Author: Tynan Brooks
In the eighth episode of 2019’s Stars Align, Maki and Yuu — a star player and manager of a soft tennis team, respectively — are encouraged by the rest of their club to crossdress so that they can sneak into a crowd of female fans surr...
Author: Page Lyman
Naruto (referring to both Naruto and Naruto Shippuden) is a staple among anime fans new and old, alike. It ran from 2002-2017 across both iterations, meaning there was 15 years worth of episodes and stories that people were able to f...
2020-01-29 05:16:15 +0000 UTC View PostNote: Due to a request to publish prior to the film's launch in North America, we will also be publishing the full article on Anime Herald later today. This is one of those "Exceptional Cases" we mentioned previously. Thanks for understanding!
Author: Seth Burn
Anime Herald: Had you read The Mysterious Journey From The Basement<...
2020-01-27 13:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Gabriel Leão
Content Warning: Contains frank discussions of sexual relations. Reader discretion is advised.
In the world of anime and manga, the Boys’ Love genre is often considered a controversial, albeit very segmented niche. Started by trail...
2020-01-26 04:05:52 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: MJ Warren
In the past, I’ve had the pleasure of reading several manga titles by Hiromi Takashima, especially her first work, Kase-san and Morning Glories. The title was the fir...
2020-01-24 05:09:57 +0000 UTC View PostMeeting Date: 1/18/2020
Disclaimer: The Herald Anime Club discusses shows as they’re airing. Naturally, there will be spoilers for a given episode. You have been warned!
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Samantha Ferreira: Hi everyone, and welcome to another week of the Herald Anime C...
2020-01-22 04:20:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Author: Anime Commentary
In Japanese history, the postwar period consisted of economic and cultural recovery from the devastating effects of World War II The victorious Allied forces installed a brief occupation government that controlled Japan between 1947 and 1952, with General Douglas MacArthur serving as the Supreme Commander for the Allied Power...
2020-01-21 02:59:54 +0000 UTC View Post
As part of a joint effort between Anime Herald and the Warui Deshou podcast, we're proud to present the first two episodes of Warui Deshou's discussions on Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! as early access episodes for our patrons. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Hey folks! Welcome, friends, to the Warui Deshou Podcast, an anime podcast that...
2020-01-17 04:52:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Meeting Date: 1/11/2020
Disclaimer: The Herald Anime Club discusses shows as they’re airing. Naturally, there will be spoilers for a given episode. You have been warned!
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Samantha Ferreira: Hi everyone, and welcome to the Herald Anime Club! I'm Samantha, and I'm ...
2020-01-15 02:50:31 +0000 UTC View Post
As part of a joint effort between Anime Herald and the Warui Deshou podcast, we're proud to present the first two episodes of Warui Deshou's discussions on Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! as early access episodes for our patrons. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
2020-01-11 21:58:39 +0000 UTC
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Article By: L.B. Bryant
Author: Hiroyuki
Publisher: Irodori Aqua
Review Copy?: Yes
As recently as a year ago, Rolling Stone 2020-01-11 03:36:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In 1910, scholar Kunio Yanagata published published a collection of stories, entitled Tono Monogatari. This collection of folktales compiles myths from the city of 2019-12-24 01:56:59 +0000 UTC View Post
In English-speaking countries, it’s become almost a given to see manga on store shelves next to western comics. It really isn’t too much of a stretch to assume that readers expect a manga that becomes even somewhat successful in Japan to receive an English...
2019-12-18 15:13:17 +0000 UTC View Post
If you thought that the first half of The Ancient Magus’ Bride got a bit too dark at points, then brace yourself: you’re about to dive into twelve more episodes of “you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
In the second half of...
2019-12-16 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Note: This was a piece that I was hoping to have out around Anime Boston time... but due to some scheduling issues and, well, life getting in the way, it was delayed. Still, it felt wrong to not share it with everybody. I hope you enjoy it.
-Sam
Since its creation, <...
2019-12-14 03:23:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for Sleeping Dogs and the Yakuza game series.
