The Wonder of Anime

With Halloween right around the corner, it's the perfect time to share bring you this episode with one o the best cosplayers, Madara's Daughter. If you have an active Instagram or Twitter account, you definitely would have seen her cosplays of Toga, Anak, or Haumea or countless others that have gone viral. But not only is she a dope cosplayer, Madara's Daughter is also a brilliant content creator...

This week on The Wonder of Anime, I'm joined by the incredible anime Youtube Shay Taree! Shay has been creating amazing anime content for over 5 years and in that time has done a lot of dope things. She reviews anime, manga, games, and other anime/nerd related things. Shay and I deep dive into the history behind launching her channel, how she stays so consistent, dealing with racism in the communi...

Naja B knows a thing or two about otome games, or more like 1 million things. On her site, Blerdy Otome, Naja reviews otome games from big and small developers, interviews developers, highlights Black girl friendly and diverse games, reviews bird manga, and so much more. Naja joined me on the podcast and let me pick her brain on what otome games are, her site, diversity in this landscape, and so m...

This week on the podcast, my favorite moonie, Victoria Johnson joined me and we got into IT! Victoria walked me through her anime history, her journalist career, and starting the Sailor Moon Fan Club Podcast. We also talk about Sailor Moon's impact (duh,) the Saweetie interview, gatekeepers, and shooting her shot with publications. Victoria is amazing and she offered so many tips and recommendatio...

This week on the podcast I'm joined by the amazing Anairis Quiñones! If her name, or better yet her voice, sounds familiar it is because she is one of the anime industry's rising stars. She's been doing voiceover work for a long time but most recently, she's been cast in two of the most popular franchises: in Pokemon: Twilight Wings as Nessa and in My Hero Academia as Mirko. In this episode, Anair...

Hey all. With everything going on, it feels insignificant to create and post content as if nothing is going on. As much as I love interviews, anime, and fun things, I don't want to talk about that much less want to see it. I'm tired. I'm angry. I'm hurt. However, I understand that as someone with a platform, I can't sit by idly. I'm motivated to post and record this so I can inform my listeners on...

This week on the podcast, I'm joined by the amazing Phoenix from The Anime Tea podcast! She started her podcast a little over a year ago as an outlet to discuss her love of anime and it's been a hit ever since. She has a social media presence like no other, amazing graphics, and a popping Twitter account too. In this interview, we discuss her launching the podcast, doing Youtube, her inspirations,...

This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Shaunie of ShauCat Cosplay to discuss all things cosplaying while black! We dive into her history being a fan of all things geek, growing up and getting access to manga and anime, RPG games, conventions, and so much more. We even take a dip in some heavier topics on growth and our parents. Follow Shaunie: https://www.instagram.com/shaucatcosplay/ https://ko-...

On this week's episode of the podcast, I was joined by the lovely Najah Abdul-Qawiyy. Najah is a Black and Muslim cosplayer from New York who also runs her on anime/geek convention! In this episode, we had a conversation about her finding a way to be true to herself and her interest, while still honoring her faith. We also discuss gatekeeping in the fandom, cosplaying, the process to developing he...

Alexander Yarde and I met by chance last year at Derpy Con and ever since, I've been obsessed with him! He's a writer with the Good Men Project for "All Things Geek," as well as a contributor to other sites. He's a Black geek, stay at home dad, cosplayer, and purveyor of pop, geek, comic culture and tech. Alexander mixes his love of nerdy with his passion for social justice often and isn't afraid...

Here is the audio version of my interview with the lovely Lizzette Lewis, aka Sailor Xtasy! Lizzette has been cosplaying for over 14 years and does so while being black, with locs, and incorporating her own twists to popular anime and comic book characters. I interviewed Lizzette via Zoom and we get into her history as a cosplayer and an anime fan, being a cosplaying mom and teacher, and much more...

I'm so excited to be bringing you this amazing interview with animation and video game voice actress, Xanthe Huynh! You may recognize her from her work on K-ON!, Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online, Persona 5, and that's just scratching the surface. Thanks to the great people over at Anime USA, I was able to interview Xanthe at con and talk about our love of anime! Watch the interview: h...