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Author P Moss Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on December 30, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraContent Warning: P Moss uses a slur to describe little people.Anime Herald: Let’s start with when you were eight years old, sitting in the back of your parents car, writing stories.P Moss: Look who did his homework.Anime Herald: Yeah.P Moss: My recollection is th...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth and its Parallels with Present-Day Censorship
Author: Kyli Rodriguez-CayroEditor: Trent CannonFrom Grave of the Fireflies to Monster, there is a subset of anime that has always expertly explored historical injustices and philosophized about human nature. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, which aired in 2024 through early 2025, is one of the most impactful series to be released in years. It poignantly addresses themes like opposition to authoritarianism and the pursuit of truth in a way tha...
Jared Throne Talks With Anime Herald at NYCC 2025
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on December 23, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: How’s the con been treating you?Jared Throne: Pretty well. I was here all day yesterday. I was going to be here anyway, not just for this (the signing at IDW Publishing).Anime Herald: What are some of your highlights from the con?Jared Throne: I wen...
Hololive’s Third English Concert -All for One- Lights Up New York City’s Radio City Music Hall
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on December 19, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Angie MillsEditor: Samantha FerreiraWith a roster of highly engaging, colorfully designed and multi-talented VTuber idols, there’s so many reasons to love the phenomenon known as Hololive! The Hololive English members returned to the United States for their third concert series -All for One- afte...
NYCC 2025: Matthew Waterson Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on December 18, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location: New York Comic Con 2025Anime Herald: What is your origin story? How did you get into acting, and voice acting specifically?Matthew Waterson: I started in theater. I went to drama school in the UK. After that, I came to New York. I was doing thea...
Unmasking Neurodivergence in the Manga World with Spacewalking With You and Other Works
Author: Patricia C. BaxterEditor: Nicole MejiasContent Warning: The following article discusses depictions of ableism directed towards neurodivergent individuals, in both fiction and reality.Change is a constant part of life. The seasons continue to cycle, plans change at the last minute, and people learn and grow from their experiences. Being an autistic woman, I have experienced both the positive and negative sides of change, one of the most we...
Anime NYC 2025: JAM Project Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on December 1, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location: Anime NYC 2025Anime Herald: Who were your heroes growing up?Masami Okui: Cutie Honey.Masaaki Endoh: Ultraman.Hironobu Kageyama: When I was entering elementary school, that’s when Ultraman started. That was my spirit hero.Hiroshi Kitadani: Himit...
A Couple of Conversations With Studio Trigger
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on November 19, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location: Anime NYC 2025Yatta-Tachi: A re-occurring motif in every [Hiroyuki] Imaishi work, starting with Dead Leaves, is anal penetration. Do you have an interest in such themes?Hiroyuki Imaishi: I do not have those sexual preferences. It’s just a part...
I Think I Love This Little (Little) Life: Why Hakumei and Mikochi is an Underrated Cozy, Slice-of-Life Anime
Author: Meaghan SteevesEditor: Masha ZhdanovaAs anime series go, it’s hard to come up with another one as snuggly as 2018’s Hakumei and Mikochi. Based on the manga by Takuto Kashiki, the show has only twelve episodes, based on the first six volumes. Design-wise the series is stunning to look at, from the warm interiors to the bustling markets of their nearby city, Makinata, to the wide mountain vistas surrounding them, with a beautiful accomp...
Kenjiro Tsuda Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on November 12, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location: Anime NYC 2025Anime Corner: The rivalry between Seto Kaiba and Yugi is one of the most iconic in modern anime. How do you approach the scenes whenever they clash?Kenjiro Tsuda: Kaiba is a character with strong mental fortitude. Sometimes, he’l...
Yoko Takahashi Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 29, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location: Anime NYC 2025Unidentified Gaming Magazine: Over your entire career, you’ve sang jazz, pop, and rock. How have you trained your voice to do so many genres and maintain your voice?Yoko Takahashi: When I was growing up, I was in a chorus group fo...
A Conversation With 100 Meters Director Director Kenji Iwaisawa
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 28, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location: Anime NYC 2025Anime Herald: Throughout the first half of the film, we hear Zaitsu's name spoken with respect and reverence. Then we meet him, and when he's asked why he keeps challenging himself, he drops an amazing line.“I'm a livi...
The Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Anime Cast Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 24, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location: Anime NYC 2025Anime Herald: If you were to commit a prank that would get you exiled, what kind of prank would it be?Maria Naganawa: Exiled from where? From Japan? From the Dragon World?Anime Herald: Wherever you would like.Maria Naganawa: I donâ€...
The Fanboy Gospel: When Anime Came in Stapled Pages
Author: Fendy TulodoEditor: Nicole MejiasThe fire started with a knock.A thick envelope lay at my doorstep—creased, bulging, smelling of hot paper and damp glue. No sender. Just one word scribbled in shaky blue ink on the flap: Animonster—a locally made (Indonesian) anime magazine that circulated in the early 2000s in the city of Malang. This magazine is not an official publication—it's indie, made simply but passionately by anime fans....
The Call of the Night Dub Cast Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 22, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location: Anime NYC 2025Anime Herald: For my first question, I need to make it clear that I knew the two of you would be here (Natalie Rial, Gabriel Regojo), but I did not know you would be here (Shannon D. Reed). You will understand how that is very relev...
