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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview Bonus: FUNimation’s Amber Barnes

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 13, 2010

With the big FUNimation sale just around the corner, Amber Barnes joined us to talk about several of their new and upcoming releases, including Casshern Sins (gorgeous retro!) and Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (lots of cool extras!). Plus, best-of interview clips!

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Interview: Launch of Right Stuf / Nozomi YouTube Channel

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 12, 2010

Within the last year, my duties as marketing director expanded to include the formation and execution of Right Stuf and Nozomi Entertainment’s digital strategy. We’ve had a YouTube channel for a while now, but in late July 2010, we started our very first streaming telecast for one of our long-standing series, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor. [...]

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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview Bonus: Vertical Inc. Marketing Director Ed Chavez

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 12, 2010

Here’s the second part of our interview with Ed Chavez, my counterpart at Vertical Inc., during which we talk about nerdy marketing stuff as well as things that are actually of interest to the fans. ;)

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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: Vertical Inc. Marketing Director Ed Chavez

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 12, 2010

It’s fair to say I’m obsessed with Chi’s Sweet Home and a lot of the manga that Vertical picks up. (People always forget they do translations of Japanese novels, too, but they shouldn’t.)

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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: Anime Expo 2010 Preview With Kim Groomes

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: June 26, 2010

It’s that time of year, again! Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Previews ANIME EXPO 2010 With Director of PR Kim Groomes The Slayers, Japanese wedding traditions, reviews, contests & more in episode 114! GRIMES, Iowa, June 24, 2010 – Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome Kim Groomes – the [...]

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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: TOKYOPOP Editor Cindy Suzuki & NEKO RAMEN

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: June 6, 2010

Like felines with attitude? Love cooking (or eating)? Neko Ramen is a very funny manga that hits close to home. >^..^< Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Orders Up Some NEKO RAMEN With TOKYOPOP Editor Cindy Suzuki Natsume’s Book of Friends, Mini Japanese 101, reviews, contests & more in episode 113! GRIMES, IA, May 20, 2010 – [...]

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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: VIZ Media Ed. Mike Montesa & BIOMEGA

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: May 10, 2010

Motorcycles, zombies and gun-toting grizzly bears… I really need that next volume of Biomega. Now. Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Talks BIOMEGA With VIZ Media Editor Mike Montesa Soul Eater, Mini Japanese 101, reviews, contests & more in ep. 112! GRIMES, IA, April 22, 2010 – Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is [...]

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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: VIZ Media Sr. Editor Joel Enos & ULTIMO

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: April 1, 2010

I definitely go through phases with manga reading and anime viewing. Right now, I’m definitely in a shoujo / seinen / josei mode, so prepping for this interview was a nice change of pace because I “had” to read some shounen! (Notice that the “had” is in quotation marks. Haha.) Ultimo is a fun read, [...]

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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview: ANIME ENCYCLOPEDIA Author Patrick W. Galbraith

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: March 4, 2010

Our guest, Patrick Galbraith, is an exceedingly good sport: He had to get up early (Tokyo time) to talk with us after catching a late-night screening of the Haruhi Suzumiya movie! This interview was a fun one, and after it, I’m just a bit jealous of the lucky fans who have the chance to tag [...]

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Podcast: Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Interview (x2): Helen McCarthy on Osamu Tezuka & MANGA CROSS-STITCH

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: December 9, 2009

Next up, on the podcast front, we have a super-sized interview — spread across two episodes — with another favorite guest, Helen McCarthy. She has a pair of new books out this holiday season, The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga and Manga Cross-Stitch, and her genuine (and contagious) enthusiasm about both topics shines [...]

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