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Aniblog Feature – Crow’s World of Anime

This post was originally written for the November 2018 (and revival) issue of Mangaverse, the anime, manga, and comics ‘zine published by the National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F) which I am currently in charge of editing. If you are interested in contributing to Mangaverse, please contact me at jessi@s1e1.com. I am always on the lookout for writers and artists!

This post has been minimally-edited to include hyperlinks, and to adjust some wording; the bulk of the post is unchanged from its original form.

Crow’s World of Anime

Does anime criticism always have to be, well, so critical? As a blogger, anime fan, frequent convention panelist, and yes, a self-described critic, that’s a question that I often ask myself. I think that writing about anime or any other medium is often a balance of positive and negative opinions, and how we choose to strike that balance is part of how we define ourselves, our presence, and our voice. I find that, while it’s tempting to spend a lot of time picking apart anime that I don’t like (and I certainly do that when I feel like I can justify it or I have something I think is important to say), it’s often much more fulfilling to speak highly of the anime I do like. When something is wonderful the impulse to share it with others is sometimes one of the best ways to form connections with like-minded fans.