LeSean Thomas Schools New York on 'Consumer' Fans and Uplifting Animators

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The Japan Society displayed artwork from Thomas' <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10441">Netflix</a></cite> miniseries <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24121">Yasuke</a></cite></cite> and sold an exclusive <cite>Foreign Exchange</cite> art book as well.</p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="450" height="600" alt="img_4639" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/217989/img_4639.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit">Reuben Baron</figcaption></figure><p>The high school talk, which followed a screening of the short film <cite>Children of Ether</cite>, gave a general overview of the arc of Thomas' life and career. Born in the Bronx in 1975 (though he still “dresses like a 12-year-old”), he first got into drawing through his older brother. He didn't do well in school and could be “mischievous,” but his love of drawing kept him off the streets—and his mother encouraged his passion by enrolling him in a junior enrichment art high school.</p> <p>Thomas wanted to get into comics—he and his friends would finish each other's comics in class—but Marvel and DC were extremely competitive to get into in the '90s. Out of school, Thomas got his first major job doing an unpaid internship at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=20721">Pyramid</a></cite>, a licensing company that made children's handbags for projects like Disney's <cite>Hercules</cite>. His comics portfolio helped him get the job because he was the one illustrator in a company mostly filled with graphic designers.</p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="450" alt="img_4651" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/217989/img_4651.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit">Reuben Baron</figcaption></figure><p>Animation work in New York dried up with the dot-com crash, so Thomas moved to Greensboro, South Carolina, where he met <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=104126">Carl Jones</a></cite>. Jones was a friend of Aaron McGruder, who was having trouble finding Black storyboard artists doing anime-style action for <cite>The Boondocks</cite> (the best action storyboarders in America at the time, Thomas says, were mostly white guys from CalArts doing Batman cartoons for <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=808">WB</a></cite>). When Thomas joined the production of <cite>The Boondocks</cite>, he initially wanted just to be a character designer, but McGruder specifically requested his help for storyboarding the “N**** Moment” sequence.</p> <p>Working in American animation, Thomas was disheartened by how little care was given to the South Korean vendor studios, saying, “I was really bothered by the fact that nobody knew who animated what.” When he decided to move to Korea to see the process firsthand on <cite>The Legend of Korra</cite>, people called him “crazy” due to the lower pay, but Thomas says, “I didn't like LA anyway.” This was not a “normal” career path, but working with the South Korean artists at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=16222">Studio Mir</a></cite> got him in contact with Japanese studios, ultimately leading to his anime career. When asked how he stays focused as a director, Thomas answered, “Fear is a part of innovation… I just do it scared. I'm shook, but I still gotta do this thing.”</p> <p><span style="display: block; width: 800px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="800" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ijKAtzQY1wc?si=IoBo8HxR12JwF_LX" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p>Going into the public talk, which focused on the production of <cite><cite class="e anime">Yasuke</cite></cite>, I was told by a Japan Society staff member that this one was gonna “make people angry.” I assume this was about Thomas' responses to fan criticisms. When Coach Mike asked about the decision to throw <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=100">mecha</a></cite> and other wild fantasy elements into a historical drama like <cite><cite class="e anime">Yasuke</cite></cite>, Thomas noted, “I'm not on social media because I like my blood pressure low.” Still, he has seen some online reactions from certain people (“experts but only of the shit that they like”) criticizing these elements. His defense of adding <cite class="e lexicon">mecha</cite> to a samurai story? “Why not?”</p> <p>Thomas describes <cite class="e anime">Yasuke</cite> as an “audacity project,” saying, “Nobody's seen anything like this before, and they're already telling me how to make it.” The production had three history advisors mainly so the director could say, “Fuck all that.” While the show isn't historically accurate, it has helped draw attention to real history (some of the staff weren't even aware Y<i></i>asuke was a real historical figure before production began). Of his critics, he clarifies, “I don't hate on them; these fans are passionate,” but says that they're looking at things from a “consumer” perspective rather than a creative one. When someone says they wish <cite><cite class="e anime">Yasuke</cite></cite> was more like <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2636">Samurai Champloo</a></cite></cite> or <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20778">Vinland Saga</a></cite></cite>, he responds, “Why do you want the same shit?” Stuff being the 'same shit' only distinguished by having Black characters is a thing Thomas criticizes about other projects—one of his hottest takes expressed in the panel is his claim that Jordan Peele's films, while high quality, are “retreads.” (On the topic of <cite>Get Out</cite>, Thomas says, “[Peele] took an '80s B-horror movie and put a well-to-do Black dude in there but kept everyone else white”).