Early Access: When Stars Align: A History of Queer Anime
Author: Tynan Brooks
In the eighth episode of 2019’s Stars Align, Maki and Yuu — a star player and manager of a soft tennis team, respectively — are encour...
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Early Access: Naruto: A Feel-Good Anime
Author: Page Lyman
Naruto (referring to both Naruto and Naruto Shippuden) is a staple among anime fans new and old, alike. It ran from 2002-2017 across ...
2020-01-29 05:16:15 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Interview with Ilya Kuvshinov
Note: Due to a request to publish prior to the film's launch in North America, we will also be publishing the full article on Anime Herald later today. This is one of those "Exceptional Cases" we mentioned previously. Thanks for understanding!
Author: Seth Burn
... 2020-01-27 13:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Interview With University of Leeds' Professor Anna Madill, Ph.D
Author: Gabriel Leão
Content Warning: Contains frank discussions of sexual relations. Reader discretion is advised.
In the world of anime and manga, the Boys’...
2020-01-26 04:05:52 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Review: Kase-san And Morning Glories
Author: MJ Warren
In the past, I’ve had the pleasure of reading several manga titles by Hiromi Takashima, especially her first work, 2020-01-24 05:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Early Access: Herald Anime Club: ID:INVADED, Episode 3
Meeting Date: 1/18/2020
Disclaimer: The Herald Anime Club discusses shows as they’re airing. Naturally, there will be spoilers for a given episode. You have been warned!
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Author: Anime Commentary
In Japanese history, the postwar period consisted of economic and cultural recovery from the devastating effects of World War II The victorious Allied forces installed a brief occupation government that controlled Japan between...
2020-01-21 02:59:54 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Warui Deshou Podcast - Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! Episode 2
As part of a joint effort between Anime Herald and the Warui Deshou podcast, we're proud to present the first two episodes of Warui Deshou's discussions on Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! as early access episodes for our patrons. Let us know your thoughts in the co...
2020-01-17 04:52:39 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Herald Anime Club: ID:INVADED, Episodes 1-2
Meeting Date: 1/11/2020
Disclaimer: The Herald Anime Club discusses shows as they’re airing. Naturally, there will be spoilers for a given episode. You have been warned!
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2020-01-15 02:50:31 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Warui Deshou Podcast - Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! Episode 1
As part of a joint effort between Anime Herald and the Warui Deshou podcast, we're proud to present the first two episodes of Warui Deshou's discussions on Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! as early access episodes for our patrons. Let us know your thoughts in the co...
2020-01-11 21:58:39 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Review - Two-Timing Fair and Square
Article By: L.B. Bryant
Author: Hiroyuki
Publisher: Irodori Aqua
Review Copy?: Yes
As recently as a year...
2020-01-11 03:36:46 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Eyes On Yokai: An Introduction
- Author: Anime Commentary
In 1910, scholar Kunio Yanagata published published a collection of stories, entitled Tono Monogatari. This collection of folktales compi...
2019-12-24 01:56:59 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: A Brief History of Denmark's Manga Industry
- Author: Sheeplord
In English-speaking countries, it’s become almost a given to see manga on store shelves next to western comics. It really isn’t too much of a stretch to ass...
2019-12-18 15:13:17 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: The Ancient Magus Bride Part 2 (Review)
- Author: L.B. Bryant
If you thought that the first half of The Ancient Magus’ Bride got a bit too dark at points, then brace yourself: you’re about to dive ...
2019-12-16 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Celebrating A Decade of the Dregs of Anime: Bad Anime, Bad! 10.0
Note: This was a piece that I was hoping to have out around Anime Boston time... but due to some scheduling issues and, well, life getting in the way, it was delayed. Still, it felt wrong to not share it with everybody. I hope you enjoy it.
-Sam
2019-12-14 03:23:51 +0000 UTC
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Early Access: A Tale of Two (More) Cities - A Look At City Design In Western & Eastern Gaming - Part 2
- Author: Jonathan Kaharl
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for Sleeping Dogs and the Yakuza game series.
Now that we’ve examined the chaotic playgrounds that are Grand Theft Auto and <...
2019-12-09 02:44:51 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: A Tale of Two Cities - A Look At City Design In Western & Eastern Gaming - Part 1
- Author: Jonathan Kaharl
The ways that video games from across the globe tackle similar topics has always been fascinating to me. It's only been in the past decade, though, that I've been able to start piecing together the why and explain how different takes on a...
