The A.A.A. Podcast sits down with voice acting legend Steve Blum.
Archive for May, 2011
I debated titling this post “The Florida Anime Experience 2011 – The best con you likely didn’t go to” but I decided that would be too long. The convention finished up this past weekend (May 27th-29th 2011) at the Ramada Celebration Orlando Resort near Disney World. There were about (from my estimations) somewhere between 200-500 people who attended. It’s hard to guess without the ticket numbers but the con was unarguably small. The dealers room had about nine vendors, give [...]
Episode Reviewed In: Episode 29 Alternate Titles: None Original Japanese Release Date: 2007 Episode Length/Run-time: 26 Episodes Summary: Toraji is a high school Kendo teacher makes a bet with his friend who is also a kendo teacher that if Toraji can assemble a team which defeats his team then he will give Toraji free meals at a sushi restraunt for a whole year. Now Toraji is focused on finding girls to join the club, driven by the need for food. [...]
Episode Reviewed In: Episode 31 Alternate Titles: None Original Japanese Release Date: 2001 Episode Length/Run-time: 13 Episodes Summary: Alucard, an anti-hero mystery vampire, is teamed with Victoria, a police girl turned vampire for the Vampire Extermination Group of England known as the Hellsing Orginization. In their stuggles they learn of a new breed of vampire stemming from a mysterious drug and mysteries surrounding the orginization. Review: This series is good, but the Hellsing OVA is a significant improvement. Comparitavely it sticks to [...]
Episode Reviewed In: Episode 83 Alternate Titles: Meitantei Kun-Kun Original Japanese Release Date: 2004 Episode Length/Run-time: 12 Episodes Summary: Jun Sakurada is a middle-school aged boy who refuses to go to school due to some past trauma which occured there. To pass the time he orders products on-line which he returns before their trial period is up. One day, he recieves a box prompted by a strange letter possessing a beautiful doll. When the doll springs to life she [...]
Episode Reviewed In: Episode 70 Alternate Titles: R.O.D. Original Japanese Release Date: 2001 Episode Length/Run-time: 3 Episodes Summary: Yomiko is known as “The Paper,” a secret underground operative for the Brittish Library. She possesses the power to manipulate paper, allowing it to take any form or even have it become as tough as steel. One day she is called to duty when a book of a mysterous nature that could result in the end of the world is stolen. Joined [...]
Episode Reviewed In: Episode 65 Alternate Titles: Hoshi no Koe Original Japanese Release Date: 2002 Episode Length/Run-time: 25 Minutes Summary: Mikako is one of the first classes of high-school mecha pilots headed into space. However, as a result of her journey she leaves behind Noboru, her friend and love interest. As their distance grows their communication begins to take longer and longer. Review: Being a Makoto Shinkai work your first reaction to this movie is, ‘oooh shiny.’ This is actually [...]
Episode Reviewed In: Episode 36 Alternate Titles: None Original Japanese Release Date: 1985 Episode Length/Run-time: 80 Minutes Summary: Doris Lang lives in the futuristic world of 12,090 AD under the fear of vampires and other monsters. When she is chosen to be Count Magnus Lee’s new bride she solicits the help of a vampire hunter who goes by the name of only D. D’s history is shrouded in mysteries and mysticism as a half human, half vampire. But even [...]
Episode Reviewed In: Episode 85 Alternate Titles: Hidashi no Gen Original Japanese Release Date: 1983 Episode Length/Run-time: 83 minutes Summary: Gen lives with his mother, father, and little brother in Hiroshima 1945 =. It has been 3 years since the conflict with the U.S. began and the trials of the war have begun to take their toll on the country of Japan. Despite the scarcity of food and other necessities they work to make their lives happy and the best [...]
Episode 84: (Right Click and “Save Target As” to Download) It’s conventions season again. We cover the big news in cons across the country and culture at conventions. Opening Song: Hana no Iro from the anime Hanasaku Iroh, by Nano.Ripe New Forum Members: LordTalon, BeastofPossibilities, Ecchi and Stratchy, Muster Krux, RaveyDave Trivia: Answer was Misato from Evangellion People who got it correct: TheBlackTiger, Solar Firer, bobnotk, Pryxer, PockeyFox, Grisly Bear, No_Zaku, Undertheair, Jamezilla, bravogangus, zanzo-ken, yellowbarron, coral422, mallomartian, halo_one, [...]
