Bonus – Otakon 2009 Press Conference, Japanese Creators

Courtesy of the Ani-Gamers Podcast at www.anigamers.com, here is the Otakon 2009 press conference for Japanese guests Noboru Ishiguro, Masao Maruyama, Yukio Kikukawa, and Hidenori Matsubara. Gerald and Clarissa were in attendance, as were several others. A-G edited it so we don’t have to, so go over there to download it!

Anime Weekend Atlanta panel preparations are still taking up our free time, so if you’ll be there be sure and attend our panels: Doujin World (18+), History of Hentai (18+), Black Jack: Tezuka’s Dark Doctor, the Panel OF DOOM!, and Anime’s Craziest Deaths!

Bonus – Interview with JAM Project

Here’s a recording of the press conference for anime song super-group JAM Project that was held at Otakon 2008. Thanks to Mike Dent from R5 Central for doing the backbreaking work of editing this, because now we don’t have to! In fact, this is actually just a link to the R5 Central podcast episode. Also special thanks to Tyler from Rangercast; between Mike, Tyler, and us that comprised nearly all of the questions asked during this interview. Warning: as we realized that the rest of the press in attendance was probably not going to ask anything, our questions become progressively more absurd until…well…

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We actually still haven’t recorded the next episode of AWO yet. And then Otaku USA deadlines are…next week. Oops!