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Witch Hat Atelier Season 2 Gets Officially Announced: ‘The Story Will Grow Even Bigger & Deeper’
The official website for the Witch Hat Atelier anime announced, following the broadcast of the 13th episode, that the series will return for a second season. The staff also unveiled a commemorative…
Demon Slayer Producer, Attack On Titan Studio Among Those Who’ll Receive Government Subsidies For Overseas Expansion
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced the first round of selection results for the IP360 Subsidy program which aims to strenghten its content industry. Among the…
Hunter x Hunter Manga Surpasses 100 Million Copies In Circulation Worldwide
The editorial department of Hunter x Hunter revealed that the manga has officially surpassed 100 million copies in circulation worldwide, including digital editions. The achievement coincides with…
Transgressive Sexuality and The Cold War: A Look Back at Wicked City
The 1980s were a tumultuous period that contained an ever-changing cultural zeitgeist. Coinciding with events occurring on the world stage were facets of popular culture that pushed the limitations…
A Brief Chat with Sukeban’s Stray Cat
"Some of the things are totally different from the wrestling I do in Japan. In Japan, I am just myself. I don’t have a character or wear a mask. Here, I wear the mask." - Stray Cat A Brief Chat with…
A Conversation With the Akane-banashi Team
"I want people to watch out for the rakugo performances, but I also want people to pay attention to the slice-of-life scenes. Looking at the storyboard, I feel that a lot of work has gone into how…
A Brief Preview of Magazine #2, Plus The Full Article List
We understand that you are putting a lot of faith into us, to deliver something special, and we’re all working our hardest to ensure that this issue is another one that you will be excited to keep…
The Alchemical Rise of the African Underdog: Nigerian Cosplay and the Art of the Pivot
While the Material Alchemy of Nigerian cosplay is often a solitary labor of love, its heartbeat is found in the community. The Alchemical Rise of the African Underdog: Nigerian Cosplay and the Art of…
Anime Herald’s 2026 Funding Drive Kicks Off
Good afternoon, and Happy Pride. To say that this year has been an important one is a bit of an understatement. It’s been nine years now, since we relaunched as a fully reader-supported publication…
Yaya Han: Conversations with an OG cosplayer
Anime Herald: Your last book came out in 2020. How do you feel cosplay has changed in the past five or six years? Yaya Han: I wrote my book in 2019. It has changed a lot. I think the pandemic shifted…
State of the Herald: Anime Herald Magazine Town Hall To Be Held 6/3/2026
Good evening, everyone. Earlier this month, we announced that we had officially started work on Anime Herald Magazine’s second issue. At the time, we were light on details, promising that we would…
Dragon Ball Daima’s Hit Characters Are Joining Funko’s Dragon Ball Lineup
Dragon Ball Daima SSJ3 Vegeta (Mini) Funko Pop! Dragon Ball Daima released last year, the last Dragon Ball project that creator Akira Toriyama had a hand in before his recent passing. The goofy…
Funko Drops New Mob Psycho 100 POPs, Including Exclusives at Funko Shop and Entertainment Earth
If you’re a Mob Psycho 100 fan with shelf space to fill, Funko just gave you four good reasons to open your wallet. A new wave of Pop! Vinyl figures based on the beloved anime has arrived, and the…