That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Designer and Assistant Director on Genre Conventions and Walk Cycles

Animator Ryōma Ebata and director Atsushi Nakayama discuss the appeal of isekai anime and the character animation process.

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Monday, Jan 27, 2020

• Interview
• anime
• conventions
• Atsushi Nakayama
• Ryouma Ebata
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Hiroshi Nagahama on Mushi-shi, Flowers of Evil, US Comics, and Stop-Motion at Otakon 2019

The superhero anime needs.

By Ink

Monday, Nov 11, 2019

• Interview
• anime
• conventions
• Battle Angel Alita
• Flowers of Evil
• Fruits Basket
• Hiroshi Nagahama
• interviews
• Jubei-chan
• Mushi-shi
• Otakon 2019
• Record of Lodoss War
• Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Rinshii Ekodachan
• Sexy Commando Gaiden
• The Reflection
• Yawara Fashionable Judo Girl

Scenes from Nagahama, Part 3

Mushi-shi, Detroit Metal City, Flowers of Evil, and The Reflection

By Ink

Saturday, Oct 05, 2019

• Post
• anime
• conventions
• Detroit Metal City
• Detroit Metal City
• Flowers of Evil
• Flowers of Evil
• Hiroshi Nagahama
• Hiroshi Nagahama
• Mushi-shi
• Mushi-shi
• Otakon 2019
• Otakon 2019
• panels
• panels
• The Reflection
• The Reflection

Scenes from Nagahama, Part 2

Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sexy Commando, and Jubei-chan

By Ink

Friday, Sep 27, 2019

• Post
• anime
• conventions
• Hiroshi Nagahama
• Jubei-chan
• Kunihiko Ikuhara
• Otakon 2019
• Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Sexy Commando Gaiden

Masao Maruyama on Collaborating with Directors and Anime Industry Working Conditions

The Madhouse, MAPPA, and M2 founder discusses a wide range of topics in our Otakon 2019 interview.

By Ink Evan Minto

Saturday, Aug 24, 2019

• Interview
• anime
• conventions
• M2
• Madhouse
• Mappa
• Masao Maruyama
• Otakon 2019

A Glimpse into Anime Screenwriting with Gundam Wing’s Katsuyuki Sumizawa

The veteran writer discusses specificity in screenwriting, filler arcs, and more in our Otakon 2017 interview.

By Evan Minto

Wednesday, Jul 24, 2019

• Interview
• anime
• conventions
• Dragonball
• Gundam
• Katsuyuki Sumizawa
• Otakon 2017
• Sailor Moon
• Sunrise

Escaping from Chairs and Shredding Books

The Games of GDC 2019

By Evan Minto

Monday, Apr 15, 2019

• Feature
• conventions
• video games
• alt.ctrl.GDC
• Black Emperor
• Cards Against Calamity
• Game Developers Conference 2019
• HOT SWAP: All Hands on Deck
• King of the Hat
• Line Wobbler
• Octopad
• Ruins Climber
• The Book Ritual
• The Sojourn
• Tied Escape: The Curse of Cortez

Ani-Gamers Podcast #112 – Permadeath and Taxes

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Monday, Apr 01, 2019

• Podcast
• anime
• conventions
• video games
• Game Developers Conference 2019
• labor
• Lost Levels
• The Witcher
• ufotable
• unions

The “Radically Casual” Charm of Lost Levels

A rundown of the microtalks from the GDC-adjacent game design unconference

By Evan Minto

Saturday, Mar 23, 2019

• Feature
• conventions
• video games
• Game Developers Conference 2019
• Lost Levels

Ani-Gamers Podcast #107 – Boss Baby’s First Comiket

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Monday, Jan 21, 2019

• Podcast
• anime
• conventions
• manga
• Comiket
• Japan
• Studio Trigger

Ani-Gamers Podcast #105 – Netflix Presents The Reappraisal of Evangelion with Tom Aznable

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Thursday, Dec 06, 2018

• Podcast
• anime
• conventions
• movies
• Anime NYC 2018
• Blade Runner
• Cowboy Bebop
• Evangelion
• Gridman
• Masami Obari
• Netflix
• Studio Trigger
• The Cockpit
• Tom Aznable

The Double Directors of Ultraman and Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Our interview with Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama from AnimeNEXT 2018

By Evan Minto Ink

Wednesday, Dec 05, 2018

• Interview
• anime
• conventions
• AnimeNEXT 2018
• Kenji Kamiyama
• Shinji Aramaki

Ani-Gamers Podcast Bonus – No Need for Dippin' Dots at Otakon 2018

By Evan Minto

Saturday, Aug 18, 2018

• Podcast
• anime
• conventions
• manga
• Anime World Order
• DENPA
• Otakon 2018
• Shoji Kawamori
• Studio Trigger
• Tenchi Muyo
• The Cockpit

Studio Trigger Staff Reminisce About Gainax and Look Ahead to Co-Productions

Director Yoh Yoshinari and producers Masahiko Otsuka and Naoko Tsutsumi’s Otakon 2018 press conference

By Evan Minto

Thursday, Aug 16, 2018

• Interview
• anime
• conventions
• Darling in the Frankxx
• Masahiko Otsuka
• Naoko Tsutsumi
• Otakon 2018
• Studio Trigger
• Yoh Yoshinari

Impressions: SSSS.Gridman Episode 1

A surprisingly tame Trigger reboot of the ’90s tokusatsu series

By Evan Minto

Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018

• Post
• anime
• conventions
• Akira Amemiya
• Anime Expo 2018
• Gridman
• Studio Trigger