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AnimEigo, Justin Sevakis Produce Documentary Interviews on Western Anime Industry Figures (Updated)
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
AnimEigo announced on Monday that it is releasing The Anime Business, a documentary series of interviews with major figures in the Western anime industry.
Update: The first video, featuring part 1 of of Central Park Media's former Managing Director John O'Donnell, began streaming on February 25. The second episode featuring Robert Napton, former Director of Marketing and Producer of US Renditions at Bandai Entertainment, debuts in March. The third episode with Tim Eldred, the writer and founder of ourstarblazers.com, premieres in April.
The trailer below features Napton, O'Donnell, and Eldred:
AnimEigo will begin releasing the series on its YouTube channel "in the next few weeks," with new videos coming monthly.
Justin Sevakis, the CEO of MediaOCD and AnimEigo (and founder of Anime News Network), has been working on the documentary for the past few years.
Update: Added first episode and information on future episodes. Source: Press release
Sources: Email correspondence, AnimeEigo's livestream and Bluesky account
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