I watched a surprising and very flattering new YouTube video today. It’s constructed, probably by AI (subtitles in that not-quite-grammatical format that says hi, I’m almost human,) from Asha Bardon’s recent interview with me for CBR, and it does a competent job of briefly summarising/abstracting the interview over a backdrop of anime frame grabs. I’ve […]
I did a long interview with Asha Bardon for CBR. We talked fandom history, anime’s success in the West, my working process and my forthcoming new books and manga and Studio Ghibli. You can see the whole thing here: https://www.cbr.com/helen-mccarthy-interview-2025-manga-bible/