With Anime Boston over, we're back to our normal routines. Expect AD Classics to pick up on Wednesday, as per usual, and a poll to the Hera's Helpers for Friday's postmortem. Thanks much for your patience! ^-^
-Samantha
2018-04-22 22:14:42 +0000 UTC View Post
You know, this is one of those rare cases where things aligned in that oddly perfect way. AniFem has a fantastic editorial department, but they lack a newsroom... and, really, I can see why. ^_^;
As a news desk warrior with fifteen years in the trenches (dear God. =-= ), I can be brutally honest in saying that it's hard work. This is the type of thing where the hours are long, and you don't usually get the same accolades that come with actual editorial work.
So, yeah.. enter the gi...
2018-04-22 01:40:19 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, I'm super excited to share this with everyone! You folks are getting access to our interview with Brandon McInnis a full week ahead of everyone else. The piece won't hit the Herald until April 21. Thanks much for your patience!
-SF
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Anime Herald: How did you fall into acting? I noticed from your profile...
2018-04-15 00:13:56 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: If Only I Could Download a Paycheck....
Publication Date: 4/27/2010
Author: Matt Brown
Before we begin, I'd like to kind of take a moment to set the scene. It's 2010. The anime industry is finally starting to clear the rubble from its greatest financial catastrophe to hit since, well, ever. People are scared, and companies are terrified.
It's during this period that we start to see groups taking timid step...
2018-04-11 16:11:49 +0000 UTC View Post
As our lovely Patrons can attest, I don't like to use the Patreon to shamelessly promote our content. Still, I do want to take some time to shine a light on those moments where we do stand up, and hold elements within our community to task.
Last weekend, Aniplex hosted a panel at Anime Boston which, well... in any sense of the word, it was a disaster. Laced with unprofessional conduct and generally childish behavior from the person behind the counter, it was one of the worst industry panels we...
2018-04-07 16:11:26 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: Tenth Anniversary: Looking Back, Then Forward
Author: Samantha Ferreira
Date of Publication: 1/31/2010
Forgive me for getting sentimental, folks... this one still makes me a bit emotional.
But, yeah... wow, this takes me back. I still remember Anime Dream's big tenth anniversary as clear as day. At the time, we were all riding pretty high on the moment, and the entire team felt like they could take on the ...
2018-04-06 14:30:40 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, Samantha here! We won't have a custom article this week, as we're currently working through the current rush for the Anime Boston rush. That said, I am planning something special. :D
Last weekend, I had a chance to talk with some wonderful people. Expect at least one of this year's interviews to reach our Patron lovelies a full week before everyone else. (Sadly, due to publication rules, we're not allowed to post audio... but I assure you that some of the stories are super fun.) 2018-04-06 14:01:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Title: Media Spotlight: Anime Boston 2009
Authors: Samantha Ferreira & Matt Brown
OK... this was a pretty interesting year, on the whole. It was a year where, for some reason or another, I didn't have a digital camera at my disposal, so just about all photos came courtesy of Matt. At the same time, it was also a year where we were so busy running around to planned events that I only had time to attend the industry panels. While I normally enjoy t...
2018-03-29 13:56:35 +0000 UTC View Post
So, um... yeah. ^_^;; I'm finally out.
My name's Samantha, she/her. I like anime, gaming, and talking nerdy... nice to meet you all again.
2018-03-29 00:26:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Anime Boston 2016 - Photo Credit: Samantha Ferreira
I'd argue that I've been covering anime cons for a little while. I've been in the trenches for every Anime Boston, several Otakons, and a number of smaller cons across the northeast. And, with each event, I still find myself marveling at the infectious energy that seems to permeate through the halls. You can see it in every smiling attendee,...
2018-03-28 16:03:41 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, due to the simply monstrous number of big reveals coming from Anime Japan, we've been busily working to keep up with the flow of reveals. (28 articles and counting!) Because of this, the weekly article will be pushed back until Monday or Tuesday. Apologies, everybody!
2018-03-25 02:24:01 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: Media Spotlight: Anime Boston 2011
Author: M. Ferreira
This was the last large-scale convention piece I ran for Anime Dream, back in the day. We did 2012, but at that point, I was pretty firmly settled into the daily dealings of Anime Herald.
At this point, it was becoming clear that the Dream was at the beginning of the end... this piece was the first big Spotlight article to hit in a full year, and even then, it took tim...
2018-03-21 15:06:07 +0000 UTC View Post
While going through my documents and photos for this week's AD Classics article, I found a batch of photos that I had taken at Otakon 2008. These weren't on Anime Dream's server, so they didn't appear in Matt's backups.
In short, I thought that these were effectively lost forever.
So, to find these snapshots nearly ten years later fills me with joy - there were a lot of good memories at Otakon. There were also lot of very weird stories which I won't tell here, but maybe I will some other...
2018-03-20 03:47:36 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Samantha Ferreira
With Anime Boston coming at us in just a couple of weeks, I kind of wanted to take some time to do something special for the Patreon crowd! This week, I’ll be going into the behind-the-scenes process for covering a large-scale anime convention.
That said, Anime Boston is still “small” for one of the big boys. It doesn’t boast Anime Expo’s 107,000 warm bodies, or a certain Texas con’s 36,000 attendees. Still, last...
