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The crew from Anime Addicts Anonymous joins us to discuss the many works of Hayao Miyazaki. They also go into greater detail about his 2013 release, “The Wind Rises”. The crew from Anime Addicts Anonymous joins us to discuss the many works of Hayao Miyazaki. They also go into greater detail about his 2013 release, “The Wind Rises”.

In this conversation, Sean Russell and Max Vader go head to head debating the good and bad merits of Hunter x Hunter. In this conversation, Sean Russell and Max Vader go head to head debating the good and bad merits of Hunter x Hunter.

Sean Russell and Cody Baier return to the A3K Panel to debate several hot button issues. Specifically, they talk about making snap judgements, determining quality in entertainment, finding a source of crappy anime programming and marketing’s impact on US audiences and Japanese programming. They also predict what would happen if crappy anime was taken off the air in Japan and Sean shares his hatred...

Sean Russell recruits Sean Ryan from Method to Madness and The Reverse Thieves to discuss the controversial topic of anime piracy. Sean Russell recruits Sean Ryan from Method to Madness and The Reverse Thieves to discuss the controversial topic of anime piracy.

Sean Russell and Cody Baier get into a heated conversation about anime on this episode of the A3K Panel. Sean Russell and Cody Baier get into a heated conversation about anime on this episode of the A3K Panel.

Ed Chavez, Clarissa from AWO and Sean Ryan join the panel to recommend spooky, thrilling and scary manga and anime titles. Some of the titles discussed in this episode include Pet Shop of Horrors, Uzumaki, Monster, Reiko the Zombie Shop, Velveteen and Mandala and MW. Ed Chavez, Clarissa from AWO and Sean Ryan join the panel to recommend spooky, thrilling and scary manga and anime titles. Some of t...

With the news of Kodansha USA releasing a new edition of Sailor Moon this summer, Sean Russell, Deb Aoki, Jordan D. White and Erica Friedman have a discussion about both the manga and anime series. With the news of Kodansha USA releasing a new edition of Sailor Moon this summer, Sean Russell, Deb Aoki, Jordan D. White and Erica Friedman have a discussion about both the manga and anime series.

In our annual State of the Industry Panel, we’re joined by Anime News Network CEO, Christopher MacDonald, FUNimation Marketing Director, Lance Heiskell and manga blogger, Ed Sizemore. We look at the growth of streaming media, DVD trends and attracting new anime fans. In our annual State of the Industry Panel, we’re joined by Anime News Network CEO, Christopher MacDonald, FUNimation Marketing Direc...

The panel look at the work of Osamu Dezaki, who passed away in the Spring of 2011. He is more commonly known from his directorial work on Golgo 13, Black Jack and Cobra the Animation. This month’s panel includes Daryl Surat, Fernando Ramos and Brian Smith. The panel look at the work of Osamu Dezaki, who passed away in the Spring of 2011. He is more commonly known from his directorial work on Golgo...

In this episode of the A3K Panel, Tim Eldred from Starblazers.com, Otaku USA’s editor in chief, Patrick Macias and the publisher of anime.com, Michael Pinto discuss the controversial life of Yoshinobu Nishizaki. The majority of the episode also goes into the nuts and bolts of Space Battleship Yamato. As a bonus, hear a special version of the Yamato theme song with vocals from our panel. In this ep...

The panel A3K Panel reflects on the life of anime director, Satoshi Kon. Helen McCarthy, Zac Bertschy and Andrew Osmond join us to discuss Perfect Blue, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent and Millennium Actress. Warning, this podcast does contain minor spoilers. The panel A3K Panel reflects on the life of anime director, Satoshi Kon. Helen McCarthy, Zac Bertschy and Andrew Osmond join us to...

The Colony Drop Podcast. In the grand fashion of last season’s Reverse Thieves podcast, we invited Dave, Matt and Jeff from Colony Drop to talk about whatever was on their mind. They give us the origin story of their blog then go into a detailed discussion about Eva 2.22 (spoiler alert!). Later they discuss Carl Macek and his contributions to anime. Finally they go over the new season of anime and...

