What does that mean the third volume was canceled? is it gonna be released later, or is volume 2 the last?
The release was canceled. That's all we know. Might have just been in an effort to focus on the upcoming VN instead.
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What is your favorite drink on cold evenings?
Hot apple cider probably.
Did you work at pony canyon from the very beginning?
Beginning of what exactly?
Well, to hopefully answer your question, I started helping out part-time in early February 2015 or so, then moved to full-time in August. I moved back to America this August, and I'll be helping out part-time again soon.
Well, to hopefully answer your question, I started helping out part-time in early February 2015 or so, then moved to full-time in August. I moved back to America this August, and I'll be helping out part-time again soon.
Are you still living in Japan? Or did you leave it?
I left at the end of August. Spent the full three years of my visa there. Now I'm back home for the time being, taking time to readjust to life here and get set up.
Are you looking forward to Occultic;Nine?
Absolutely. I have the novels, but now that the third volume was canceled, it's exciting all new territory for the anime.
What is your favorite drink?
Obviously Dr Pepper.
What's your studio?
Ah, I don't work at an animation studio. I work at Pony Canyon, a producer, publisher, and distributor for things like anime, movies, music, light novels, manga, etc. Though the vast majority of my work is related to anime, translation, licensing, promotion, and so on, as the rest are different departments.
I also do some work for Exit Tunes, the music publisher, but that's mostly minor stuff.
I also do some work for Exit Tunes, the music publisher, but that's mostly minor stuff.
Loved the podcast with Steiner man, that was some good chemistry you guys had, make sure to bring him back ASAP.
He'll be back again at some point for sure. I want all my guest co-hosts to be recurring too. Thanks for listening!
I'm not sure about that. Are you working for the anime industry?
Not sure about what? And yes, I do.
What’s the first thing you’d do if you were the opposite sex for one day?
The obvious.
What do you think makes a good anime/manga/VN?
Well, I think those three things all have different criteria for what constitutes a "good ___". But since you lumped them, I'll be a bit more general then.
Story, characters, and art. Now before you say that's a cop out and I just listed everything, well, you're right. But I'll elaborate on each a bit.
You typically either have character driven or plot driven stories. To accomplish either, the main driving force needs to be compelling. That's not to say a story can't have a mix of both, but neither can be weak. If the story is interesting but the characters are weak, there's less incentive for viewers to care about the story. If the characters are interesting, but the story is weak, it's hard to justify continuing to care. What this boils down to for me personally, is that you can't have one without the other regardless of the focus/driving force.
You can't ignore the visuals in an inherently visual medium, so I believe the art is also key. I think you need art that reflects or enhances the story and characters well. I'll give an example with one of my favorite manga series, Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto. The art so perfectly conveys the emotion and captures the mood that the world/art becomes a character of its own at times. I'm not saying the art has to always be of the highest "quality" or that it adheres to any particular style as long as it suits the work. I have enjoyed many different works with extremely different art styles and "quality". Art is likely the most subjective part of the experience for people when talking about anime/manga/VNs.
tl;dr It's all subjective so just enjoy what you like and tell everyone else they have shit taste like the rest of us do.
Story, characters, and art. Now before you say that's a cop out and I just listed everything, well, you're right. But I'll elaborate on each a bit.
You typically either have character driven or plot driven stories. To accomplish either, the main driving force needs to be compelling. That's not to say a story can't have a mix of both, but neither can be weak. If the story is interesting but the characters are weak, there's less incentive for viewers to care about the story. If the characters are interesting, but the story is weak, it's hard to justify continuing to care. What this boils down to for me personally, is that you can't have one without the other regardless of the focus/driving force.
You can't ignore the visuals in an inherently visual medium, so I believe the art is also key. I think you need art that reflects or enhances the story and characters well. I'll give an example with one of my favorite manga series, Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto. The art so perfectly conveys the emotion and captures the mood that the world/art becomes a character of its own at times. I'm not saying the art has to always be of the highest "quality" or that it adheres to any particular style as long as it suits the work. I have enjoyed many different works with extremely different art styles and "quality". Art is likely the most subjective part of the experience for people when talking about anime/manga/VNs.
tl;dr It's all subjective so just enjoy what you like and tell everyone else they have shit taste like the rest of us do.