"I would like to say that the Guilty Gear -STRIVE- community is very honest, straightforward, and vocal about what they are thinking and feeling."

"It’s definitely part of our intention to make sure that people are more familiar with what CGI animation possibly can do."

Community perspective towards music anime may be shifting thanks to fantastic additions like Bocchi the Rock! and Oshi no Ko, which appealed to general fandom by shedding a light on the greater entertainment industry.

Loneliness, daily routines, the seasonal cycle of death and rebirth; these elements of life on Earth all reinforce the deadly stakes of the science fiction storyline.

In the wake of COVID-19’s initial wave, though, golf provided a space for social occasions during a time of necessary isolation.

Tokyopop’s situation was still precarious after a round of layoffs in 2008, but company founder and CEO Stu Levy was certain he could turn things around.

The influence of American comics came first through the 1880-1920 translations; after this was established, the 1923 introduction of Bringing Up Father served as a turning point of Japanese manga.

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" I just love learning things at my own pace. I wanted to be a teacher growing up. Naturally, I didn’t become one. I became this. I thought “I wish the classroom was a little bit more fun, so I am going to make content like fun for a classroom, except you are at home."

"These are what a person would expect if someone saw Vance Project's Pinky:st. dolls, then proceeded to file off the serial numbers."

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"I’m not the type of person to work closely, hand-in-hand with any one person for an extremely long period of time. I feel that my role is more to go into a technical or vocational school or university and teach aspiring animators or illustrators how to come up with original concepts and ideas."

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No matter what the future holds, it is obvious that anime fans are an industrious bunch who have a history of doing whatever it takes to access the media they love and preserving some of our oldest traditions.

"There’s a relatability and accessibility to imagining yourself in a group of people shouting at each other over where to take their adventure next, how to overcome some impossible odds, or trying to ask the DM what you can do to get yourselves out of a jam."

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She’s also a musician with decades of experience who has contributed to at least two vibrant cultural movements in the history of Japan’s music scene. It’s really the anime industry that should be grateful to have had her, even if for a brief moment.

Twenty years later, the TV drama adaptation of Densha Otoko remains undefeated in the realm of Japanese drama shows. It’s a wonderful depiction of real anime otaku and their interests that manages to humanize geeks and nerds for normies who might not always understand where we’re coming from and builds a realistic, meaningful love story fueled by the power of pure camaraderie and friendship.

"Anime-Zine was North America's first professionally distributed anime magazine. There were C/FO newsletters and the C/FO National had a... I'm sure their print room was under 200 copies, but they would send it out to people all over English-speaking North America."

15 years after its last issue was published, Protoculture Addicts is still North America’s longest running anime magazine.

Many illustrators who’ve contributed to underground and doujin music scene history eventually find themselves working on monumental projects, like Vtuber designs or video game concept art - but it’s cool to see that there’s a place for everyone to play a role in this part of the subculture, irrespective of where the future takes them.