The spaces in which we enjoy anime and the people who share in that joy can be just as much a game changer as the creatives behind anime works. On this special episode of Anime’s Game Changers, hosts JPod and Neil speak with Emma Greenleaf, marketing manager and series programmer at FACETS, a Chicago theater…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. Today we’re chatting with Derrick Fields about his team’s upcoming video game title Onsen Master, which exceeded its Kickstarter goal a few days ago! AC: Tell us a little bit about yourself, and what inspired Onsen Master. DF: Like most anime-loving adults out there, I’m…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. Today we’re chatting with the anime-influenced artist AnimeSpice about her latest crate business Manga Spice Cafe! AC: Tell us a little bit about yourself, and how Manga Spice Cafe started out.AS: Back in my high school days, I was the project and event planner for…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting Mary Warren, one-half of Nakama Toys, Chicago’s newest toy store featuring anime, video game, kaiju, vinyl, gashapon, and other exclusive collectables from Japan. AC: Who is part of the team?MW: Husband and wife team Mary and Bryan Warren, the head honcho’s, the big cheeses, and toy…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting Hiro Morita, CEO of Chicago-based company Origami Creative. Origami recently launched Origoh, an online community connecting Japanese creatives with art-collecting enthusiasts around the globe. AC: What is Origoh? What inspired you to start Origoh? Hiro: Origoh is a place on the web that gathers authentic…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting with Justin Yeh, president of the Northwestern University Anime Club during the 2012–2013 school year. AC: When was Northwestern Anime Club founded and how has the membership grown?JY: It was founded in 2008, so about a year before I got enrolled to Northwestern. The…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting with Carl Dayagdag of Games. Anime. Stuff., a Chicago-based podcast for anime and video game fans. AC: Who is the GAS team and how did you get started?CD: The GAS team primarily consists of me, David Reyes, and Gus Navarrete, with Keaton Heflin…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. For our fourth edition, we’re highlighting Chicagoan local Brent Rolland and his convention game show, Anime Trivia Trap. AC: What is Anime Trivia Trap? How does it work?BR: “Anime Trivia Trap” is a trivia game show for anime fans based off of the short-lived 1984…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting with Ryan Weimeyer of The Con Artists, an informal drawing circle that runs all weekend during Anime Central. AC: Who are The Con Artists? What do you do?RW: The Con Artists is a pile of people who sit and draw in the lobby…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting with Miguel Zambrano, president of Anime Gamer Station, a Chicago-based Internet radio station for the anime and gamer fan. This radio show does have adult humor, and is not recommended for young listeners. AC: Why did you create a station devoted to the anime…