Samantha Ferreira

Rhode Island

She/Her. Anime Fan, Owner of a Sakura Wars collection, and EIC at @AnimeHerald and @CombatRevue. Blocked by TOKYOPOP. Opinions are my own.

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Anime Boston 2025: Opening Ceremonies

1 week ago | animeherald.com | Samantha Ferreira

Shortly after Anime Boston’s doors opened, eager attendees began lining up at the Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium’s entrance, hoping to secure a spot for this year’s Opening Ceremonies. The mood was light, as folks chatted, read manga, or just passed the time on their phones. Within the hour, the line had wrapped around the entirety of the Hynes’ second floor, before doubling back on the opposite side of the far hallway.
Anime Herald’s 2025 Funding Drive Kicks Off

2 weeks ago | animeherald.com | Samantha Ferreira

Good evening everybody, and Happy Pride. This year has been a momentous one, to say lightly. In addition to being our fifteenth anniversary, it’s also the eighth year since our relaunch as a fully reader-supported publication. At the time, we had set out to turn Anime Herald into our ideal form, as an ad-free outlet that pays fair rates to our editorial team and writers.
Anime Boston 2025: An Auspicious Anniversary

3 weeks ago | animeherald.com | Samantha Ferreira

Over the last weekend of April 2005, Anime Boston rang in its first-ever convention at the Hynes Convention Center. For the first time, the event could operate beyond the constraints of the Park Plaza, with no attendance caps and nearly 100,000 square feet of space to play with. And in turn, the convention raised the bar with a star-studded guest list that included Chrono Crusade creator Daisuke Moriyama, Greg Ayres, Monica Rial, and Yoko Ishida.
State of the Herald: Announcing Anime Herald Magazine

3 weeks ago | animeherald.com | Samantha Ferreira

Good evening, and Happy Wednesday. I’m overjoyed to announce that, as of last week, Anime Herald has entered a new era. On May 19, we announced that we would be publishing our first-ever print magazine. The new publication, titled Anime Herald Magazine, will launch in October, with a suggested retail price of $17.95 USD. A digital edition is also planned, which will launch on the same day as the physical edition, with a suggested price of $12.75 USD.
The Anime Herald Time Warp, Open For Business

2 months ago | animeherald.com | Samantha Ferreira

Hi everyone, it’s your favorite mascot, Hera. 💖Ladies, gals, and non-binary pals, behold! Anime Herald has mastered time travel!… … … I think. Maybe? I’m not really sure how this works. I just got an urgent email from Samantha about an hour ago that wasn’t super clear. She mentioned something about finding a weird timey portal thing at the bottom of her old review screener box, then went off on a long rant about “the secret history of the anime fandom” that I didn’t really pay attention to.
An Audit of Tax-Themed Anime

2 months ago | animeherald.com | Borealis Capps |Samantha Ferreira

In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, “In the world nothing can be said to be certain, except for death and taxes.” Unfortunately, Franklin failed to consider the certainty that anime would be made about taxes as it would take over a century from when he wrote that letter before the medium would even exist. Post World War II, Japan had many debts it needed to repay and needed funds to help with reconstructing the country.
From Persia With Love: Jordan Mechner Talks With Anime Herald

Mar 22, 2025 | animeherald.com | Seth Burn |Samantha Ferreira

Interview Date: 10/19/2024Interview Location: New York Comic Con 2024Interview Format: One-on-OneAnime Herald: I’ve watched a lot of your videos about Karateka and Prince of Persia, and there’s a mystery I’m trying to solve. Your mom’s karate teacher provided most of the moves for Karateka. Your father helped out with some of the others, and your sister certainly [did]. Jordan Mechner: You’ve done your research. Anime Herald: I have.
Lotus Juice And Raj Ramayya To Host Concert On 3/29/2025

Mar 5, 2025 | animeherald.com | Samantha Ferreira

Strawberry Hill Music announced that Lotus Juice and Raj Ramayya will perform in a one-day concert engagement. The event, dubbed the “Legends of Anime” concert, will be held on March 29, 2025 at San Francisco’s DNA Lounge. According to the announcement, the duo will perform selections from Cowboy Bebop, the Persona series, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Tower of God, and other titles. Tickets are available via the DNA Lounge’s website.
Exploring the Wreckage of Golden Kids

Feb 26, 2025 | animeherald.com | Borealis Capps |Samantha Ferreira

Not all innovative ideas burst forth into the world with the timing necessary to achieve mainstream success. In the gaming world, for example, DataSoft’s Le Stick for the Atari 2600 was a commercial failure due to a lack of interest in its gimmick alongside the 1983 video game crash. Twenty-five years later, though, Nintendo’s Wii game console would release a similar controller that took the world by storm.
Raj Ramayya Talks With Anime Herald

Feb 22, 2025 | animeherald.com | Samantha Ferreira

Interview Date: 3/30/2024Location: Anime Boston 2024Format: In-PersonAnime Herald: What inspired you to move from Saskatchewan to Japan? What attracted you to Japanese culture in the first place? Raj Ramayya: I was doing my undergrad in university, and I started studying karate. And I got a black belt in karate, and then I wanted to do music and study martial arts, and I went to Japan.