A short article on alternative programming offered by some US anime channels, something I’m posting primarily because it keyed me in to the existence of semi-interesting documentary, Anime: Drawing a Revolution, which you can watch here.
This Fall pretty much dropped off a cliff for me, entirely due to personal time-based reasons. Plus I just swapped up one of my imports, so it’s worth talking about why.
A short article on Ghost Hound including quotes from writer Chiaki Konaka, who talks about working with the late, great Ryutaro Nakamura and avoiding getting bogged down in terminology.
A short interview with Bandai Visual USA’s president Tatsunori Konno dealing with his perspective on the future of the overseas anime industry.
A short interview with director of adult swim programming Kim Manning.
A short interview with US VA Aaron Dismuke.
An article on the impending decline of the US anime industry, detailing pretty much what was happening at the time. Also notes the top-heavy nature of an industry where only a few shows could get viable TV boosts.
A short article detailing a then-new anime block on the Starz channel.
A fun little piece on the favorite snacks of a number of anime staffers.
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.
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