Before I begin, I promise that these won’t all be self-serving, gloat-y things where I talk about me and only me. I really just want to give some form of baseline, to explain where I’m coming from, and why this is something I feel so passionately about. So, apologies in advance - I promise I...
2018-07-17 18:24:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Image credit: Akira Toriyama artwork for Chrono Trigger (SNES), copyright Square Enix, 1995 - Present.
Hi everyone!
If you’ve followed me on Twitter, you know that I’ve been musin...
2018-07-16 15:22:21 +0000 UTC View PostHi, everyone! With AX out of the way, we'll be coming back to the regular weekly content for the Pateon. I apologize for the inconvenience, and hope you look forward to what we're cooking up next.
Thanks so much for your patience.
-Samantha
2018-07-16 13:36:06 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Monday, everyone! Due to the fact that I'll be attending Anime Expo, we won't have a big piece for this week. I apologize for the inconvenience! >-<
However, I am working on a special something for you lovely folks - I'll be explaining more soon.
Love you all!
~Samantha
2018-07-03 00:47:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Before I start, I'd like to thank everyone for your patience! As there were a lot of moving parts in this article, which I wanted to be 100% sure I was documenting properly! This took a bit more time than I was hoping, and I apologize for the wait.
Ehe... funny story about this one. The bit about the news alerts is 100% true. I did get woken up by Natalie dropping the bomb at 4AM... and I did ignore the news until well after breakfast. By the time I had found out, it was pretty much everywhere. That competitive streak inside me just kind of di...
2018-06-22 02:49:25 +0000 UTC View Post
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I've been talking about this for quite a while. Since the whole Steam debacle, I've been working tirelessly to get this together. Talking with developers, gathering facts, and, rewriting literally every time Valve changed their gosh darned minds on what the...
2018-06-17 15:36:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we begin, I'd like to offer an apology. I've been sick for much of the past week (plus I had a much-needed scheduled day off 😷 ), so most site duties outside the dailies have fallen on the back burner. We're back in full tomorrow, though, and ready to talk nerdy...
2018-06-14 18:01:33 +0000 UTC View Post
About a week ago, we put out a survey asking the readers what they wanted to see from an all-new Anime Herald. And, by a large margin, the biggest winner was "magazine style", with a greater emphasis on long-reads and features, and far less of the daily news feed.
Today, we went live with what I h...
2018-06-07 03:19:05 +0000 UTC View PostOriginal Title: A Challenger Appears! Pony Canyon Enters the US Anime Market
Publication Date: 9/26/2014 2018-06-05 14:47:16 +0000 UTC View Post
So, yesterday, I did a thing. 😃
Basically, this is something that I've been discussing since before our change of direction - I've been wanting to really rework how we do things for a while, since, well... we've been stuck in a rut. To be honest, we've been using the same base styles and overal...
2018-06-04 00:15:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, we just held our final vote for the season. Our Herald Anime Club picks for the Summer 2018 season is Happy Sugar Life. A huge thanks to our Hera's Helper patrons for helping us pick the winner! Your votes were a huge part of the decision-making progress, and we thank you for i...
2018-06-03 21:49:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! I just wanted to send a quick heads-up. We'll be publishing our next behind-the-scenes article on Monday, as I'll be busy setting up the new site tomorrow.
Thanks much for your patience!
-Samantha
2018-06-01 17:56:08 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: Ode to an Endless Eight
Author: Matt Brown
Date of Publication: 5/25/2009
Ahaha... this takes me back. Matt wrote this back when we were smack dab in the middle of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's second season. See, he w...
2018-05-31 12:55:39 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning, Helpers. It's that time of the season - we're beginning our votes for the upcoming Herald Anime Club lineup! And, since you're part of the Hera's Helpers tier, you get a vote that's 100% equal in weight to that of our core team.
So, we come here to ask: Which show would you like to s...
2018-05-30 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! Before I begin, I wanted to give a huge "thank you" to everyone who took our survey over the weekend. I didn't really explain much at the time, but this was actually the first step toward a massive shift in the way we do our work.
Starting Monday, we began our new direction - we'll be...
2018-05-30 13:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening, Helpers, I hope you're having a great week! The time has come for another vote for this week's behind-the-scenes postmortem piece. As always, voting closes on Friday, and we'll run with the most popular pick!
2018-05-30 03:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone, and Happy Saturday! This week, we're coming to you with a pretty big question. Which direction would you like to see Anime Herald go?
I've been working the news desk for the past several years... and most recently, I've completed a 50-some day stretch of straight reporting. In short.....
2018-05-27 00:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello readers,
Though it pains me to say it, we won't have a behind-the-scenes piece this week. We're hard at work at a pair of investigative articles (which will have its own stories, I assure you!), which means all hands are on deck.
I'm sorry about this, everyone, and hope you look forwar...
2018-05-25 04:12:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Original Title: Blue Ocean: A Look At Buyer Experience & Utility Levers
Publication Date: 2/11/2012 2018-05-22 15:22:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Helpers, I hope you're having a great week! The time has come for another vote for this week's behind-the-scenes postmortem piece. As always, voting closes on Friday, and we'll run with the most popular pick!
2018-05-16 17:50:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Title: A Flair for Song: the Indigo
Author: Matt Brown
Publication Date: 10/16/2006
You know, since I've known him, Matt's always been a pretty huge fan of The Indigo. The group's unique sound and mastery of the melody were always ...
2018-05-16 14:52:24 +0000 UTC View PostArticle Title: Crunchyroll Parent Ellation Lays Off 17 Employees
Author: Samantha Ferreira & Seth Burn...
2018-05-14 16:48:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Title: Anime Conventions: A Behind the Scenes Look Part 2 - Back to the Trenches
Author: Samantha Ferreira
Publication Date: 7/2/2011
Sadly, Matt didn't allow me to call this article "Behind the Scenes 2: Electric Boogaloo." Sad fa...
2018-05-09 14:47:20 +0000 UTC View PostHiyo, Helpers, I hope you're week's going great! Going forward, I'll be asking for your input on what you'd like to see for our next behind the scenes "postmortem" piece. Voting closes on Friday, and we'll run with the most popular pick!
2018-05-09 13:05:14 +0000 UTC View PostArticle Title: The End of an Era: AnimeNation Calls It Quits
Author: Samantha Ferreira
Publication Date: 9/13/2014
Title: Not Exactly a QUANTUM Leap: .hack//QUANTUM Review
Author: Samantha Ferreira
Publication Date: 6/21/2012
Well, here you have it, folks! This is the last long-form content to hit Anime Dream, excepting the regular Anime ...
2018-05-01 14:04:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi there, Helpers, I hope you had a great weekend! We haven't done this in a few weeks, but I'd like to ask for your input on what you'd like to see for our next behind the scenes "postmortem" piece. Voting closes on Thursday, and we'll run with the most popular pick!
2018-04-30 03:16:58 +0000 UTC View PostArticle Title: Taking an L – A Real-World Guide to Writing a Retraction
Author: Samantha Ferreira
Publication Date: 10/17/2017
Through my career, I've always made it a priority to be honest, upfront, and transparent to Anime Herald's...
2018-04-29 06:11:29 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: A Few Words for a Ninja Master: Futaro Yamada
Author: Matt Brown
Publication Date: 8/1/2011
This was always an interesting work, really. I remember Matt showing me the draft for this in early July of that year. He had been r...
2018-04-26 17:44:05 +0000 UTC View Post