Anime
It has been ten years since I last went to Wonder Festival Winter. The last time I attended, it snowed. This time, it was snowing even harder. For those who don’t know, Wonder Festival, or WonFes, is one of Japan’s biggest events for figures and garage kits. Major companies showcase upcoming releases, and independent artists
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the space between loving anime and working in it. For many people, anime is passion first, the stories, the art, the worlds, the community. For others, it’s a profession, production schedules, pipelines, localization, delivery, and operations. And for a small number of us, it’s both. That in-between space
Feature Image: Photo from r/animevhs user – lookoutforlunch People often ask me how I started working in tech, media, and creative industries. The truth is, it did not begin with school or any formal training. It started much earlier, in a small and unexpected way. It started with anime. Back in middle school and through
I do not remember the exact moment I discovered anime. I do not even remember how old I was. Maybe around five. What I do know is that anime has always been a part of my life, long before I even understood what it was. Back then, everything was just a “cartoon” to me. I
Feature Image: Photo from my first Anime Expo in 2009. Before everything else, I used to blog under the name TOFUPROD. Back in the early 2000s, that little corner of the internet was where I wrote about anything I felt excited about. Food adventures, late night gaming sessions, trips to Japan, car meets, random thoughts,
