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@ Anime NYC 2024 - CloverPuff

A few years ago, we showed you the adorable creations of CloverPuff! Cute plushies, kawaii style apparel, beautiful pins, and perfect accessories, we got to catch up with them at Anime NYC 2024 and see their latest pieces! You NEED These Plushies in Your Life! View this post on Instagram A post shared by CloverPuff (@cloverpuffart) View this post on Instagram A post shared by CloverPuff…

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DC Announces Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Vol. 1, Vixen: NYC Vol. 1, and Zatanna & the Ripper Vol. 1 to Be Available in Print Fall 2023

DC today revealed the expansion of its creative partnership with WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comics platform, into the global book market beginning in fall 2023. Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Vol. 1 and Vixen: NYC Vol. 1 will go to print and be available wherever books are sold in August, and Zatanna & The Ripper Vol. 1 will hit shelves in October, introducing a new audience of comics fans to the DC Universe and DC’s iconic characters.

“Fans can’t get enough of our DC and WEBTOON content,” said Anne DePies, DC’s senior vice president and general manager, “and expanding DC’s creative partnership with WEBTOON into print with books like Batman: Wayne Family Adventures reflects this demand. Each page of these new volumes is meticulously reproduced to be read seamlessly in book narrative format. DC’s continuing partnership with WEBTOON combines legendary franchises with new technologies and global fandoms, and we can’t wait to get these new print editions into your hands.”

“We’re immensely proud of the stories we’ve been able to tell with DC and thrilled to bring these narratives to bookshelves,” said David Lee, VP of content at WEBTOON. “The creative teams behind these series have given fans fresh takes on legendary DC characters, and we’re excited to give WEBTOON and DC fans a new way to enjoy these titles.”

The smash-hit collaboration between DC and WEBTOON began with Batman: Wayne Family Adventures in September 2021. The Eisner Award-nominated webcomic series, exploring Batman’s adventures as a father to a dynamic group of adopted, fostered, and biological superhero children, is currently in its second season, with new digital episodes rolling out weekly. Vixen: NYC launched in May 2022 to tell the story of college freshman Mari Jiwe discovering she can channel the power of the animal kingdom, and a time-displaced Zatanna story launched soon afterward in Zatanna & the Ripper, a magical serial-killer murder mystery set in London in the 1800s.

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Vol. 1 (9781779523273, $14.99 US) publishes on August 1 and collects episodes 1 through 25; Vixen: NYC Vol. 1 (9781779523280, $14.99 US) publishes on August 15 and collects episodes 1 through 9; and Zatanna & the Ripper Vol. 1 (9781779523389, $14.99 US) publishes on October 3 and collects episodes 1 through 11.

DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. Its creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comics subscription service. Learn more at DC.com.

WEBTOON is the world’s largest digital comics platform, home to some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics. As the global leader and pioneer of the mobile webcomic format, WEBTOON has revolutionized the comics industry for comics fans and creators. Today, a diverse new generation of international comics artists have found a home on WEBTOON, where the company’s storytelling technology allows anyone to become a creator and build a global audience for their stories.

With a massive catalog of incredible digital comics from rising stars on the WEBTOON CANVAS platform and a growing roster of superstar WEBTOON Originals creators, there’s something for every type of comics fan on WEBTOON. With 85.6 million monthly active users and WEBTOON adaptations on Netflix, Crunchyroll, and other screens around the world, WEBTOON’s passionate fandoms are the new face of pop culture. The company has worked with DC Comics, Marvel Entertainment, HYBE, and many more of the world’s biggest entertainment brands.

The WEBTOON app is free to download on Android and iOS devices.

[dropintomanga]

Staying Humble and Young at Heart as a Manga Fan

So I found out about an event that happened around Anime NYC weekend last year that involved Crunchyroll working with a organization dedicated to teaching manga literacy to black kids at a public school in the Bronx.

Tony Weaver’s Weird Enough Productions has gotten a lot of attention for spreading the love of anime and manga to marginalized communities. Crunchyroll News interviewed Weaver about the power of manga literacy. It was a really good interview where Weaver provided some great answers. There’s one question and one answer that reminded me (and should remind others) of what’s the most important thing when it comes to fandom.

This is what was said.

Q: Have you noticed any interesting data or trends with young readers as manga has become more and more accessible and accepted into the mainstream?

Weaver: The most wholesome thing I’ve noticed is that young readers are extremely welcoming. If you think about it, anime has been mainstream for at least a decade at this point, but the young readers that are driving its popularity right now don’t seem to be focused on elitism or pointing fingers about who a “real” anime fan is. They’re just really happy they get to enjoy the content. That's the sort of attitude I like to encourage.

I love this answer because I feel like kids just love consuming and sharing their interests with no filter. I work at a non-profit organization that actually does outreach to schools full of kids of color that are from low-income families and schools in the Bronx (like Weaver did his event for) are a big target to us. In my work, I’ve gotten to know the anime and manga interests of black kids through student essays and my department overhears the students who stop by our organization talking about anime a lot.

