Posts Tagged ‘Interview’

So, after I reviewed the preview version of Anime Love Hardcore, Pete Ellison graciously agreed to answer a series of questions concerning the project, Disko Warp itself and the extent of his involvement in doing remixes for Japanese labels Musicrush and Pony Canyon.  What follows is one of the most in-depth interviews I’ve ever done, [...]

The Examiner now features an interview with video game and cartoon-inspired melodic death/power/thrash metal band Powerglove, who are currently on tour with power metal legends Sonata Artica. Below is an excerpt from the interview with bassist Nick Avila. Examiner: You guys have been around for five or six years now, and you are just now [...]

GameSetWatch has a new interview with Sky Crawlers and Vampire Princess Miyu TV series composer Kenji Kawai. The interview discusses his path to becoming a composer, his long-time collaboration with Mamoru Oshi and his work for videogames such as the PS3 game Folklore and the Patlabor video game series. He also discusses his score work [...]

Speaking to horror magazine Rue Morgue, Vampire Hunter D author Hideyuki Kikuchi has confirmed two new projects related to the Vampire D franchise, consisting of a new anime series and live-action adaptation with the producer of the live action Resident Evil franchise, Paul Anderson.

Brazilian site Papo De Budega features an interview with Tokyo Broadcasting System  International Licensing Manager James McLeod. The interview itself is centered on licensing for Latin America and is short, but at least it does help in understanding the responsibilities of the position.

Funimation representative Adam Sheehan was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal regarding how his passion for anime led him to the position of Events Manager for the leading anime distributor based on marketshare. The interview reads like an introductory piece and details the job description, but it’s good to see Funimation get exposure in [...]

Publishers Weekly now features a series of general statements from former ADV sales/marketing director Chris Oarr regarding the state of the current anime DVD sales market as well as the impact of fansubs and the shift from DVD sales to online streaming in the marketplace. The short interview is a part of larger article detailing [...]

The Dark Horizons film blog features a really lame interview with braindead actors Kristen Bell Freddie Highmore dancing around questions about the Astro Boy film, with Bell frequently interjecting the fact that the Astro Boy character features weaponry that launches out of his posterior to the detriment of the interview.

AICN now have a typical startruck interview with old hippie/Ponyo producer Hayao Miyazaki conducted during Comic-Con. It’s quite standard and shares nothing new, but its better than nothing.

The Anime network now hosts an interview with Masahiro Ando, director of the recently released Sword of the Stranger feature film which was screened this past March and subsequently released on Blu-Ray disc and DVD last month by Bandai Entertainment. Highlights from the interview include his influences in film, the journey into the animation industry, [...]