</p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="450" height="600" alt="img_4652" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/217989/img_4652.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit">Reuben Baron</figcaption></figure><p>Ultimately, his response to criticism of <cite><cite class="e anime">Yasuke</cite></cite> from other Black anime fans is to encourage them to create their own shows. “Everyone has their own ideas of what the first Black anime should look like,” and Thomas wants to see more and eliminate the “scarcity mindset” surrounding representation. He particularly longs to see more adult-oriented Black animated dramas—the last American example he could remember before pitching <cite><cite class="e anime">Yasuke</cite></cite> in 2017 was the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7249">HBO</a></cite> <cite>Spawn</cite> show. <cite>The Boondocks</cite> was groundbreaking in the adult comedy field—he remembers the response to the show being a mix of “This is amazing!” and “This needs to be canceled!”—but mining socioeconomic struggles for dark satire in shows like <cite>The Boondocks</cite> and <cite>Black Dynamite</cite> eventually exhausted Thomas, who has since leaned into more fantastic escapism.</p> <p>Thomas celebrates that <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite> “opened the door” for his Black genre shows, and has pushed for more global, democratized IP than the legacy studios—“We never would have got <cite>Squid Game</cite> from Hollywood.” Of course, <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite>'s reputation in recent years has gone from boundary pusher to serial canceller—a shift he acknowledged in his industry-focused college talk, though he believes <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite> is starting to recover from its post-COVID contraction and revealed he has a new project in the works for the streamer.</p> <p>The college talk opened with a screening of the first episode of <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22448">Cannon Busters</a></cite></cite>—and much of the event focused on the struggles of getting that sci-fi series off the ground. <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite> became interested in the project after seeing the <cite>Children of Ether</cite> short, but because Thomas wanted to keep the IP rights, <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite> wouldn't finance it. A UK bond completion company and the Taiwanese company <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=16749">Nada Holdings</a></cite> (<cite class="e company">Netflix</cite> wasn't available in Taiwan yet) took on much of the financing burden.</p> <p><span style="display: block; width: 800px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="800" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QFb3lNBV8Qs?si=HLr10pWwreZcdMCG" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p>This production was “a little rocky” because of this. Japanese studios are used to being funded by production committees, so working with a completion bond company was new for them. Artists had to get physicals for insurance purposes. <cite class="e company">Nada Holdings</cite>' CEO was friends with the president of the Chinese streaming service BilliBilli, and questions about Chinese censorship standards were a big issue. At the time, the Chinese government had taken a stance against hip-hop in general due to certain artists using the genre as a means of protest, which posed an issue with <cite><cite class="e anime">Cannon Busters</cite></cite>' opening theme.</p> <p>Thomas does not speak Japanese, so he used an interpreter throughout the production. He made friends with the animators, which meant going out for drinks with them regularly; “I'm not a drinker,” he says, “but they don't smoke weed in Japan.” One big cultural difference he noted is that “there aren't a lot of ‘cowboys’ in Japanese productions compared to the United States, where you can have an intern trying to rewrite the script.” Japanese animators are more likely to say, “Tell me what you need”—by which they mean, “Tell me how to do it right.”</p> <p>With <cite><cite class="e anime">Cannon Busters</cite></cite>, Thomas wanted to “play around” with the many different ways Black characters (or more precisely, Black-coded characters, since no one in the show is from Earth) can look in anime. S.A.M. is pure moé style, while Philly the Kid looks like he could have stepped out of <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13">Cowboy Bebop</a></cite></cite>. Thomas sometimes had to teach the Japanese animators how to draw Black people; when one design for the second episode came back with “sausage lips,” he sent an email explaining the history of minstrel imagery and why it could be offensive to international audiences.