A magical carpet ride sprinkled with bits of chocolate and anime.
Anime With Ataru Live Feed
Another one in the bag!
Gatherings and Cons this month:
Northern Virginia Anime Association
SPX
Hollowcon
Also for those wondering, I used the Super Mario Brothers Audio Sound Super-Snythesizer for my intros. And no, I don’t know what the hell I was thinking.
Anime on DVD review of Project A-ko and Space Travelers
Closing song this week from J-Rock Band Nightmare (probably best known for their Death Note and Claymore openings)
-Ataru
I’ve made it! One year of Northern Virginia Anime With Ataru under my belt. This episode is chock full of meaty tidbits and song and dance (visualize people!) You won’t be disappointed. Quick download now!
-Ataru
Wow, this came out of left field.
Geneon, one of the more acceptable U.S. anime distributors is cutting the rope on their sales and distribution as of tomorrow.
Short abridged version: ADV was going to take over U.S. sales and distribution on October 1, as a result Geneon laid of a portion of it’s staff and readied its U.S. offices to transition out of the distribution game. Last minute ADV pulled the plug, and as a result, Geneon is hurting and has stopped sales, marketing, and distribution for the moment.
Sorry to those that were planning on buying Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. And what of the fates of Shounen Onmyouji or the second season of Black Lagoon?
Way to go ADV. This is no good. No good at all.
Couldn’t this have happened to Viz or Tokyopop?
Update 1: Bandai Visual USA will distribute their titles, despite Geneon (their distributor) stopping distribution.
Torrance, Calif., September 26, 2007 – Bandai Visual USA, Inc. today announced that Bandai Visual USA will continue to release titles as scheduled after its distributor Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. ceases the distribution…
Direct link to PDF press release
-Ataru
Today I finally picked up some new gear in hopes of increasing the sound quality of the podcast.
Purchased:
Also picked up a couple of other things, mic stands, cables. Exciting, I know.
Now, I’m ready and equipped for my the next public outing of the podcast.
Watch out!
-Ataru
Mentioned Websites:
Northern Virginia Anime Association
TMODE *Correction* TMODE is in Arlington, not Virginia Beach this year.
And this weeks closing song comes from Detective Conan: Kimi To Yakusoku Shita Yasahii Ano Basho Made
Special Thanks to SharonLover_1, Cosmos, and V for some quick and dirty voice work!
Enjoy!
-Ataru
Quick and Dirty this episode. Things that piss me off this month: obsessive anime fans. You know who you are.
