The Nokia Theater In LA

Anime Expo 2008 started a day early for me this year. I woke up early and took the train down to LA to attend Day Zero of Anime Expo 2008.  Day Zero was for pre-registered attendees to pick up their badges, but for the press it was the day the press junket was held. I got to the convention center a bit early so I waited around the Nokia Theater where the press junket was to be held. I met and chatted with some people from Henshin TV while waiting around for the press check in to open. The press check in finally opened and after I checked in I was escorted to a room somewhere inside the theater where the press were being held. I put my name down for the guests I wanted to interview and sat down and waited around till they called me to interviews the guests.

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Check out this episode of Anime Pop with Stephanie Yanez and keep your eye out for a familiar looking guy. More Anime Expo coverage coming!

http://blog.excite.co.jp/shokotan/2860475/

Today was amazing, that link pretty much sums it all up. Got some amazing interviews! See you all tomorrow at the first day of the con!

I mentioned on the last podcast if any of you out there had questions for any of the guests at AX to let me know. No one has taken me up on that offer still. If you have any questions for any of the guests of honor at this years AX please put your questions for any of the guests that you would like to have answered in the comments below. The guests at AX this year are as follows.

• David Hayter
• Shoko Nakagawa
• Hiromi Kato
• Jyukai
• Masahiro Ando
• Masamitsu Hidaka
• Toshihiko Seki
• Akemi Takada

Please put any questions you may have for any of the guests below in the comments and I will try to get them answered. I need all questions in today! If you are going to AX I hope to see you there! Don’t forget to come to our panel on Friday!

Episode 2 of one of the great new podcasts from Patrick Macias is now out. In this episode of the Otaku USA podcast Patrick and Mike Dent from R5 Central talk about Shoko Nakagawa and Jam Project as guests at this years biggest conventions. If you couldn’t tell from the last episode I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, like Shokotan! Both Patrick and Mike have some interesting things to say about Shoko in the episode. If you haven’t given the Otaku USA podcast a listen yet then you must!

GO LISTEN NOW!