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Anime Expo 2012: Yaya Han Interview
We talked to professional costume designer and cosplayer Yaya Han at the Exhibit Hall of Anime Expo 2012! Dressed as Psylocke for the day, she was generous enough to speak to us for a few minutes...
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Yuki Kajiura/FictionJunction live at AX 2012
The waiting line was as long as an anaconda, like waiting for a soup kitchen during the Great Depression. Yes, we otakus are desperate for the beyond-reality music to obliviate our plight in 3D. So,...
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Exposition: Anime Expo 2012, Day 0
The luxurious express bus seat on the way to downtown LA. See the tweet digest for Day 0. It’s strange that no matter how many years I’ve spent doing conventions as press, I never quite feel ready the...
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Exposition: Anime Expo 2012, Day 1
The problem when you are both press and fan—as I wrote about last year—is that you’re caught between two sets of commitments. As press, it’s your job to take advantage of all the unique opportunities...
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Exposition: Anime Expo 2012, Day 2
“Bronze Tier” should have been a tip off that something was amiss… Day 2 was going to be Ground Zero for me: the day that I had anticipated the most as a fan. The day of the Yuki...
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Ryo Horikawa Press Conference
This is a full translation/transcript of the press conference for Ryo Horikawa (the voice of Vegeta and other roles). Anime Diet’s questions—prepared as well as spontaneous ones—are highlighted in...
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Exposition: Anime Expo 2012, Day 3 [FINAL]
Silver Tier—now that’s more like it. Day 3 was, unfortunately, my last day, since I had to go back to work on Monday. I did the same as the day before—arrive early in the morning to the press lounge,...
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Madhouse/Team Chihayafuru Press Conference
Takuya Tsunoki (producer), Kunihiko Hamada (animation director), and Asaka Morio (director). This is the full transcript/translation of Madhouse’s Chihayafuru production team at their press conference...
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Yuki Kajiura/FictionJunction Press Conference Transcript
Here’s our translated transcript of the Yuki Kajiura/FictionJunction press conference at Anime Expo 2012. Some questions were not translated precisely, and we have noted when this happens. It may also...
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Tatsuo Sato Press Conference Transcript
The small press conference with Moretsu Pirates, Rinne no Lagrange, and Martian Successor Nadesico director Tatsuo Sato—as well as the follow-up private interview—is one of the richest dialogues we’ve...
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AX Vocaloid Panel, F@ck you Japanese government!
It’s little late, but I went to the Vocaloid Panel in AX2012, and here I’m going to share the most interesting part of the panel. Kagome P was just awesome. He produces songs with a Loli/yojo...
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Anime Expo 2012: Tatsuo Sato Interview
Tatsuo Sato is the famed director of Martian Successor Nadesico, a classic of the 1990s robot genre and one of the defining parodies of the era, as well as the recent shows Moretsu Space Pirates and...
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