Fan Subs - Eek & Kain

• Part I: Class, attention please. As students of anime, you've learned about a wide variety of subjects from Miyazaki Hayao to Lupin III, but one topic you may know very little or quite a bit about is fan subs...
• Part II: In the beginning, fan subbers created a self-imposed code of ethics upon which they held themselves to, and many still bind themselves to these cornerstone rules...

Japanese Dialects in Anime - Soundchazer
Whether you view your anime subtitled, raw or dubbed, if you have watched enough of it, you most likely have learned that not all characters speak the same way. For those who prefer dubs, have you ever wondered why a certain character has a faux southern drawl or a British accent?...

Introduction to Shoujo Studies: History of Shoujo Anime - Soundchazer
Contrary to popular belief, this branch of anime is almost as old as anime itself, seeing as its origins date as far back as 1966 with the creation of Magical Witch Sally. This anime sported a concept that was perhaps unoriginal (mostly a copy of the sitcom Bewitched, which aired in 1964) but became popular among girls because it presented a female lead character for the first time...

The Most Influential Anime - Kain
Few entertainment mediums have held as much intrigue as anime has over the last 80-some-odd years. From its early stages as a very obscure, very Japanese offshoot of manga to its present-day status of legitimate global phenomenon, anime has traversed the road least traveled on its path to success...

Anime Conventions: A Survival Guide - Gatts
When talking about anime conventions, it typically elicits a number of different responses. Some otaku will swear by conventions as the high point of each year, while other, more jaded fans will look down on them with disgust citing that it's just about the only place where you'll see overweight, middle-aged men in Sailor Moon attire...

Beginner's Guide to Anime - Madoka, Mugs, Kain, Keitaro, Eek, Gatts, Ender Kjeldoran Soundchazer, Two-Twenty, Taleweaver, Liegenschonheit & Mana
Welcome to today's lecture, students! This is truly a rare event, as all of your Anime Academy Deans and Professors are here to share their recommendations for our students new to anime. If you've never watched anime, seen one or two titles and eager to see more but in need of some direction or are a more experienced student in need of a refresher of the basics, you've come to the right place...

Frequently Used Terms - Kjeldoran
Are you frequently left confused by strange words employed in conversations relating to anime? Fret not for the Anime Academy and the Anime History department understand your needs and offer this glossary of anime idioms to help you never lose face again...

High Technology or Highway Robbery? - Mugs
We're here to talk about the bane of every anime fan in most Western countries. Anyone who's ever gotten into anime can easily name the greatest problem with the hobby, and it all comes down to the almighty dollar, or the pound, or rocks, or whatever people buy things with...

Introduction to Shoujo Studies: Kawaii Judgment - Kei
Welcome to my class, students! =^.^= Over the semester, I've mentioned many, many things that are kawaii. I will show you my personal list of standards on how to judge the kawaiiness of something or someone. There are more factors than the ones I'm going to mention today, but these ones take precedence...

Japanese Invasion: Is It Good for Anime? - Madoka & Kain
We have a special treat today, class, so please take your seats. Instead of the typical one-sided lecture about our favorite past time, I've invited our own Dean of Academics, Kain, to sit in and offer some counterpoints. So let's begin...

Reign of Lupin the Third - Kjeldoran
Without a doubt, Lupin III is the most profitable franchise in anime history. This short 1967 strip in Weekly Manga Action gave birth to six theatrical movies, two OVAs, thirteen television specials, seventy-three manga, forty-one soundtracks, twenty-one video games, a live-action movie and a musical to now rule supreme as the longest running anime... of all time...

State of Anime at the End of the 20th Century - Kain
Some of you avid Anime Academy students may know that I was introduced into anime during the early 1980s when Harmony Gold brought Robotech to the United States. Since then, I have seen and been involved in my fair share of diverse anime and various aspects of Japanese culture. Here's my take on the progress (or perhaps it's regress?) anime has undergone in the last twenty years...

Theory of Fanboy Evolution - Mugs
In the recent wake of the Toonami explosion, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people aware of anime. I'm sure you've seen them roaming message boards and posting such things as "I've never seen Grave of the Fireflies but it's not as good as DBZ"...