Resource Spotlight:
Adventures in Voice Acting
Volume One: Anime
Released by Bang Zoom! Entertainment
If you are not interested in entering the field of voice acting or fascinated by the actors and their work, Adventures in Voice Acting would still be engaging. However, if you are merely curious rather than passionate, the insight offered by the interview collection documentary is not enough to justify the effort needed to seek out the niche release. If you are drawn to the field, then there is a discernable value to this singular opportunity to take in a collected pool of veterans' advice.
Kudos to anime localization studio Bang Zoom! Entertainment (Karas, IGPX, Samurai Champloo, Witch Hunter Robin) for recognizing a niche opportunity in anime fandom. A decade ago, a surefire way to spark a vitriolic flame war among online anime fans was to express some admiration for the English audio dubs of anime or the talent producing those dubs (or express some reservations about downloading pirated MP3's of anime soundtracks). Bilingual audio DVD releases have mellowed that furor, and with a generation of fans discovering anime through well produced adaptations broadcast on TV, the attitude towards English voice work on anime has settled into a range between apathy and raving fandom. Attend an anime convention and you'll see throngs of fans flocking to see the actors who labored on the English audio localizations of their favorite anime.
With numerous passionate fans at least entertaining the idea that they'd like to be a voice actor themselves, with the volume of new anime licenses and releases slowed to a trickle as compared deluge of past years, Bang Zoom! has put two and two together and arrived at Adventures in Voice Acting: a behind the scenes look at what making it in the craft entails.
There is an inescapable commercial dimension to Adventures in Voice Acting. You can say that about the vast majority of what this column covers. If this DVD was evidently conceived as a product, so are many fine works of anime. It's difficult to look at something like Blood+ and not think of the series bible being hashed out in conference room. The concern with a product like Adventures in Voice Acting, or AiVA ™, is that in order for it to succeed as a product, it probably needs to be sold to far more people who would like to envision themselves as anime voice actors than the small anime voice acting industry could ever, possibly employ.
Plenty of people will buy "Java in 21 Days" and never be employed as an application programmer. Plenty of people will buy a graphic design text and never earn a dime in the field. Still, there's something uncomfortable about chasing an audience who is chasing their dream job.
The back of the Adventures in Voice Acting DVD release features the text "you are holding in your hands a virtual toolkit that contains everything you'll need to begin your journey into the world of Voice Acting." And it says "Warning: this is a very real and frank look at the business of voice acting." To Adventures in Voice Acting's credit, it balances its inspirational embrace of voice work with the concrete realities of the competitive and not particularly lucrative field.
Especially as the American economy currently stands, you're not going to find many people proclaiming their occupation to be a realm of security and comfort. Even so, if you've ever heard a voice actor talk about their field, the take away impression is that voice work does not represent a reasonable opportunity for making a living.
There are only a few geographical regions where you can find employment.
Landing a role is difficult for anyone, especially for an outsider/newcomer.
The field generally does not offer a sustainable single income.
Ultimately, it is challenging work. You have to act. You have to synch your voice to the moving images. In most cases, there is little opportunity to prepare.
Personally, I had a co-worker who spoke about how his father worked in a remote Soviet-era Russian mining facility. If an office job is a 2 or 3 on the occupational unpleasantness scale. An office job in a severe crunch mode is a 4 or 5 if sustained. Non-coerced labor in a Soviet-era Russian mining facility is a 7. coerced labor in a Soviet-era Russian mining facility is an 8. Trying to make it as a voice actor sounds like a 6, or 7 when it’s bad.
As much enthusiasm as the DVD has to offer, it also recounts some resoundingly black personal stories, along with a lot of hard-earned perspective.
Forewarned is forearmed, and if nothing else, Adventures in Voice Acting is guaranteed to strip you of any illusions regarding the business. And that is the most useful tool that the DVD has to offer. It is not going to offer an explicit road map for navigating a route into industry. If you're taking notes, bullet points might include "take a class" (which are the best classes to take?) and "beware of scams" (what are the warning signs?). It does lay out enough insight to build your own mental landscape of the journey. Clearly, becoming a voice actor requires hefty quantities of initiative. Adventures in Voice Acting will offer a compass pointing towards the path in which to direct that initiative.