I also think about anime elitists and who comes off as one. Most of the time, I feel that they’re WEIRD - white, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic. I see a lot of fan anime opinions come from mostly white folks who want to dictate what we should like. In my experience, black anime fans aren’t spouting elitist stuff about who’s a real anime fan. They keep it real and talk about how cool anime is to everyone.

Though, regardless of race, when you get to explore more anime/manga due to being shunned outside of fandom, you can start to do the shunning at some point. Once we learn more about the details that make a certain anime/manga series appealing, we take pride in having that knowledge and put ourselves on some sort of pedestal. I know I’ve done this a few times. Weaver did a 2022 interview with CR News and he expressed concerns about that as well. This is what he said.

“Weaver: Yeah. I think what happens sometimes is that there are a lot of anime fans who have been othered so much that they begin to identify with that otherness. So, mentally, the only way that they know themselves and that they understand themselves is through the feeling, “I like this thing that's different from everything else. You watch cartoons, I watch anime! I'm different.” Because they have been othered so much — there's so much pain associated with that — rather than finding areas of common ground to relate to people, they're like, “No, I'm different! I watch stuff with refined storylines.” 

And when you go up to them and say things like, “oh well why isn't Avatar: The Last Airbender an anime?” And they’re like, “it’s not an anime because it wasn't animated in Japan, it was animated by a Korean animation studio.” Okay. Studio Wit sub-contracts their animation to animators in Korea. Are the first three seasons of Attack on Titan not an anime since it was animated by people who live in Korea? I don't know, you tell me. What do you do?

With the stories I tell, the people that I talk to, the communities that I get the privilege to be a part of, what I try to do is talk about how the magical thing about anime is not how it separates us from the general public. The magical thing about it is not like displaying your refined taste because you understand all the Biblical allusions in Neon Genesis Evangelion. That's not what it is. 

The magical thing about being an anime fan is that you can turn to a random person and go, "Hey, this is Shinji, and he's about to get in the robot," and instead of looking at you like you're crazy, that person says, "Oh? What happens next? What kind of robot is it? What's he fighting? Why does he need the robot in order to fight it?" I think that level of possibility and that broad wealth of storytelling...that's what makes it special. That's what makes it a community I want to be a part of.”

Anime and manga are about getting hyped to see characters struggle, fight, and manage to reach their goals and sharing that hype with those who feel the same as you. I’m not ashamed to admit that I feel various emotions when I witness certain heroic events in shonen manga and love talking about them to others who want to listen. 

I feel that we’re always beaten down by comparisons as we get older because knowledge that’s supposed to help us (i.e. allusions/references) can end up ruining important relationships we need in our lives. I get that certain fans can be problematic, but they aren’t the majority despite being heavily focused on too much. Show that the world of fandom is often wondrous even if it’s not clickbait-worthy.

I applaud people like Weaver because the young readers are one of our hopes in ensuring that our current renaissance of manga will lead to even greater times for manga reading in the West. There’s some kids out there who are doing amazing things and are very thoughtful about the state of the world.

And if you ever feel stressed due to wanting to stand out as a fan to others, as Weaver highlights and as Gintama’s Gintoki Sakata once said, holding on to the kid inside you is the best way to enjoy life. 

[kenpiercemedia]

Anime NYC Honored by the Consulate General of Japan in New York

Anime NYC Honored by the Consulate General of Japan in New York

The Press Release: Anime NYC Powered By Crunchyroll, the second-largest Japanese popular culture festival in the United States, was proudly honored by the Consulate General of Japan in New York at a ceremony and reception at Ambassador Mikio Mori’s residence. Anime NYC Event Director MK Goodwin and Anime NYC Founder Peter Tatara received a special commendation from Ambassador Mori in recognition…

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#AnimwNYC #Crunchyroll #AnimeMojo

[onenettvchannel]

THIS JUST IN: The 2nd Season of 'Don't Toy with Me, Ms. Nagatoro' sets for an Advance Screening at the AnimeNYC in New York City [#RadyoBanderaEXCLUSIVE]

NEW YORK, NY -- Crunchyroll officially teaming up with Oriental Light and Magic Inc. (OLM), makers of Pokémon: The Series (including Journeys) & Komi Can't Communicate. New Yorkers and the rest of its American state are invited to see the advance screening for a 2nd Season Premiere of "Don't Toy with Me, Ms. Nagatoro".

The screening event itself of the said anime is located at the Panel Room 4 (1E03) where you can see the advance screening in 1st episode ahead of the national Japanese TV airing on late night in January 2023, as part of New Simulcast Premiere Line-up of Crunchyroll via Javits Convention Center in New York City, New York, United States of America (U.S.A.).

Second Attack is taking place for the said season located in Kazehaya High School (KHS) in Kanagawa, Japan; where the post-production and lock-in taping for anime had now recently finished today.

