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HELLO ANIME! (2-DVD Set, 2005)
Publisher: Gokaza (2005)
Language: English
Formant: NTSC
Length: 120 minutes
Code: all regions
Rating: not rated
List price: $19.99 (sold out)
 
 
 
 
Hello Anime! is a Gokaza content DVD that chronicles the anime boom in America. The DVD delivers a firsthand look at the dawn of anime in America, the rise of the otakus, the anime internet community, anime in Kill Bill and The Matrix and the Japanization of America. In 19 exclusive interviews, the maverick pioneers who defined the movement talk about their personal success stories and reveal the inside scoop on anime.

A camera team followed the anime movement for one year. In trips to Tokyo, San Francisco, Hollywood and various conventions, they garnered exclusive interviews with anime pioneers, artists, animators, designers and entrepreneurs, altogether over 2 hours of invaluable data about Japan's most successful cultural export.

Once an underground revolution, anime is now revitalizing Hollywood, in the process redefining the very nature of American culture, movies and games. The DVD boasts a second disc of interviews with the triumphant titans of the industry - VIZ Media, Bandai America, Tokyopop, ADV Films, Geneon - filmed at Anime Expo 2005. Hello Anime! is not a documentary in the traditional sense with a story line and opinion built in, but more of a new form of content DVD that lets you get deep inside the topic at your own pace. With an interactive menu, you can navigate through the interviews, jump from one question to another or browse topics.

http://www.hello-anime.com