Asha Bardon
(They/Them)
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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 Bardon’s Biography
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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…
Asha Bardon’s Journalist Portfolio
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Interview
See all 12 answers →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.