Anime Fans Give Back 2 Japan: Schedule and Guests

NEW YORK, NY - March 8th, 2012 - The anime community came together one year ago and raised over $30,000 to support the people of Japan in their time of need. This year the anime community is coming together again for a second "Anime Fans Give Back" marathon to raise awareness for the victims of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. We will be running a 24-hour podcasting marathon live on Ustream and on the website (http://animefansgiveback.com) starting March 10th at 5:00PM EST and running through 6:00PM EST on March 11th. We are looking to raise over $20,000 for a $50,000 total over the last year through GlobalGiving (http://globalgiving.org) for those in Japan. The event begins this Saturday, March 10th, at 5:00PM Eastern Time. Below is the full schedule for the event, and times listed for Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific respectively:

EST | CST | MST | PST -- Guest
05:00 | 04:00 | 03:00 | 02:00 -- MARATHON BEGINS
05:30 | 04:30 | 03:30 | 02:30 -- Stephanie Young
06:00 | 05:00 | 04:00 | 03:00 -- The Abrdged Panel with MasakoX, KaiserNeko, LittleKuriboh
07:00 | 06:00 | 05:00 | 04:00 -- R. Bruce Elliott
07:30 | 06:30 | 05:30 | 04:30 -- Todd Haberkorn
08:00 | 07:00 | 06:00 | 05:00 -- Crispin Freeman
08:30 | 07:30 | 06:30 | 05:30 -- Maile Flanagan
09:00 | 08:00 | 07:00 | 06:00 -- That Anime Show w/ Terri Doty, Stephen Hoff, J. Michael Tatum
10:00 | 09:00 | 08:00 | 07:00 -- Michelle Ruff
10:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 | 07:30 -- TBA
11:00 | 10:00 | 09:00 | 08:00 -- The Girls of Madoka Magica w/ Christine Cabanos, Cristina Vee, Sarah Williams
11:30 | 10:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 -- Daizenshuu EX
12:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 | 09:00 -- Bryan Massey
12:30 | 11:30 | 10:30 | 09:30 -- Moment of Silence
01:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 -- The One Piece Podcast w/ Sawyer7mage and Fundraising
03:00 | 01:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 -- The Cosplayer's Guide to Cosplay
04:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 12:00 -- William Flanagan
05:00 | 04:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 -- Greg's Guide to Japan
06:00 | 05:00 | 04:00 | 03:00 -- Ohayo! with Kaizoku Musou
07:00 | 06:00 | 05:00 | 04:00 -- Ed Sizemore
08:00 | 07:00 | 06:00 | 05:00 -- TBA
09:00 | 08:00 | 07:00 | 06:00 -- TBA
10:00 | 09:00 | 08:00 | 07:00 -- Ian Sinclair
10:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 | 07:30 -- Eric Vale
11:00 | 10:00 | 09:00 | 08:00 -- Justin Rojas at SXSW
11:30 | 10:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 -- Patrick Seitz
12:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 | 09:00 -- Mike McFarland
01:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 -- The Cowboy Bebop Panel with Melissa Fahn, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, and Wendee Lee
02:00 | 01:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 -- The Cowboy Bebop Panel with Melissa Fahn, Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, and Wendee Lee
03:00 | 02:00 | 01:00 | 12:00 -- Micah Solusod
03:30 | 02:30 | 01:30 | 12:30 -- Jessica Straus
04:00 | 03:00 | 02:00 | 01:00 -- Making Your Anime with Clarine Harp and Antimere Robinson
04:30 | 03:30 | 02:30 | 01:30 -- Anime World Order
05:00 | 04:00 | 03:00 | 02:00 -- ANNCast with Zac, Justin, and Hope
06:00 | 05:00 | 04:00 | 03:00 - MARATHON ENDS


We will also be giving out an autographed Cowboy Bebop movie script to the highest donor during the 1PM ET - 3PM ET hours on Sunday. The script will be signed by Steve Blum (Spike), Beau Billingslea (Jet), Wendy Lee (Fey), Daran Norris (Vincent), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (ADR Director and Julia in the series), Jennifer Hale (Electra) and Melissa Fahn (Ed). The minimum donation must be $300 for that prize.

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Thanks to Anime News Network and the ANNCast, Anime Expo Live, Anime World Order, The AniManga Podcast, Daizenshuu EX, Chainsaw Buffet, That Anime Show, and many others for coming on and bringing attention to the continued need for those in Japan. We will also be interviewing renowned authors, translators, and members of the anime community. We'd also like to thank FUNimation Entertainment for their continued support.

Proceeds will go to the donor's choice of two GlobalGiving drives. The "Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund" goes to disaster recovery and long-term relief for the victims of the tsunami and earthquake. The "Help Orphans in Japan Rebuild Lives Post-Tsunami" drive, operated by "Smile Kids Japan" helps buy material support for children orphaned by last year's disaster.

ABOUT ANIME FANS GIVE BACK TO JAPAN - Anime Fans Give Back to Japan was started by The One Piece Podcast and a conglomeration of many other podcasts in an effort to bring together the anime community to help victims of the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan. The 2011 event raised well over $30,000 over the course of the week, most of it during the 24 hour event. The organization has also garnered significant press in the United States and Japan.

Anime Fans Give Back to Japan
URL: http://animefansgiveback.com
Cost to Watch: Free