Speaking exclusively to Radyo Bandera as Hayase Nagatoro tells us that, the romantic ecchi-friendly comedy are more than just a lone bully as a couple with some issues of sadistic and teasing in school against one male student named Naoto Hachiouji. Nagatoro ensures the honest way for New Yorkers and the Americans to see the 1st episode in person at the AnimeNYC, which is now powered by Crunchyroll.

AnimeNYC is a showcase of the best of Japanese pop culture in the biggest city in America, bringing anime fans and publishers together for 3 days of unique exhibits, exclusive screenings, extensive panels, and appearances by some of the biggest creators in Japan.

All-access badge worth U$D65 (PHP3,800) a pop for Saturday 's screening is available for a limited time and it will not be livestreamed worldwide, in respect of the anime production company of OLM since the health restrictions of Coronavirus Disease-19 (CoViD-19) were now lifted according from a news article from SHRM. Most American states awaiting to be lifted out of the virus as of this writing. Americans and New Yorkers must come forward to see the 1st episode in person.

The anime convention in New York City is slated to be screened and the rest of the panels for everyone else starting November 18th-20th, 2022 at 2pm (Eastern local time) on Friday. Saturday convention screening event begins at 10am (Eastern local time) and the 75min. 1st episode screening event per Simulcast Premiere Line-up of Crunchyroll at 5pm of "Don't Toy with Me, Ms. Nagatoro: 2nd Attack" is on November 19th.

Nagatoro is thankful for New Yorkers and the Americans to see it all first at the Javits Convention Center (JCC) in New York, U.S.A.

Crunchyroll and Radyo Bandera: Sweet FM Network-Visayas is an affiliated broadcast partner and independent firm on this Internet TV Station of OneNETtv Channel & OneNETnews.

SPECIAL THANKS to 4chan's /a/ (Anime and Manga section board) for sending us a news tip.

ART PHOTO COURTESY: Season 2 Key Visual Poster Art via nagatorosan.jp BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/10/27-1/crunchyroll-heads-to-anime-nyc-2022-with-world-premieres-and-more [Referenced News Article #1 from Crunchyroll News] *https://4nn.cx/.191284 [Referenced News Article #2 from the Anime News Network] *https://animenyc.com/about/ [Referenced FAQs from the AnimeNYC site] *https://purchase.growtix.com/eh/Anime_NYC_2022 [Referenced Ticket Price Listings from the Growtix site] *https://animenyc.com/programming/#/event/crunchyroll-presents-new-simulcast-premieres-round-2 [Referenced Schedule Listing from the AnimeNYC site] and *https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/new-york-lifts-remaining-covid-19-restrictions.aspx [Referenced News Article #3f from the SHRM News Bureau]

-- OneNETnews Team

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Crunchyroll Reveals Fall Anime Dub Plans for Platinum End and More [UPDATED: 10/29]

UPDATE - 10/29: Added an additional role to Platinum End's English cast.

    Crunchyroll has more dubs on the way, this time tackling both recent hits and fan-favorite fall anime. In addition to more dubbed episodes of 86 EIGHTY-SIX, here are some of the series that will soon be available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German, as well as all the details we know so far!

  ODDTAXI

Dub Launch: January 16, 2022

  CAST: 

  Hiroshi Odokawa: Mike McFarland

  Eiji Kakihana: Lucien Dodge

  Taichi Kabasawa: Zeno Robinson

  Ayumu Goriki: Daman Mills

  Miho Shirakawa: Lauren Landa

  Shun Imai: Sean Chiplock

  Taeko Harada: Caitlin Glass

    Voicover Director: Bill Millsap

  DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO 

Dub Launch: January 11, 2022

    Nagatoro loves teasing and getting a reaction out of her older male classmate, but to what end!?

  Voiceover Director: Julie Maddalena-Kliewer

  Platinum End

Dub Launch: November 18

    From the creators of “Death Note,” a young boy must fight against 12 other humans to become the next god of the world!

  Cast:

  Mirai Kakehashi: Alejandro Saab Nasse: Michaela Murphy Revel: Daman Mills Saki Hanakago: Laura Post

  Voiceover Director: David Walsh

  SAKUGAN

Dub Launch: November 18

    A father and daughter team up to pilot their powerful mech to fight monsters and explore the mysteries of the "the Labyrinth"!

  CAST:  

Memempu: Anne Yatco

  Gagumber: Chris Smith

  Voiceover Director: Kirstie Simone

  Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles

Dub Launch: December 27

    Realizing his mysterious past, one orphan sets out to live a better life attending a prestigious academy for noble children.

  CAST:

  Rio: Kieran Regan Young Rio: Fionn Kinsella Celia Claire: Madeline Dorroh Aishia: Morgan Laure Latifa: Julia Gu Miharu Ayase: Sarah Williams

  Voiceover Director: Michael Schneider

  The Faraway Paladin

Dub Launch: November 27

    A young child raised by three undead ventures out to learn more about the world and become a famed Paladin.

