By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Last weekend, on July 3rd, I presented the panel “Crossing Cultures: A Comparative Look at Manga & Comics.” I’ve certainly discussed this topic on here before and have...
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Anime Expo 2023 – Presentation Share “Crossing Cultures: A Comparative Look at Manga & Comics”
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Last weekend, on July 3rd, I presented the panel “Crossing Cultures: A Comparative Look at Manga & Comics.” I’ve certainly discussed this…
Anime Expo 2023 – Post List
Hello, Everyone! Over the next week (maybe a few weeks), we will be publishing a handful of posts for Anime Expo 2023. Because of the large scale of this…
Anime Expo 2023 – Industry Panels Master Post
Source: https://www.anime-expo.org/ax/ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting This year, I decided not to attend industry panels. Industry panels are typically reviews for release schedules of anime, manga,...
OneRoom, PLUTO, Solo Leveling, Daigo of Fire Company, I Shall Survive Using Potions!
[Things Missed] Anime Expo 2023 – Community Panels Post
Source: https://www.anime-expo.org/ax/ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting July 2023 was a difficult time for me. Originally, this was supposed to go up soon after the AX convention, but I missed the...
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[Things Missed] Anime Expo 2023 – Business Panels Post!
Source: https://www.anime-expo.org/ax/ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting July 2023 was a somewhat difficult time for me. Originally, this was supposed to go up soon after the AX convention, but I...
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[Things Missed] Anime Expo 2023: Attendee & Presenter Experience
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting July 2023 was a difficult time for me. Originally, this was supposed to go up soon after the AX convention, but I missed…
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[Review & Recommended Watch] A Belated Look At MAL Expo Lite 2022 + MAL Academy Production I.G / Q&A with WIT STUDIO
Source: Screenshot from MAL Expo Stream, Hosted Feb 25, 2022 By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting MAL Expo Lite 2022 Review MyAnimeList’s first-ever Expo was a fun experience, consisting of a small...
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[Recommended Read] CLAMP’s “Wish”
Source: https://www.amazon.com/Wish-Clamp/dp/1506701116By: Peggy Sue Wood | @psweditingLast July, I posted about CLAMP’s xxxHolic movie, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and since then I’ve been revisiting some of my favorites…
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[Book Review] “The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga”
Source: The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga, Page 15 By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Last October, I ordered a Kindle copy of The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga, a new…
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[Recommended Watch] Fall 2023 Season Must See Is “Sousou no Frieren”
Source: Sousou no Frieren, Chapter 2 By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Sousou no Frieren is a fantasy series that follows the journey of Frieren, a powerful young elf-mage who has lived for…
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[Movie Review & Spoilers] GOT TO LOVE SLIMES! “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond”
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG8fUTen5NI&ab_channel=CrunchyrollCollection By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Reincarnation has been a popular premise in anime and manga (generally fiction as...
Kizuna, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
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[Recommended Watch] “The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke’s Mansion” Is A Spring 2023 Must See
Source: https://www.tappytoon.com/en/book/raeliana By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting The Spring 2023 Anime Season is upon us y’all and what I suspect to be a must-see this season is The Reason Why...
[Recommended Read] Ngozi Ukazu’s “Check, Please!”
Source: https://ew.com/books/2017/06/30/check-please-ngozi-ukazu-two-volume-published/By: Peggy Sue Wood | @psweditingCheck, Please! (previously known as OMG! Check, Please!) was, and perhaps still is, a popular webcomic series created by Ngozi Ukazu. It…
Interviews with Artists: Celtis at Anime Expo 2023
Anime Herald: I've seen you at so many different conventions. It's like the James Brown thing. You’re one of the hardest-working artists. How did you
Anime To Look Forward To – Spring 2024
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting It is now the start of the Spring 2024 season, and we’re finally returning from our long hiatus. As we return, I thought…
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Anime To Look Forward To – Spring 2024
It is now the start of the Spring 2024 season, and we’re finally returning from our long hiatus. As we return, I thought it would be nice to…
Black Butler: Public School Arc, Spice and Wolf, Tadaima, Okaeri, Black Butler, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Anime To Look Forward To – Fall 2024
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Anime To Look Forward To – Winter 2024
It is the start of the Winter 2024 season, and, as mentioned, this month, we’re doing things missed before we take off on posting until about April. That…
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Delicious in Dungeon, TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp
A Closer Look at Romance in Anime and Manga
Love stories have a unique way of drawing us in, making us laugh, cry, and root for our favourite couples. Whether it's the slow-burn romance of a shoujo…
Blue Box, Boys Over Flowers, Fruits Basket, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Yona of the Dawn
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[Recommended Read] “Time and Again” by Yun Ji Woon
Source: https://www.amazon.in/Time-Again-Vol-Jiwoon-Youn/dp/0759530580 By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I’m pretty sure that Pahanjip, also known as Time and Again, authored by Yun Ji Woon (or Youn...
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[Review] ANIME Impulse San Diego 2023 – A Good Experience!
Source: https://www.gameshub.com/event/anime-impulse-san-diego-2023-2607375/ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting TL/DR I would say that this is a good starting point for first-time attendees to anime...
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Interviews with Artists: Shawn E. Russell at Anime Expo 2023
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A Look At “My Dress-Up Darling” Manga
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MAPPA: A look at a modern anime studio
Written by Saumar Praan Saikia MAPPA (Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association) is a Japanese animation studio founded in the year 2011. It was founded by Masao Maruyama, who…
A look at Lackadaisy
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[Commentary] Media Literacy: Dangers Of Romanticizing Other Cultures & Recognizing Soft Power
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting This is a topic that feels a little hypocritical to be writing considering the fact that our content seems to be all about romanticizing…
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Anime Expo 2023: Post List
Source: Hello, Everyone! Over the next week (maybe a few weeks), we will be publishing a handful of posts for Anime Expo 2023. Because of the large scale…
Anime Expo 2023: Day -1
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Interviews with Artists: Erik Ly (Orbital Bloom) at Anime Expo 2023
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DANG, LOOK AT THIS MANGA INK!
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A Look At – Succubus Academia
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A First Look at YashaHime
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Doki Doki News: Anime, Manga, and Gaming News from Anime Expo 2023!
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Video: Anime Expo 2023 in Review!
Our video editor, Ryan, and Instagram admin, Joseph, had a blast at Anime Expo this year! Here’s a short video of what they saw during the several-day event…
Anime Expo 2023 – Behind The Scenes
We had the opportunity to explore Anime Expo during its setup! Check out these fantastic behind-the-scenes photos from Anime Expo 2023
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[Analysis] Purpose of a Scene: “I’ll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History” (Spoiler)
Source: https://myanimelist.net/anime/56228/Rekishi_ni_Nokoru_Akujo_ni_Naru_zo__Akuyaku_Reijou_ni_Naru_hodo_Ouji_no_Dekiai_wa_Kasoku_suru_you_desu/pics By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I believe...
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Click this link https://sponsr.is/bootdev_InternetPitstop and use my code INTERNETPITSTOP to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev. Samurai Champloo is probably one of the coolest anime ever…
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Closing Presentation
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[Recommended Watch / Review] The Summer 2023 Must-See Is “The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior”
Source: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-most-heretical-last-boss-queen-tenichi/1141360148 By Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting The Summer 2023 anime season is starting y’all–and a must-see I’ll be...