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Spring Anime Sampler! Rock Is Lady's Modesty, WITCH WATCH, and More!

The Wonder of Anime

Release Date: 04/09/2025

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The Wonder of Anime

Get in, we're going to the past! This week on The Wonder of Anime podcast I'm joined by the amazing Lauren Hill. Lauren is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Seven Seas Entertainment, an award-winning independent publisher that specializes in Japanese manga and light novels to English-language audiences alongside the hottest danmei, webtoons, and other books from around the globe. She has worked in the anime, manga, and gaming industries for over ten years. In this episode we get into the classic anime and manga Fushigi Yuugi! From discovering it in the 7th grade to a life long love, Lauren...

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This week on The Wonder of Anime, I’m joined by one of my dream guest, Laura Neuzeth. If you’re on manga-tok, you absolutely know who she is. Laura is a 35 year-old content creator on YouTube, TikTok, and Substack.She creates content bout shoujo, josei, BL, Yuri, and LGBTQ+ manga. Laura also has a gaming channel where she shares her love for Project Sekai and other rhythm games.  In this episode, we get into The Wonder of A Sign of Affection. A Sign of Affection is a shojo anime based on the manga of the same name. We discuss why Yuki an incredible MC, how her deafness was portrayed...

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The Wonder of Anime is back for an all new season! Joining me this week is the incredible Morgan Perry, who is the Marketing Manager for Square Enix Manga and Books. In this episode, we discuss her journey as an anime fan (starting with Yugioh,) working in the western comics industry, and transitioning into manga.   Morgan and I also discuss THE Wonder of My Hero Academia and why it's such an important story, the comic influences in the story, it's impact in the anime culture, and MORE!   Follow Morgan Perry:   Follow Lisa: Recorded using a Sony A6000 and a Hyper Quad X...

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I'm back with a special episode of The Wonder of Anime. Thanks to Toei Animation, I was able to attend the press preview of the ONE PIECE exhibit at the iconic Mercer Labs in NYC. Afterward, I was able to speak with Roy Nachum, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Mercer Labs and Nasir Dean, Manager of Special Projects at Mercer Labs. We spoke on the partnership with Toei Animation, their favorite parts of the exhibit, what they want attendees to take away, and so much more.    Individual tickets for ONE PIECE x MERCER LABS are on sale now at www.mercerlabs.com.   Special thank...

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So many shows, so little time! This week on the podcast, I am catching up on life before diving into a manga review of A Star Brighter than the Sun vol 1 and then my weekly anime reviews! Check the time stamps to avoid spoilers!   00:00 Intro 03:00 A Star Brighter Than The Sun Review 09:13 Rock is a Ladys Modesty ep 2 13:00 Wind Breaker Ep 2-4 23:07 Vigilantes ep 2-3 28:34 Outro Follow Lisa: Recorded using a Sony A6000 and a Hyper Quad X microphone Intro Music: LAKEY INSPIRED - Arcade Edited by Lisa De La Cruz using Davinci Resolve

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Spring Anime Sampler! Rock Is Lady's Modesty, WITCH WATCH, and More! show art Spring Anime Sampler! Rock Is Lady's Modesty, WITCH WATCH, and More!

The Wonder of Anime

We're back, baby! Let's dive into the Spring Anime season, which is packed with so many engaging titles like WITCH WATCH, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Kowloon Generic Romance, and more! But before that, I chat about what I've been up to in my absence and where the podcast is headed moving forward.   Intro, Where I’ve Been New Episode Types Rock is a Lady’s Modesty WITCH WATCH ZatsuTabi That’s Journey Kowloon Generic Romance My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Wind Breaker S2   Follow Lisa: Recorded using a Sony A6000 and a Hyper Quad X microphone Intro Music: LAKEY...

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Calling all Digidestineds!! This week on The Wonder of Anime I'm joined by the incredible Serrandon. Serrandon (Sir-ran-den) is a director, photographer, and content creator based in Los Angeles. Inspired by anime, video games, and pop culture of the late 90s & 2000s, Serrandon produces vibrant, "in-your-face" content that makes you feel like a tween again. Serrandon has a web series titled, Plug_N an immersive retrospect show that gives a fresh perspective on video games, tech, and toys from yesteryear.    In this episode we discuss the 2001 anime, Digimon Tamers! We talk about...

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Welcome back to a new season of The Wonder of Anime! Cristal Marie is joining me for the first episode back! Cristal Marie is the host of the official Crunchyroll podcast CrunchyCast, a V-tuber, and an award-winning singer/creator living the Anime Girl life in NYC. She is best known for being on YouTube's Get In The Robot, Beyond The Bot, and now The Hollow TV. In this episode, Cristal Marie and I dive into CODE GEASS, the 2006 original anime about an exiled prince, childhood best friends, and mecha?! Strap in because Cristal Marie breaks down how Code Geass paved the way for a lot of anime in...

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On this week's episode of The Wonder of Anime. podcast host and beat maker The Wolves Den is in the expert seat. He brings us one of Makoto Shinkai's earliest works, 5 Centimeters Per Second. We get into what makes this movie so special even if the ending is not traditional, Shinkai's influences, how his tropes carry on, and so much more.   Spoilers for Garden of Words around the 41 minute mark. Spoilers for Your Name around the 51 minute mark. Follow The Wolves Den: Follow Menu Combat: Follow Lisa: Recorded using a Sony A6000 and a Hyper Quad X microphone Intro Music:...

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On this week’s episode of The Wonder of Anime, we are diving deep into the archives and talking about the icon 2000s anime, Princess Tutu. Cosplayer and content creator Dana also known as Sundai, joins me in the expert seat to talk about this original anime. We discuss why the dub for Princess Tutu made it so memorable (shoutout to Luci Christian,) how its not a ballet anime, and why it’s so important today.   Follow Dana: Follow Lisa: Recorded using a Hyper Quad X microphone Intro Music: LAKEY INSPIRED - Arcade  Edited by Lisa De La Cruz using Davinci Resolve

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We're back, baby! Let's dive into the Spring Anime season, which is packed with so many engaging titles like WITCH WATCH, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Kowloon Generic Romance, and more! But before that, I chat about what I've been up to in my absence and where the podcast is headed moving forward.

 

00:00 Intro, Where I’ve Been
06:51 New Episode Types
10:23
Rock is a Lady’s Modesty
14:20 WITCH WATCH
18:15
ZatsuTabi That’s Journey
21:26 Kowloon Generic Romance
25:01 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
28:43
Wind Breaker S2

 

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Recorded using a Sony A6000 and a Hyper Quad X microphone
Intro Music: LAKEY INSPIRED - Arcade
Edited by Lisa De La Cruz using Davinci Resolve