Jan
03

Another Anime Company Bites the Dust – Bye Bandai

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Leave it to Facebook to get info on the state of the anime industry.  Apparently Bandai is throwing in the towel on it's anime products. My friend and colleague Voice Actor Steve Blum wrote in Facebook: I'm going to address this once and move on. Sad that I even need to. Piracy does affect … [Read more...]

Oct
26

Meet Me and the Ladies of Tenchi Muyo at PMX November 13, 2011

Tenchi Muyo Cast

Check this out: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  PMX2011-LadiesofTenchiMuyoPressRelease "The Ladies of Tenchi Muyo" Reunite at Pacific Media Expo LOS ANGELES, CA -- Pacific Media Expo 2011 (PMX 2011) is proud to welcome the voice actresses from the classic anime series Tenchi Muyo. Voice … [Read more...]

Oct
19

The Future of Anime – What Do You Think?

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I thought this was an interesting article on the future of anime in the Japan Times Online.  Kind of scary! By ALEX MARTIN Staff writer After graduating from Tokyo Animator College, Yuko Matsui began working at a midscale animation production agency. Two years later, she earns roughly … [Read more...]

Apr
26

Anime – R.I.P. By Eric Sherman of Bang Zoom Entertainment to Anime Fans

From the desk of the President of Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Eric P. Sherman: You must have noticed by now that many of the publishers that brought anime to the West have been shut down or substantially down-sized. There are only a few places left still able to bring titles to our shores. … [Read more...]

Apr
19

Life Isn’t Always Fair: Saying Goodbye to Carl Macek, Producer of Robotech

I’m still getting over the shock of hearing about Carl Macek's untimely death. He was the original producer/writer of Robotech. I recently saw him at a party and he looked wonderfully healthy.  Carl, gave me the opportunity to have my 15 minutes, no make that 25 years of fame, when he … [Read more...]