Sylvia is a regular columnist for Anime News Network's This Week in Anime column, where she co-hosts discussions on anime and manga trends alongside Chris and Lucas.
Sylvia is a columnist for Anime News Network's This Week in Anime series. She appears in three columns published between late May and mid-June 2026. In each column she co-hosts a discussion with another ANN writer, either Chris or Lucas.
The May 28 column, co-hosted with Chris, examines the trend of female protagonists in shonen manga. The column uses Akane-banashi as a key example of a series that executes shonen tropes with a female lead without relying on fanservice. The June 9 column, co-hosted with Lucas, critiques the recent trend of stunt releases in anime, focusing on the early premiere of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Crunchyroll in three-part mini-episode installments. The June 16 column, co-hosted again with Chris, discusses the lasting impact of the Touhou Project on gaming, manga, and fan culture, following the reveal of a full remake of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.
Across these three columns, Sylvia covers a range of topics: editorial standards in shonen manga, streaming platform release strategies, and the cultural significance of a long-running doujin game series. Her role is consistent as a co-host and commentator, not as a reporter breaking news. The columns do not establish any personal background, professional history, or other projects outside of this column.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.
Chris and Sylvia discuss the lasting impact of the Touhou Project on gaming, manga, and fan culture. The column follows last week's reveal of a full remake of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, the sixth main-series game, which is getting an official English release on modern platforms.
The latest This Week in Anime column examines the recent trend of stunt releases in anime, focusing on the early premiere of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Crunchyroll in three-part mini-episode installments. Lucas and Sylvia discuss the motivations behind this release format and its place in the broader history of anime stunt releases.
Anime News Network's Sylvia and Chris discuss the growing trend of female protagonists in shonen manga, using Akane-banashi as a key example of a series that executes shonen tropes with a female lead without relying on fanservice.