A quick article on the impressive dominance of manga in the US in 2004, where manga titles reportedly made up 47 of the top 50 selling titles.
(Which reminds me: I should probably go back and add 2003-2006 US manga data at some point.)
Top Cow President Matt Hawkins talks about why they decided to make a Witchblade anime with studio Gonzo.
Musicians L’Arc en Ciel talks about the differences between their performances in the US versus in Japan.
Shoji Kawamori talks about the largest number of projects he ever worked on at once (17!) and the difference between doing comedy versus drama. He also names The Spring of Kenji (aka Spring and Chaos/Kenji no Haru) as his favorite among his many works. Coincidentally, studio Satelight’s work on that project was how he became involved with them.
Various studio Bones staffers. the voices of Ed and Al, and author Hiromu Arakawa discuss various aspects of symbolism in the FMA series.
Next up on the Machine’s ride is Jinsei! Find out why we are getting all the (studio) feels about this one in our podcast!
Various people involved with Digi Charat talk about Dejiko’s evolution from Koge-Donbo illustration to mascot character.
A short interview with Manhwa artist Myung-Jin Lee, creator of the Ragnarok series.
Musician TM Revolution talks about voicing Miguel Aiman for Gundam Seed and his favorite musicians.
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