  CAST:

  Will: Erica Mendez Gus: Kirk Thornton Blood: Bill Butts Mary: Veronica Taylor

  Voiceover Director: David Walsh

  The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat

Dub Launch: November 24

    When a great assassin is reborn in another world, he finds himself the heir to a long line of killers from the shadows. With both his modern-day knowledge and experience and the special magic and techniques of this new world, he could very well become the most unstoppable assassin in history! 

  CAST: 

  Lugh: Christian Banas

Dia: Caitlin Glass

Maha: Hayden Bishop

Tarte: Courtney Lin  

Assassin: Mick Lauer

    Voiceover Director: Kirstie Simone

  The 86 EIGHTY-SIX dub continues with Episode 12 on December 4, and new cast members include:

  Kiriya Nouzen: Zeno Robinson

Frederica Rosenfort: Kimberley Anne Campbell Ernst Zimmerman: Keith Silverstein

  There are also a handful of titles the international community can look forward too, including: 

  Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German: 

  That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2

    Rimuru and friends set up to clash against the forces of the Demon Lord Clayman. The series will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.  

  Spanish and Portuguese:

  Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

    This critically acclaimed anime follows a group of high school students as they create an animation club to realize the “ultimate world” that exists in their minds.

  Laid-Back Camp

    Get ready for comfy camping adventures with Nadeshiko, Rin, and the Outdoor Activities Club! Seasons 1 and 2 will be available in Spanish and Portuguese.

  Beyond all of this, stay tuned for more information on Crunchyroll's upcoming dubs at Anime NYC!

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

By: Joseph Luster

[sailormoonandme]

Where to start with Sailor Moon?

From time to time I’ve seen people ask about how to get into Sailor Moon or how they might introduce it to someone else. 

As such I’ve made this to (hopefully) help people out.

Introduction

So first of all you should know that the official name for the over all franchise is ‘Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon’. This can (and has) been translated a few ways, but the current official name is ‘Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon’. Basically everything connected with Sailor Moon carries this full official name, but for the purposes of this post I’m just going to shorten things to ‘Sailor Moon’.

Moving on,  there are in fact different versions of the Sailor Moon story, even putting aside the various attempts at translating the story into different languages. Each version is best viewed as its own entity, sort of how there have been various versions of Sherlock Holmes that exist independently of one another. 

For the sake of simplicity, I’m going to mostly keep this post to the original Japanese iterations of Sailor Moon, albeit from the point of view of an English speaking audience member.*

The main versions of the Sailor Moon story are as follows:

1) The Manga

The manga iteration of Sailor Moon began around late 1991/early 1992. It includes around 50 chapters, a handful of side stories and a prequel manga of sorts called Codename: Sailor-V. There have been several different English translations of this material over the years. However, my personal recommendation would be to experience the story through the ‘Eternal Editions’. These are easily available in print and digitally. As of this writing Codename: Sailor-V is scheduled to be collected in at some point in 2021, thus collecting all the manga stories.

2) The 1992 anime

This is the most famous iteration of Sailor Moon and loosely adapts the manga to the point where it is its own entity. It spans 200 episodes across five seasons, with each season being given its own subtitle. E.g. season 2 is referred to as ‘Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon R’. Additionally there were a handful of shorts and specials connected with the anime and three films. I have already compiled a watch list for the show that I hope will help you navigate everything.

Like the manga, there have been multiple efforts to subtitle the show into English, particular among fan subbing circles. However, the easiest way to watch the show with English subs is to do so via a streaming service (last I checked it was available on Hulu and Crunchyroll) or to purchase the DVDs and Blu-rays from Viz Media, although you can also purchase them digitally on Amazon.com too.

3) The musicals

 On and off since 1993 there have been stage musicals produced for Sailor Moon. If you ever see the term ‘Sera Myu’ being used by fans (or even official sources) understand that it’s shorthand for these musicals.

The musicals are based chiefly upon the manga and the original anime, although with some original embellishments here and there. The degree to which a musical cuts closer to the manga, or the anime or does something all its own varies from one production to another. I’m not very well read up on the musicals I must admit, but it is to my understanding that each production exists independently from one another beyond at times carrying over cast and staff members. In essence there is no particular order you need to watch the musicals in. However, if you want more info on the musicals see the below EDIT, which is more well informed than I am.

To my knowledge, (which is limited in this particular case) all the musicals have been filmed but there has never been any kind of official English release for them. There have however been fan subbed efforts made for all of them. 

4) The 2003 live action TV show

In fan circles this show is referred to as ‘Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon’ or ‘Pretty Guardian’ or ‘PGSM’. This is because it was the first piece of Sailor Moon media to bear that particular English translation of ‘Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon’. Basically if you see ‘Pretty Guardian’ or ‘PGSM’, understand it is referencing this show.

