Author: gendomike

Remember when you thought you had no friends and you were so socially awkward you couldn’t talk? Gendomike–and the new show WataMote–remembers.

We had the honor of talking to one of anime’s most prominent directors, Makoto Shinkai—the creator of memorable anime such as Voices of a Distant Star, Five Centimeters Per Second, and the brand new The Garden of Words. Here’s what he says about his latest film, the casting of Kana Hanazawa, where he gets his lighting ideas from, and whether he sees himself as an outsider or otaku artist.

George Wada, head of Wit Studio and producer of popular anime “Attack on Titan,” sat down with the press and talked about that anime. He then gave us a brief private chat as well. This is a tweet record of both events.

The band Porno Graffitti, creator of numerous anime OPs, talked to the press at AX 2013. Here’s a raw tweet record of that press conference.

Kazuhiko Inoue, a veteran voice actor best known currently as the voice of Kakashi in Naruto and Nyanko-sensei in Natsume Yuujinchou, talked to the press…

Mari Okada, prolific anime screenwriter extraordinaire, lover of (true) tears and melodrama—she came to Anime Expo this year, accompanied by PA Works producer Nobuhiro Kikuchi. Here’s a tweet record of what she said in the fan and press conference panels!