This article originally appeared in the April 2020 issue of Otaku USA magazine, on stands now and available online. This is the extended version of the interview, enjoy! Chavez took a moment out of ...

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! is an uncommon isekai, even in its subgenre of villainess reincarnation isekai. And it’s not just because the hero is a 52-year-old bureaucrat.

Manga in America have age ratings like All Ages or 16+, but who decides these ratings, how do they decide them, and how consistent are they? Some schools have pulled manga from the shelves over ...

In 1971, Monkey Punch’s action manga Lupin III got a TV anime adaptation. The manga was only meant to run for a few months… but as we can see, the series has gone on for decades. It’s been a long time ...

Shirobako has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the anime season: a delightful office comedy about the work of actually putting together anime. This is a very meta premise, with more than its ...

MAO, the dark fantasy manga from master Rumiko Takahashi, is getting the anime treatment. A bunch of details about the upcoming anime have just been released, including its lead cast and staff, ...

It’s been a little over seven years since author Yuumikan kicked off the BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. novel series, and now it’s officially come to an end. Yuumikan ...

Shohei Hino, a Japanese actor who appeared in films and on TV for many decades, has died at the age of 75. The actor had suffered a lumbar fracture this summer. Hino may be best known to anime fans as ...

Magia Record is behind us, but Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra is on the horizon. And we have questions. Then again, we always have questions about Madoka Magica-related media. Ever since the ...

Ever think the current wave of reincarnation isekai could be more… well… metal? Good news: now there’s one that is! Kasuga Ryo’s Isekai Metaller is coming ...

Steam recently announced that the platform will reject “Content that may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam’s payment processors and related card networks and banks, or internet ...

The “beach episode” is an anime tradition. Characters pack up, grab their best swimsuits, and spend a day playing and soaking up sun. (And dealing out fanservice, of course.) But today, we’re not ...