The DVD edits topical threads from interviews with a staggering list of voice acting talents, as well as ADR directors (people who have served in both capacities), prospective voice actors and people working in a more corporate capacity in the localization industry. A wealth of material is brought to bear, and the real cleverness of the package is its ability to format all of these voices in a coherent, non-overwhelming structure. The strength of the format is that it affords voice actors a platform for engaging in accessible shop talk. Voice acting is not a field for introverts. People working in it are either charismatic or at least able to turn on some charisma. Combine smart editing with intelligent, thoughtful, well spoken people talking about their livelihood, and it's hard for Adventures in Voice Acting to go wrong.
Adventures in Voice Acting is a product that trades in the notion of fans working their way into the industry that they love. However, given that it allows people working in that industry to record their unvarnished perspective, it avoids becoming a cynical cash-in. With its balance of enthusiasm and caution, interested fans/prospective voice actors will find material that is both engaging and eye-opening.
Animation Spotlight: Eon Kid
Volume 1
Released by Anchor Bay
Created through a multi-national production, BRB International (Spain), DesignStorm, Daewon Media (South Korea) and Manga Entertainment (US), the CG animated Eon Kid is surprisingly thorough in its martial arts, and potentially capable of keeping young viewers interested. Fitting action figure-esque robots into the framework of Joseph Campbell hero mythology, the familiar plotting becomes an engine for a variety of fight set pieces, from samurai bamboo grove duels to boxing to a Mad Max highway smoz.
As an unapologetic adult fan of animation and genre, I have a high threshold for mediocrity when sitting through children's shows. If I gave it my time, an episode of Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon can keep my interest. Even without evoking any personal nostalgia, I enjoy following older material like Fist of the North Star or Saint Seiya, to say nothing of a quality new production like Avatar: The Last Air Bender. Though I can imagine a child glued to a TV set watching Eon Kid, I had to work to keep my attention focused on the show.
The spark in Eon Kid, that is specifically its own, is an interest in martial arts. Regularly, the show offers scenes with a discernible intention to work martial arts into a cartoon robot framework. Even if there is plenty of potential in setting up a fight between a boxing robot versus a judo robot that Eon Kid does not realize, watching the series toy with the idea for a while is still rewarding. The same is true of the little martial arts fan Easter eggs hidden throughout, such as Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic posters taped into a robot trucker's cab.
However, apart from that interest in martial arts, Eon Kid is an American cheese production. Most of the interesting bits are processed out. Aesthetically, it is comprised of plastic looking CG models, largely set in a sand and sand stone wasteland. In it's less inspired moments, this lends the impression of action figures in a sand box.
Action has that same colorless quality. In theory, robots should be a license to stretch the action. Instead, Eon Kid opts for safety. Almost no contact is shown in its fights, to the extent that it cuts away from the moments where throwing stars sink into a wooden crate or wires are cut. This does not mean that no one is punched, but if that punch occurs, it is either obscured through editing, angles or position of the fighters. Otherwise, slow motion renders the blow a tap. While it is spoiling the slight of hand to note that the majority of these punches are never seen hitting their target, lack of impact does have an effect on the experience. The focus seems to be on limitations and not producing something exotic and spectacular with the rock-em, sock-em robots. Given the history of animated robots, from Fleischer to Astro Boy to Iron Giant, it's disappointing to watch plastic figures near-punch each other.
I have every reason to believe that if you put Eon Kid in front of a child ,that they'd sit through it. If you have to join them, you might catch some clever martial arts homages when you pick up your head from whatever distraction is occupying your attention.
Astroboy has added Veronica Mars actress Kristen Bell to its cast. George Takei has also recently been added to the voice cast.
Other casted roles include
Astro Boy - Freddie Highmore
Dr. Elefun - Bill Nighy
Dr. Tenma - Nicolas Cage
General Stone - Donald Sutherland
HamEgg - Nathan Lane
Orrin - Eugene Levy
Ryan Stiles, David Alan Grier
ComingSoon.net lists that the October release of Max Payne will be packaged with a trailer for Fox's live action Dragonball adaptation.
Opening on April 10, Dragonball is written/directed by James Wong and stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson.
