This month, Anime Herald is hosting a subscription drive. We'll donating to The Trevor Project in a dollar-for-dollar match for everything we raise this month through Patreon and Ko-fi (up to $800), so you can support independent anime journalism and help LGBTQIA+ youth at the same time. 💖
From Nigeria: An Anime Community At Its Brightest Yet: Bolaji Akinwande explores Nigeria's anime fan community. He explores the fandom's growth, particularly in recent years, which has been aided by the growth of streaming services like Netflix, as well as the rise of anime-centric online spaces.
Wings of Hope: A Lunar: Silver Star Story Retrospective: L.B. Bryant examines the classic role-playing game Lunar: The Silver Star, and its use of sound and visuals to present a distinctly "anime-like" experience that was novel and unexplored at the time of its release, and remains influential today.
A Sketchy Proposal, Or How Fans Hide In Plain Sight: Lauren Orsini recalls a sketchy-sounding partnership pitch, and how it played into the fact that most people don't realize that anime fans are pretty much everywhere, in all age groups, even those beyond the typical 18-25 demographic.
Looking Back at Anime-Zine with Robert Fenelon - Red Bard talks with founding fan and head of early anime magazine Anime-Zine about his experiences in fandom, his work in the anime community, and more.
In today's piece, Erica Friedman explores December's Comitia doujinshi comics market. And, while it's not as famous (or chaotic) as Comiket, it offers an equally valuable look at Japan's doujinshi scene.
With Akira Toriyama's passing, we felt it appropriate to say a few words to say goodbye. He leaves a void that can never be truly filled, and a legacy that we will cherish forever
Samantha Ferreira wrote a short op-ed to send the legendary creator off, and thank him for, well, everything
Our first article in the new format just went live. 🥰
This first piece is an with the always-wonderful Robert Fenelon, by Red Bard. Block out some time, because this is a big'un, that talks about early fandom, Worldcon '83, Anime-zine, and much more.
We had a chance to talk with Pompo: The Cinéphile film director Takayuki Hirao. Seth Burn talked with him about his work on the film, as well as the influences and inspirations behind his upcoming film, Wasted Chef.
When it aired in 2006, Ouran High School Host Club was praised for its subversive ways of presenting queer representation. Though several elements haven't aged incredibly well, the series still stands as an important, formative work that should be fondly remembered, as Kat Schmidt explores in our newest article.
For a time in our fandom's history, anime CD-ROMs were a vibrant scene, decking fans' PCs out with screen savers (Google it), to fanbooks packed with art, interviews, video clips, and more.
Though No. 6 was an amazing show, it's fallen under the radar lately.
Still, the cult-favorite #BL show painted an amazing, dystopian world, where the many and few live worlds apart. Samantha Jean Sumampong explored this duality in an essay.
We had a chance to talk with the members of Survive Said the Prophet, who performed Vinland Saga theme Paradox. Seth Burn talked with the group about getting into the industry, their creative process, and even Kato's fishing trip in Central Park.
When Super Robot Wars 30 hit Steam last year, fans were stunned. This latest installment in the addictive strategy series is a living museum, a tribute to so many classics, from Gundam, to Rayearth, to Sakura Wars.