I promised you a really exciting look at AnimeNYC and today I can share that Sean Gaffney and I were absolutely honored to cover the first-ever American Manga Awards for Anime Herald! The American Manga Awards – An Historic Moment For The Manga Community Sean did the lion’s share of the work, while I came […]
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