</p> <p>Another challenge came about when it was time to dub <cite><cite class="e anime">Cannon Busters</cite></cite> in English. The producers had only budgeted for a non-union dub, not considering that most of the best Black voice actors are union and that non-union dubs tend to be overwhelming white. A whitewashed <cite><cite class="e anime">Cannon Busters</cite></cite> cast would be unacceptable, so they ended up spending an additional $8,000 per episode on a union dub from <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=558">NYAV Post</a></cite> (Thomas' preferred dubbing studio, which is “excellent” at finding diverse voice talent).</p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="450" height="600" alt="img_4650" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/217989/img_4650.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit">Reuben Baron</figcaption></figure><p>Thomas wanted to impart a few major messages to the students attending. He wanted them to realize “you can be more than a fan” and that they could create their own anime. He also emphasized the importance of learning who makes the anime you love (joking about people who love <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13262">Hunter x Hunter</a></cite></cite> but “don't know who the fuck made <cite><cite class="e anime">Hunter x Hunter</cite></cite>”), and to recognize and uplift the artists who inspire you. In his closing words, he told the crowd, “I would like to see us uplift each other more”—the industry's competitiveness can make young artists shy about praising each other, but a rising tide lifts all boats.</p>  </div> </div> <hr> <a href="/cms/discuss/217989">discuss this in the forum (35 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_217989('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_217989('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_217989(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2024-11-27/lesean-thomas-schools-new-york-on-consumer-fans-and-uplifting-animators/.217989"; var title = "LeSean Thomas Schools New York on 'Consumer' Fans and Uplifting Animators"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-217989-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-217989-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.217989" readonly> </div> <p> <a href="/feature/">Feature homepage</a> / <a href="/feature/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218045 reviews comics"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 18.446% 23.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218045/dinghai-records.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> </div> <a href="/review/dinghai-fusheng-records/volume-1/.218045" data-track="id=179881&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/dinghai-fusheng-records/volume-1/.218045" data-track="id=179881&from=SB"><cite>Dinghai Fusheng Records</cite> Volume 1 Manhua Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-01T01:00:00+08:00">Dec 1, 01:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="comics" href="/all/?topic=comics" target="intro-by-topic"> comics</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Dinghai Fusheng Records</cite> is a good break-in point for the danmei-curious.</span> <span class="full">― Danmei can sometimes feel overwhelming if you've never read it before. 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English-subtitled version ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218403 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.643% 62.357%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218403/youandidolprecure_logo2.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218403">30 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-28/precure-franchise-announces-you-and-idol-precure-anime/.218403" data-track="id=180006&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-28/precure-franchise-announces-you-and-idol-precure-anime/.218403" data-track="id=180006&from=SB"><cite>Precure</cite> Franchise Announces <cite>You and Idol Precure♪</cite> Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-29T08:32:33+08:00">Nov 29, 08:32</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218403">30 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">New anime marks 22nd main entry in franchise</span> <span class="full">― Toei Animation revealed on Friday that the 22nd main anime entry in the <cite>Precure</cite> franchise is titled <cite>You and Idol Precure♪</cite> (<cite>Kimi to Idol Precure♪</cite>). <cite>Wonderful Precure!</cite>, the 21st Precure (Pretty Cure) television anime series, premiered on February 4. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. <cite>Mahō Tsukai Precure!!: MIRAI DAYS</cite>, the direct sequel...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218125 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 33.586% 73.569%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218125/murai-in-love.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218125">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/murai-in-love/anime-series/.218125" data-track="id=179879&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/murai-in-love/anime-series/.218125" data-track="id=179879&from=SB"><cite>Murai in Love</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-29T01:00:00+08:00">Nov 29, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218125">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Murai in Love is a very strange show. Its premise is strange, its characters are strange, and its animation is strange. So strange that it practically begs to be watched.