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INTERVIEWS
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| ANIME
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| ANN's Protoculture Addicts www.animenewsnetwork.com
www.protoculture.ca/Proto/index.htm
Late in 2004, Anime News Network, a popular anime-based news site, announced that it was merging with the
long running print magazine Protoculture Addicts. This partnership sent waves
throughout the anime community, and introduced a new player in the ever
competitive world of print media.
Via private online chat, Editor In Chief Matthew Anderson and
Assistant Editor Stephanie Costello interviewed; Chris Macdonald, Editor in
Chief at ANN, and Claude J. Pelletier, Publisher and Editor In Chief of
"Protoculture Addicts". We looked at how the two
came together, the difficulties and triumphs they have experienced, and
the future of anime in America.
The interview was conducted on 3 February 2005.
Interview
with: Chris Macdonald and Claude J.
Pelletier, editors of ANN's Protoculture Addicts. |
| ANIME CRASH
www.animecrash.com
After months of rumors, Anime Crash announced to the world that
they are "back with a vengeance". Strong out of the
gate, these self claimed "Creatively Resilient
Artistically Superlative Hubrists"
have a 1-2-3 punch they hope will knock you out!
Interview
with: Managing Director Scott
C. Mauriello |
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The Right Stuf
www.rightstuf.com
Without the The Right Stuf International, anime would not be
where it is today. Come with us as we take a look at all aspects of
this grand company.
List of articles
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Studio ArtFX www.studioartfx.com "Understanding
Chaos" was the first step. Then came Shadowskin. Now, Studio
ArtFX is leading the independent animation revolution. Come meet
Terrance Walker, a self made man who made his own animation. Understanding
Terrance
Terrance Walker,
Mike Lightner,
Shadowskin, Understanding Chaos
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TOKYOPOP www.TOKYOPOP.com
With hot anime and manga titles, along with a dash of fandom,
TOKYOPOP has made a strong start. Now, with Peter Chung's
"Reign" and fan favorite "Initial-D" comming out
on DVD, things are looking even brighter! Interview
with: John Parker: President and COO of
TOKYOPOP, Mike Kiley: President of Information services, and
Kristien Brada Thompson: Marcom Manager. SPECIAL
REVIEWS:
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Central Park Media
www.centralparkmedia.com
One of the biggest, and the brightest, CPM is the benchmark that all
other anime companies are measured.
Interview
with: John O'Donnell, Managing Director and
founder of CPM. Interview
with: Kei Mizutani, International Cult Film Star. "Voice
Box with Lauren Synger" 001:
Angel Sanctuary SPECIAL
REVIEWS:
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AnimEigo
www.animeigo.com
When you say "AimeEigo" you are saying "classic
animation" While a very successful company, they have not
forgotten their otaku roots. With their Macross release, and now
with the long awaited "Your Under Arrest" DVD series, see
why AnimEigo is a fan favorite.
Interviews
with: Scott
Carson: Production Mananger. Juliett
Cesario: Miyuki from "You're Under Arrest" You're
Not Under Arrest Contest winners! SPECIAL
REVIEWS:
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AN ENTERTAINMENT
www.an-entertainment.com
The new kids on the block, AN Entertainment is what happens when anime fans
achieve their dream to release their own anime.
Interview
with: John
Oppliger: Editor at Anime Nation
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Urban Vision
www.urban-vision.com
The name says it all. The leader in gritty, action packed noir anime, UV
has shown how mean the streets of anime can be!
Interview
with: Rhona
Medina: Product Development Manager SPECIAL
REVIEWS:
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Dementia7 Studios
www.dementia7studios.com
Just 1 year ago, D7 Studios came out with "D7
Peacemaker", the latest in the independent animated revolution. Now ready
to present their latest series "Nightfall", D7 Studios is
the next wave in independent animation.
Phone Interview with:
Arik
Rene Avila: Creator and Founder of Dementia7
Email Interview with:
Katie
King: Voice of D7
Morgan
May: Voice of Sakura Gray
Linda
Young: Voice of Snow Lemming
D7
Peacemaker: Nightfall (Advanced Screener)
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PLAYHUT ENTERTAINMENT www.playhutentertainment.com
Thanks to the changing economic and political climate
between the US and China, Playhut Entertainment is the first to
introduce Chinese animated television projects to the US. Coining the phrase
"Chinamation", this company is leading the charge in introducing
this exciting and new art form to the Western world. Interview
with: Brian Yu Zheng, President Playhut SPECIAL
REVIEWS:
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ANIME PLAY http://www.animeplay-mag.com/
Anime
Play is a "DVD magazine" that takes the capabilities of
the DVD format, and combines it with a printed magazine. The possibilities for this combined media
format are endless. Interview
with Robert Silva: Editor-in-Chief at Anime Play SPECIAL
PREVIEWS:
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INTERVIEWS |
VOICE ACTOR INTERVIEW AT OTAKON 2005
CLICK HERE
FOR THE VIDEO SLIDESHOW! FEATURING:
Vic Mignogna, Greg Ayres, Luci
Christian, Mike McFarland, and Monica Rial
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While checking our archives, we found an interview with
Stephanie Nadolny, conducted at Anime Fest 2004. In this interview,
Stephanie
talks about her adventure into the world of voice acting, her
singing career, and how much beliveing in yourself will help make
for a successful life.
