Various studio Bones staffers. the voices of Ed and Al, and author Hiromu Arakawa discuss various aspects of symbolism in the FMA series.
Via Anime Insider: Bones/Fullmetal Alchemist (December 2004)
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Via Anime Insider: Digi Charat (October 2004)
Various people involved with Digi Charat talk about Dejiko’s evolution from Koge-Donbo illustration to mascot character.
Via Anime Insider: Myung-Jin Lee (October 2004)
A short interview with Manhwa artist Myung-Jin Lee, creator of the Ragnarok series.
Via Anime Insider: TM Revolution (October 2004)
Musician TM Revolution talks about voicing Miguel Aiman for Gundam Seed and his favorite musicians.
Via Anime Insider: 4Kids Entertainment (October 2004)
A pair of articles about 4kids entertainment, the first about their plans for One Piece, and the second about fan demand for uncut versions of other shows.
Via Anime Insider: Mitsuo Fukuda (October 2004)
Gundam Seed director Mitsuo Fukuda talks about how he prepared to direct the series, the degree of input he had on the story, and his respect for Star Trek.
Via Anime Insider: Crispin Freeman (August 2004)
US voice actor Crispin Freeman talks about getting into character for different roles.
Via Anime Insider: Mamoru Oshii (August 2004)
Mamoru Oshii talks about design choices, the title, and doll research for Ghost in the Shell: Innocence.
Via Anime Insider: Stand Alone Complex (August 2004)
Production IG CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and Director Kenji Kamiyama talk about Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Kamiyama talks about his take on the gits universe, and Ishikawa boasts about a sales total of 700,000 units, a total that blows away the DVD/BD wiki totals.
For season 1: 16019*13=208,247
For season 2: 19640*13=255,320
For a total of about 470,000 copies. There are some miscellaneous box releases that add ~10-20 thousand to that, but it’s still probably generous probably generous, since s2 had only released 6 of its 13 volumes at that point (with only 6 volumes out for s2, that total goes down to ~330,000). Not a factor of 5 like it might be with Chrono Crusade, and under-reporting by a factor of 2 has happened before, but still a huge difference.
Via Anime Insider: NBA/Tokyopop Media Deals (August 2004)
This article details a very weird tie-in between Tokyopop and the NBA that totally happened, as well as corporate sponsorship for viz’s shonen jump.
I mean, I like the NBA, and I love manga, but I don’t know what the market is here. They made 12 volumes, though, so maybe that actually did well?