The show exclusively adapts the ‘Dark Kingdom’ storyline, the first storyline in every version of Sailor Moon. The show was made in a similar vein to shows like Kamen Rider or Super Sentai and the latter’s American adaptation, Power Rangers. However, it also incorporates elements of Japanese soap opera dramas too, original elements that were never in any version of Sailor Moon beforehand and many different spins on the plot points that had been covered before. 

To my knowledge, like Sera Myu, no official English release for this show exists, but English fansubs are out there somewhere. If you manage to find the show then you should watch the various episodes and specials in their original broadcast order. For this Wikipedia is your friend. 

5) Sailor Moon Crystal

Sporadically since 2014 a new Sailor Moon anime has been in production. This new anime cuts much closer to the original manga (although it still makes some changes ) than any other version of Sailor Moon. As of this writing, the show has yet to be completed and still has material from the manga left to adapt. The show is available to watch with English subtitles from the same sources as the original 1992 anime, including DVDs and Blu-Rays from Viz Media.

Like the original anime, Crystal’s story arcs and seasons have gone under different names. The first two seasons/arcs are officially just called ‘Sailor Moon Crystal’, whilst the third is explicitly titled ‘Sailor Moon Crystal Season III’. In place of a fourth season two films, Sailor Moon: Eternal Part 1 and Part 2, were produced. As of this writing, the Eternal films have yet to have any kind of English release. To make your life easier, watch this show in the order of the original air/release dates. Just remember the Eternal films are to be viewed after Season III.

Which version should you start with?

Whilst that is how the franchise breaks down, it is not the order a Sailor Moon newbie should try experiencing it in.

My personal recommendation would be to begin with the original 1992 anime and then move on to any of the other versions from there. This is because the original anime is aimed at a younger audience and was incredibly influential on basically every other version of the story. 

However, if 200 episodes or more is too intimidating for you, then simply check out the manga. It’s far shorter, skewed a bit older and tells a concise and complete story. 

And if you are still apprehensive then I’d highly recommend watching the first Sailor Moon film, Sailor Moon R The Movie. This is a very good film unto itself but it is a microcosm of the characters and themes that define the franchise as a whole. If you dislike this Sailor Moon just isn’t for you. 

P.S. If you are simply dead set against subtitles then you should know the original 1992 anime and Crystal have in fact been dubbed into English by Viz Media. In fact, the first four seasons of the original anime, along with the first three films, have two English dubs, variously produced by DiC, Cloverway and Pioneer. These dubs were made in the 1990s and early 2000s and are currently not legally available anywhere. 

*Things get more complicated when we consider that even in Japan there have been updated and altered versions of the Sailor Moon manga, anime, etc. We aren’t going to worry about that in this post though. They exist and maybe someday you might be inclined to check them out, but you know...baby steps...

EDIT #1: The following information comes from https://euribear.tumblr.com/

Just something I want to add on about the Sailor Moon Musicals.

If you see a musical with the word Kaiteiban (revision) at the end of the name, that means it’s a revised version of the previous musical. Things added or taken away, different cast members at times, etc.

Also, there are three musicals (technically four) that have a continuous storyline. Starring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon, Last Dracul, Transylvania no Mori (and its Kaiteiban), and Death Vulcan should be viewed in order.

The Bandai era of musicals were from 1993 to 2005.

The Nelke musicals started in 2014 and there was one each year for five years. One musical for each arc of the manga.

There are also the NogiMyu. These are musicals that solely focus on the Dark Kingdom arc and they star various members of the pop idol group Nogizazaka46.

There were two teams of cast members for the inner senshi for both years, 2018 and 2019. The same story overall, just different actresses.

There was also Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live. My personal favorite, this was a musical performed only a few times. A couple of days in Japan in 2018 and then once in Paris in 2019 and then in Washington D.C. and later in NYC. I got to see this in person on one of the three showings in NYC. A dream come true. Unfortunately, this was never recorded, though they did release an instrumental musical album of the show.

[critgemhero]

An open letter to Michael Sinterniklaas and the voice acting industry in light of the Vic Mignogna revelations and discussions.

I don’t write this in hopes to “ruin your reputation”. I don’t write this to participate in canceled culture. I don’t write this in order to bring attention to myself or get famous. Hell, nobody is probably going to read this. I write this letter because I realized there is no good reason for me to stay silent about this, and that I believe I can teach you and other people in your position something about how not to treat your younger fans, and how what you did to me can lead to more traumatizing cases like with Vic Mignogna.

In 2017, you were a guest and I was a fan attending Crunchyroll’s first convention in NY, Anime NYC. I got your autograph on my copy of Your Name, and you commented on how my pigtails looked and asked my age. I didn't care about that at the time and said I just graduated college. I was just thrilled to meet a talented voice actor/director in an industry I could only dream of being a part of. We took a picture and we parted way. Later I was lucky enough to ask you a question about the dubbing process for Your Name at a panel. It was later that evening, however, that brings me to why I am writing this. We happened to meet up in an empty intersection in the convention center and I apologized for leaving my bag in the autograph booth earlier, which I asked the security guard to get for me earlier. You seemed confused and I realized I was rambling because I was nervous so I let it go. You also said you wanted to pick me for the dubbing session during your panel, which I did raise my hand for but understood why I wasn't picked since I got lucky enough to ask a question.

