The State of the Podcast

The short version: We’re not dead yet. Alot happened in my life last year, most of it not good. But I’m finally coming out from under it all. Already recorded an episode, about to record another, but I’m holding back on releasing them until I’ve built up a couple of “ready to publish” episodes – that way, if something should happen and I’m unable to record any given week, I will have something that I can still release. Really trying to ensure a smooth and steady flow of new content for you folks. I hope to start releasing episodes within the next few weeks.

There’s plenty going on in the anime industry, in spite of the problems facing the economy at large. New series are constantly coming out (and being fansubbed), and companies are still putting out US releases, and most conventions are still running. In fact there are some big ones coming up in the next few months – FanimeCon on the weekend of May 22-25, and the grand-daddy of them all, Anime Expo, on July 2-5. (Also, while not strictly anime-related, if you are in San Francisco, you might want to check out the Northern CA Cherry Blossom Festival going on both this AND next weekends, April 11-12 and April 18-19.)

Anyway, got a lot of interesting stuff in store for the show. Besides the usual news stuff, I’m in talks right now with several people and hope to bring you some really interesting interviews over the next few months. I’m not announcing anything specific yet, but keep your eyes open and your iPods synced. There will be at least several roundtable episodes, cuz you guys seem to enjoy those. And, of course, tons of reviews (I’ve been watching alot over the past year, it’s one of the few things that have kept me relatively sane during all the craziness).

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