Insights and obervations from someone who has been there and back again
As many of you know, Anime Boston is next weekend. And, as we head toward the event, I’ll be busy packing, preparing interview questions, and polishing my panel notes. These things take time, though, and the event isn’t getting any further away. So, on Thursday, May 23, we’ll be going dark for the evening. No [...]
Over the weekend of Anime Boston, I was granted an opportunity to speak with one of the anime industry’s most experienced personalities. He currently fills the position of voice director for Pokemon. In addition, his voice acting resume sports over 100 titles including Ikki Tousen, Genshiken, and Pokemon. Wayland recently passed a major milestone as [...]
Over the weekend of Anime Boston 2010, I was given the honor of meeting with Greg Ayres for an interview. Mr. Ayres is a popular voice in the anime industry, best known for his voice work on Koyuki from Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad and Chrono from Chrono Crusade. In the past few years, Mr. Ayres [...]
Over the weekend of Anime Boston 2009, [Anime Dream EIC Matt Brown] and I were given the opportunity to speak with Ms. Laura Bailey. The name may not be immediately recognized by a lot of people, but her resume speaks volumes. Some of Ms. Bailey’s hats include the lovable Tohru Honda, the energetic Sana, and [...]
This year, Anime Boston hosted Haruko Momoi, the Queen of Akihabara, as one of their musical guests. Anime fans should recognize her bouncy beats and perky voice from the theme songs of shows like Kujibiki Unbalance (OVA), DearS, and Nurse Witch Komugi. Momoi began her musical career on the streets of Harajuku, where she would [...]
Anime Boston’s tenth year is finally behind us, and all that can really be said is “wow.” Ten years of memories were closed off with dozens of articles, hundreds of photographs,and hours of video footage taken across sleepless nights. Each year seemed to be an ordeal, with this writer cursing under his breath every Saturday [...]
For the record: The formal title of this panel was “From East To West: the Superheroes of Japan and America.” The Superheroes panel returned for a second straight year. Since Ken Haley was sick with the flu, a few changes needed to be made to the panelist lineup for the event. Colin Jansen filled in [...]
This year, the FUNimation panel could be defined by two simple words: “Fan appreciation.” Basically, in addition to the normal flow of release date announcements and new title reveals, the FUNimation crew unveiled what was, without a doubt, the most unusual and unsettling ways of creating brand attachment in a public forum. Fan Appreciation segments [...]
Many that take up anime as a hobby do so with a bright-eyed naivete. They see shows like Cowboy Bebop, Bleach, or One Piece and follow recommendations from friends, which leads to the impression that the medium can do no wrong. For the past ten years, Brian Price has been dispelling this myth in Bad [...]
For the past ten years, Patrick D, Jekka, and (sometimes) Liz hosted an hour of mayhem, destruction, and cheesy humor. The Chibi Project has become somewhat of a Friday Night ritual for many, as they file in to see just what toys get trashed, and how. Whether they take a circular saw to Pikachu, sanding [...]
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