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Powered By Patreon: You Have Until April to Catch Up With Chihayafuru; Here’s Why You Should

Author: L.B. Bryant

Date: 12/29/2018

Format: Editorial

What Is It?

"You Have Until April to Catch Up With Chihayafuru; Here’s Why You Should" is an editorial piece by L.B., which blends the personal and the informative. L.B. takes a look into 2011 anime series Chihayafuru and how he was introduced to the show. From here, the piece swerves into an appeal, as it breaks down what makes the series special and ...

New Category: Patron-Supported Articles

Hi everyone,

Starting today, we'll be posting links to articles that could only exist due to our Patrons' backing. 

Don't worry, I won't be posting our news feed. :D I'm not mean.

But, joking aside, I wanted to really shine a light on the articles that Patrons have supported, and in what ways their funding helped to make them a reality. These could be simple screeners, they could be full pitches or even outright article funding.

This is part of our dedication to t...

A New Year & New Opportunities

Happy New Year, everybody!

I hope 2018 was great for you all, and I wish every one of you a wonderful 2019.

Much like the other State of the Herald pieces, I'll be dropping the "presidential" tone from this, since, well... I like being more candid with you folks. 😊

Exactly one year ago today, we launched the Anime Herald Patreon campaign. In what felt like a mere insta...

Our Next Anime Club Show Is...

The votes have been tallied, and the team has negotiated, fought, and shared ice cream and tears as we came to our decision on what show we'll discuss in the Herald Anime Club's Winter 2019 run! (Well, not really, but drama!)

The winner this time around is The Promised Neverland! We'll be discussing the series in-depth (nearly) every week once the show airs. A huge thanks to every one of our who voted Hera's Helper members who voted! Your picks helped push this...

Happy Holidays, From Anime Herald

I'd like to take a moment to with you all a happy holiday season. Words can't describe how grateful we are for your support, and for the freedom that you grant us, as we strive to make Anime Herald the best organization it can be.

We wouldn't be here without you, and I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere thanks.

Happy holidays, everyone...and thank you. We'll be doing our best to meet (and beat!) your expectations starting December 26.

-Samantha Ferreira

2018-12-24 16:56:06 +0000 UTC View Post

That 2007 Feeling: A Chronicle of the Western Anime Bubble: Chapter 1

This is the first chapter of an ongoing work, which will chronicle the growth and sudden crash of the anime industry, from 1998 through 2008. New installments will be added irregularly.

Anybody who knows me, knows that I’ve been covering this industry for a long time. I’ve been manning the news desk since 2003, and writing in some capacity within the anime sphere for seventeen years . And, as I look upon the industry that stands before us today, I can’t help but feel a se...

Quick Heads-Up: Forward to the Past

Good afternoon, everyone.

Earlier this year, I mentioned that I was about to embark on an irregular article series, dubbed "Forward to the Past." At the time, I noted that these would be irregular in nature, and timed-exclusive to Patreon.

I still intend to make good on this promise. In fact, I'll be releasing our first real entry into this series at the end of the week.

I'll be chronicling the events that led up to, and through the Anime Crash of 2008. I'll be discussing ...

Behind the Scenes: The Media Create Articles

Dates: 11/4/2016 - 2/25/2018 

Author: Samantha Ferreira

This is a behind-the-scenes piece that I've been wanting to write for a while. The Media Create articles are, well… they’re an interesting part of my own history, to be honest.

When Media Create analyses first hit Anime Herald, though, they were met with... hrm, is "confusion" a kind enough word? Yea...

State of the Herald: 2018 Patrons Edition

Good evening, everybody.

I hope you've had a fantastic 2018! As we get ready to enter December, I wanted to take a few minutes to sit back and talk with each and every one of you. I’ll be dropping the “presidential tone” act that tends to permeate the public-facing State of the Herald pieces, as I feel that being candid works better in this case.

This is the first of (hopefully) many annua...

Behind the Scenes: FUNimation’s Gamble In Broadcast Dubs Pays Off

• Title: FUNimation’s Gamble In Broadcast Dubs Pays Off
• Publication Date: 2/14/2015
• Author: Samantha Ferreira

Before I begin, I have to take a moment to step back and admire how far we've come. It's hard to believe that it's been nearly four years since Funimation launched their Sim...

Behind the Scenes: The Anime Bento Articles

Titles:

• Customers Allege That Anime Bento Bilked Them
• Former Associate Comments On Anime Bento

Publication Dates: 9/1/2018 - 9/24/2018

Author: Samantha Ferreira

Anime Bento Follow-Up

We had a chance to talk with a former associate of Anime Bento's core members, and well... things get interesting.

This was another in-depth piece that we've been trying to get rolling for a while, but had to shelve for a week or two due to crunch in the day job. Apologies for the wait, we're getting back to our normal rhythms!

Plus side, we'll be putting together a full (FULL)  postmortem for this series, which will break down a lot of the legwork and investigative details that wen...

Pick Our Next Behind The Scenes Article!

Happy Wednesday, Helpers, and welcome to our first post Labor Day article poll! That's right. It's now officially gauche to wear white, but perfectly okay to enjoy a tasty frozen treat on those warm September days.

Anyway! The time has come to vote for this week's behind-the-scenes postmortem piece. Because we're a bit behind on getting the poll out (Apologies, there!), voting runs until Saturday, and...

Herald Anime Club: Get Your Votes In for Fall 2018!

Good evening, Helpers. It's that time of the season - we're kicking off our votes for the upcoming Herald Anime Club lineup! And, since you're part of the Hera's Helpers tier, you get a vote that's 100% equal in weight to that of our core team.

So, we come here to ask: Which show would you like to see us talk about in the coming season? The full chart of upcoming titles can be found at AniChart.

As with our previous vo...

Customers Allege That Anime Bento Bilked Them

This is the end result of four months of information gathering and research. And I mean four literal, solid months. 300 hours and change. 

I began working on this just after Anime Boston. Since then, I've had dozens of conversations with customers and users, and way too many hours corroborating data. Yes, I even got a second to confirm the phone call story.

This is probably our most ambitious piece of field journalism to date, and something that was made possible by all of you lovel...

AD Classics: Slumdog Millennium

I've known Matt for close to twenty years at this point. He interviewed me for the position at Anime Dream in 2003, and he was my direct superior from the day I took the news desk to the day we turned out the lights in 2012.

And, over the years, I've come to feel that he's one of the greatest minds that the anime world never really caught on to. And, to be honest, that's probably for the best.

Matt is a rare individual, whose calm, soft-spoken demeanor hides a sharp...