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Anime Boston 2012 : Shotaro Kaizuka Interview

Anime Boston 2012 : Shotaro Kaizuka Interview

The Paper spoke to Nippon Columbia Records producer and musician Shotaro Kaizuka for an hour about the music industry in Japan, yielding this highly informative and insightful interview.

Anime Boston 2012: Kanako Ito Concert

Anime Boston 2012: Kanako Ito Concert

The Paper reviews Kanako Ito’s concert at Anime Boston 2012! Includes a photo gallery and video excerpts from the show.

Anime Boston 2012: Kanako Ito Interview

Anime Boston 2012: Kanako Ito Interview

Kanako Ito, singer/songwriter for songs in visual novel games such as Steins Gate, Chaos;Head as well as the Onegai Twins anime series, spoke to The Paper during her press conference at Anime Boston 2012. Here’s some of her answers to our questions.

Anime Boston 2012: Momoi Interview

Anime Boston 2012: Momoi Interview

The Paper was able to ask a few questions of Momoi at her press conference at Anime Boston 2012! Check out her answers as well as a few of the questions others asked.

Anime Boston 2012: Momoi Concert

Anime Boston 2012: Momoi Concert

The Paper’s ecstatic review of Haruko Momoi’s concert at Anime Boston last weekend. Includes video excerpts from the show at the end of the article!

Wondercon 2012: Where’s the Pocky?

Wondercon 2012: Where’s the Pocky?

Wondercon; for everyone who is a fan of everything. If you enjoy anime, the only thing you really get to experience while at the con is watching anime. The theater rooms are non-stop (during con hours), showcasing the first episode of some great series. That’s wonderful! Except I’m able to watch anime on my own, [...]

Rounding up Anime Diet’s Coverage of MangaNEXT

Rounding up Anime Diet’s Coverage of MangaNEXT

There you have it. Anime Diet’s first time at MangaNEXT, and just to sum it up. It was a great convention, and definitely as a fan of manga, a convention to not be missed. Take a peek through the posts I was able to write.. .and definitely don’t miss out on the next MangaNEXT, and [...]

Boys Love Mangaka Fan Q&A at MangaNEXT

Boys Love Mangaka Fan Q&A at MangaNEXT

Just a week ago.. I was in New Jersey listening to the Saturday Fan Q&A panels for Tomo Maeda and Makoto Tateno. I ended up tweeting my way through the two Q&A’s, so here are my tweets and explanations in a linear fashion. animemiz: Sitting at Makoto Tateno q&a.. animemiz: Correction at Maeda-sensei panel. My game plan [...]

State of the Industry at MangaNEXT: Transcript

State of the Industry at MangaNEXT: Transcript

A complete transcript of a panel about the state of the US manga industry and its challenges, held at this year’s MangaNEXT convention.

Conversation with Felipe Smith at MangaNEXT

Conversation with Felipe Smith at MangaNEXT

Felipe Smith, mangaka of Peepo Choo was a guest at this year’s MangaNEXT. He is one of the few foreigners that have gotten a chance to work exclusively at Japan as a mangaka. Prior to that American readers may have known him from MBQ an OEL manga that was released from Tokyopop. I was able [...]

Gen Manga at MangaNEXT

Gen Manga at MangaNEXT

As one of the few industry companies at MangaNEXT, Gen Manga publishes new doujinshi’s straight from Japanese creators. On the Friday of MangaNEXT, Robert McGuire, editor and president of Gen Manga had a panel that was attended by a small group. Doujinshi gets confused as fan made copies of licensed proprieties, but McGuire sets the record straight [...]

Yuri Panel at MangaNEXT

Yuri Panel at MangaNEXT

Erica Friedman (@yuricon) and Sean Gaffney (@toukochan) hosts this panel on a genre of manga that does not get as much props as it deserves. Among the numerous titles out there. What is good? What are ones to perhaps avoid. This is not a panel that would suggest for attendees where there is just lesbian [...]