about 4 months ago - 4 comments
The following is a guest post by Lauren Orsini. Lauren is a graduate student, journalist, documentarian, and convention reporter in Washington, D.C. Her love of anime, fandom, and Japanese pop culture frequently directs her reporting topics. To read about her adventures, check out her blog at www.lorsini.com. The first person I ever heard say it
about 5 months ago - No comments
I first heard about Strike Witches at New York Anime Festival 2008. I was on the line to get Rie Tanaka’s autograph and I was asking people what they were getting signed. One particular person showed me a postcard with this character on it. When I asked who that was, he responded “You’ve never heard
about 6 months ago - 7 comments
On the recent ANNCast episode I was on, Zac and Justin of ANN asked me to recommend some “moe” anime titles that might be good for those who aren’t so into the moe thing. On the show, I mentioned The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Hayate the Combat Butler, and while those shows don’t focus
about 6 months ago - No comments
In the latest ANNCast, Zac Bertschy (@ANNZac) and Justin Sevakis of Anime News Network tried something new: a “call out show.” They had several different guests come on, one at a time, to discuss various topics. Zac and Justin were kind enough to let me be a guest on the show. On the show, I
about 9 months ago - 1 comment
One of the biggest problems with anime adaptations of manga and visual novels is that in many cases, the pacing of the anime just doesn’t live up to that of its original work. Pacing is tough to manage, especially since most anime series are limited to 13 or 26 episodes, each of which must be
about 9 months ago - 1 comment
Ah yes, another one of those moe slice-of-life anime series. While many may consider this to be an overdone and stale genre, every once in a while we get a series that stands out above the rest. True Tears is one such series. Originally a Japanese visual novel, True Tears received its anime adaptation in