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is announced that they will be partnering with anime studio Madhouse (Paprika, Ninja Scroll) to create brand new characters inspired by the Marvel Universe for the Japanese market.
From the announcement
Working closely with Marvel, Madhouse will produce cutting edge Japanese anime series based on Marvel's world-renowned character library for the Japanese market. The characters will be adapted visually, using the unique style of Japanese anime, and their back stories and histories will interweave the local culture and history of Japan, with an eye toward making their mythology more relevant to the Japanese audience. This collaboration will result in a completely new character base, which will eventually cross-over into the current Marvel Universe.
“Marvel has continuously looked to push the boundaries with the Marvel Universe and seek new mediums for our characters. Madhouse is helping us expand the Marvel brand with a truly global vision tailored to themes and artistic styles popular in Japan, creating a uniquely localized and cross-cultural adaptation of the Marvel Universe,” said Simon Philips, President, International & Worldwide Head of Animation, Wireless & Gaming for Marvel Entertainment. “With over 35 years of experience developing and producing worldwide entertainment hits, we are confident Madhouse will be able to translate the vision of the Marvel Universe through the unique anime style, to create captivating new entertainment that will thrill both new and old fans alike.”
Madhouse is currently in production on the first of four new series (12 x 30 minutes), which are scheduled to launch in spring 2010. The initial series will feature characters including Iron Man and Wolverine, among others, and Madhouse will ultimately look to adapt the entire Marvel Universe, creating in essence a whole new character base for Marvel.
The Marvel anime series will debut on ANIMAX.
Design images can be seen here
Via Japanator and Tokyograph, Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), Kenta Fukasaku (Battle Royale) and two other directors are prepare a live action project called "Kiru ~ KILL." The omnibus will be composed of sword fight climaxes cropped from the framework of larger dramas.
Oshii's segment, called "ASSAULT GIRL2," stars Rinko Kikuchi and Yoko Fujita as two women, dressed oppositely in black and white, silently battling on an open field.
The film is scheduled to open in Japan on December 6th.
A new theatrical anime movie based on the Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files spin-off to the classic "real robot" war mecha series is in development.
a geek by any other name notes that a credible rumor suggests that Ichigo 100% creator Mizuki Kawashita’s popular Shounen Jump romcom Hatsukoi Limited will be adapated into anime.
Akiyuki Shinbou, director of literate highschool comedy Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei will be working with the studio Shaft on the Bakemonogatari anime.
Gonzo will be developing a Takahiro Ikezoe (Red Garden) directed anime series based on MMORPG Arad Senki aka Dungeon & Fighter.
Anime News Network reports that plans to adapt comic strip/blog mascot 801-chan into a Kyoto Animation (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Clannad, Lucky Star) produced series appear to be shelved. Blog posts concerning the reversal reversal and announcements have been deleted.
The manga blog features a fujoshi (an otaku of boys-love stories), represented by a woman who turns into green furry monster 801-chan (801 being a pun of the Japanese spelling of yaoi, the general of homosexual male romance for female readers)
Rumor has it that the anime adapation of D. Gray Man will be ending at a, for a prominant Weekly Shonen Jump adaptation, maginally meager 130 episodes. The " Black Order Invasion Arc" will end with the episode scheduled to air on Japanese TV September 30th as a result of TV rating DVD sales that compare unfavorably to shonen anime such as One Piece, Naruto and Bleach.
Shonen Ace announced the 4 koma/four panel comics strips Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yuutsu and spin-off Churuya-san will be animated, possibly to be shown on YouTube.
Canned Dogs reports that Yamamoto Yutaka is off the role of director for the opening of the upcoming Kemeko-DX. Yutaka, who left Lucky Star after episode four, will still be contributing episodes to the anime.
Yoshihiro Togashi's (on-again, off-again)* shounen hit manga Hunter x Hunter will be on again in Weekly Shounen Jump with the October issue.
