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List of Titles Shown at Otakon 2021
It’s not a new episode, and we did miss posting one for July, but for those of you who attended Otakon 2021, here’s a list of the titles…
Otakon 2021: Fast Times at Discotek Media’s Panel
Header Photo Credit: Samantha Ferreira Event Date: 8/7/2021 Hosts: Mike Toole, Justin Sevakis, Brady Hartel Anyone who’s ever been to a larger anime con
Orange Roundtable at Otakon 2023
Producer Yoshihiro Watanabe of the studio Orange hosted a roundtable at Otakon 2023 with CG Director Shingo Kiyomiya and CG Producer Kiyotaka Waki.
Spiraken Con Report: Otakon 2021
In this episode of the Spiraken Con Review, Xan is joined by Doug Wilder of www.animecons.tv to talk about their experience and adventures attending their first in person…
Risk vs. Reward: Otakon 2021
2021 was the first year where I questioned whether going to Otakon was a good idea. It’s long been my favorite anime convention, but the ongoing threat of…
The Speakeasy #128: Otakon 2021
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Notes on Leviathan at Otakon 2024
Director Christophe Ferreira, Qubic Pictures producers Justin Leach and Katrina Minnett, Orange producers Yoshihiro Watanabe and Kiyotaka Waki, novelist Scott Westerfeld, and vocalist Diana Garnett came to Otakon…
Ogiue Maniax Panels at Otakon 2023
Otakon 2023 kicks off this Friday, and I have two panels over the weekend! Giant Train Robots of Anime and More Friday July 28, 2023 10:15 am to…
Ogiue Maniax Panels at Otakon 2022
Otakon 2022 is this weekend, July 29–31, and I’ll be heading back to my favorite anime convention of all. This year, I’m running two panels: one by myself,…
Episode 729, "Live at 25"
On this special LIVE episode of The One Piece Podcast we celebrate the One Piece manga's 25th anniversary! We have hosts Zach, Ed & Steve and tons of special guests including Vero,…
Episode 729, "Live at 25"
On this special LIVE episode of The One Piece Podcast we celebrate the One Piece manga's 25th anniversary! We have hosts Zach, Ed & Steve and tons of special guests including Vero,…
Episode 729, “Live at 25”
On this special LIVE episode of The One Piece Podcast we celebrate the One Piece manga's 25th anniversary! We have hosts Zach , Ed & …
Otakon 2021: Have Cosplay, Will Travel
Photo Credits: Samantha Ferreira The area surrounding the Walter E. Washington Convention Center was already abuzz with activity by the early hours of
List of Titles Shown at Otakon 2022
For those of you who attended Otakon 2022, here’s a list of the titles shown during our panels. We did say we’d put this up so you wouldn’t…
Otakon 2024: Biology of Cells at Work!
The presentation was, in essence, a high school biology lesson that used the Cells at Work! anime as a springboard into weightier discussions on cellular structures and functions.
Yuuji Yanase and Takaharu Ozaki at Otakon 2023
Otakon 2023 was host to many guests, and I did my best to cover all the anime production related ones. Here's all the stuff I heard and saw…
Shoji Kawamori’s Panel at Otakon 2018 (part 1)
Shoji Kawamori appeared at Otakon 2018, which took place on August 10th through August 12th. On Otakon’s first day, Kawamorio gave a panel presentation on mecha designs and…
Live at Nippon Budokan
This baby is hot. An Ace Frehley “Budokan” Les Paul Custom. A limited number of these beauties hit the market last month. No, I don’t have one. Gibson’s…
Otakon 2021: Convention in the Time of COVID
Otakon 2021, subtitled "The Con at the End of the Rainbow," occurred under circumstances unseen since the first American anime convention welcomed fans in the early 1980s.
Otakon 2021: Finding the End of the Rainbow
It would be the understatement of a lifetime to say that the past eighteen months have been an upheaval in our collective lives. COVID-19 has ravaged the
Otakon 2021: Kaiji Tang Talks With Anime Herald
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New Anime for Older Fans Returns to Otakon 2021!
