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Unlike the three main stages at AnimeJapan, the Creation Stage is for the people behind the anime...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-editorial" data-topics="article209323 interest anime"> <div class="category-line interest t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 41.906% 57.902%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/interest.2/209323/_bsi5810.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-editorial"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/209323">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2024-03-28/kaiju-no-8-cast-members-train-on-teamwork-at-animejapan/.209323" data-track="id=168275&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2024-03-28/kaiju-no-8-cast-members-train-on-teamwork-at-animejapan/.209323" data-track="id=168275&from=I.MF"><i>Kaiju No. 8</i> Cast Members 'Train' on Teamwork at AnimeJapan</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-03-29T10:30:00+08:00">Mar 29, 10:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/209323">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/editorial/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Kaiju No. 8 characters bond with kaiju to defeat other kaiju. But, do the voice actors have a similar bond with each other?</span> <span class="full">― The hit Jump+ manga Kaiju No. 8 is getting the anime treatment. And with only a few weeks before the first episode airs, the main cast appeared at AnimeJapan 2024 to talk about the series. But, in a strange twist, the show's host wanted to “train” the cast's teamwork and abili...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-editorial" data-topics="article209169 interest events people anime"> <div class="category-line interest t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 45.958% 67.562%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/interest.2/209169/dsc00088.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-editorial"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/209169">6 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2024-03-26/frieren-cast-lists-the-top-3-moments-for-their-characters/.209169" data-track="id=168144&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2024-03-26/frieren-cast-lists-the-top-3-moments-for-their-characters/.209169" data-track="id=168144&from=I.MF"><cite>Frieren</cite>'s Cast Lists the Top 3 Moments for Their Characters</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-03-27T01:00:00+08:00">Mar 27, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/209169">6 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="events" href="/editorial/?topic=events" target="intro-by-topic"> events</a> <a topic="people" href="/editorial/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> <a topic="anime" href="/editorial/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">At AnimeJapan 2024's <cite>Frieren: Beyond Journey's End</cite> stage show, the voice actors for Frieren, Himmel, Fern, and Stark told an audience of hundreds their favorite scenes for the characters they portray.</span> <span class="full">― At Anime Japan 2024's <cite>Frieren: Beyond Journey's End</cite> stage show, Atsumi Tanezaki (Frieren), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Himmel), Kana Ichinose (Fern), and Chiaki Kobayashi (Stark) told an audience of hundreds th...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-editorial" data-topics="article209155 interest events people other"> <div class="category-line interest t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 56.934% 14.815%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/interest.2/209155/tbf.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-editorial"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/209155">5 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2024-03-26/animejapan-thunderbolt-fantasy-panel-gives-behind-the-scenes-look-at-puppets-in-action/.209155" data-track="id=168143&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2024-03-26/animejapan-thunderbolt-fantasy-panel-gives-behind-the-scenes-look-at-puppets-in-action/.209155" data-track="id=168143&from=I.MF">AnimeJapan's <i>Thunderbolt Fantasy</i> Panel Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look at Puppets in Action</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-03-27T00:00:00+08:00">Mar 27, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/209155">5 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="events" href="/editorial/?topic=events" target="intro-by-topic"> events</a> <a topic="people" href="/editorial/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> <a topic="other" href="/editorial/?topic=other" target="intro-by-topic"> other</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Ever wondered what <cite>Thunderbolt Fantasy's</cite> puppeteering looks like without the clever camerawork & sets?</span> <span class="full">― At Anime Japan 2024 on Saturday, psychological horror extraordinaire Gen Urobuchi took to the stage to talk about the two newest additions to his long-running show, <cite>Thunderbolt Fantasy</cite>: a fourth season and a movie. But while that news was great for fans, what stood out at the panel were the three ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-editorial" data-topics="article209151 interest anime"> <div class="category-line interest t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.667% 2.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/interest.2/209151/2001262476.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-editorial"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/209151">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2024-03-24/voice-actors-natsuki-hanae-and-hiro-shimono-talk-about-meeting-fans-on-demon-slayer-world-tour/.209151" data-track="id=167955&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2024-03-24/voice-actors-natsuki-hanae-and-hiro-shimono-talk-about-meeting-fans-on-demon-slayer-world-tour/.209151" data-track="id=167955&from=I.MF">Voice Actors Natsuki Hanae & Hiro Shimono Talk About Meeting Fans on <i>Demon Slayer</i> World Tour</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-03-24T22:00:00+08:00">Mar 24, 22:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/209151">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/editorial/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">At AnimeJapan, the Tanjirō & Zenitsu voices recall their globetrotting experience</span> <span class="full">― During AnimeJapan 2024's <cite>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba</cite> stage show, Natsuki Hanae (the voice actor for series protagonist Tanjirou Kamado) and Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu Agatsuma) talked a bit about their experience on the recent Demon Slayer World Tour. Taking place across 140 countries and regions, the Demon Slayer World...