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Otaku-Chans And The Future Of Anime Made For TikTok
On March 15, 2023, history was made as Otaku-chans, the first anime created specifically for TikTok, launched its first episode. The series focuses on the simplistic animated adventures of cats Riri...
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The Evolution of Abridged Anime Part 1 – An Artist Collective & The Arrest of...
While the concept of comedic fandubs of anime isn’t exactly new, the way anime fandom interacts with them is changing in a major way, thanks to TikTok and its estimated 1.06 billion active users. The...
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The Evolution of Abridged Anime Part 2: The Modern Progenitors
As anime fandom entered the new millennium, technological advancements placed San Jose at the epicenter of the next evolution in anime parodies. Until the late ‘90s, most comedic fandubs were done...
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VHS Trading and Fansubs in the Modern Era
Table of contentsEarly Anime FandomThe Role of Anime ClubsThe First Anime FansubFansubbing ExpandsTape Trading Today With the advent of streaming services, we are currently living through an era of...
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The Evolution of Abridged Anime Part 3: What’s In A Name?
On April 23, 2005, a nineteen-second video titled “Me at the zoo” made history as the first-ever video posted to YouTube. Even with videos capped at just 30 seconds, the site was receiving eight...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Abridged Anime Part 4 – No Screwing The Rules
Fears about legal ramifications were fairly common in the world of comedic anime fandubs, despite some arguing they might be protected under parody laws. Philip Sral of Sherbert Productions shared a...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Abridged Anime Part 5 – TikTok And The Future
While TikTok is a massive and attractive platform for comedic anime fandubs, it does come with its own difficulties when compared to YouTube. The traditionally episodic abridged series aren’t suited...
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Beyond Birdie Wing: COVID-19’s Impact On Golf Anime Adaptations
On March 28, Chris and Steve over at Anime News Network posed a curious question: Is Birdie Wing to blame for the sudden rise in golfing anime? Not only has Sorairo Utility been greenlit for a full...
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Disastrously Not Knowing What to Do: The Life and Death of Always Breaktime
The first AI-generated “anime,” Disastrously Not Knowing What to Do and What Not to Do, known colloquially as Always Breaktime, began streaming to Twitch on February 8, 2023. Its goal was to create an...
View ArticlePanda-monium: World War II, Diplomatic Relations, and Anime
In this day and age, it’s impossible to deny that Japan’s actions during World War II were anything short of horrifying. The Massacre of Nanjing, forced sexual slavery through the practice of keeping...
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Koala-ty Entertainment: An Australian Anime Craze
This is part 2 of a three-part series. The first installment can be found here. The first-ever Koala Symposium was held at the Taronga Park Zoo in 1978, setting into motion a series of events that...
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Koala Anime’s Euca-lasting Impact On North America
This is part 3 of a three-part series. The first installment can be found here, and the second can be found here. In Japan, Adventures of the Little Koala and Blinky the Wonderful Koala came, were...
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Whack A Catgirl: An Anime Fandom Time Capsule
In this day and age, convention attendees are likely to spot the Asmadi Games logo adorning titles like One Deck Dungeon, Innovation, or perhaps We Didn’t Playtest This At All in the tabletop gaming...
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Manga Kodama: Affordably Priced Anime Fandom
Anime fans have come a long way from the days of wonky-looking Sailor Moon dolls with limited releases. For better or worse, we have entered the era of Funko Pops, Nendoroids, Cu-Poche, and a wide...
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