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While checking our archives, we found an interview with Greg
Ayers, conducted at Anime USA 2004. In this interview, Greg
talks about his journey from fan to voice actor, some of the
acting roles he is ready to tackle, and how practical jokes can go
wrong. He even gets a chance to read our review of Chrono
Crusade vol 1!
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With Matthew Anderson and Stephanie Costello
  Laura
Bailey and Colleen Clinkenbeard are two rising stars in the anime
community. Colleen has voiced the lovely Éclair in
"Kiddy Grade", while Laura is best known for her sexy
reading for "Lust" in the uber popular Fullmetal
Alchemist. Among their many achievements, they are both actors
and ADR directors for the dub of the eagerly anticipated "Kodocha"
anime!
In an exclusive interview, Colleen and Laura talks about their
work on "Kodocha", their 2 year long friendship, Laura's
abilities to knock out some of the most insane dialogue in one take, and
what to expect from the DVD release of Kodocha. We also talked
with Laura and Colleen about their work on other anime, the
differences between acting and directing, and how evil Colleen
really is.
The online interview was conducted Wednesday, June 15 2005.
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 At Anime
Boston, Special Features Editor Stephanie Costello conducted an interview with
actor, script writer, and musician Chris Patton.
In an exclusive interview, Chris talks about his current
projects, the differences between voice acting and live theater,
and his new "electronic music outfit" PLID. He
even gives us the final answer on how he got into voice acting (so
you don't need to ask this question at the next con!)
The interview was conducted Saturday, April 30th at Anime
Boston, 2005.
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At AnimeFest 2004, Senior Editor Stephanie Costello along with EIC Matthew Anderson and Music
Editor Daniel Womack sat down with popular and outstanding voice actor Jamie McGonnigal, star of Arcade Gamer Fubuki, Magic Users Club, and F-Zero
Legend.
As we chatted with Jamie he talked about his life on Broadway, his professional life, his status a gay role model, and his views on
the Bush Administration.
The interview was conducted on 4 September 2004 at AnimeFest
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Camino
Interview
(http://www.camino-project.com/)
At Anime USA 2004, Music Editor Daniel Womack along with the DVJ
staff conducted an interview with J-Rock Group Camino.
In an exclusive interview, the members of Camino talk about their
experiences in America, who their influences are, and how the fans
really help make the show come alive.
The interview was conducted on Sunday, 31 October at the Sheraton
Premiere in Tysons Corner.
Thanks to Taka, Kiku, Hayato, Ryosuke, Rehit, and DJ-KKiDD for
taking time out to talk with us. You can see more photos of
Camino at our Camino Photoshoot Page!
Also, check our their official website at http://www.camino-project.com/
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Special thanks to Jesse Oba for the use of pictures and for
setting up the interview. Also, special thanks to the staff at
Anime USA 2004 for their help.
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(http://www.richardepcar.com/)
While you may know him as a voice actor, Richard Epcar is also
a writer, a director, and a star of stage and screen.
Appearing in such diverse projects like "Memoirs of an
Invisible Man, "General Hospital", and of course "Ghost
in the Shell-Stand Alone Complex" airing on Adult
Swim, Richard is one terrific actor, with a rich and diverse
history.
Via E-Mail, Assistant Editor Honey Thunder and Richard talked
about his career, his favorite voice over role, and the
differences between working on animation and film.
Many
thanks to Richard Epcar for taking time out of his busy schedule to
talk to us. You can catch Richard on "Ghost
In the Shell-Stand Alone Complex" airing on Cartoon
Network and on DVD by Manga Entertainment and Bandai.
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At AnimeFest
2004, Music Editor Daniel Womack along with the DVJ staff
conducted an interview with Nana, Reina, Lina, and Aki, the four
members of super J-Pop group MAX.
In an exclusive interview, the members of MAX talk about their
experiences in America, who their influences are, and why family
plays a big part in their success.
They were also kind enough to give our mascot an official name.
The interview was conducted on Sunday, 5 September at the Hyatt
Regency in Dallas, Texas.
Special thanks to Jonathan Nawrocki, Chris Simonds, Day
Acuna, and all the staff at AnimeFest 2004 for all their help to
make this interview possible.
Very special thanks to Jesse Oba of AVEX for the use of
the pictures and for setting up the interview.
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Kei Mizutani is
truly an international cult phenomenon. She has a appeared in multiple photo books, movies, and TV series. Now with a debut CD
under her belt, find out why she says "I am proud of the person named Kei
Mizutani"!
We would like to thank John O'Donnell, Managing Director at CPM for
putting us in contact with Ms. Mizutani. Also, a big thank you to
Mitsuru Uehira and David Hair for translating this interview.