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box views t-editorial" data-topics="article160235 views"> <div class="category-line views t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.111% 42.857%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/herald/94075/blm.gif.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-editorial"> views </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/160235">181 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2020-06-03/actions-speak-louder-than-words-blacklivesmatter/.160235" data-track="id=94075&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2020-06-03/actions-speak-louder-than-words-blacklivesmatter/.160235" data-track="id=94075&from=I.MF">#BlackLivesMatter - Actions Speak Louder than Words</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2020-06-04T10:22:48+08:00">2020 Jun 4, 10:22</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/160235">181 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">We encourage the community to do more than <i>show</i> its support.</span> <span class="full">― Black Lives Matter. I'm going to say a few other things, but that's the singular most important message here. Black Lives Matter. Anime News Network recognizes and appreciates our Black community members and we stand in solidarity with you as you fight against oppression. Two weeks ago our community lost Zac Bertschy, and I guarantee tha...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box views t-editorial" data-topics="article159803 views"> <div class="category-line views t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 26.889% 50.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/herald/93408/zac2.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-editorial"> views </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/159803">300 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2020-05-22/zac-bertschy-in-memoriam/.159803" data-track="id=93408&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2020-05-22/zac-bertschy-in-memoriam/.159803" data-track="id=93408&from=I.MF">Zac Bertschy - In Memoriam</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2020-05-23T04:42:06+08:00">2020 May 23, 04:42</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/159803">300 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children. - Jim Henson</span> <span class="full">― The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children. - Jim Henson Zac Bertschy has been with Anime News Network for over 20 years. His contributions to ANN have helped make it what it is today. And while Zac is no longer with us, he will always be a part of ANN. Zac joined ANN full time in 2005 as a m...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box views t-editorial" data-topics="article158714 views events covid-19"> <div class="category-line views t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 85.312% 100.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/herald/91682/ax01.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-editorial"> views </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/158714">18 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2020-04-17/why-hasnt-anime-expo-2020-been-canceled-yet/.158714" data-track="id=91682&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2020-04-17/why-hasnt-anime-expo-2020-been-canceled-yet/.158714" data-track="id=91682&from=I.MF">Why Hasn't Anime Expo 2020 Been Canceled Yet?</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2020-04-18T02:09:30+08:00">2020 Apr 18, 02:09</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/158714">18 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="events" href="/editorial/?topic=events" target="intro-by-topic"> events</a> <a topic="covid-19" href="/editorial/?topic=covid-19" target="intro-by-topic"> covid-19</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Anime Expo 2020 is still - somehow - scheduled for July 2-5 in Los Angeles. Why is this gigantic show still scheduled to go on? Chris Macdonald gets into the potential reasons why.</span> <span class="full">― Editor's Note: Hours after this piece was originally published, the SPJA formally announced the official cancellation of Anime Expo 2020, with a handful of notes about what to expect when it comes to refunds and rollover...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box views t-editorial" data-topics="article133749 views industry"> <div class="category-line views t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.340% 64.498%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/editorial/133749/01.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-editorial"> views </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/133749">18 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2018-07-03/helping-the-industry-otaku-coin-the-flying-colors-foundation-and-you/.133749" data-track="id=58240&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2018-07-03/helping-the-industry-otaku-coin-the-flying-colors-foundation-and-you/.133749" data-track="id=58240&from=I.MF">"Helping the Industry": Otaku Coin, The Flying Colors Foundation & You</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-07-04T00:33:07+08:00">2018 Jul 4, 00:33</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/133749">18 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="industry" href="/editorial/?topic=industry" target="intro-by-topic"> industry</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">A bunch of different fundraising projects have popped up lately claiming to help fans "help the industry". Callum May discusses the problems with some of these projects, and how you can protect yourself while actually helping working-class animators.