During Day 2 of MechaCon 5.0, Anime Secrets was able to attend a panel put on by Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Samantha Inoue Harte, Wendy Powell, and Vic Mignogna, about the current state of voice acting and the anime industry in Texas.
READ MOREWendy is an American Voice Actress for Funimation, lending her voice in such roles as Envy in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kyo’s Mother in Fruits Basket, Hevlaska in D.Gray Man, and Sister Paula from Trinity Blood, among with numerous other roles.
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During Anime Matsuri 2008, I was able to attend a Q&A session with Vic. Though due to problems with our recording equipment, I was unable to record the session. However through the graciousness of an adjoining press team, NewsWireHouston, an Associated Press outlet based in Houston, we were allowed to publish the transcripts of the Q&A here. For original article click here.
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This year at Otakon 2009, I was able to catch up with Guest of Honor, Tony Oliver during a round table interview.
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Recently, I was browsing CAD, my favourite webcomic of all time. Seeing an announcement for an upcoming live chat/interview with Tim Buckley, the creator of the webcomic, my first insticint was to enter. On the morning of Nov 21st, 2005, I received an email naming me as a participant for the Live Chat with Tim. Little did I know I was among 100 eager participants. To help keep order, the Xfire staff created three separate chat rooms: one for general questions, one for questions for Tim, and one with the actual transcription of the session. Below is the official transcript (with slight edits to match our format) of the event, taken with permission from both Xfire and Tim Buckley.
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Agents Blitzwing01 and SovietAirman reporting in with some juicy details from Anime North 2005! This convention had the privilege of being graced with the presence of voice actress Sanada Asami, and we were there to get the scoop at the Saturday evening Q&A. Best known for her role as Dejiko from Di Gi Charat, Sanada-san has played several other parts, including Sakurada Jun from Rozen Maiden, Oe Chizuko from Mahoromatic, and Tamai Shiina from Narutaru. She is also an established idol, having performed the theme songs for much of the Di Gi Charat franchise as well as the ending themes for both seasons of Mahoromatic as a member of the group Triomatic. Dressed in a kimono and flanked by her translator and con staff, she answered about an hour’s worth of questions for the audience. Throughout the session, she was very enthusiastic and even gave her English a shot a few times! The attendees were lively and involved, and everything proceeded smoothly.
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During the Guest of Honors Meet and Greet at MechaCon 5.0 in Lafayette, Louisiana, Anime Secrets was able to meet and talk to guest of honor Samantha Inoue Harte. Below is the interview:
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Interview with Voice Actor Robert Axelrod at A-Kon 21
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Mizushima Seiji is perhaps the most popular anime director in America right now, despite most of his fans probably not knowing his name. After all, it’s not that often that one of your works sweeps across Japan and America like Fullmetal Alchemist has. Aside from his claim to fame, Mizushima-san has also directed, in some capacity, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Generator Gawl, Shaman King, Slayers NEXT,and Zaion: I Wish You Were Here. One thing can be certain: Fullmetal Alchemist will not be the end to this man’s fame.
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After spending countless days putting in a lot of effort, I was finally able to set up a time with Anime Boston 2008 to interview esteemed guest Mike Sinterniklaas, voice actor of many characters such as Horohoro (Shaman King), Guardian Mahad (Yu-Gi-Oh!), Mr. 9 (One Peice) Seviper (Pokemon), and Isaza (Mushishi,). Given certain time constraints by the Anime Boston staff, the interview was not as lengthy as I originally anticipated, but I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
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