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Anime Industry Members Reportedly Attempted To Pressure Anime News Network Into Removing Coverage Of Molestation Accusations Against Daman Mills

March 22, 2022

Following an anonymous individual’s leveling and retraction of his claim that Funimation anime dub voice actor Daman Mills had molested him when he was just 15-years old, a new development alleges that the enti...

Anime News Network Describes The Faraway Paladin As “A Poor Man’s Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation,” Series Writer Disagrees With Plagiarism Implications

Spencer Baculi

January 1, 2022

Anime

The Faraway Paladin writer Kanata Yanagino has responded to Anime News Network’s recent review of his series as “a poor man’s Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation” by clarifying that, while he absolutely took ...

Activist Calls for Removal of Anime Lockdown Convention Staff Member Due to Past Support of GamerGate

Spencer Baculi

May 4, 2020

Anime

A vocal activist has called for the removal of an Anime Lockdown organizer from the convention’s staff due to his past support of ideologies that differed from theirs, subsequently going on to call for gatekeep...

The Rising of the Shield Hero Ranks on Anime News Network’s Worst Anime of 2019 List: “Actively, Politically Awful”

Spencer Baculi

January 28, 2020

Anime

The Rising of The Shield Hero anime adaptation has ranked among the worst anime of last year according to a recently released list compiled by Anime News Network staff specifically due to the series’ subject ma...

Nekopara Anime Rated Poorly by Anime News Network Due to Sexual Themes

Spencer Baculi

January 17, 2020

Anime

Members of the Anime News Network staff appear to have taken issue with the sexual content and humor in the recently produced Nekopara anime adaptation, according to reviews published in their recent Winter 202...

Anime News Network CEO Christophe Macdonald Admits They Were Wrong After Threatening YouTuber Hero Hei

John F. Trent

June 2, 2019

Anime, Celebrity

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Anime News Network CEO Christophe Macdonald admitted he and Anime News Network were in the wrong after they threatened YouTuber Hero Hei. Macdonald took to Twitter to admit his mistake. He wrote, "I made a m...

Anime News Network Responds to YouTuber Hero Hei’s Claim He Won The DMCA Strike Dispute

John F. Trent

June 1, 2019

Anime, Celebrity

Anime News Network responded to YouTuber Hero Hei's claim that he won the DMCA Strike dispute against Anime News Network. Hero Hei had taken to Twitter to announce he had won his dispute with Anime News Netw...

Hero Hei Has YouTube Streaming Privileges Restored Due to Lack of Legal Action by Anime News Network

Spencer Baculi

May 29, 2019

Anime, Celebrity, Censorship

Anime Youtuber Hero Hei has announced that he has won his counterclaim against the DMCA strike issued by Anime News Network against his channel. On May 28th, Hero Hei returned to livestreaming on YouTube by ...

Anime News Network Issues DMCA Strike Against YouTuber Hero Hei Regarding Use of Old Vic Mignogna Interview

Spencer Baculi

May 3, 2019

Anime, Censorship

In response to Anime News Network filing a copyright DMCA strike against his channel, anime Youtuber Hero Hei has now hired attorney Nick Rekieta to represent him in his appeal against the strike. On May 2nd...

Anime News Network Responds to Criticism of Staff Behavior Following Sexual Misconduct Accusations Against Vic Mignogna

Spencer Baculi

February 13, 2019

Comic Culture

In the wake of the recent dismissal of fans discussing the allegations against Vic Mignogna by Anime News Network's Editor-at-Large Mike Toole, some fans have taken issue with staff members of the long respecte...

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