Today is the National Day of Encouragement, and we need a little morale boost now more than ever. It feels like the world is a bully lately – good guys never win, bad guys are constantly rewarded, there’s a gritty reboot of everything, and being kind and silly isn’t “cool” anymore. Don’t panic! Fandom is […]

The Kyoto studios of Kyoto Animation, known for fan favorites like Free!, Violet Evergarden, and K-ON!, was set on fire this morning. As many as 40 people are listed as injured, and early reports say there have been multiple deaths. (Update at 12:15pm EST: Police are now saying that at least 33 people out of […]

The internet is a powerful thing. More and more recently, we’ve seen fans come together online to make improbable things happen, and it seems like the trend is only gaining momentum. Today, for example, they willed an anime into existence. Back in March, the Japanese animation studio Kyoto Animation (KyoAni), famous for series likes The […]