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Asha Bardon

(They/Them)
Norwich
As seen in: CBR, Medium, Yahoo Entertainment, ResearchGate, Engadget, Substack, Eurogamer, Flipboard, Yahoo, Radio Times, Creative Bloq and
Covers:  Anime, manga, computer games, sci fi and fantasy TV and film, theatre and tech. I consult on Japanese trends from food and stationery to media and culture.
Doesn't Cover: Politics, social media/influencers UNLESS it's related to Japan, Korea and China.
Freelance anime/games journo and media consultant. Queer bipolar, AuDHDer, I have MAs in Japanese Studies and Classics. I run The Gaming Lorist Substack.

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Asha began writing for NEO magazine in 2004, leading to writing for other magazines and nascent websites including the Official magazines, SFX, Imagine FX, Newtype USA, EDGE and The Guardian.

They have also written for websites like Kotaku, Eurogamer, the Radio Times, AOL.com (WoW Insider and Massively) and TenTonHammer.com.

They currently write for various websites and magazines.

They began adapting/localising manga in 2017 and have over a…

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Manga and Light Novel Adaption - Asha Bardon

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Lesley Smith

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Lesley is a self-confessed WoW fangirl and lore nerd based in a not-to-rural English market town. An establis…

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Asha Bardon: Virtual Photography | Asha Bardon, MA | Substack

Asha Bardon: Virtual Photography | Asha Bardon, MA | Substack

My Substack for my Virtual Photography, captured using a PS5. You can also follow me on Instagram: https://ww…

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The Sacred Frame: Theology in Film, TV and Gaming | Asha Bardon, MA | Substack

The Sacred Frame: Theology in Film, TV and Gaming | Asha Bardon, MA | Substack

A Substack looking at theology and religious studies in books. film, TV and computer games. Click to read The…

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How the Bayeux Tapestry gave us Superman.

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By Asha Bardon
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Hans Georg Roth via Getty Images / DC Comics In the latter half of the 2020s, there can be no doubt that comics are cool. No longer the sole province of nerds and picky readers, comics are in vogue, are art on bookshelves and walls, and inspiring everything from Netflix’s next big hit to summer blockbusters. But where did they come from and how did we get here?
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Through the Eye of a Journalist

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By Asha Bardon
| Substack
I’ve already talked about how much I adore this series, and alt.history in general, but now that Season Five is back on TV, it seemed like just the right time (especially with both Project Hail Mary and the Artemis II flyby) to dig into the first two episodes. Especially as the sixth and final season has just been confirmed for next year. So, it’s now 2012, and Happy Valley, the Martian site, has become a bustling city housing thousands.
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'Crimson Butterfly Remake' Explained: The Kusabi and Kurosawa Sae

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By Asha Bardon
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The Japanese official X/Twitter account for Crimson Butterfly Remakehas started re-posting after falling into silence over Oshōgatsu, or the Japanese New Year period… They’ve introduced many of the characters we’ll be meeting in Minakami Village, including two of the more important spirits , the Kusabi and Kurosawa Sae, the game’s de facto ‘villain’.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I wrote for an online magazine called Animefringe.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I learned to type on one.

How is social media changing news?

It's making all news immediate, from awareness to instant vox pops; everyone has an opinion, even on things which don't directly affect them.

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