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While we previewed the Smart Doll back in January at Mirai Inc., we caught up with the creator, Danny Choo at Anime Expo to talk to him a little about the successful launch of the Smart Doll. The doll's release was met with overwhelming success and orders have been temporarily halted as each one is hand assembled in Japan.

In our video interview, hear about the future of the Smart Doll and updates on the highly anticipated robotic automatic version with Android integrated functions. 

Let us know in the comments what you think about the Smart Doll!

Published in Events
Monday, 23 July 2012 14:43

Anime Expo 2012 Red Carpet Video Interviews

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There was an exciting list of guests at this year's Anime Expo and AJ and Theo was live at the red carpet grabbing quick words with them! Hear what guests include Steve Blum, Ryo Horikawa, Rikiya Koyama, AniMetal USA, LiSA had to say about the convention! Hit read more and check it out now!

Published in Anime Expo 2012
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 01:00

Gashicon Interview @ FanimeCon 2011

Japanese fashion designer, Gashicon was at FanimeCon 2011 which was held earlier this year at the San Jose Convention Center from May 27-30, 2011. Gashicon is also best known for her Hangry & Angry character brand which includes a comic published in the popular Cure Magazine and various merchandise such as clothes, plushies, and other accessories. See what she had to say in our video interview as she also gives us a quick tour of her booth at the show!

Published in Interview
Friday, 08 July 2011 01:00

Danny Choo Interview @ Anime Expo 2011

This year was North America's largest anime convention, Anime Expo's 20th anniversary. To celebrate, the convention decided to bring back some of it's more popular guests and otaku blogger Danny Choo was one of them. It's been a year since we last interviewed him (you can read our past interview here), hear what's it like for an otaku blogger who is now an entrepreneur working with some of the biggest names in the business!

Published in Interview
Monday, 11 April 2011 13:28

Priest's Hyung Min-Woo Interview (Video)

While at Wondercon 2011, we got a chance to talk briefly with Hyung Ming-Woo, the creator of the manwha, Korean comic, Priest about the upcoming Hollywood adaptation of his series. Manwha have become quite popular in Japan recently with titles such as Black God and Freezing receiving anime adaptations. Check out our video interview with him for the full scoop!

Published in Interview
Friday, 09 July 2010 16:56

Danny Choo Interview @ AX 2010

Internet sensation Danny Choo made his first official American appearance on June 30, 2010 at one of the largest anime conventions in the United States, Anime Expo. Choo runs the internationally recognized otaku blog, dannychoo.com which covers topics ranging from anime, figures, and Japanese culture. His website's popularity has spawned a plethora of merchandise including a future figure of his mascot Mirai, and an anime adaptation titled Chinka. Choo is also known for his Tokyo Stormtrooper dancing videos in Japan. Living the otaku dream, Choo works with various anime related companies including figure maker Goodsmile Company and more recently starring his own television show, Culture: Japan.

Published in Interview
Monday, 14 September 2009 18:13

Otaku Interviews: Patrick Galbraith

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.
Published in Interview
Friday, 21 August 2009 23:01

Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar Interview

After Evolution Championship Series 2009 (EVO), we had a chance to talk with Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar about this year's hugely successful EVO and what the future holds.

Published in Event
Monday, 08 September 2008 19:54

Joey Cueller Interview

Interviewer: Chung Kwan "Davis" Fan

Interviewee: Joey Cueller (Senior EVO Director)

Published in Event
Monday, 08 September 2008 19:54

Seth Killian Interview (Capcom)

 

 

T-ono: Hello. Can you give a brief intro of yourself and what you do with Capcom Unity?

Seth Killian: Well, my name is Seth Killian and I've been organizing the EVO tournaments for a long time. Formerly a top ten, but not so much anymore - haven't had time to play or practice. I'm also the senior manager for community at Capcom, where I run the Capcom Unity website.

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