</span> <span class="full">― <cite>Murai in Love</cite> is a very strange show. Its premise is strange, its characters are strange, and its animation is strange. So strange that it practically begs to be watched. I admit that I was mildly non-plussed by <cite>Murai in Love</cite> at f...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside tvsins" data-topics="article218314 sponsor merch"> <div class="category-line tvsins"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 30.375% 19.333%" data-src="/assets/e6f9f5aafd3396bfdd01dc0447f0f72a43c5ebc6.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category tvsins"> <b><strong>a</strong></b><strong><strong><span><span><font>d</font></span></span></strong></strong> </div> </div> <a href="/advertorial/2024-11-28/product-spotlight-the-official-y70-silver-wolf-case-bundle/.218314" data-track="id=179933&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/advertorial/2024-11-28/product-spotlight-the-official-y70-silver-wolf-case-bundle/.218314" data-track="id=179933&from=SB">Product Spotlight - The Official Y70 Silver Wolf Case Bundle</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-28T23:00:00+08:00">Nov 28, 23:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="merch" href="/all/?topic=merch" target="intro-by-topic"> merch</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Last month, HYTE was nice enough to send us an early shipment of their latest product: The Official Y70 Silver Wolf Case Bundle.</span> <span class="full">― This was kind of a perfect launch event. That's what I thought to myself after I left iBUYPOWER's and HYTE's Silver Wolf Launch event. For those unfamiliar with HYTE, they are the (cool) sister brand of iBUYPOWER that as of late are best known for their unique premium pro...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218392 news manga anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 58.900% 87.244%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218392/me-and-the-alien-muumuu.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218392">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-28/me-and-the-alien-muumuu-manga-tv-anime-adaptation-confirmed/.218392" data-track="id=180005&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-28/me-and-the-alien-muumuu-manga-tv-anime-adaptation-confirmed/.218392" data-track="id=180005&from=SB"><cite>Me and the Alien MuuMuu</cite> Manga's TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-28T18:23:46+08:00">Nov 28, 18:23</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218392">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Momo Harumi, Etsuko Kozakura to star in series debuting in 2025</span> <span class="full">― Pony Canyon confirmed on Thursday that Hiroki Miyashita's <cite>Uchūjin MūMū</cite> manga is getting a television anime adaptation in 2025 with the English title <cite>Me and the Alien MuuMuu</cite>. The anime will star newcomer Momo Harumi as Sakurako Umeyashiki, and Etsuko Kozakura as MuuMuu. Pony Canyon describes the story: A cat-like alien from a distant ga...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218373 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.996% 12.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.6/195697/girlfriend.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218373">5 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-27/reiji-miyajima-girlfriend-girlfriend-manga-creator-hiroyuki-will-launch-new-series/.218373" data-track="id=179976&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-27/reiji-miyajima-girlfriend-girlfriend-manga-creator-hiroyuki-will-launch-new-series/.218373" data-track="id=179976&from=SB">Reiji Miyajima: <i>Girlfriend, Girlfriend</i> Manga Creator Hiroyuki Will Launch New Series</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-28T09:43:49+08:00">Nov 28, 09:43</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218373">5 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Hiroyuki finished <cite>Girlfriend, Girlfriend</cite> manga series in May 2023</span> <span class="full">― In his author's note in this year's 31st issue of Kodansha's <cite>Weekly Shonen Magazine</cite> on Wednesday, <cite>Rent-A-Girlfriend</cite> manga creator Reiji Miyajima reported that his friend, manga creator Hiroyuki, has decided this week to launch a new series. Miyajima does not indicate what kind of story Hiroyuki's new series will be, nor when it will ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218007 reviews novels"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 47.600% 25.867%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218007/bsd-another.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> </div> <a href="/review/bungo-stray-dogs-another-story/yukito-ayatsuji-vs-natsuhiko-kyogoku/novel/.218007" data-track="id=179807&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/bungo-stray-dogs-another-story/yukito-ayatsuji-vs-natsuhiko-kyogoku/novel/.218007" data-track="id=179807&from=SB"><cite>Bungo Stray Dogs Another Story: Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku</cite> Novel Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-28T01:00:00+08:00">Nov 28, 01:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story</cite> is one of the strongest novels in the franchise to date, and in many ways an homage to classic mystery fiction.