A fun little piece on the favorite snacks of a number of anime staffers.
Via Anime Insider: Creator’s Preferred Snacks (December 2007)
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Via Anime Insider: Saiko Takaki (December 2007)
A short interview with Vampire Hunter D’s artist Saiko Takaki. He talks about getting sort-of-scouted by the author of the original novels, Hideyuki Kikuchi, and his respect for Yoshitaka Amano.
Via Anime Insider: Shuhei Morita (December 2007)
Director Shuhei Morita talks about working on Kakurenbo with an extremely small staff, specifically assembling a young staff for Freedom, and catering to his “ramen commercial” audience.
Via Anime Insider: Hideyuki Morita (December 2007)
A short article on the Bokurano anime featuring quotes from director Hiroyuki Morita. He talks about being hesitant to adapt an unfinished manga before getting permission from the original creator to freestyle the anime version a bit.
Via Anime Insider: Nabeshin (December 2007)
An article about the Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge anime which includes a short Nabeshin interview at the end. He talks about it being a learning experience and working with the series’ original author.
Via Anime Insider: Sonny Strait (December 2007)
A short interview with US VA Sonny Strait.
Via Anime Insider: Geneon Ceasing US Sales (December 2007)
Short article on the end of Geneon entertainment’s participation in the US market back in 2007.
Via Anime Insider: Manga Musicals (December 2007)
A short article on manga-based musical productions.
Via Anime Insider: Imaginasian Channel (December 2007)
A short article on the Imaginasian channel, an obscure startup channel that ran some anime in the US.
Fun With Numbers: The Wind Rises Week 1 Sales (Plus Princess Mononoke BDs)
Small update for 2 relevant releases, which naturally went untracked and thus can’t be fitted to my amazon formula. The first week of sales data for the US release of The Wind Rises is out, clocking in at 53,698 units (40,818 BD/12,880 DVD). A BD release of Princess Mononoke also sold 29,913 BDs (also moving 30,169-29,913=256 DVDs) in the same week.
For some points of comparison, Laputa’s BD rerelease sold 12,611 week 1 copies, From Up on Poppy Hill sold 33,102 week 1 copies, Arietty sold 264,252 week 1 copies, and Howl’s Moving Castle sold 193,006 week 1 copies.
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