A forty year veteran of the anime industry, notable for titles such as Astro Boy, Space Battleship Yamato, and Superdimensional Fortress Macross

ORLANDO, FL, May 15, 2008 – The Anime World Order podcast is proud to present an audio interview with Noboru Ishiguro – the President of Japanese animation studio Artland, Inc. As a veteran of the Japanese animation industry for over 45 years, in this exclusive interview Mr. Ishiguro discusses some of his most famous science fiction works such as “Superdimensional Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?”, “Megazone 23 Part One,” “Legend of the Galactic Heroes,” and “Space Battleship Yamato” which was adapted in the US as “Star Blazers.” Also, he talks about his creative influences, modern digital production techniques, the possibility of additional “Yamato” sequels, how Japanese animation has affected American animation and film, and the validity of animation as a medium for science fiction.

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It seems that someone over at Kyoto Animation heard me when I complained about the change of director for the second season of Haruhi. The offical Haruhi site has been updated with a change of staff for the upcoming sequel. Tatsuya Ishihara has been named as the “brigade chief representative” and the former confirmed director Yasuhiro Takemoto has been named “brigade chief assistant”. This is so awesome! Haruhi is now going to be just as awesome if not more awesome as the first series.

Source: ANN

Latest Guest of Honor Announced for Nation’s Largest Anime/Manga Convention

Anaheim, California (May 9, 2008) ‹Anime Expo® 2008 announces the attendance
of Masahiro Ando as an official Guest of Honor to this year’s Anime Expo®
2008 held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los
Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website
www.anime-expo.org.

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Here is the first big announcement! Come see me live at my first ever TV debut! I will be a guest at the upcoming taping of the Ramen Revolution TV show. Ramen Revolution is a new TV show all about Anime and Asian pop culture. Other guests on the show will be Stephanie Yanez of AX idol fame, anime cover band Makenai, and more. So here is the Info.

When:

May 17th, 2008 @ 6pm

Where:

The Granada Theater

303 No. Euclid Ave.

Ontario, CA 91762

Tickets:

$15 Online

$20 @ The Door

If your in the area, come out to the taping. You don’t want to miss out on this! The first episode premiers this Saturday night at 12:30 am on LA 18 KSCI-TV. You can also watch the show at the Ramen Revolution website. I hope to see you at the show!

Get your tickets now!

Are you ready for the revolution?

Aya’s Unnamed World single is absolutely her best yet. It surpasses Neophilia on many levels. I agree with Hashihime that Aya’s best music is being ignored. Aya rocks harder then she had rocked before. Its no surprise that her best musical effort yet is being hated on by the otaku once again. At least they think her performance in Nijuu-mensou no Musume is good for once. Her new hair cut makes her look ten times more cute in the video. This single is totally worth importing. Also, Nijuu-mensou no Musume is an awesome show.

If you are wondering why there haven’t been any updates in a while, It’s because I’ve been preparing Anime Genesis for it’s move into…video…that’s right video. Also I have two huge announcements to make that you are not going to want to miss. Really these are two really big announcements. I should make first announcement by the end of the week, so keep checking the site for updates.

Emmy Award Winning Show Attends the Nation’s Largest Anime/Manga Convention

Anaheim, California (April 18, 2008) ‹The Emmy Award winning and popular
stop-motion animation sketch comedy show, Robot Chicken, which airs on
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim is slated to appear at this year’s Anime Expo®
2008 held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los
Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.

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