It is the time of the year when the Otakon staff asks if there are any guests that their attendees would love to see. Who they can get, who they want to get, and who people want to see are three very different circles on the Venn diagram that don’t necessarily have a huge overlap. But all we care about is who we want to see. Surely American voice actors make up a huge number of the requests but we’re more interested in the Japanese creators. While they are not always a big draw, Otakon has been dedicated to bring them over. These are the top choices we’d like to see the most. Maybe someone will listen and maybe even make one of these little dreams come true.
Category: Otakon
Breakfast with Makoto Shinkai
Okay, I did not actually have breakfast with Makoto Shinkai nor am I auctioning off a meal with this anime director. But I did attend a press conference with Makoto Shinkai on the last morning of Otakon 2011 and recorded all the questions that various members of the press asked. Erin and Noah from the Ninja Consultant podcast edited my audio if you wanted to listen to the questions we asked and more importantly hear the answers we got. If you can’t attend NYAF this year than this worth a listen because Makoto Shinkai is definitely a director to keep your eye on. Anime Diet and ANN also wrote up transcripts of the event if you want to read those as well.
Show #96 – Makoto Shinkai Press Conference
Hisui Does a Podcast in Pajamas
Just as I was going to bed, I saw the Reverse Thieves sign in the sky signaling it was time for me to podcast (or a text message . . . I forget). So I teamed up with Basil and Kevin from the OSMcast! to tackle Saturday, the biggest day of Otakon 2011. We talk about the highs and lows of our experiences including premieres, guests, porn, detectives, gals, and ultra violence! During the breaks Basil interviews the average fans and sees how they are experiencing the East Coast’s biggest anime event. Listen and hear why we all try to return to Otakon every year without fail.
Reverse Thieves 