Before we get into that, though, a few quick announcements.
The Anime Herald Team will be going on vacation starting...
2021-12-11 20:54:58 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning, everybody.
Today is Thanksgiving in the USA, and I wanted to take a moment to offer my sincere thanks to you, personally. It's thanks to you that we're able to keep doing what we do every day, and I will always be grateful for granting us this opportunity.
Your support h...
2021-11-25 14:36:37 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons and Ko-Fi Supporters,
First off, hi there! It's been a while since I've had the chance to sit here, candidly talking with you about things. About a year now, if my math is right.
And, really, it's been one heck of a year. We celebrated our tenth anniversary, and we're com...
2021-09-13 23:40:36 +0000 UTC View Post