ANNCast Talks About DAISUKI

On this week’s ANNCast, hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis interview Eri Maruyama, from the International Business Development for the new DAISUKI anime streaming website. However, since the interview ran a little short, the beginning of the podcast has Zac and Justin talk about anime and summer movies.

You can listen to the podcast here:

ANNCast 155 – Suki Party Weekend

Sam Pinansky Interviewed on ANNCast

On this week’s ANNCast, hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis talk about Evangelion 3.33, as well as what they’ve been watching from the Spring 2013 season for about the first forty minutes of the podcast.

Most of the podcast, however, is devoted to host Zac Bertschy interviewing Sam Pinansky about the forthcoming anime crowdfunding site, Anime Sols.

You can check out the podcast at:

ANNCast 153 – Dark Sols: Prepare to Crowdfund Edition

ANNCast Interviews Robert Napton

This week, ANNCast hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis interview Robert Napton, the former Director of Marketing of Bandai Entertainment USA. Over the course of the episode, Robert talks about his journey through early anime fandom, the time he spent at Image Comics in the 1990s, his time in Bandai’s fledgling manga division, and his rise to Director of Marketing of Bandai USA, as well as the company’s shutdown in 2011.

Listen to ANNCast 148 – The Last Days of Bandai Entertainment USA

ANNCast Focuses on Otakon

This week, ANNCast hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis interview three people involved with the Otakon convention: Director of Guest and Industry Relations Jim Vowles, Otakorp Inc. president Andrew Earnhardt, and 2013 Otakon Chairman Terry Chu.

Listen to ANNCast 147 – Brotakon

ANNCast Interviews David Keith Riddick From U.S. Renditions

This week, ANNCast hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis interview David Keith Riddick, one of the founders of U.S. Renditions, the first subtitled anime distributor in the United States.

This ANNCast episode is available at:

ANNCast 146 – Riddickulous

ANNCast Shares the Top 5 Anime of the 2000s

This week’s ANNCast is the second half of the “Revenge of the 2000s” podcast, where hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis, along with guests Hope Chapman and Theron Martin, share their picks for the top five anime of the 2000s.

You can listen to this podcast at:

ANNCast: Revenge of the 2000s Reloaded

ANNCast Begins Counting Down the Top 10 Anime From 2000-2009

This week’s episode of ANNCast is the first part of “Revenge of the 2000s,” which is counting down the top ten anime from 2000-2009; this is the first of two podcasts devoted to the countdown, and Part One is counting down numbers 10 through six. Hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis are joined by guests Hope Chapman and Theron Martin.

You can listen to the first part of “Revenge of the 2000s” here:

Revenge of the 2000s Part I: Are You Not Entertained?

FUNimation Staff Members Interviewed on ANNCast

On this week’s ANNCast, hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis interview Lance Heiskell and Adam Sheehan from FUNimation Entertainment. During the interview, they discuss how things are going at FUNimation, Mass Effect, streaming anime, and Serial Experiments Lain. They also answer questions submitted by Twitter users.

This episode of ANNCast is available at:

ANNCast 140 – It’s A Little Bit Funi, This Feeling Inside

ANNCast Interviews Right Stuf’s Shawne Kleckner

This week, ANNCast hosts Zac Bertschy and Justin Sevakis interview Shawne Kleckner, the president of anime and manga retailer Right Stuf. During the interview, they discuss the retail landscape, the license for The Rose of Versailles, and more.

ANNCast 138 – Point and Kleck