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Anime Boston 2026: The AnimeMusicVideos.org History Panel, with Phade

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A Conversation With Thunder 3's Director and Script Writer

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In Person, One-on-One Director Hirotuki Seshita and scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko were kind enough to sit down with us at Anime Expo. Anime Herald: The [Thunder 3] anime is very faithful to the manga, particularly in the opening sequence. Are you at all concerned about the initial impression the anime will make on viewers who don’t understand…

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Dodge Danpei: How Anime and Arcades Rewrote Dodgeball’s Cultural DNA

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is widely credited—by Major League Dodgeball and others—with kick-starting the modern era of dodgeball as a sport. The National Dodgeball League was founded the same year the film was released, and was even a part of its promotion. But long before the comedy film inspired leagues and competitions across the United States, artists and programmers in Japan were…

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Happy Anime Herald Magazine Issue #2 (Digital) Launch Day!

Good evening everyone, and happy new week. I’m pleased to announce that Anime Herald Magazine #2 is complete, and we have copies on-hand. We’ll be entering the Hell of Perpetual Shipping, to borrow a term from AnimEigo co-founder Robert Woodhead, in the next day or two. Our goal is to have every copy shipped out by the start of next week. Furthermore, I’m excited to let you know that the Digital…

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Talking "Vermilion Mask" At Anime Expo With Team Kimura (no relation)

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Anime Herald: Welcome back. Can you share any stores from the last year of the production of Vermilion Mask? Taichi Kimura: Our script meetings are really long. It’s draft, after draft, after draft. They’re five hours long. We’ll start at 5 PM and go until 10 PM; we re-write and re-write. After that, we’re exhausted.…

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This Producer Wants to Eat Me? A Conversation with Ena Hamabe

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Anime Herald: What is your origin story? How did you decide to enter the anime industry? Ena Hamabe: Growing up, I watched a lot of anime. It was an everyday thing. Even as an adult, I continued to enjoy anime. That made me want to be part of the storytelling side. Anime Herald: Were there any particular anime that…

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A Conversation With Sentenced to Be a Hero's Producer and Assistant Director

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Anime Herald: What would you like our readers to know about the upcoming second season [of Sentenced to Be a Hero]? Masashi Masuo: Season 2 will feature even more characters and even more unreasonable, chaotic situations than the first. Director Takashima is working incredibly hard to ensure the audience can truly feel…

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Talking Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with Composer Yugo Kanno and Producer Noriko Dohi

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, Round Robin Anime Herald: It’s been almost two years since Shohei Ohtani used your music for his warm up. Can you share some highlights from that time for you? Yugo Kanno: He used it this year as well. I was very surprised, and very honored. I made an Twitter post thanking Ohtani-san and his wife Mamiko. That post became news in…

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A Conversation With Eleceed's Creators At Anime Expo 2026

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Anime Herald: What was the original idea for the story of Eleceed? Jeho Son: I was thinking about what it would look like if a strong person turned into a fat street cat. That developed into a skilled protagonist who doesn’t know he has these awakened powers. Then, he meets a person who has to hide their awakened…

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A Conversation With The "Dragon Striker" Staff At Anime Expo 2026

Table of contentsHighlights from the Dragon Striker panelOn the biggest challenge:On creating characters that inspire fan created cosplay:On telling the story and the number of seasons:On balancing the sports and fantasy aspects:On their influences:On queer representation on a Disney show: Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, Round-Robin Manga Mavericks: What…

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K-Pop Group cosmosy Talks With Anime Herald

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Anime Herald: How did you feel when you first learned you would be heading to Korea together? himesha: I was a little surprised, and excited at the same time, because everything was new. Korea is not far from Japan. I didn’t know much about it. The language, the culture, the people. I just thought, “Let’s try…

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Akane-banashi's Anna Nagase Talks to Anime Herald at Anime Expo 2026

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Anime Herald: What did you learn about performing rakugo in preparation for this role? Anna Nagase: I had a little over one year to practice and train in rakugo. What I felt was important in guiding my training and self development for rakugo was thinking about “How do I want to be perceived by the audience and the…

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My Hero Academia's Daiki Yamashita and Koki Uchiyama Talk to Anime Herald

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Koki Uchiyama Daiki Yamashita Anime Herald: Congratulations on reaching the finish line. What are some of your favorite moments from the series (My Hero Academia)? Daiki Yamashita: There are so many that it is hard to choose. I have received this question many times. It’s always hard for me to choose, but I do have…

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Hana Hishikawa Discusses "Though I Am An Inept Villainess" at Anime Expo 2026

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Anime Herald: What are some memorable moments from recording season one? Hana Hishikawa: Riirii is a character that gives herself over to highly emotional expressions. It’s not common to have a character like that, so it was a lot of fun, but also a challenge. I hadn’t played a character like that before. Anime…

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ZAN: A Conversation with Yoshitaka Amano at Anime Expo 2026

Interview Location: Anime Expo 2026 Interview Format: In-person, One-on-One Anime Herald: How much has the story of ZAN the anime evolved from the original Dark Horse graphic novel Deva Zan? Mariko Suzuki: We had the same question in a previous interview. Deva Zan from Dark House was a rather large and esoteric book. He (Yoshitaka Amano) had sent in a bunch of illustrations that were connected…

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Transgressive Sexuality and The Cold War: A Look Back at Wicked City

Table of contentsA Partnership, A Comic Relief, and An Escalating Conflict Between Two WorldsA Thrilling Climax and Hopes for a Better Future A High-Water Mark of Late ’80s Animation The 1980s were a tumultuous period that contained an ever-changing cultural zeitgeist. Coinciding with events occurring on the world stage were facets of popular culture that pushed the limitations of violence and…

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A Brief Chat with Sukeban's Stray Cat

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