Anime 3000

We speak to Franko Fonseca from Square Enix about the MMORPG, WAKFU, Riddle and Jenny from Cosplay for a Cure share information about their 2012 calendar and The Anime Con crew promotes their convention guide book, How To Avoid Hara-Kiri: A Guide To Surviving Anime Conventions.

Ed Chavez from Vertical Inc. joins Sean Russell on the latest episode of Manga Corner. He talks about Princess Knight, The Drops of God and No Longer Human.

DC Universe Online creative director Jens Anderson gives us the scoop on their game,Tim Maughan tells us about his new book Paint Work and Tom Wayland joins us to warn fans about jumping into voice acting.

We invite Alison Roberts from Right Stuf and Nozomi Entertainment to discuss Revolutionary Girl Utena, the creators of King of RPGs share what went into the creation of their graphic novel and voice actor Scott Freeman shares how he broke into the industry.

A3K Radio invites Justin Cook to share some information about the latest Dragon Ball Z release, Gregory Willis from Dreamken Studios stops by and discusses their Bun Bun Art Fest and how listeners can win cash prizes. Also, president of Media Labs Publicity, Erik Jansen, gives us more details about the Hatsune Miku concert happening on November 10 and how fans can win free tickets. All of that plus news about Anime3000.com on this week’s episode of A3K Radio.

Cody Baier, Sean Ryan, Jahmere Durham, Mike Martinez and Mr. Russell have a heated discussion about lolicon and its relationship with pedophilia. Originally released November 02, 2011.

Christopher Wanamaker from DC Anime Club and voice actor, Patrick Seitz who discusses his involvement with Hetalia.

Ed Chavez, Clarissa from AWO and Sean Ryan join the panel to recommend spooky, thrilling and scary manga and anime titles. Some of the titles discussed in this episode include Pet Shop of Horrors, Uzumaki, Monster, Reiko the Zombie Shop, Velveteen and Mandala and MW.

On the latest episode of Manga Corner, Deb Aoki joins Sean Russell to review volume 1 of both Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and Codename: Sailor V from Kodansha Comics.

Mr. Russell, Sean Ryan, Cody Baier, Jahmere Durham, Mike Martinez and Fightbait rip into several series that some might consider overrated. This series include Naruto, Bleach, Evangelion, K-On! and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. There is one more selection, but you have to listen to find out. Warning, this podcast does contain spoilers. Originally released September 29, 2011.

Deb Aoki is our first guest on the manga corner. This is a show where various professionals in the world of manga review and discuss various topics. This was originally featured as a segment in a Bonus Round. We decided to release it as an official part of our RSS feed for the first time. Look for more episodes featuring various manga experts.

Fredreick Jones joins host Sean Russell for a conversation about diversity in manga and anime, breaking into the industry, Tokyopop and the future for global manga.

Jason Thompson joins Sean Russell for the second edition of Manga Corner. We also discuss some of the successes and failures within the manga industry. Jason expresses his delight and displeasure with the way the American industry is presenting manga. This is the first time this episode appeared on our feed.

A host of anime podcasters both past and present discuss a number of topics surrounding anime, manga and gaming.

Two years after our last episode, the A3K Podcast is back! In this episode, Mr. Russell, Jahmere Durham, Mike Martinez and Cody Baier review Blue Exorcist, Tiger and Bunny, Deadman Wonderland and Astarotte’s Toy. Originally released June 7, 2011.

With the news of Kodansha USA releasing a new edition of Sailor Moon this summer, Sean Russell, Deb Aoki, Jordan D. White and Erica Friedman have a discussion about both the manga and anime series.

In our annual State of the Industry Panel, we’re joined by Anime News Network CEO, Christopher MacDonald, FUNimation Marketing Director, Lance Heiskell and manga blogger, Ed Sizemore. We look at the growth of streaming media, DVD trends and attracting new anime fans.

The panel look at the work of Osamu Dezaki, who passed away in the Spring of 2011. He is more commonly known from his directorial work on Golgo 13, Black Jack and Cobra the Animation. This month’s panel includes Daryl Surat, Fernando Ramos and Brian Smith.

In this episode of the A3K Panel, Tim Eldred from Starblazers.com, Otaku USA’s editor in chief, Patrick Macias and the publisher of anime.com, Michael Pinto discuss the controversial life of Yoshinobu Nishizaki. The majority of the episode also goes into the nuts and bolts of Space Battleship Yamato. As a bonus, hear a special version of the Yamato theme song with vocals from our panel.

The panel A3K Panel reflects on the life of anime director, Satoshi Kon. Helen McCarthy, Zac Bertschy and Andrew Osmond join us to discuss Perfect Blue, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent and Millennium Actress. Warning, this podcast does contain minor spoilers.