J. Michael Tatum on Iida, Audience, and Searching for Something Greater

At this year’s Kumoricon, @vintageinmyveins, one of our writers and podcasters (Team Trinity), visited with voice actor J. Michael Tatum. Voicing classic characters like Kraft Lawrence (Spice and Wolf) and Isaac (Baccano!), as well as fan favorites from recent series like Attack on Titan (Erwin Smith) and My Hero Academia (Tenda Iida), Tatum is one… Read More J. Michael Tatum on Iida, Audience, and Searching for Something Greater

12.03.201811.30.2018 Twwk1 Comment

Iida Tenya and Learning to Lose Control

Part of what makes an action scene captivating is when it feels spontaneous, as if anything could happen at any time. Although always carefully orchestrated, it feels like there’s a lack of control in what’s portrayed. That kind of realism can make shounen action scenes great and the absence can make them boring. The final… Read More Iida Tenya and Learning to Lose Control

11.30.201811.29.2018 TwwkLeave a comment

For Rie Fu, Music (and Life) is Like a Boat, a Circle, and an Adventure

“Ripples,” the new single from Rie Fu, releases this Friday, November 30th. For Rié, as she’s now professionally known, “Ripples” isn’t just the next song in a career dating back to her teens, but a mile marker on a journey that’s both moving forward and in a circle, one that began in 2005 when she… Read More For Rie Fu, Music (and Life) is Like a Boat, a Circle, and an Adventure

11.29.201811.30.2018 Twwk3 Comments

Lynna’s Journey (Entry #8): Where Would You Like To Be?

“If you could do anything in your life, without the restrictions of money or time or anything else, what would you do?” I was asking some of my friends this at the international student ministry I go to lately. It turned out to be a beautiful icebreaker—the responses were full of visions of freedom, passions,… Read More Lynna’s Journey (Entry #8): Where Would You Like To Be?

11.28.201811.27.2018 Murasaki Lynna2 Comments

My Black Friday Anime Pickups

I don’t do Black Friday—at least not in the way I used to. Several years back, I was in the crowds, getting in line early for all the deals, but I don’t do that anymore. Nowadays, I usually go later in the day and evening and pick up just a few items, and rarely any… Read More My Black Friday Anime Pickups

11.26.201811.26.2018 Twwk1 Comment

Win Two Tickets to Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai!

We are super excited for GKIDS’ release of Mirai, the latest film from Mamoru Hosoda, director of The Boy and the Beast and Wolf Children, among other gems. They are screening the film in theaters on November 29th and 30th, and December 5th and 8th. To celebrate, we’re giving away a pair of tickets for… Read More Win Two Tickets to Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai!

11.26.201811.27.2018 Twwk8 Comments

Newman’s Nook: King Shin, the Saul of the Post-Apocalypse

In the first completed arc of Fist of the North Star, Kenshiro’s primary enemy is Shin. Shin was a former friend of Kenshiro’s who, due to his obsession with Yuria, the latter’s fiance, turned on Kenshiro and gave him the seven scars upon his chest. Shin then used the power of the South Star style… Read More Newman’s Nook: King Shin, the Saul of the Post-Apocalypse

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