Anime and Manga Bloggers for Japan: I'm In

Humberto Saabedra

Sorry about the radio silence, everyone, but my day job coupled with the events these past few days in Japan make it hard to talk about entertainment.

That being said I wanted to to lend my support to the Anime and Manga Bloggers for Japan initiative started by freelance manga editor Daniella Gruber over on All About Manga. She’s looking to raise $2000 ($1000 for each charity) for relief efforts by donating to Doctors Without Borders and my new favorite charity in ShelterBox, which provides a complete kit for survivors of natural disasters in countries all over the world.

I know anime, manga or music might be important to you, but right now Japan needs our help in a big way. Let’s show the country that gives us so much in entertainment that we care about them.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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