Trailers
Lucky Star OVAVampire Knight GuiltyZettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~MS Igloo 2
Don't get too excited about the possibilities of Gatchaman versus Ryu or Gold Lightan versus Chun Li. According to Kotaku, Capcom's blog is downplaying the possibily of launching Tatsunoko Vs Capcom in North America
New images of the arcade version of the game can be seen here
Via The Magic Box, Namco Bandai and Koei have officially announced Gundam Musou 2 [Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2] for PS3, Xbox 360 and PS2, the game will be release on December 4, 2008 in Japan. The PS3/360 version will be sold for 7800 yen, and the PS2 version will be sold for 6800 yen.
Namco Bandai will release Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs Gundam for PSP in Japan in November 2008, for 5040 yen. A port of the latest arcade game, featuring over 32 playable characters from 15 series such as Gundam SEED, SEED Destiny, Gundam 00, and V-Gundam. The PSP version will focus on wireless multiplayer gameplay.
Screenshots can be seen hereOne Piece Unlimited Cruise Episode 1: Nami ni Yureru Hihou screen shots, for the Wii, scheduled for Japanese release September 11, 2008
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, from the same franchise as the new Oshii movie
A new Super Robot Wars Z preview
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time will run in Seattle at the Varsity Landmark Theater August 29-September 4 th.
NY Int'l Children's Film Festival announced that the new English language version of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time will screen Sat & Sun, Sept 13 & 14, 11:00 am at IFC CENTER.
Tokyo teenager Mokoto Konno prefers to play baseball with the boys than gossip with the other girls. Stuck at a midpoint between child and adult and with graduation approaching, she's not too sure of what she'd like to do with the rest of her life--that is, until a mysterious accident in the science lab gives Mokoto the ability to leap (literally) back in time. Once she recognizes the life-changing potential of her newfound power, Mokoto's life becomes increasingly chaotic. In a series of breathtaking freeze-frame sequences, she plunges into the past in an attempt to manipulate fate in her favor; yet, it soon becomes painfully clear that she cannot avert the inevitable. More than just a visually stunning anime adventure, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a metaphorical tale of teenage angst: Mokoto's manic time-leaping reflects her deeper fear of growing up--a denial of creeping adulthood, of uncomfortable romantic feelings, uncertainty about her future, and a growing nostalgia for her simple high school life circumscribed by the baseball diamond and her two best friends.
Tickets can be purchased here
To participate in the NYICFF's school fundraising program, see www.gkids.tv or call 212-349-033
Other upcoming screenings include:
September 19, San Francisco. The Center for Asian American Media co-presents a free outdoor screening of the Japanese language, English subtitled version of the film will take place at 8pm at the Peace Plaza in Japantown Post Street at Buchanan as part of the Cinema Under the Stars series (English language version)
October 6, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. The film will play at 8:00pm in the
Griffith Film Theater, in the Bryan Center on Duke University's West Campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
November 24, 26, 28, 29, Philadelphia area premiere, at The Colonial Theater, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA.
VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, announced that the live-action adapation of Death Note will make its Canadian debut as a special event in approximately 60 Cineplex Entertainment and Empire Theatres locations across Canada on Monday, September 15 at 9:00pm local time.
A special DVD advance ticket bundle has also been announced that goes on-sale August 29th. The bundle will include a ticket to the theatrical screening as well as the DVD of the live action film (the DVD can also be purchased separately on-site immediately after the screening).
The special theatrical event will also include an 20-minute feature on how the manga translates to live action as well as a interview with director Shusuke Kaneko.
For details, see www.DeathNoteFilms.com, www.cineplex.com or www.empiretheatres.com/deathnote
DEATH NOTE is based on the hit supernatural action mystery manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The live-action film was released in Japan in 2006 and mirrors the manga's story of Light Yagami, an ace student with great prospects who is bored out of his mind. All of that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals mysteriously begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to investigate, and he is soon hot on the trail of Light, who must now reevaluate his one noble goal. Both Light and L believe themselves to be on the side of justice, and the two match wits trying to show exactly which of them is "good" and which of them is "evil."
NCM FATHOM will present a special two-night, multi-city event of Death Note II: The Last Name on October 15 and 16 at 7:30pm local time.
Advance ticket online purchase opens exclusively to SHONEN JUMP Newsletter Subscribers on August 29th and then to the general public on September 5th at here
The theatre event will also feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes at the film, an in-depth interview with director Shusuke Kaneko, who also directed DEATH NOTE, and a unique profile of the cast.