Then you asked me, in a strange way, if you could touch my hair and immediately got closer to me and stroked and twirled my left pigtail for what was probably a few seconds, but what felt like minutes to me. Frankly, I was in shock, so I want you to know that if I had a smile on my face, it plastered on out of pure confusion as to why this older man had reached toward me and touched me in an almost intimate way without my consent. I then said I didn't want to keep you from wherever you were going, and quickly walked away trying to process what had happened.

It made me feel gross, used, childish, like I was coming off as desperate and flirty with someone twice my age just because I had a special interest in their line of work. Whether or not you saw me as such doesn't matter, because I hope you understand that no, I didn't say yes for you to touch my hair, I said “What?” and titled my head in confusion. I did not give you my consent to play with my hair, and you made the choice to do so anyway. I know you knew that too, because right after you did that you said “Oh I just asked if I could touch your hair!”  with a pleased-looking grin on your face, so that indicated to me that you knew I hadn't given consent. You felt there would be no consequences because no one else was around to see or hear that.

People are going to tell me I am overreacting, that what you did was nothing and that people have experienced unimaginably worse things, and so my story is a joke and making light of actual assault. It's why I stayed silent because I knew they were right. What you did was nothing compared to assault, but then I realized what happened to me is the beginning grounds and basis of what those “worse things” are.

You looked at me and saw something you could touch without my permission. You saw me as a young fangirl who wanted something from you, and not for the person who was just so thrilled to meet someone who got to do what I wanted to do. You used that excitement and naivety within me, and that is exactly what people like Vic Mignogna and other abusers who have the position of being successful in the acting industry do, but to extreme cases. I won’t pretend to know why you did what you did, whether it was for plain amusement, simple boredom, or for the reasons I don’t like thinking about. Simply put, it was a friggin creepy and selfish move, and you should be ashamed. Frankly, another reason I write this is that I am scared that I am not your first time doing something like this.

Also, if anyone who happens to have worked with or is currently working with you reads this letter, I hope they are a good enough of a person to talk to you about this and share their concerns about this behavior as well, because the pure paranoia I have thinking about them knowing about this kind of thing from you and letting it slide because of your position and/or friendship to you has made me ache in more ways than one.. I obviously don’t want your employees to lose their job, though I would hope you wouldn't stoop that low as well. I am mainly talking about your mutually privileged co-workers.

I leave you and anyone else who is reading off with this. Please try and understand why people are choosing to believe accusers over the accused. The idea of “innocent until proven guilty” isn't the point here. If someone ran into you while running away from someone on the street and begged you to save their life from them, are you going to pull the “innocent until proven guilty” line at that moment? I certainly hope not.

I believe someone’s reputation, especially a reputation that comes with the privilege of their fame, is not nearly as important as the physical and mental safety of the young people being harassed and abused. If you can understand this, then you can understand what the best course of action is from here. You have the power to earn back people’s trust by admitting your mistake, facing the consequences, and learning not to use these people for your own gain again, in that order.

You don’t have the power to take back what you did, only the power not to do it again.

[toonamisquad]

Crunchyroll Wraps 2019 at Anime NYC with Photo Opps, Game Demos, Exclusive Screenings and More

Crunchyroll Wraps 2019 at Anime NYC with Photo Opps, Game Demos, Exclusive Screenings and More

Only 4 days left to Anime NYC! If you will be attending make sure to check out all the awesome activities and events Crunchyroll has planned. You can see all Crunchyroll’s planned activities and events below:

What:  Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, is wrapping a year of incredible convention experiences by powering Anime NYC, New York’s largest dedicated anime, manga, and…

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Anime NYC 2024: The "DAN DA DAN" English dub premiere, theatrical screening announcement, and English voice cast reveal

(Featured Image Source: ©Yukinobu Tatsu / SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee) DAN DA DAN fans left Anime NYC 2024 VERY happy! The highly anticipated anime adaptation used the much-loved convention to reveal more of its English cast, discuss its opening theme, remind attendees of the theatrical premiere of the series in North America, and premiere the first episode of its English dub! “This…

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Anime NYC celebrates 5 years this November

Anime NYC celebrates 5 years this November #animenyc #anime

Anime NYC powered by Crunchyroll celebrates its 5th Anniversary at New York’s Javits Center (655 W 34th St. at 11th Ave) from November 18-20. The convention features three days of over 400 exhibits, exclusive screenings, extensive panels, performances, and appearances by some of the biggest creators in Japan, all under one roof. Over 200 hours of programming is planned for the weekend. This…

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The Pros of a Con - Fandom and Mental Health Science

For a while now, I and other mental health/anime fans have been promoting how to use anime and manga to improve mental health for other fans. But wait - what if it’s possible to learn from fan communities to help the field of mental health care itself?

