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Anime Weekend Atlanta Review: What Kind of Convention is AWA?
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Virtuous Con 2023 Review
In recent years, remote events have become increasingly popular all across the globe. Virtual entertainment has come in a variety of different forms and is an ongoing trend. Now, that trend has even reached conventions! During the weekend of February 25-26th 2023,...
Behind the Pen: Yase of Haruka x akuraH
Editing by Kristina Forst Anime and manga fans are likely to be familiar with Viz Media and Kodansha. As publishers and distributors, Kodansha and Viz Media produce manga magazines fans are familiar with, such as Weekly Shonen Magazine and Shonen Jump. Writers and...
Behind The Pen W/ Verrell Rain of “Veraque”
Imagine a world where every human’s abilities were determined by their race, and where people believe that their abilities are inherently better than others, causing prejudice and judgment. What if there was a small band of heroes who rejected this world’s philosophy,...
Community Meets Industry: Salomée “Saly” Luce-Antoinette of Payback!
Editing by Kristina Forst Through her love of comics and manga, Salomée “Saly” Luce-Antoinette decided to pursue a living in art. She’s the manga artist for the series Payback! which is serialized in the manga magazine Project Moonlight by Concept Moon. Saly draws...
Community Meets Industry: Blanime Podcast
Editing by Kristina Forst Disclaimer: This page contains affiliate links, meaning HBTKU will receive a commission if you decide to make a purchase through our links. “Podcasts have an incredibly important place in the Black anime content creation space.” Ash of Black...
Community Meets Industry in Fashion and Cosplay with BastetXLoves
Fashion is one of the largest industries in the world, and plays a very monumental part of the GDP. This should come as no surprise, as fashion is able to intersect with so many other industries. The anime industry may not be the same size as the fashion industry, but...
Behind The Pen w/ Mmyoi
As one can imagine, being a self-published author is hard. Many people who write and draw simply want to do just that, write and draw. It isn’t common knowledge to know about publishing, marketing, manufacturing and distributing your own work and when it comes to...
Community Meets Industry in Voice Acting W/ Baldwin Williams
There are several components needed to tell a successful story - the more detailed the story is, the more components that become necessary. One of the biggest pieces of making sure that happens is voice acting - voice actors shoulder the burden of bringing the...
Anime Weekend Atlanta Review: What Kind of Convention is AWA?
Anime conventions (cons) vary. Each has their own distinct style, purpose, and branding focus. Dreamcon focuses on the anime community by having BIPOC content creators and voice actors. Attendees looking for a safe space and networking opportunities should feel...