2018-03-16 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: Media Spotlight: Anime Boston 2010
Author: M. Ferreira
With Anime Boston just a couple of weeks away, I wanted to take another look at the con's past events! So, for the next couple of AD Classics pieces, we'll be pulling up our general articles from previous Anime Boston events, recreating them in full where we can.
Anime Boston 2010 was the first year where we started doing the annual "blow-out" in coverage. Previously, we'd h...
2018-03-14 14:17:50 +0000 UTC View PostBefore I begin, I apologize that I was late on this. There have been a few things in the daily life that I've had to address - I want to talk about them, and I will when the time is right. x-x But for now, I thank you for your patience.
Original Titles:
Good afternoon, Helpers. It's that time of the season - we're beginning 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.
Our only rule is "No ...
2018-03-08 16:59:54 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: Ash Feathers and the Anime Fan
Author: Matt Brown
Date of Publication: 5/4/2009
A bit of context for this piece. In 2009, the anime world was a vastly different place. I mean, aside from the whole crisis of the bubble bursting.
This was a point where anime was generally at a low point in public consciousness and general regard in the greater western market. For reference: one year after this article ...
2018-03-08 14:19:30 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor: Mike Ferreira
In lieu of our usual behind-the-scenes piece, I’d like to take a few moments to really just ruminate on the industry at-large. This is an Early Access article, which won’t be hitting the Herald until March 17.
If you were to tell me ten years ago that the anime industry would become a tour de force in the entertainment world, I would have stared at you blankly before finding some way to excuse myself. While anime had some pull,...
2018-03-04 00:38:24 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: The Top 5 Industry Disasters of The Decade
Author: Mike Ferreira
Publication Date: 12/28/2009
Before I begin: Yeah, this is a listicle. This was back during the late oughts, as the industry was still making slow steps to recovery after bottoming out. At the same time, we were at the end of the oughts, and well, it felt like things were really starting to look up after the total industry meltdown. Section23 Films fi...
2018-02-28 13:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning Helpers, and happy Monday to you all! We're getting ready to record our next podcast, and we'd like your vote for what we'd like to cover. It's been a huge month, with tons of major topics, but if there's something that you'd like us to chat up that you don't see in the list, let us know in the comments!
And as always, your vote has the same weight as the podcast crew, so don't hold back!
2018-02-26 13:47:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Original Title: Attack on Titan’s Netflix Debut Hit by Translation Woes
Author: Mike Ferreira
Date of Publication: 1/14/2014
Before I begin, I'd like to say that this was one of the more fun articles I had the pleasure of writing in Anime Herald's earlier days. This was written at a time when the ...
2018-02-23 16:24:32 +0000 UTC View PostBefore I begin, this is a super angry piece. This was from a vastly different time in my life, where I was just, well... mad at everything. For a lot of reasons. All of them were out of my control.
I actually was planning on hosting this a few weeks ago... but I just couldn't bear to. Instead, I had a long, hard sit-down, and took stock of my situation, before making some incredibly tough decisions.
So... please... remember that th...
2018-02-21 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Monday, Helpers! I hope you had a great weekend. We're back to work here at the Herald, and we'd like to ask for your pick on this week's behind-the-scenes piece.
Which topic would you like to see us tackle as our next article?
As usual, voting closes on Friday.
2018-02-20 14:11:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Whew! This one is finally in the can! This was actually meant to be our January episode, but technical issues meant that our mix was... kind of bad. This particular episode took a combined 97 hours to edit to a standard that we could all be happy with, meticulously playing with levels and getting the audio evened out. Thanks so much for your patience! -MF
This month's episode saw Mike and Lydia talking about the latest comings and goings in the industry, focusing primarily on Amazon's...
2018-02-19 21:37:53 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, due to a few personal matters, we won't have a "behind the scenes" article this week. Apologies for the inconvenience, and look forward to next week's piece!
2018-02-18 01:57:17 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: Romeo and Juliet are Dead: A Review in One Act
Author: Matt Brown
Publication Date: 10/28/2009
This is another piece from Matt from our final "full" year of operations at Anime Dream. Things were still running pretty high, and we were experimenting with our content and formats.
Honestly, this is a piece that always stood out to me, both in its clever presentation, and total reverence (and irreverence) towa...
2018-02-15 02:54:17 +0000 UTC View PostArticle Title: A Meeting With Aniplex of America President Henry Goto
Author: Seth Burn
Publication Date: 9/2/2016
Remember when I mentioned that there were off-the-wall stories? Well, buckle in, because we're going to be riding this one to crazy town.
This was published during a time I like to cal...
2018-02-09 16:22:47 +0000 UTC View PostTitle: The Haruhi Suzumiya Guide to Running a Web Site
Author: Matt Brown
Publication Date: 7/13/2009
Matt wrote this during the last "full" year of operation for Anime Dream. Starting in 2010, we began to enter the final phases of AD's existence.
But at this point, we were still running pretty high. The industry was starting to see some light at the end of the industry bubble burst, and The Melancholy of H...
2018-02-07 15:17:59 +0000 UTC View Post
It's 2018, which means it's time to start looking at where we want to see ourselves in the next twelve months. With this in mind, I've dipped into my savings to start working with a few artists for a few... things (stay tuned). We'll be showcasing them here as they're completed. :)
Today, we received the first of a few pieces in the works. This shot was was drawn by CrowzPerch, who was a big part of our mascot's redes...
2018-02-06 23:55:27 +0000 UTC View Post