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The New York Anime Festival announced that Chef Masaharu Morimoto -- star of Iron Chef and Iron Chef America -- will attend its 2008 event as a Guest of Honor. The New York Anime Festival takes place September 26th through the 28th at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, NY.
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Otakon released a statement concerning a former staffer who was fraudulently selling convention memberships. The organization later commented
The con also featured a controversy where, allegedly, one artist group bought up large blocks of tables in artist's alley.
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21+ anime event Providence Anime Conference has radically revamped their registration policies.
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On the non-anime front, Miike Takashi’s Sukiyaki Western Django will screen in New York on August 29th and L.A. on September 12th.
Anime on DVD notes that their copy of FUNimation's upcoming Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Blu-ray release is packaged with a booklet detail how upcoming Blu-rays titles included the previously announced Afro Samurai and Vexille as well as:
* Samurai 7 Complete Series Box Set
* Genghis Khan - To The End of the Earth and Sea
* One Piece - Movie 8: The Desert Princess and the Pirates - Adventures in Alabasta
FUNimation has also begun advertising a Blu-ray release of Fullmetal Alchemist.
KUJIBIKI UNBALANCE
Hapless Chihiro Enomoto's luck changes for the better (or worse, depending on how you look at it) when he is randomly chosen as a candidate for the next student council president. Unfortunately, that means he must undergo a year-long apprenticeship with the current ruling body, accomplishing one impossible, punishing task after another.
With its nonstop, side-splitting, world-within-a-world hilarity, it's no wonder Kujibiki Unbalance is a favorite among the Genshiken crew. And speaking of Genshiken, each volume includes a new episode of Genshiken as a special bonus feature!
MORIBITO
She carries the pain of eight souls. He carries the burden of one sacred spirit.
At a time when the balance of nature still held the civilizations of mankind in thrall, a single drought could spell the end of a society and doom its inhabitants to piteous deaths. Prince Chagum has been imbued with the power to stave off the drought and bring new life to his empire. However, this is a suspicious time, and he is accused of possession by an evil spirit. Court advisors only see one solution. Chagum must be put to death by his own father's hand. His salvation is in the form of Balsa, a spear woman and mercenary from Kanbal, the kingdom across the mountains. Her skills are legendary, and although reluctant, she is held by a mysterious vow to save eight souls before she dies. Can she fend off an entire empire and make Chagum her eighth soul?
PHOENIX COLLECTION
Throughout time, mankind has chased after the dream of immortality.
The Phoenix, in the form of a bird of fire, is said to hold the key to
eternal life. Great warriors, greedy princesses, ambitious scientists and ordinary people desire its power. Great wars are fought in a vain attempt to possess it and, as a result, civilizations rise and fall. Phoenix is a collection of five stories from the past, present and future. Many will perish because of their desires, and they are the
lucky ones. True pain comes for those who find immortality and experience the burden of living forever
RAMEN FIGHTER MIKI COLLECTION
In a world where terror grips the land, one girl walks the line between life and death to bring her own special brand of... ramen. Miki Onimaru works at her mother's ramen shop, making deliveries, waiting tables, and attracting customers with cute, girlish charm. But somehow, Miki can't complete even one of these simple tasks without her bone-crunching, skull-splitting martial arts. Can Miki get through the day without messing up and angering her mom, who makes her look like a gentle kitten in comparison?
Anime Work Press
11/19/08
AKIHABARA@DEEP - Volume 1
AKIHABARA@DEEP
Akihabara@DEEP. It is an enterprise that is small but elite and organized by the legendary otaku of Akihabara. Soon, they'll be dragged into the struggle for supremacy in a world of information technology. A battle is about to begin in the Akihabara district for the future of the industry.
Tokyo Shock
11/18/08
TOMIE - Double Feature - 2 Discs
BLACK BELT - 1 Disc
ULTIMATE DEATH TRANCE -Collectors Tin - 2 Discs
11/25/08
THE ZEIRAM DUOLOGY - 2 Discs ($29.99)
Black Belt
Before World War II, three disciples, Taikan, Choei, and Giryu, were taught by karate master Eiken Shibara in a remote mountain dojo. When the Japanese military police attempt to seize the training hall, the three disciples resist and soundly defeat them, though Choei receives a crippling injury. Afterwards, on his deathbed, their master bids his pupils to focus their skills inward and decide who is worthy of being his successor and inheriting his black belt. Taikan and Giryu, as the only two viable candidates, follow different paths on their journey to discovering the meaning behind their master's last words.
