Posts Under Anime Expo 2010 Category

Conventional Wisdom: A Reflection on Congoing (Part 1)

Conventional Wisdom: A Reflection on Congoing (Part 1)

What congoing and convention coverage has meant to me. Contains unreleased photos and video.

BREAKING NEWS: SPJA CEO Michael Lattanzio Resigns

BREAKING NEWS: SPJA CEO Michael Lattanzio Resigns

From the SPJA’s official announcement: The SPJA has announced that Michael Lattanzio, CEO of the organization for the past year, is leaving on good terms to pursue other projects. SPJA Chairman of the Board Marc Perez has assumed Lattanzio’s responsibilities on an interim basis. The SPJA thanks Lattanzio for his service and the growth Anime [...]

Toshihiro Kawamoto (dir. Studio Bones) Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Toshihiro Kawamoto (dir. Studio Bones) Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Toshihiro Kawamoto (Studio Bones) Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket from Anime Diet on Vimeo. And here’s our last interview at the AX 2010 press junket–Toshihiro Kawamoto, character designer of Cowboy Bebop and director of Studio Bones! We ask him about how he got started as a character designer and what Bones’ style is (if [...]

Masakazu Morita (Ichigo, “Bleach”) Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Masakazu Morita (Ichigo, “Bleach”) Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Masakazu Morita (Ichigo, “Bleach”) Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket from Anime Diet on Vimeo. Here’s our extended interview with Masakazu Morita, the voice of Ichigo Kurosaki from “Bleach.” Find out which girl from the show he likes best, how learning martial arts helps him act, and what his most memorable scene was! Plus…see a [...]

Rei Hiroe Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Rei Hiroe Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Rei Hiroe Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket from Anime Diet on Vimeo. Rei Hiroe, the original manga artist of “Black Lagoon,” talked to us at this year’s Anime Expo press junket. Here his explanation of “bitch moe,” the origins of Black Lagoon, and how he comes up with his gun designs!

Nabeshin Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Nabeshin Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Nabeshin Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket from Anime Diet on Vimeo. The hilarious anime director Nabeshin (aka Shinichi Watanabe)–who made such titles as Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemi, and The Wallflower–talks to Anime Diet for the second time since PMX 2009! (See here and here.) We talk about his afro, his plans for the [...]

Anime Expo 2010 – Convention and Cosplay Pictures

Anime Expo 2010 – Convention and Cosplay Pictures

Didn’t get to go to Anime Expo this year?   Wish you had been there to check out all the cool cosplay costumes?   Well, ask and you shall receive!  Here is just a sampling of what you missed…

AXでほっちゃん!Hocchan at AX!

AXでほっちゃん!Hocchan at AX!

ほっちゃん最高!Hocchan was great!

Seeing Kase Aina, CooRie and Kuribayashi Minami (!) at the Manga Gamer Concert

Seeing Kase Aina, CooRie and Kuribayashi Minami (!) at the Manga Gamer Concert

…And in the center of the front of the front, too! Of course, I had the press badge on. But if you thought I pushed/forced/yelled my way to the front, you would be dead wrong, man. It’s a strange story, so read on if you want…

May’N Live Concert at Anime Expo 2010–Video Excerpt

May’N Live Concert at Anime Expo 2010–Video Excerpt

May’N in Concert (Excerpt) – Anime Expo 2010 from Anime Diet on Vimeo. May’N did a concert at Anime Expo 2010 this year, along with Megumi Nakajima and special guest Yoko Kanno. Here’s a ten minute excerpt from the beginning of the concert, with just May’N. She sings “Universal Bunny” and “May’N Space” here! See [...]

Eden of the East Production Team Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Eden of the East Production Team Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket

Eden of the East Team Interview – AX 2010 Press Junket from Anime Diet on Vimeo. We talk to the animator, director, and producer of “Eden of the East” about what Johnnies are really all about, where they see technology headed, and the differences between working with an existing story like “Ghost in the Shell” [...]

3 May’N fans from Japan and their goods

3 May’N fans from Japan and their goods

We met 3 people from Japan who were purely fans of May’N’s singing (lol) and told us them were not otakus. Well, they would know that, eh? In case, below are some of their wares and a couple of them even wored some wares.