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Blog Updates - August

Hello, Everyone! After publishing my last post and thinking on things for a bit, I’ve decided to take a bit of time this month to regroup and focus on some behind-the-scenes work. So, I’ll be stepping back slightly in August to catch up on a few important projects—including editing a video from an interview I conducted in April (which really needs to go up soon!) and finishing two papers that…

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[Community/Chatting] Keeping Something For Yourself

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting A short while ago I mentioned to you all that I had to withdraw from AX due to personal expenses. While I had every intention of being at Anime Expo two weekends ago for 4th of July months prior, that sadly didn’t pan out. So, with a heavy heart, I sent off a few hard emails, made peace with the decision, and tried to shift gears. While I didn’t make it to AX, I…

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[Review] My Alcoholic Escape from Reality: Going Nowhere & Being Okay With That

Source: https://www.amazon.com/My-Alcoholic-Escape-from-Reality-1-book-series/dp/B08ZCNZMDJ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Published in 2021, this book is what truly made me fall in love with Nagata Kabi’s work. Before this, I had read her famous My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness memoir-manga and a few other titles, but this one really solidified me as a fan of Nagata’s work. The story…

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[Review] She Likes Gays, But Not Me: Teenage Cringe + Honesty = A Good Read?

Source: https://www.amazon.com/She-Likes-Gays-but-Vol/dp/B0CP1W4DQ2 By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Recently, the Barnes & Noble in my new hometown in South Carolina faced a scare when their rental contract was about to expire. The situation caused a lot of commotion and led to a huge sale, which, of course, sent me into full-on “buy-all-the-books” mode. I ended up picking up over ten volumes…

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[Review] A Quick Look At MANGA MIRAI

Title: MANGA MIRAI cover image | Source: “MANGA MIRAI Brings VIZ Media Titles to Platform Ahead of Anime Expo 2025 Debut” Press Release By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting MANGA MIRAI is a digital manga reading app and website that appears to have launched on March 4, 2025, based on my Google search and their press release. As a newer platform, the expectations are a little low for what they may…

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[Reflection/Announcement] Publishing & The Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025

Title: MyAnimeList × Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025 Cover Image | Source: “Global Search for the Next Isekai Hit Begins July 7: “MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025 – THE ISEKAI presented by KADOKAWA” Launches Worldwide” Press Release By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting The MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest is back for 2025. This year, it’s sponsored by KADOKAWA and the theme is…

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[Recommended Read] Anime Hanabi's "The Easiest Asian Language!"

Source: https://anime-hanabi.com/blog/ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting As some of you may know, I’ve been on a (mostly quiet) journey to learn more about East Asian cultures and languages. I’m still building confidence when it comes to speaking, but I’d say I have a decent handle on reading and writing low-level Japanese and, lately, I’ve also been casually exploring Chinese and Korean. So…

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[Review/Recommendation] The Amazing Digital Circus

Source: https://youtu.be/sQ5DCwcpMy0?si=0ETpsPNm5RwNSLfO By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Last week a lot happened that reenergized me and my passion for weird, animated, and wonderfully chaotic shows. One of the biggest highlights is that, after nearly six months, GLITCH finally dropped Episode 5 of The Amazing Digital Circus. Now, if you haven’t seen this series before, I definitely think…

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A Must Watch: KPop Demon Hunters 

Source: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiQPAU0vExAsL_LLn1IejwD-e4TNAGB-952JTZ000HZ-lfNKOh By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting KPop Demon Hunters is now streaming on Netflix, and I have to say—this is quickly becoming a must-watch. Even if the plot doesn’t fully grab you, the pop music alone makes it worth your time. The film released on Friday, June 20, 2025, and if your…

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A PREVIEW FOR THIS WEEK...

Anime Expo kicks off this coming weekend, and honestly? It feels nearly impossible to narrow down on what to focus on and when. So much has happened this past week in the world of anime, manga, and fandom that I’ve been completely overwhelmed trying to figure out what to cover—and how to adjust the blog post schedule to include it all in a timely, organized way. As I write this now in the early…

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Summer 2025: My Anime Watchlist

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I’m not sure what it is about Summer seasons, but they’ve been disappointing me for years now. I usually struggle to find a handful of titles I want to watch and end up finding one or two that I really like out of those when the other seasons seem to offer so much more. Well, looks like that’s about to change, because this summer has a few titles that I’m really…

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[Movie Review] How To Train Your Dragon - Live Action (2025): I'm Surprised

Title: How To Train Your Dragon | Official Trailer | Source: https://youtu.be/22w7z_lT6YM?si=hVV2ZsQplzQysmpZ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I’m not sure what I was expecting here, but I’m sure it was not positive when first entering the theater. I’ve seen enough live action remakes to know that the story being a remake is really the key issue for me. A new version, if it were called that,…

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Update from Peggy

Hello, Everyone! Just a quick update from me—life has been a bit hectic lately. I’m incredibly grateful for the many highs this year has brought so far, but I also want to be honest and acknowledge that there have been a few lows recently, too. Most notably, I’ve had some unexpected personal expenses come up, and I’ve realized that attending Anime Expo this year just isn’t financially feasible.…

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[Movie Review] Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye (2025) is A GIANT RED FLAG (SPOILERS)

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Let’s just get this out of the way: I didn’t walk into Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye expecting a good story. I watched the anime, after all, and I already knew what kind of chaotic energy and uncomfortable sexualizing of minors that this franchise brings to the table. Beyond aliens, ghosts, telekinesis, and the prior mentioned assaulting of underage characters… well,…

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[Event Review] MomoCon & Their Inaugural Academic Symposium

MomoCon 2025, entrance to B-building; Celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Georgia World Congress Center – Picture by Peggy Wood By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Last weekend, MomoCon marked its 20th anniversary at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, drawing thousands of attendees for a celebration of anime, gaming, and pop culture. Founded in 2005 as a student-run event at Georgia…

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[Recommended Watch/Read] Chuan Shu Zijiu Zhinan / Scumbag System

Source: https://myanimelist.net/anime/43600/Chuan_Shu_Zijiu_Zhinan__Xian_Meng_Pian By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting If you are a fan of reincarnation/transmigration stories where the protagonist goes from our world to the body of a villain–I have the series for you! From Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, the same author of Mo Dao Zu Shi and Heaven Official’s Blessing, is the story of Shen Yuan, a man…

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The Rise of Chinese Anime!

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Hello, Everyone! At Banzai Con 2025, I presented a panel on the rise of Chinese anime (donghua) both in the US and abroad. As usual, I forgot to make a post about the individual presentation! While it’s shared in the pinned post (“The Editor’s Presentation”) on our blog, I’m working on being better about sharing my presentations through individual posts. So, if…