Anime Boston 2012: Judge’s Recap (Late of Course)

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May 092012
 

Much like how I posted my Anime Boston 2011 recap really late, 2012′s recap is also coming pretty late, considering most bloggers have already shared their experiences (check out fellow writer Laevatein’s recap and check out Organization Anti-Social Geniuses’ Reference Resource Monday post for moar AB 2012 coverage).

I’ll get straight to the point and won’t bore you with details: I enjoyed AB 2012. There. Mainly because it was my first time going as press. I didn’t spend much time in the dealer’s room since I was running around so much trying to cover a lot. This probably helped curb my spending, although I dropped some cash in the Artist Alley. Nothing really changed from the past two years: it’s fairly organized, clean, and spacious. They did move the autograph signing to a different area, which was a big plus.

The most enjoyable part was meeting Kirk Thornton. I also got to get in touch again with David White, the awesome mecha illustrator I interviewed at last year’s NYCC. And I met a few bloggers in person: Justin from OASG and The Paper from Anime Diet. How were the panels? Let’s grade ‘em. Continue reading »

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Anime Boston 2012: Interview with Kirk Thornton

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Apr 292012
 

One of the highlights of my Anime Boston 2012 experience was the chance to meet Kirk Thornton, the acclaimed voice actor who’s voiced characters like Saito (Rurouni Kenshin), Jin (Samurai Champloo), Anavel Gato (Gundam 0083), Kisame (Naruto), and Don Patch (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo). As press, I got special access to a 1 hour panel with Mr. Thornton. I was lucky that there weren’t many other press attending the panel; however, there were two members of the One Piece Podcast, Steve and Jason. The three of us were very fortunate to listen to many of Mr. Thornton’s experiences. Without further ado, here’s the interview. Oh, and the reason it’s coming out so late is that I had to transcribe this from my voice recorder. Note to self, never transcribe a one hour interview again.

NOTE: This is really long. What did you expect? It was an hour long! Also, any grammatical mistakes by Mr. Thornton are left there on purpose, as it is the correct way of writing an interview (don’t change what the person said).

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Anime Boston 2012: Laevatein’s Recap

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Apr 132012
 

Apologies for the late post, getting everything in order after the trip was hectic. Anyway, here’s my coverage of the event.

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Anime Boston 2011 Recap

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May 152011
 

One of the very few cosplays that were good. Celty from Durarara!!

Well this is old news, but since I’ve been a lazy ass and not updating the site as regularly as I should, I’m going to tell you about my Anime Boston experience now.  Anime Boston took place from April 22nd-24th.  It was a pretty fun weekend (minus me getting sick and missing the next two days of class and work -_-).  Anime Boston was pretty much like any other anime con you go to; that is, there’s plenty of fail cosplay, annoying weeaboos, annoying people in general, smelly otaku, and lots of stuff that you’re tempted to buy but don’t have the money for.  I was pretty good this year about keeping my spending to a minimum; the stuff I did buy were mostly gifts for friends.

The biggest highlights for me as is usually the case are the guests and autographs.  I was especially excited since Stereopony was one of the guests of honor.  I first heard of them when I watched Mobile Suit Gundam OO Season 2.  They sang the second OP “Namida no Mukou.”  Also of note, I got to meet some of the English cast of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.  I met J. Michael Tatum who voices Ryoji Kaji, Brina Palencia who voices Rei Ayanami, Trina Nishimura who voices Mari Makinami Illustrious, and Spike Spencer who voices Shinji Ikari (ugh).  Meeting J. Michael Tatum was a blast; he’s just as energetic as he is in his voice roles.  Regrettably, I didn’t have my Baccano! DVD case for him to sign.  I absolutely loved his rendition of Isaac.  Anyways here’s the gallery. Enjoy. Continue reading »

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