Anime Expo 2008: Industry notes

We’re here at AX, and so far the con is… lackluster. But there were a couple industry panels today, the 4th, that were interesting. Here is my recap of the first.

Keynote speech by Gen Fukunaga, the President of Funimation.

The Japanese market is the most competitive Anime market in the world, because Manga drives the Anime. This is because Manga is exposed to millions of people first to determine what might be good things to animate. Continue reading “Anime Expo 2008: Industry notes”

New Layout

As you can see, I put together a new layout with a new mascot character that we commissioned from Jason and Heather from ArtPlayMix.com. I hope you like it and let us know of any bugs you find.

Manga Pulse 31: Haridama and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo… I got nothing this week

This week Tim and Weltall have a great show, and special guest hosts! They review Haridama and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo… I hate that name. Anyways, enjoy the last time the entire crew gets together for a while. Oh, and the book Batou talks about is called Dayan.

Haridama – Read it at Borders.
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers. Continue reading “Manga Pulse 31: Haridama and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo… I got nothing this week”

Episode 136: Monochrome – The Revelation

We’ve got a great show this week. We review Monochrome Factor and Himitsu – The Revelation. We also do the news and talk about Bleach. Enjoy the show!

Monochrome Factor – Wait until it hits the US and NetFlix it.
Himitsu the Revelation – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers. Continue reading “Episode 136: Monochrome – The Revelation”