</span> <span class="full">― Most of the characters in the main Bungo Stray Dogs are dead. Or at least, the authors they're (loosely) based on are, and I have to think that that makes it easier for series author Kafka Asagiri to create their characters. But that's not the case for Bung...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218301 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 62.533% 47.911%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218301/81qpzeeo5il.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218301">49 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-27/tennessee-school-districts-remove-multiple-manga-series-from-libraries/.218301" data-track="id=179942&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-27/tennessee-school-districts-remove-multiple-manga-series-from-libraries/.218301" data-track="id=179942&from=SB">Tennessee School Districts Remove Multiple Manga Series from Libraries</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-28T01:00:00+08:00">Nov 28, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218301">49 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Akira, Case Closed, Assassination Classroom, Fire Force,</cite> more pulled</span> <span class="full">― In the past two months, two school districts in Tennessee have listed the books, including manga series, that they have removed from school libraries. Other school districts in Tennessee are considering how to comply with a new state law this year to limit books in school libraries. The Rutherford ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article217989 views anime"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.281% 52.361%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/217989/yasuke.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/217989">35 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2024-11-27/lesean-thomas-schools-new-york-on-consumer-fans-and-uplifting-animators/.217989" data-track="id=179600&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2024-11-27/lesean-thomas-schools-new-york-on-consumer-fans-and-uplifting-animators/.217989" data-track="id=179600&from=SB">LeSean Thomas Schools New York on 'Consumer' Fans and Uplifting Animators</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-27T22:00:00+08:00">Nov 27, 22:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/217989">35 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">When someone says they wish <cite>Yasuke</cite> was more like <cite>Samurai Champloo</cite> or <cite>Vinland Saga</cite>, he responds, “Why do you want the same shit?”</span> <span class="full">― Last week, the Japan Society in New York City hosted the film series "Foreign Exchange: Anime Inspirations & Visionaries with LeSean Thomas.” Thomas, the first Black American to work as an anime director in Japan, participated in three talks hosted by Coach Mike of The I...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218350 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.946% 27.750%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218350/gdxibl7ayaadrji.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218350">3 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-27/the-invisible-man-and-his-soon-to-be-wife-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2025/.218350" data-track="id=179910&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-27/the-invisible-man-and-his-soon-to-be-wife-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2025/.218350" data-track="id=179910&from=SB"><i>The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife</i> Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-27T17:16:18+08:00">Nov 27, 17:16</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218350">3 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Iwatobineko's romantic comedy of invisible detective & his bashful staffer</span> <span class="full">― A website opened on Wednesday to announce a television anime adaptation of Iwatobineko's manga The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife (Tōmei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fūfu ni Naru Futari) for next year. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: Yakō Shizuka, a quiet and bash...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside tbyeyn" data-topics="article218315 sponsor merch"> <div class="category-line tbyeyn"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 29.250% 8.500%" data-src="/assets/c51197cf20dbfc7354aa73f5a8d72bf37a1a3616.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category tbyeyn"> <strong><b><span><b>a</b></span></b></strong><font><strong><strong><b><b><b>d</b></b></b></strong></strong></font> </div> </div> <a href="/advertorial/2024-11-27/total-anime-premium-collectibles-for-every-fan/.218315" data-track="id=179890&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/advertorial/2024-11-27/total-anime-premium-collectibles-for-every-fan/.218315" data-track="id=179890&from=SB">Total Anime: Premium Collectibles for Every Fan</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-27T13:00:00+08:00">Nov 27, 13:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="merch" href="/all/?topic=merch" target="intro-by-topic"> merch</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Jazwares is revolutionizing the way fans connect with their favorite anime franchises.</span> <span class="full">― Anime Collecting Has Never Looked Better Jazwares is revolutionizing the way fans connect with their favorite anime franchises. 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