ULTIMATE DEATH TRANCE
In an unknown place and time, a lone samurai simply called Grave (Tak Sakaguchi) thirsts for the ultimate battle.
Grave has stolen a mysterious object from the holy Tougan Temple — a coffin said to be sealing a great power away. Trapped inside it is the Goddess of Destruction, confined and held at bay from laying waste to this world. Grave fearlessly travels the land dragging the coffin behind him, aware that what lies within it is what he seeks — if only he can open it. Unknown to Grave, a young temple monk has embarked on a quest to return this relic to its proper home before anyone can unleash an unstoppable cataclysm.
So begins the race to claim the coffin... but who will get there first?
THE ZEIRAM DUOLOGY
Two hapless electricians go out for an ordinary job but soon find themselves in a virtual reality war zone. Iria, a cute, tough-as-nails bounty hunter is battling Zeiram, a seemingly indestructible alien genetically engineered to kill. The electricians do their best to help Iria take on Zeiram in this epic adventure, only to be caught in another struggle years later when an android trainee of Iria's has a Zeiram unit implanted inside it. Trapped in the monster's dimensional zone, the only way out is if Iria is able to beat the monster one on one.
Anchor Bay Entertainment announced thatDead Space: Downfall, the animated tie-in to the upcoming EA game is scheduled for an October 28th DVD and Blu-ray Disc release. The DVD is $26.97, $34.98 for the Blu-ray. The game, the animated feature and comic series from Image will tie into a unified narrative.
Dead Space: Downfall was produced and animated by Film Roman (“The Simpsons,” “King of the Hill”)
SYNOPSIS
An ancient religious artifact has been recovered by a deep-space mining ship, and for the crew of the USG Ishimura, life just became a living hell. Unearthed on a far-away planet during a mining operation, the relic is worshiped by some, even seen as proof of God. But when it’s removed from its resting place and brought on the ship, the artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien race, one bent on ripping apart -- and taking over -- every human aboard. Their screams CAN be heard in space … but only the slashers are listening.
Via Same Hat! Kazuo Umezu and Go Nagai fan art
AniPages looks through The Antique Shop
Bob Thompson at the Washington Post dismisses manga
Roland Kelts at The Daily Yomiuri talks about how English language culture book publisher Yohan failure a sign of larger worries
Also on Yomiuri, Kobe ward to tap anime power
David Welsh considers Osamu Tezuka's Dororo
Matt Thorn argues for his Best. T.V. Anime. Ever.
FPS stops by geek media retail hot spot Mandrake
Virgin Comics is shutting down. The Beat and Steven Grant's Perminant Damage put this in the framework of Tokyopop and the history of manga in North America. (For my personal perspective... this column had a brief and memorably unpleasant experience working with Virgin Comics. Is it surprising that Deepak Chopra wasn’t selling comics?)
Are We Just Gravy? The Importance of American Market to the Japanese (personally, I'm a bit dubious of some of the input information. David Williams statements have a habit of boosting ADV at the expense of truth)
Stealing from Awesome Engine again
Hisashi Mori (Samurai 7, episode 7) MAD
Manga Mad Tokyo
Other Gurren Lagann goodiesRight Stuf Career site
Even if you're CLAMP, you still have to apologize
On the AV front, Haruhi Suzumiya parody Suzumiya Hahiru
Ken Ishikawa (Getter Robo) Rockman/Megaman parody
A look at the live action adapation of Sakuran, based on the manga by AICN Anime favorite Moyoco Anno
The Hayao Miyazaki design mascot for Ghibli's home town of d Kanye West video
Tezuka's (well, Mushi Production's) wild side Kanashimi no Belladonna
I get the feeling that this Superfriends strangeness would be less bewildering if rendered in manga, and if incredible if done by someone like Go Nagai
For those who are pendantic about Evangelion's Evas not being mecha check out the name of this week's Gainax welcome image
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