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At AnimeFest 2004, Assistant Editor Honey Thunder along with
Editor-in-Chief Matthew Anderson conducted an interview with well
known stage, screen, and voice actor Beau Billingslea. Better
known as "Jet Black" on "Cowboy
Bebop", Beau talked about his time as a Judge Advocate
General in the Army, his work on the mini-series "North and
South", why "Jet" is his favorite character, and how
his military training helped him for roles in "Bebop" and
"Argentosoma".
Special thanks to Day
Acuna, and all the staff at AnimeFest 2004 for all their help to
make this interview possible.
Very special thanks to Cecelia Billingslea for the use of the
pictures and taking time to talk with us at AnimeFest 2004.
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 At
Otakon 2004, super rock group L'Arc~en~Ciel held a special press
confrence after their oustanding
performance at Otakon. Senior Music Reviewer Daniel Womack
attended the press confrence and along with other members of the
press corps, got to talk with the band about their US debut.
The following is a transcript of the interview provided by TOFU
records. All photos taken by Junichi Takahashi
How was your US
debut performance at Otakon? Was
performing here different than in Japan?
ken: I
got to Baltimore, went to all
the
tourist sites first and did the show after I had
learned
everything about
Baltimore. I probably
know Baltimore the best
out
of all of you. Because
of that, I felt very relaxed and it didn’t' make any difference if
it's Japan or the US.
tetsu: I
thought it was an extension of Japanese tour and I also felt very
happy.
hyde: It
was the first time that I played in America.
The audiences were so warm and they made us feel very welcome
and I really had a good time.
yukihiro: I
really had a good
time, too. |
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 Welcome to
the interview extravaganza with DVD Vision Japan! Our fearless
leader (Matthew Anderson) was fortunate (and insane enough) to be
able to schedule an up close and (sometimes a little too personal)
interview with the American VAs that attended Otakon 2004, all in
the comfort of Chris Sabat's hotel room (woo woo). Along with
reporters Lisa Z, Eric Martinez from Anime
Web Turnpike and Kevin Lilard from A
Fans View, we got to spend a hour with these talented
actors.
(We would like to thank Kevin Lilard from A
Fans View and Lisa Z along with Eric Martinez from Anime
Web Turnpike for the use of their pictures and for helping to
make this a great feature.) |
Tatsuo
Sato
 Welcome back for
another great interview! This one
was with Tatsuo Sato, a Jack of all Trades in the anime industry, but
overall he is considered an animation director. He has been involved
in many quality productions including Akazukin Cha Cha, Kodomo no
Omocha, Kare Kano, Di Gi
Karat, Jubei chan, Ninja Scroll the TV series, and his latest work,
Uchuu no Stellvia. He has acted in many different roles including
directing, script writing, and editing. For the Nadesico TV series and
the Movie-Prince of Darkness he was director, script writer, and storyboardist! So, what
does such an accomplished anime veteran think? Keep reading to find
out in this exclusive interview!
Read the Interview from Otakon 2004 |
 Yutaka
Minowa
Yutaka Minowa, character designer and/or animation director for
many popular titles (Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust,
Outlaw Star, The Animatrix), talks about his life in the animation
industry, and gets a chance to grill Lauren Synger for a few
questions!
Read the Interview from Otakon 2004
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 TM REVOLUTION
TM Revolution is truly an international super
star. Well known for his song "Heart of Sword", he is also
a voice actor in his own right. Thanks to Tofu Records, we were able
to talk with this rock and roll legend.
Read the Interview from Otakon 2003
See pictures from the concert. |
 JOHNNY
YONG BOSCH
From "Power Ranger" to anti Hero "Kaneda", to
the lovable "Vash the Stampeed"
Johnny Yong Bosch has been a part of the Voice Acting Scene for quite a
while. Lauren Synger sat down with Johnny at Otakon 2003 and talked
about being the voice of an icon.
Check out the interview! |
 SCOTT
HOULE
An industry leader, Scott Houle and his "Costal
Studios" were at the top of their game. Suddenly, the company
he founded had to close it's doors. Now, Scott Houle is on the comeback
trail with a new recording studio, a new company, and plenty of talent at
his disposal.
Check out the interview! |
 Tsukasa Kotobuki
Ever wonder what a character desinger does?
Do you know where his ideas came from? Character/Mechanical designer
Tsukasa Kotobuki talks about working with Masami Obari, Saber Marionette J,
and his new project "Godannar"
Check out our interview with this awesome
designer. |
 MILLENNIUM ACTRESS
Thanks to the folks at Dreamworks,
DVD Vision Japan is proud to present the transcript of an interview
between Satoshi Kon and the producer of the Millennium Actress DVD.
Dreamworks also sent us the production notes, and the Q&A with
director Satoshi Kon and screenwriter Sadayuki Murai.
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Terrence Walker is the creator of
Understanding Chaos, an independently produced animated film. Through a series
of e-mails, we interviewed Terrence and learned about his life, Chaos, and his
new project, Shadowskin.
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Stephanie Nadolny Audio Interview
UNDERSTANDING
TERRANCE