So it’s now the final week of 2021, and in a post-pandemic world (which we’re still dealing with) many of us have been counting our blessings and taking any ‘wins’ where we can get them. Most of us have found a new hobby or picked up a new skill, while others have decided to become a better version of themselves by updating their ‘Operational System’ and becoming more self-aware of their surroundings. There’s a whole lot of lessons to be learned from this year, and here’s hoping that we don’t walk into the new year with old baggage! As for us at D&A, we plan on doing what we’ve been doing all year for next year; bringing you the best nerdy content we can create!

When it comes to New Year’s many people have resolutions that they want to make happen for that year; such as dropping 30 pounds, being more social, getting a girlfriend/boyfriend, or buying a house. Resolutions are cool, but if you put them on your vision board you’ll be much more motivated and committed to them – at least in our case. Speaking of which we have some New Year’s resolutions of our own, and unlike the ones that most people drop after six weeks, these are the ones we’re committed to sticking with for a long time!

More Nerdz of the Decade and D&A Studios Podcast Episodes

Well of course we’re gonna give you more of this. For 2022 we’ve got some new episodes of our podcast coming to our D&A Studios Youtube page that feature any and everything geeky and nerdy. Plus we’ll be working harder than ever to bring you some awesome special guests as well.

Anime Convention Content

Ok, so it’s been two years since our last convention due to the on-going event that is COVID-19. Although drastic safety measures have been put into place for many of the anime conventions that were lucky enough to re-open their doors, we’ve been both hesitant and conflicted about when is it safe enough for us to return. Yes, we’re triple vaxxed and double masked whenever we travel outside of our homes, but for 2022 we’ll keep you posted if we make the decision to go to a convention.

More Blog Posts

Yep, there will be more blog posts for 2022! This includes new posts from our newest segment Poetic Rants From Comedic Circumstance. Also Anime REvisited might be making a comeback as well.

I’m not sure if there’s anything else we might have forgotten, but you can bet that these resolutions are ones we plan on keeping regardless if its a new year or not! That will do it for this post so until the next one, stay nerdy my friends! 😉

So here we are just six weeks away from 2022, and it’s pretty obvious that going through a world-changing experience (like the pandemic) really makes you think about where you see yourself in the near-future. Though we’re still dealing with the effects of the ‘obvious state of the world’, things are slowly coming back to normal. For the last 20 months or so, no anime fan on Earth though anime conventions would come back in-person; but not only did most of them return in the flesh, but fans have returned to their favorite nerd sanctuaries fully-vaxxed with their cards, and their masks. With that in mind, what’s next for D&A in the year 2022?

Just this past Summer we’ve launched our YouTube podcast known as “Nerdz of the Decade” as well as our product reviewing series through D&A Studios. With things they way they are now, we find ourselves in a state where we feel as though we want to reignite that fire and that passion that D&A has given us! Sure, the last 20 months have kept us away from conventions and seeing our fans and super fans in the flesh, as well as test us to see if we want to continue D&A. For many of us who run conventions; said owners and staff had to make announcements that they will be closing the doors of their cons due to financial loss because of the pandemic, while others had to rely on ‘GoFundMe’ pages or downsize just to stay afloat. This past weekend our home convention in Baltimore, Maryland known as “Animore” had to shut down and disband because of financial loss. The news cut us deeply because D&A’s level of popularity and exposure in the convention circuit, would’ve never gotten off the ground had it not been for this convention.

Though we’re not sure what will take its place (or if even anything anime-related will take its place), we will always cherish the memories that Animore has given us as well as all of the awesome people that we’ve met. Receiving this news got us thinking about the current state of D&A and what we wanna do moving forward. We don’t really make a lot of money doing what we do, and any money that can be made is through merch sales (which we’re working on), content monetization (which doesn’t bring in as much as you think on YouTube unless you’ve got 100,000+ subs), and affiliate links. Despite this, we’re not ones to give up and walk away that easily; and will continue to give you guys awesome nerdy content through the blog, as well as on YouTube.

As far as our return to cons go, we will be returning to them towards the second quarter of 2022, and we’ll make sure that we keep a list of which ones we’ll be attending in the coming months.

That will do it for this special announcement, but there’s more content coming so stay tuned! 😉 

Isekai, Ecchi, Harem. It seems like every season we get a fist full of anime titles from those three genres, and in some cases those titles might even be a combination of all three. For many fans they’re not surprised and for others, well, they’re happy that they now have new potential ‘waifu’ material. (Or ‘husbando’, we’re equal opportunity!) Over the last decade (and maybe a handful of years) we’ve seen this trend of shows with more fanservice in the ‘T&A’ department, and less attention paid to plot or character development. With this trend came a lot of rants on social media (or ‘anitwitter’ as some of us are calling it) about the over-saturation of fanservice from Isekai, Ecchi, and Harem. Although we have our own opinions about those three genres, we’ve decided to channel the ‘frustrations’ of said fans who’ve ranted about this semi-controversial topic, through a comedic pathway.

Keep in mind that the new segment we’re working on bringing to you bounces between TV-14 and TV-MA; which is also the television ratings for a lot of the titles that are labeled Ecchi or Harem. The name of our new segment is called “Poetic Rants From Comedic Circumstance”. We basically poke fun at the Isekai, Harem, and Ecchi genres leaving no stone un-turned when it comes to their tropes; some of which you’re sick of, and some you can’t live without. Also keep in mind that these are just jokes; as there are pockets of individuals within the dark corners of anime fandom, that will burst a blood vessel cuz’ we dissed their waifus. The new segment kicks off on the first Monday in January 2022!

That’s it for our announcement, so until our next post, stay nerdy my friends! 😉