Friday, October 16, 2026
Category: Interview
Patrick W. Galbraith is the author of the recently published The Otaku Encyclopedia. He is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Tokyo where he is doing his cultural anthropological study on otaku culture, primarily its history and particularly the phenomenon of moé. He is also the tour guide for the "Akihabara Tour", a walking tour for English speaking tourists that visit the otaku Mecca. He is a well known face in the pop-capitol with his iconic cosplay of Super Saiyan Goku from Dragon Ball Z. In combination with a review of his latest book, we interviewed Mr. Galbraith on his life and thoughts on otaku culture.

Category: Interview

In the world of hardcore fighting games, everyone has heard of Guilty Gear. We got a chance to sit down with Daisuke Ishiwatari, often credited as one of the creators of Guilty Gear, and Toshimichi Mori, character designer and one of the creators of BlazBlue.

Category: Interview

We were given a brief chance to speak with Yasuhiro Nightow, creator of Trigun, and the Director of the new Trigun movie, Satoshi Nishimura before the start of Anime Expo 2009. Surprisingly, Nightow turned out to be a very funny and laid-back person. Before we knew it, our interview sidetracked and turned into a relaxed conversation. Regardless, we have omitted the personal comments and have only included questions and answers relating to both men's work.

Category: Interview

Before the official start of Anime Expo 2009, we got a chance to sit down briefly with Director Hiroyuki Imaishi and Character Designer Atsushi Nishigori from the hit series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

Category: Interview

With only about a month away before L’Arc~en~Ciel's famed singer Hyde and Oblivion Dust's K.A.Z. perform live together in the United States as VAMPS, we got a chance to talk briefly with the band. Get to know the band a little more before seeing them in concert!

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