Now that we’ve examined the chaotic playgrounds that are Grand Theft Auto and Akiba's Trip, it’s only apt to look at a pair of games that place value on some mann...
2019-12-09 02:44:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe ways that video games from across the globe tackle similar topics has always been fascinating to me. It's only been in the past decade, though, that I've been able to start piecing together the why and explain how different takes on a similar theme or concept can result in wildly different experiences. The reasons usually come down ...
2019-11-29 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On November 20, far too many fans to count came together to share an experience that had long been forgotten. That night, after fourteen long years, fans received their first experience with Sakura Wars.
As the clock struck 9:00PM Eastern, a low, murmuring chatter arose on social media as gamers logged into the Japanese PSN store. Clicking through the market's ...
2019-11-24 06:33:54 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: MJ Warren
The fates have decided that we return to the world of swords, sorcery, and multi-targeting moms. The third volume of Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? hit North American retailers just as the anime adaptation hit the ...
2019-10-27 00:29:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Author: L.B. Bryant
At the tail end of 1993, I was eleven years old. By this time in my life, I had played a few video games, and I knew that I particularly enjoyed role-playing games. Despite this, I had yet to find a game that truly captured my imagination. Sure, I had games that I enjoyed playing, but I never finished any of them. I’d often forget that...
2019-10-18 02:40:56 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Jonathan Kaharl
Of the many games I’ve played over the years, Luminous Arc on the Nintendo DS stands as one of my favorites. It was the first title released by Imageepoch, a mid-tier JRPG studio that sadly shuttered its doors with a very spotty record in 2015. ...
2019-09-25 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: L.B. Bryant
Hi, I’m L.B. and I have a not-so-secret confession to make. I enjoy crossplaying at anime conventions.
In the cosplay world, “crossplaying” is defined as the act of cosplaying a character of the opposite gender to one’s own. It’s equal parts art and hobby, which I’ve been absolutely addicted to for the better part of a decade. 2019-09-16 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Author: Ashley Hakker
Content Warning: Mild nudity used in a demonstrative context.
On July 3, 2000, Cartoon Network took its Toonami block to a galaxy far, far away. It was on this day that the block started airing Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki for fans who were fortunate enough to have American cable service. The run featured a unique brand of ce...
2019-09-12 16:41:18 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Jonathan Kaharl
Fans love self-insertion. There’s something exciting about being part of a story we’re familiar with, or getting to be a part of a fictional world we’ve come to know and love. For example, one of the smartest things ever done with the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise was to give their fans the ability to put their own characters into the...
2019-09-02 22:04:26 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody,
As you know, things have been kind of quiet at the Herald for a while. To make a long story short, a lot has happened. :)
That said, in this period of radio silence that we've had, I've been given a lot of time to thing, and a lot of time to...
2019-09-02 21:38:35 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a critical look into Love Me For What I Am ("FukaBoku", henceforth), a manga series by author Kata Konayama. In the article, Ashley takes a deep dive into the work, exploring the subversive drama and strong characters, wh...
2019-04-26 17:34:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a critical review of Funimation's first Blu-Ray set for The Ancient Magus' Bride.
Patreon funds paid for about one third of the cost of the Blu-Ray that was used for the ...
2019-04-09 17:01:39 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I never expected to find these again. Like... ever. I was going through the file tree for Anime Dream's site, mostly to see what I could post to the old AD Twitter account. And, well... I found a bunch of old photos from Anime Boston 2003. The very first year was held at Boston's Park Plaza Hotel, and it was.... it was something special! These were original...
2019-04-09 14:03:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Title: Family Ties With Locke The Superman: An Anime Origin Story
This is an op-ed from M. Gallery, in which he takes readers back to the distant past of the 1980s. They tell their tale of growing up in central Califor...
2019-03-27 19:25:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Title: Anime Conventions in the UK, and How They Could Become Better
This is an op-ed from Pete Maunder, which examines his perspectives on the convention scene in the United Kingdom. The article draws f...
2019-03-02 01:41:35 +0000 UTC View Post