In this week’s episode, the Anime 3000 panel discusses various topics that are being heavily discussed on anime blogs. Central Park Media has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. What impact will this have on the anime community? Warner Brother’s Studio is adapting Death Note into a live-action movie. Will we see a repeat of Dragon Ball: Evolution? It’s been a few weeks since we discussed the new season of anime. Have our opinions changed in regards to Basquash and K-ON!. And finally, we have the great Moe! versus Lolicon debate. Our panel for this week includes: Mike Pinto from fanboy.com and anime.com, Benu from Anime Genesis and John-Paul Natysin from The Fightbait Anime Podcast.
A3K PANEL
Episode Title: “What’s Hot on Anime Blogs”
Episode Count: 04
Run Time: 01:00:00
Host(s): Sean Russell
Guest(s): Michael Pinto, Fightbait, Benu
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Topic #1: (2:18 – 18:41)
The Crain’s Business News Source announced that Central Park Media has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. They will effectively close there doors as of May 4, 2009. Various bloggers have voiced their opinions regarding this announcement. CPM is responsible for a number of popular 90s series and movies. Grave of the Fireflies, Slayers, Demon City Shinjuku, and Record of Lodoss War to name a few. They even released several manga that included Slayers and Comic Party. With their uncermonious closing, what impact will this have on the anime community?
Notes: I was surprised with the personal testimonies of Michael and John-Paul. You will get a lesson about CPM and get some powerful insight about John O’Donnell, the creator of Central Park Media.
Wikepedia of CPM
Central Park Media Bankruptcy Article
Anime Vice Article
Topic #2: (18:41 – 32:33)
Warner Brothers plan to adapt Death Note into a live action Hollywood film. With the recent flop of Dragon Ball: Evolution, are fans of the popular series doomed to see Light and L die from tinsel town obscurity? What expectations do you have for this 2010 film?
Notes: We mention Zach Efron, the Marvel Universe and eventually evolve the conversation to talk about the differences between Japanese and American audiences. This was probably the richest conversation had on the entire program.
http://www.animevice.com/news/slice-of-vice-how-hollywood-could-up-death-note/1085/
Introduction: Radio head paranoid android
Break (32:33 – 33:12)
What’s new on Anime3000? John-Paul reviews Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, Xan tells us about the Manga, Mahoromatic and JD tells us why the majority of Doujinshi are posers. That plus our new Friends section where you can score some of your favorite manga for free. On next week’s episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we will revist some unaired audio of past topics and conversations. This will be our first lost episode edition of the Anime 3000 Panel. Find this and more only on Anime3000.com.
Topic #3 (33:12 – 45:40)
A few week’s have passed since our new season of anime episode. With a few more episodes underneath the belt of various series, it’s time to revist a few shows and see if there are any varying opinons. These shows include Basquash and K-ON!
Notes: This is a rehash of an old topic, but due to the overwhelming popularity of these shows, we are bringing them back. Everyone chimes in and gives us their unabashed take on K-ON! and Basquash. I used the opportunity to finally call out John-Paul on his fake disgust over K-ON! and Michael continues his praise (fanboy.com) over Basquash.
Topic #4: (45:40 – 58:10)
What is the difference between lolicon and moe! and what series fall into these categories.
Intro: LCD Soundsystem – Disco Infiltrator
Notes: I’ve built this up as the great Moe versus Lolicon debate. Everyone chimes in and gives their two cents about their individual Moe and Lolicon experiences. I had to edit over 30 minutes of content out of this topic. Expect to hear conversations about Lucky Star, Japanese fashion and
Closing Notes #4: (58:10 – 1:00:00)
New episodes of Anime Genesis are on the way as well as pictures and video from Anime Expo 2007 and 2008. Benu is also working on a tutorial that teaches podcasting from the ground up. You can subscribe to the Anime Genesis Podcast at anime-gen.com
May is Go Nagi month over at the Fightbait Anime podcast. All Go Nagi, all the time. Get more at fightbait.com
You can see brand new voices at both anime.com and fanboy.com as a new batch of writers join the site. Michael is also working on a giant flash game dealing with ecology on the Cyberchase program he produces on PBS Kids.
We would like to thank you for joining us on another episode of the Anime 300 Panel. Next week, we will bring you a special Lost Episode show, where we will feature unaired clips from your favorite guests. You can expect to hear Daryl Surat, Mike Dent and even Andrew Choi. Make sure you subscribe to our feed on iTunes, visit our new friends section and check us out daily on anime3000.com, we will see you next week.
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