A Conversation With Daniel Liévano, artist for the Folio Society's 1Q84
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 21, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: What is your origin story as an artist?Daniel Liévano: After almost twenty-five years, I rewatched an anime series for the second time. Certain scenes left me reflecting deeply. Traditionally, people believe you choose your career when the time comesâ...
The Vermilion Mask Anime Team Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 20, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: What would you like our readers to know about The Vermilion Mask?Vermilion Mask: The story begins with the main character putting the mask on and hurting a very dear person to him. The mask has unique abilities for combat.Anime Herald: Why did he put t...
The Dan Da Dan Cast Talks With Anime Herald At Anime NYC 2025
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 16, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: If you were to throw a party, who would you rather invite: ghosts or aliens?Lisa Reimold: Ghosts, because they probably have been to a lot of parties already. They know how to party. Aliens will be like “What’s going on? I don’t know what this is...
Lightbox Expo's Founders Talk to Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 13, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraBobby ChiuAnime Herald: A lot of artists know from a young age that they want to be artists when they grow up. For you, that was not the case. What were some of the first things you learned from artists you were able to talk with when you were seventeen?Bobby Chiu: ...
A Conversation With Satoru Homma of CD Projekt Red
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 9, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraSatoru Homma (Japan Country Manager and Producer of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) was kind enough to give us an interview via email.Anime Herald: What is your origin story? How did you first enter the industry?Satoru Homma: I started my career in the video game industry as...
Anime Expo 2025: Arc System Works Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on October 8, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Date: 7/2/2025Interview Format: One-on-oneAnime Herald: How has the last year treated you and Arc System Works?Ken Miyauchi: Pretty good.Anime Herald: Care to elaborate?Ken Miyauchi: Last year it was me with Seiji Mizushima and Norimitsu Kaiho for Guilty Ge...
Acky Bright Talks With Anime Herald At Anime Expo 2025
Interviewer: Seth BurnInterview Format: In Person, One on oneInterview Date: 7/2/2025Anime Herald: What have you most enjoyed about Los Angeles?Acky Bright: I like baseball.Anime Herald: Ohtani-san?Acky Bright: Yes. I like the Dodgers and the Padres.Anime Herald: Ah. I’m a Mets fan. Do you like Japanese baseball as well? I’m a Yakult Swallows fan.Acky Bright: Yes. I root for the Hanshin Tigers. I’m from Osaka.Anime Herald: I was up in Hokka...
Anime Expo 2025: Ascendance of a Bookworm's Goshi Yoshida and Yui Shibata Talk With Anime Herald
Interviewer: Seth BurnInterview Format: In Person, One on oneInterview Date: 7/2/2025Anime Herald: What are your origin stories? How did you enter the industry?Goshi Yoshida: I used to be involved in variety shows, which is very real. Real people. That has its own limitations. The main factor that played into my transition was the excitement and freedom of the storytelling in anime. I was excited to get the opportunity to join the anime industry....
hololive's Shiori Novella Talks With Anime Herald
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on September 1, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: Thank you for joining us. What was it like preparing for All For One?Shiori Novella: Oh, it was nerve wracking! And then some! It’s like preparing for public speaking, except you have to dance in front of everyone.It’s a little anxiety inducing, b...
The Rise and Fall of Anime Unleashed
Author: Brian StremickEditor: Nicole MejiasIn the days before high speed Internet, there were two ways for a Western fan to access anime. One could either scour their local video store (or be enough in the know to swap VHS fansubs), or have some access to cable and satellite TV. For that second group, the prime choice for fans in the late 90s or early 2000s was Cartoon Network’s Toonami, and later on, Adult Swim programming blocks. However, the...
Interviews With Artists - Kyokaraa
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on September 23, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraInterview Location:Anime Expo 2025Interview Date:7/4/2025Interview Format:In-PersonAnime Herald: What is your origin story? How did you go from a child interested in art, to becoming a professional artist?Kyoukaraa: As a child, I loved paintings, especially the ba...
When's The Best Time To Scream In Public? Catching Up With Ladybeard At Otakon 2025
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on September 14, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Lauren OrsiniEditor: Samantha FerreiraThe first time I met Ladybeard in person, we were on a residential block of Tokyo’s trendy Shinjuku neighborhood. With a booming Australian accent and tree-trunk thighs, his commanding presence set him apart. And that’s Ladybeard in casual clothing, little...
The American Manga Awards 2025: A Celebration of Art
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on September 7, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Authors: Sean Gaffney and Erica FriedmanEditor: Samantha FerreiraIt’s late summer in New York City, and that means two things for local otaku: Anime NYC and the American Manga Awards.Last year, anime journalists Sean Gaffney and Erica Friedman had the incredible honor of reporting on the American Manga A...
Having Fun with Rokimoto at Anime Expo 2025
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on September 2, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Interview Location:Anime Expo 2025Interview Date:7/4/2025Interview Format:In-PersonAnime Herald: What is the expected release date for the Godzilla wave?Mike Becker: It’s probably, most likely, eighty-one and three-quarters percent going to be on Godzilla Day (November 3rd).Anime Herald: Would you explor...
Tattoo Artist Chris Burton Talks With Anime Herald at Five Points Fest
Note: Due to time constraints, this will be published on Anime Herald's main site on September 1, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.Author: Seth BurnEditor: Samantha FerreiraAnime Herald: What is your origin story?Chris Burton: Specifically talking about tattooing, I became aware of it through hardcore music. When I was a teenager I was into comics and graffiti. That’s how I started making art and why it leans the way it does. I star...
