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AnimeNEXT 2011: The NEXT are not only in Sternbild City

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Just as a heads up for everyone in the Tri-State area we will be attending AnimeNEXT 2011 this year as both press and panelists for all three days. Hisui will be appearing on five panels this year and Narutaki will be on three so you can see the Reverse Thieves every day of the convention if it so pleases you. The big Japanese guest for us this year will be Satoru Nakamura, who is another amazing Production I.G guest following up last year’s Kenji Kamiyama. If anyone has questions for him just leave a comment and we will be sure to ask at one of his panels.

We recorded a micro-podcast (less than 12-minutes long) detailing our plans in case you don’t feel like reading this post.

AnimeNEXT Preview podcast

Our tentative panel schedule:

Friday:

Anime in the 90s and Spoiler Alert
Tenshi ni Narumon : Anime Under the Radar
The Best Of Martial Arts Fight Scenes 2: The Rematch
Best Manga you Never Read (both Reverse Thieves)
Investigating Detective Anime (both Reverse Thieves)
Vertical Manga: The Seinen Revolution Continues
Production I.G Panel
Type-Moon: Unlimited Panel Works (Hisui’s Solo Mission)
Anime Incorrect! (18+)
Bad Anime, Bad!

Saturday:

The Anime Geek Glossary
JoJo’s Posing School
Fandom & Criticism: The Art of Active Viewing (Hisui & the Ani-Gamers)
Suminagashi: Floating Ink
Fanthropology: Behind the Study of Fandom
Fandom Podcasting: An Overview
A Complete History of Manga
Production I.G Discussion
One Piece Podcast Panel
Otaku on a Budget
Giant Robot Rumble
Totally Subversive Toons (18+)
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Scenes

Sunday:

Anime Opening/Closing Themes
Real Men Watch Shoujo (Both Reverse Thieves)
NoN. D.E. Fan Films
Square Enix

The Speakeasy #017: Viking Funeral, The Life and Death of Tokyopop

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Anime 3000 presents The Speakeasy Podcast:
Drink #017: Viking Funeral,
The Life and Death of Tokyopop

By both listener request and our own desire we discuss the influential, good or bad, life of Tokyopop. From the beginning it seemed like they had new ideas and were setting out to do something different. They rode high for a while, but things started to slip in the mid-2000s at the heart of the manga boom. It is undeniable that they changed the U.S. industry so we reminisce and discuss all that came with it.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Viking Funeral

  • 1/3 oz. Rumple Minze
  • 1/3 oz. Jagermeister
  • 1/3 oz. Goldschlager

Mix in a shooter glass.

The Speakeasy #016: Fantasy Island, A Primer on Fantasy Anime

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Anime 3000 presents The Speakeasy Podcast:
Drink #016: Fantasy Island,
A Primer on Fantasy Anime

In 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit which in many ways set the stage for modern fantasy literature across the world. In 1974, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson published Dungeons and Dragons which is the most iconic fantasy role-playing game ever created. These and many other fantasy material have long since influenced the anime community and helped shape a small but vibrant fantasy anime genre. As fantasy fans ourselves we are going to look at the various sub-genres of fantasy anime and point out some titles to watch. Just as a warning although we mention it in passing we do not go into detail about the tons and tons of elf-related hentai. That can be the topic of a different podcast.

(Listen) (Show Notes)

And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Fantasy Island

  • 2 ounces coconut rum
  • 1 ounce melon liqueur
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • pineapple chunk
  • maraschino cherry

Combine rum, melon liqueur and pineapple juice in ice-filled shaker. Shake well, strain into martini glass. Granish with pineapple wedge and cherry.