The Panel discusses the body of work from famed anime and live-action director, Mamoru Oshii. His movies include Sky Crawler, Ghost in the Shell and Avalon just to name a few. Joining us this episode we have A3K’s Editor in Chief, Fernando Ramos, The author of Stray Dog of Anime, Mamoru Oshii, Brian Ruh and science fiction author and anime blogger, Tim Maughan. The Panel discusses the body of work...

In this episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we are looking at anime’s presence on North American television. Our panel includes Jackie Smith, who is the senior publicist for FUNimation Entertainment. Courtney Kraft is currently an associate producer at G4, but at one time put together G4/Tech TV’s Anime Unleashed late night block. Rounding up the panel we have Gia Manry who is the editor in chief at...

A Conversation with Helen McCarthy. We experimented with a new idea of having more of a loose conversation about various anime topics. These topics ranged from the iPad, moe, the feminist movement, Summer Wars, My Neighbor Totoro and Yona Yona Penguin. Joining us this week, we have Michael Pinto from anime.com, Tim Maughan from Timmaughanbooks.com and of course, Helen McCarthy. A Conversation with...

The State of the Anime Industry. Zac Bertschy and Gerald from AWO join Sean Russell and Bradley Meek as they discuss Adult Swim, Moe, the new season of anime, iPhone applications, DVD sales, the fledgling economy and Japanese/American co-productions. The State of the Anime Industry. Zac Bertschy and Gerald from AWO join Sean Russell and Bradley Meek as they discuss Adult Swim, Moe, the new season...

Manga, OEL and Comic, Oh My! Our panel dissects graphic novels inspired by manga. Jason Thompson talks about his latest Del Rey release, King of RPGs. Deb Aoki and JD Banks gives us some personal OEL picks. Finally, we release some huge news about the future of the podcast. Manga, OEL and Comic, Oh My! Our panel dissects graphic novels inspired by manga. Jason Thompson talks about his latest Del R...

In this special holiday episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we talk about the past, present and future of anime trends. Which series helped shape a generation of anime fans and most importantly, what lies ahead? Our panel this week includes Jeff Reed from Colony Drop, Fightbait and Bradley Meek from anime3000.com. In this special holiday episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we talk about the past, presen...

In this episode we discuss the findings of their ambitious social study, the Otaku Diaries. Our topics range from bullying, self-image in regards to physical attraction and intellect, the use of the word Otaku and repressed sexual fetishes. Our panel this week includes Kate and Alain from the Reversesthieves.com. In this episode we discuss the findings of their ambitious social study, the Otaku Di...

In this episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we ask our panelist to detail their experiences running a professional website. We go over some of their day-to-day duties, explore some of their personal preferences in manga and anime and even find time to take some questions from the Twitterverse. Our panel includes Brad Rice from Japanator.com, Gia Manry from Anime Vice and Joseph Luster from Otaku USA....

Sean Russell is joined by Fernando Ramos (Anime3000.com), WAH (mistakesofyouth.com) and Ichigo (Anime Pulse) to discuss what it’s like to be a foreigner in the home of anime and manga. They paint a picture, illustrating the similarities and differences between Japanese and American culture. Sean Russell is joined by Fernando Ramos (Anime3000.com), WAH (mistakesofyouth.com) and Ichigo (Anime Pulse)...

We focus on the distribution of anime over the Internet. Has fan subbing opened the door for sites like Crunchyroll to even exist? Should bloggers start a campaign to rid the word of fan sub groups? How are sites like Crunchyroll able to succeed in an industry where their product is available for free. As well as questions about further the awareness of anime through site like ANN and Crunchyroll....

In this episode, our panel shares their obsession with Japanese special effects movies and series. From Godzilla to Kamen Rider, Mike Dent, Patrick Macias and Fernando Ramos discuss the highs and lows of a genre that is most commonly geared towards children and housewives. We also interview Peter Tatara from New York Anime Festival. In this episode, our panel shares their obsession with Japanese s...