A recent article in the NY Times called “When Will We Solve Mental Illness?” highlights a possibly eternal struggle for biological psychiatrists to understand how mental illness happens and what causes it. There has been a movement to get away from ideas such as sexual desires/motherly problems (Thanks, Freud!) to diagnose someone. Now we have medical labels and a manual of mental disorders to make things simpler, but in reality, nothing’s changed as people are still bound to get a mental disorder at some point due to various circumstances.

The article does say that 2 solutions might change things. One would be to pinpoint specific kinds of genes instead of observing behavior (i.e. how someone with depression reacts to situations may be different from another person with depression) and to further understand why and how some people become better, when others don’t.

Both solutions come down to a big problem that mental health researchers have - a disconnect between them and the people they’re supposed to help; those who have symptoms/signs of mental disorders and are waiting to tell their stories. 

Now how does this relate to anime? Well, with regards to how the anime industry is now thriving overseas due to conventions, it comes down to conversations with fans.

I was reading an Anime NYC convention report and this one covered what went down in the inaugural Anime Business Conference, a day before the convention started. There was a big discussion (entitled “Real-World Marketing (Conventions and IRL Events) for Media Companies”) between some of the most important figures in the U.S. anime industry about how the industry’s changed over the years and one thing they all agreed on was that fandom is what keeps anime and manga going. They dictate what lives and dies in the industry.

One mental health researcher in the NY Times article said this about talking to individuals with mental disorders: 

“When people have an opportunity to engage in ongoing, in-depth conversation with others with similar experiences, their lives are transformed. We start with a person’s own framework of understanding and move from there.”

“We have underestimated the power of social interactions. We see people who’ve been in the system for years, on every med there is. How is it possible that such people have recovered, through the process of talking with others? How has that occurred? That is the question we need to answer.”

The social experiences within anime/manga fandom provide material that mental health researchers could learn or take ideas from. Anime and manga has become ubiquitous with the internet, but why did Crunchyroll start their own offline anime convention in 2017? Real-life interactions still matter in getting important feedback. The internet isn’t always real life in this case.

Granted that there’s still some hiccups with fandom at times, social interactions still matter so much. I realize that folks with severe mental illness are still ignored over those who may not have it as rough. Where’s the outreach towards them? What’s getting in the way of this outreach? How do you reach those folks in a way that’s non-judgmental and protects their privacy?

I feel like fan conventions have the outreach down for the most part. This is one of those cases where researchers can learn from the communities behind whatever hobbies they have. Find innovation outside of what you know. Then make a concentrated push with help towards promoting the unorthodox solution that actually does something.

Get to know your audiences like Japanese guests do when they go to conventions. Listen to what they have to say with intent. I sometimes wonder if the curse of knowledge is in effect for many mental health researchers because the smarter you get, the more likely you start to think that you know all the answers.

 If there’s one thing anime fans and people with mental illness have in common, we often feel cast aside due to hierarchies (anime in overall geek culture, mental health in overall health). 

It’s time to take the friendship trope outside of anime/manga and use it to bring everyone together to help each other thrive.

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Anime NYC Announces Scheduling For 5th Annual Convention @ Javits Center

Anime NYC Announces Scheduling For 5th Annual Convention @ Javits Center

The Press Release: Anime NYC powered by Crunchyroll, (www.AnimeNYC.com) one of North America’s largest conventions dedicated to anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture, has announced programming for the 2022 convention, taking place at New York’s Javits Center (655 W 34th St at 11th Ave) from November 18-20. Celebrating its 5th Anniversary this year, the convention features three days of over 400…

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HBO Max New Releases: March 2021

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It’s happening. It’s finally happening. What was once a particularly pervasive and aggressive Internet meme is now a reality. HBO Max’s list of new releases for March 2021 is highlighted by none other than the mythical Snyder cut.

The entity now known as Zach Snyder’s Justice League will premiere on March 18. While it was originally planned to be a four-part miniseries, this recut version of 2017’s ill-fated Justice League will in fact be a four-hour movie. But perhaps even four hours won’t be enough for fans who have been waiting years for just such an event.

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If the Snyder Cut is not to your speed, there are plenty of other (and shorter) options on HBO Max in March. The series Generation premieres March 11 and is another look at the youths of today a la Euphoria. This one, however, just happens to be cowritten by an actual youth. Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests is an intriguing-sounding documentary about the perils of Myers-Briggs tests and it premieres on March 4.

HBO Max closes out the month of March with another major blockbuster. Godzilla v. Kong will bow on March 31 and will hopefully deliver a fare share of monster mashing.

Here is everything else coming to HBO Max this month.