Somehow, despite all the odds, Otakon 2021 is really happening! Join us for our panel New Anime for Older Fans on Friday and come say, “hi!” (while wearing…
Otakon 2021: OPENWORLD Transports Fans To Fanciful Musical Realms
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Interview with Quintessential Quintuplets TV Special Staff at Otakon 2023
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Otakon 2017
We’re a while out from Otakon, but we’re still gonna podcast about it! I brought fellow podcasting cohorts Chris (@gokuffy) and Helen (@WanderinDreamr) to cover Otakon 2017 in…
Otakon Schedule!
The schedule for Otakon is finally up! Now I can see which panels I want to attend and what times they go on! I am going to that…
Otakon 2024
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Otakon 2017
We’re a while out from Otakon, but we’re still gonna podcast about it! I brought fellow podcasting...
Otakon- the trilogy (Otakon 2023 in review)
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Chihayafuru, Daa! Daa! Daa!, Laura, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, ONIHEI
Maser Patrol podcast episode 50: Junji Ito Goes to the Movies (Otakon 2021)
Wow, episode 50 already? Well, that’s not counting a handful of other panels like Kaiju Con-Line, Kaiju Masterclass, Anime Lockdown, and more, so maybe it’s not that much…
Live-action film retrospective (2021)
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Anime to re-live 2021!
The year is running out in a hurry! A year can fly by so quickly it can feel like it’s ending before you’ve really had a chance to…
[Otakon 2021] The Kitchen Sink Too: Project A-ko (Remastered)
Project A-ko is an indelible part of my anime fandom. As a young nerd in the 1990s eager for more information about this newfangled “Japanese animation,” I ran…
Otakon-kon-kon: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for August 2021
For better or worse, I’ve decided to attend Otakon 2021 this year. And barring an even more devastating report about COVID-19 and the delta variant than what’s already…
Otakon 101 Podcast
First time attending Otakon? Haven’t been to Otakon since it moved to DC? Just want a little refresher on the con? Any way, we’ve got you covered! Join…
Otakon 2023: Wrap
What an Otakon was this year. I got some insider look at how the sausage was made this year, so at first I was a little apprehensive. But…
Otakon 2022: Wrap
It’s really nice to get back to my “home” convention and run through it as if nothing happened since 2019. I enjoyed the humid Chesapeake Bay summer as…
Otakon 2024: Wrap
Otakon this year came and went in my whirlwind August. It is the first stop for this eventer choo-choo…uh, did you know Otakon has a train theme last…
Otakon 2019: Panels
There is never enough time in the day at Otakon. I decided to focus a little more on panels this year since I did not have Kate to…
Otakon!! + No Colossalcon
So, I had planned on going to Colossalcon this year, but circumstances mandated my family and I to cancel those plans. Luckily, we WILL be going to Otakon…
Anime World Order Show # 201 – Otakon 2021 Report with Evan Minto
We are joined by Evan Minto of the newly launched digital manga service Azuki as well as the Ani-Gamers podcast to recap Otakon 2021, which we all attended.…
Interview with Christophe Ferreira, Justin Leach, and Katrina Minett at Otakon 2024
Christophe Ferreira began his career as a dougaman at Telecom Animation Film under Yasuo Ootsuka and Kazuhide Tomonaga, passed from project to project and position to position, took…
What Happens Next? Four Knights of the Apocalypse Interview at Otakon 2023
Can The Seven Deadly Sins newbies watch Four Knights of the Apocalypse? We asked manga editor Yuya Matsuda, anime producer Takuma Kishida, and lead voice actors Shou Komura…
What Happens Next? Four Knights of the Apocalypse Interview at Otakon 2023
Can The Seven Deadly Sins newbies watch Four Knights of the Apocalypse? We asked manga editor Yuya Matsuda, anime producer Takuma Kishida, and lead voice actors Shou Komura…
Summer 2021 – Coming right at you!
While waiting on the Fruits Basket finale to wrap up coverage of Spring… Let’s take a moment to take a look at what’s coming for Summer 2021. (Other…
Otakon 2021: Genres of Non-Traditional Idols Panel Explores New Musical Worlds
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Shownotes :: (show 479) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With OTAKON, recorded live August 11th, 2014. This week we discussed our…
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This Year at Otakon, WSSTB’s Jecka1021 had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Japanese voice actress Haruna Ikezawa. She is best k...
Otakon 2023: Day 0
I’m so behind on the news cycle in that I basically didn’t comb my usual news sources for about a month and an half, but I had gotten…