</span> <span class="full">― Not too long ago, the options for supporting the anime industry were not nearly as numerous as they are today. For fans outside of Japan, it was simpl...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box views t-editorial" data-topics="article114058 views manga"> <div class="category-line views t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 43.667% 100.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/114058/imgmanug.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-editorial"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/114058">24 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2017-03-30/the-problem-with-manga-fairs-in-spain/.114058" data-track="id=40613&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2017-03-30/the-problem-with-manga-fairs-in-spain/.114058" data-track="id=40613&from=I.MF">The Problem with "Manga Fairs" in Spain</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2017-03-31T07:00:00+08:00">2017 Mar 31, 07:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/114058">24 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/editorial/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Spain has cultivated its own economy of "manga fairs" that provides more cheap conventions a year than anime fans can possibly attend. Manu G. explains why this system hurts the industry more than helps.</span> <span class="full">― Conventions celebrating anime and manga in Spain have become something quite messy. Going by the name of ‘manga fairs’, many conventions over the last decade have tried to emulate the Barcelona Man...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box views t-editorial" data-topics="article102178 views events"> <div class="category-line views t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 1.471% 41.750%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/herald/30110/635766469139130376596737586-anime-expo-header-001-20150531.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-editorial"> views </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/102178">150 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2016-05-16/the-spja-needs-to-change-its-youth-protection-policy/.102178" data-track="id=30110&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2016-05-16/the-spja-needs-to-change-its-youth-protection-policy/.102178" data-track="id=30110&from=I.MF">The SPJA Needs to Change This Policy</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2016-05-16T17:32:47+08:00">2016 May 16, 17:32</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/102178">150 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="events" href="/editorial/?topic=events" target="intro-by-topic"> events</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The new SPJA Youth Protection Policy might seem like a good idea, but it could well destroy Anime Expo.</span> <span class="full">― On Tuesday, at an SPJA board meeting, the SPJA board of directors will be making a very important decision that could have long reaching consequences for Anime Expo. During this meeting the board will decide how to address problems with their new Youth Protection Policy, problems that many AX par...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box views t-editorial" data-topics="article98338 views cosplay"> <div class="category-line views t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.250% 100.000%" data-src="/images/cms/editorial/98338/chat.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-editorial"> views </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/98338">63 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2016-02-05/there-a-pervert-impersonating-ann-staff/.98338" data-track="id=26825&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2016-02-05/there-a-pervert-impersonating-ann-staff/.98338" data-track="id=26825&from=I.MF">There's a Pervert Impersonating ANN Staff</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2016-02-06T08:04:09+08:00">2016 Feb 6, 08:04</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/98338">63 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="cosplay" href="/editorial/?topic=cosplay" target="intro-by-topic"> cosplay</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Sadly this isn't a joke. Someone out there is impersonating an ANN staff photographer to put female cosplayers in compromising positions.</span> <span class="full">― tl;dr version: Anime News Network staff will always contact you from an @animenewsnetwork.com e-mail address. Freelance journalists / photographers do not have @animenewsnetwork.com e-mail addresses and will never identify themselves as “staff.” If a freelancer c...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box views t-editorial" data-topics="article87346 views anime"> <div class="category-line views t-editorial"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 79.688% 45.139%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/editorial/87346/shirobako3.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-editorial"> views </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/87346">35 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/editorial/2015-04-25/shirobako-and-the-struggle/.87346" data-track="id=17235&from=I.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/editorial/2015-04-25/shirobako-and-the-struggle/.87346" data-track="id=17235&from=I.MF">Editorial: Shirobako and the Struggle</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2015-04-26T00:00:00+08:00">2015 Apr 26, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/87346">35 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/editorial/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Nick Creamer ruminates on Shirobako's portrayal of the hardships that come with working a creative job.</span> <span class="full">― Life is full of trials and mistakes no matter how you slice it, but pursuing a career in the arts is just asking for trouble. I've made more than my own share of such mistakes, and my past is littered with the detritus of a failed novelist, failed musician, failed game writer. There's no security...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> <p align="center"> For all articles, see <a href="archive">the archives</a> </p> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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