HBO Max New Releases – March 2021

TBA Prodigal Son

March 1 10 Years, 2012  A Mouse Tale, 2012  Adventureland, 2009  Assault On Precinct 13, 1976  Assault On Precinct 13, 2005  Bandits, 2001  Barefoot, 2014  Blade, 1998 The Brothers Grimm, 2005  Bowfinger, 1999  Cesar Chavez, 2014  Charlotte’s Web, 2006  CHiPs, 2017  Constantine, 2005 The Doors, 1991  Dr. Dolittle 2, 2001  Dream House, 2011  Driving Miss Daisy, 1989 Eulogy, 2004  Fierce People, 2007  Final Analysis, 1992  Final Space, Seasons 1-2 Finding Neverland, 2004  Gloria, 2014  Going In Style, 2017  Gone, 2012  Hard, Season 2 Premiere  Hellbenders, 2013  Henry Poole Is Here, 2008  House Arrest, 2012  Immigration Tango, 2011  Jungle Master, 2014  Just Before I Go, 2015  The King’s Speech, 2010 Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, 2006  Live By Night, 2016  The Lost Boys, 1987 Machine Gun Preacher, 2011  Malice, 1993  Man On A Ledge, 2012  Miss Sharon Jones!, 2015 No Se Aceptan Devoluciones (AKA Instructions Not Included), 2013  Ocean’s Eleven, 2001 Ocean’s Thirteen, 2007 Ocean’s Twelve, 2004 One More Time, 2016  Our Brand Is Crisis, 2015  Parental Guidance, 2012  Pitch Perfect, 2012  Princess Kaiulani, 2010  The Quiet Ones, 2014  The Raven, 2012  Red Dragon, 2002  Repentance, 2014  The River Wild, 1994  School Dance, 2014  Secretary, 2002 Shadows, 2021  Stand Up Guys, 2013  Super Capers, 2009  Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, 2005 The Undocumented Lawyer, 2021  Unforgettable, 2017  The Voices, 2015  Veronica Mars, 2014 Wedding Crashers, 2005 Wiener Dog Internationals, 2017 

March 3 Hunter x Hunter, (Dubbed, episodes 100-148) (Crunchyroll Collection)

March 4 Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests, Max Original Documentary Premiere

March 5 No Matarás (Aka Cross The Line), 2021  Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 (Dubbed, episodes 14-25) (Crunchyroll Collection)

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March 6 12 oz. Mouse, Season 3 Lost Resort Rocky, 1975  Rocky Balboa, 2006  Rocky II, 1979  Rocky III, 1982  Rocky IV, 1985  Rocky V, 1990 

March 8 The Investigation, Limited Series Finale

March 9 Ballmastrz: 9009, Season 2 COVID Diaries NYC, Documentary Premiere 

March 10 YOLO: Crystal Fantasy

March 11 Genera+ion S1A, Max Original Premiere South ParQ Vaccination Special Tig n’ Seek, Season 1B Premiere

March 12 Isabel Nuestras Madres (Aka Our Mothers), 2021  Tigtone, Season 2

March 13 Speed, 1994  Three Busy Debras

March 14 Allen v. Farrow, Documentary Series Finale Messy Goes to Okido

March 15 Infomercials

March 16 Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Season 5 (Dubbed) (Crunchyroll Collection)

March 17 Superman: The Animated Series

March 18 Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Max Original Film Premiere

March 19 A Tiny Audience, Season 2 Premiere 

March 20 Beverly Hills Cop, 1984  Beverly Hills Cop II, 1987  Beverly Hills Cop III, 1994 

March 22 Beartown, Limited Series Finale

March 23 Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel,  

March 26 Hotel Coppelia, 2021 

March 27  Tina, Documentary Premiere 

March 30 The Last Cruise, Documentary Premiere 

March 31 Godzilla vs. Kong, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021

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Leaving HBO Max – March 2021

March 1 Shazam!, 2019 

March 12 Vacation, 2015

March 13 The Curse Of La Llorona, 2019 

March 14 Judas and the Black Messiah, 2021

March 22 Pokemon Detective Pikachu, 2019 

March 28 Tom & Jerry, 2021

March 31 Alien, 1979 (Director’s Cut)  Alien 3, 1992 (Extended Version)  Alien Resurrection, 1997 (Extended Version)  Aliens, 1986  All The Right Moves, 1983  Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, 2011  Any Given Sunday, 1999 Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero, 1998 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, 2004  The Bush Years: Family. Duty. Power., 2019 The Chronicles Of Riddick, 2004 (Director’s Cut) ( HBO) Die Hard 2, 1990  Die Hard With A Vengeance, 1995  Die Hard, 1988  Edtv, 1999  The End: Inside The Last Days Of The Obama White House,, 2017 Grudge Match, 2013  Habana Boxing Club, 2018  Hours, 2013  The Last Emperor, 1987  Last Knights, 2015  Love & Basketball, 2000 Michael, 1996 Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993  The Night Before, 1988  P.S. I Love You, 2007 Purple Rain, 1984 Queen & Slim, 2019  Revolutionary Road, 2008  Richard Jewell, 2019  Ruby Sparks, 2012  See No Evil, 2006  Sleight, 2017 

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