If I can get my hands on a copy of the film, you better believe there will be a review.
FUNImation has released a trailer for the last film in the "Eden of the East" series, "Paradise Lost."
"Eden of the East" is one of my favorite series right now, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it all ends. The film will be released as part of a DVD/Blu-Ray combo pack on August 2.
It took a long time to get this interview, primarily because of schedules not meshing. But we were finally able to do it this afternoon (Spike's morning).
There was one answer that I wanted to include in the second interview, but I felt my notes on it weren't good enough for me to quote him accurately. I asked him about his part in "Excel Saga" as Shioji, the scientist with a "lolita complex." One thing I learned is that voice actors sometimes don't remember all the roles right away, especially when they are as busy an actor as Spike Spencer is (he also wasn't aware that Funimation was re-releasing it soon). I felt that this was a safe enough spot to put it where I didn't have to quote him directly but at least give a flavor of where the conversation went on this.
I asked him about whether Shioji would be considered controversial now since the uproar over "Dance in the Vampire Bund" and the Tokyo Youth Ordinance Bill, and whether American audiences would go along with it. He pointed out that he saw several people dressed up as Pedobear, so he's got a point there.
But it was a great overall conversation with him. Make sure to read the articles over at The Examiner.
I have to keep the articles short over there, so I didn't follow up about the prank she played on voice actor J. Michael Tatum at Anime Central 2010, and I figured that the song she sang was somewhat sort of self explanatory as to what exactly happened.
This is her telling the story behind what happened. You might need to bring the volume up on your computer to hear what she's talking about.
Pretty funny story. :-) But then voice actors are apparently known for pranking each other.
Here's one about voice actor Christopher Sabat (well known for doing various voices in "Dragonball Z" as well as "Speed Grapher," "Sgt. Frog," and others) playing a prank on another fellow actor:
Right now I'm in the process of making arrangements to interview with voice actor Spike Spencer, so hopefully you'll see that interview soon up at Examiner.
