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RIGHT STUF’S ANIME TODAY INTERVIEWS

VOICE ACTORS LIAM O’BRIEN & SAM REGAL

Plus holiday high jinks, reviews & a very special choral performance in podcast’s 30th episode.

GRIMES, IA, December 22, 2006 – Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer The Right Stuf International (TRSI) welcomes Liam O’Brien and Sam Regal to the latest podcast episode of ANIME TODAY.

In this exclusive, two-part interview, O’Brien and Regal share how they each got involved with voice acting, script adaptation and directing, details about their upcoming projects and much more.

O’Brien can be heard as “Makoto” in Boys Be…, “Taishi” in Comic Party, “Hideaki Asaba” in His and Her Circumstances and “Yoji” in Boogiepop Phantom, in addition to handling direction and script adaptation duties for Boys Be… Besides TRSI projects, O’Brien has worked on script adaptations for Bleach and Naruto and has handled direction and scripting duties for DearS, GUNxSWORD, Koi Kaze and Rumiko Takahashi Anthology. Additionally, he can be heard as “Gaara of the Desert” in Naruto, “Mitsushiro Maniwa” in Paranoia Agent, “Vincent Law” in Ergo Proxy and “Archer” in Fate/stay night.

Regal is a TRSI veteran, as well: He handled script adaptation for Comic Party and both direction and scripting for Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars and Boys Be…, in addition to voicing the roles of “Kyoichi” in Boys Be… and “Toshio Mikami” in Shingu. Beyond his work for Right Stuf, he has both directed and handled the script adaptations for projects including Daphne in the Brilliant Blue and Ghost Talker’s Daydream. Regal is the voice of “Donatello” in the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, and he can also be heard as “Shiro Emiya” in Fate/stay night, “Little Slugger” in Paranoia Agent, “Ino” in Kamichu! and “Faust VIII” in Shaman King.

Also in Episode 30 of ANIME TODAY:

- Chad tells listeners “What’s Hot” in the world of anime and manga.

- “Santa” Kleckner recaps the deals available as part of his Bundle of Anime Joy, and the Right Stuf Chorus sings this year’s rendition of the “12+ Days of Christmas.”

- In this installment of the “Anime and Gamer’s Guide to Japan,” Kris and Judy highlight a few Christmas traditions in Japan, including one that centers on “the Colonel’s finest.”

- Rich and Nick provide a rundown of the current Right Stuf contests, including chances to win the new His and Her Circumstances thinpak box set, Ninja Nonsense figurines and some of the latest Gravitation merchandise.

- Marie reviews the manga Satisfaction Guaranteed by Ryo Saenagi.

- Vic returns with a look at the recently released Naruto uncut anime DVD collections.

- Judy-sensei is full of holiday joy in this episode’s mini-Japanese 101 lesson.

- And finally, ANIME TODAY features more fan reviews from RightStuf.com and answers a listener’s question about the longest manga to be fully released in the U.S.



Have questions about anime, manga or Japan? Call the Anime Today “Q and A” Hotline at 1-800-338-6827, ext. 7424. (Fans whose questions are featured on the podcast will receive a $10 Right Stuf gift certificate.)

Visit www.rightstuf.com for this episode, as well as an archive of all ANIME TODAY episodes and extended liner notes. Listeners can also download and subscribe to ANIME TODAY via the Apple iTunes Music Store.


ABOUT ANIME TODAY
Released every other week, ANIME TODAY is the first commercially-produced podcast aimed at enthusiasts of Japanese animation and comics (“anime” and “manga”). Each episode features fresh content and gives listeners a glimpse into what's new and what's hot in the world of anime and manga. Segments include reviews of titles from all major anime studios, insights into the industry from anime producers, tips on traveling to and around Japan, interaction with listeners, contests, prizes and more.

“If you’re into anime and what’s happening in the anime market then this is the podcast for you!”
- User review on iTunes
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