2019-11-29 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Project Sakura Wars: A Taisho-Era Homecoming
On November 20, far too many fans to count came together to share an experience that had long been forgotten. That night, after fourteen long years, fans received their first experience with Sakura Wars.
As the clock struck 9:00PM Eastern, a low, murmuring chatter aros...
2019-11-24 06:33:54 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Review - Do You Love Your Mom And Her Two-Hit Multi Target Attacks Novel Volume 3
Author: MJ Warren
The fates have decided that we return to the world of swords, sorcery, and multi-targeting moms. The third volume of Do You Love Your Mom and Her T...
2019-10-27 00:29:55 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Wings of Hope: A Lunar: The Silver Star Retrospective
Author: L.B. Bryant
At the tail end of 1993, I was eleven years old. By this time in my life, I had played a few video games, and I knew that I particularly enjoyed role-playing games. Despite this, I had yet to find a game that truly captured my imagination....
2019-10-18 02:40:56 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Luminous Arc and the Value of Sincerity
Author: Jonathan Kaharl
Of the many games I’ve played over the years, Luminous Arc on the Nintendo DS stands as one of my favorites. It was the first title released by I...
2019-09-25 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Origin Story: My Weekend as Sailor Mars
Author: L.B. Bryant
Hi, I’m L.B. and I have a not-so-secret confession to make. I enjoy crossplaying at anime conventions.
In the cosplay world, “crossplaying” is defined as the act of cosplaying a character of the opposite gender to one’s own. It’s eq...
2019-09-16 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSaving The Dubs II: Toonami's Tenchi Returns
Author: Ashley Hakker
Content Warning: Mild nudity used in a demonstrative context.
On July 3, 2000, Cartoon Network took its Toonami block to a galaxy far, far away. It was on this day that the block started airing Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki for ...
2019-09-12 16:41:18 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access: Bleach: The 3rd Phantom and the Joy of Self-Insert
Author: Jonathan Kaharl
Fans love self-insertion. There’s something exciting about being part of a story we’re familiar with, or getting to be a part of a fictional world we’ve come to know and love. For example, one of the smartest things ever done with the Sonic...
2019-09-02 22:04:26 +0000 UTC View PostNew Patron Benefit: Early Access
Hi everybody,
As you know, things have been kind of quiet at the Herald for a while. To make a long story short, a lot has happened. :)
That said, in this ...
2019-09-02 21:38:35 +0000 UTC View PostPowered By Patreon: FukaBoku: A Sweet Drama That Explores Japan’s Gender Landscape
- Author: Ashley Hakker
- Date: 4/22/2019
- Format: Op-Ed
What Is It?
This is a critical look into Love Me For What I Am ("FukaBoku", henceforth), a manga series by author Kata Konayama. In the artic...
2019-04-26 17:34:24 +0000 UTC View PostPowered By Patreon: The Ancient Magus' Bride Part 1 (Review)
- Author: L.B. Bryant
- Date: 4/6/2019
- Format: Review
What Is It?
This is a critical review of Funimation's first Blu-Ray set for The Ancient Magus' Bride.
How Did Patreon Power... 2019-04-09 17:01:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Patron Exclusive: Photos From Anime Boston 2003
So, I never expected to find these again. Like... ever. I was going through the file tree for Anime Dream's site, mostly to see what I could post to the old AD Twitter account. And, well... I found a bunch of old photos from Anime Boston 2003. The very first year...
2019-04-09 14:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostPowered By Patreon: Family Ties With Locke The Superman
Title: Family Ties With Locke The Superman: An Anime Origin Story
- Author: M. Gallery
- Date: 3/26/2019
- Format: Op-Ed
What Is It?
This is an op-ed from M. Gallery, in which he takes ...
2019-03-27 19:25:34 +0000 UTC View PostPowered By Patreon: Anime Conventions in the UK, and How They Could Become Better
Title: Anime Conventions in the UK, and How They Could Become Better
- Author: Pete Maunder
- Date: 2/21/2019
- Format: Op-Ed
What Is It?
This is an op-ed from Pete Maunder...
2019-03-02 01:41:35 +0000 UTC View Post