A piece on Appleseed: Ex Machina which includes an interview with John Woo, who talks about his involvement in the project.
Via Anime Insider: John Woo (October 2007)
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Via Anime Insider: Takaaki Kidani (October 2007)
Ex-President of Broccoli Takaaki Kidani and voice actor Yuna Inamura talk about the Galaxy Angel franchise and the possibility of localization.
Via Anime Insider: Koichiro Natsume (October 2007)
An interview with Aniplex head Koichiro Natsume. He talks about music tie-ins, discusses how his own career in Sony Music Entertainment’s corporate department led to his being assigned to Aniplex (then SME Visual Works), and estimates the approval rate for projects pitched to Aniplex at 30-40 percent. Note, though, that this interview was conduced well before a conscious decision was made to cut down on the total number of anime being produced yearly, so the figure may well be lower now.
Via Anime Insider: Kurt Hassler (October 2007)
Yen Press co-founder Kurt Hassler talks about the weak market for Seinen/Josei titles in the US.
Via Anime Insider: Koichi Mashimo (October 2007)
A short piece on El Cazador De La Bruja with comments from director Koichi Mashimo on the characters and his preferred beer snack.
Via Anime Insider: Luci Christian (October 2007)
An interview with US VA Luci Christian.
Via Anime Insider: Reader Mail (October 2007)
A reader mail segment that includes a discussion of the merchandise-based reasons behind the Zoro/Zolo name change in One Piece localizations.
Via Anime Insider: Quinton Flynn (October 2007)
US VA Quinton Flynn talks about doing voice work for Metal Gear Solid.
Via Anime Insider: Satoru Kannagi (August 2007)
BL manga writer Satoru Kannagi talks about her favorite authors and getting feedback from male readers.
Via Anime Insider: Witchblade Staffers (August 2007)
Director Yoshimitsu Ohashi and tie-in manga artist Sumita Takeru (who is actually a follower of western comics) talk about story details and the degree to which they had to keep their plots true to the original work.
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