Tuesday April 01, 2008

ANIME TODAY Interviews Del Rey Manga Associate Publisher Dallas Middaugh

Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome Dallas Middaugh – associate publisher for Del Rey Manga – to episode 63 of ANIME TODAY.

In this new, two-segment interview, Middaugh discusses his career in the publishing industry, the start of Del Rey’s manga imprint, the state of the North American manga industry and its relationship with manga fans, Del Rey’s upcoming collaboration projects with Marvel Comics (X-Men and Wolverine) and Dean Koontz (Odd Thomas), and what Del Rey Manga has in store for in 2008, including Faust and the launch of Fairy Tail, a new title from Hiro Mashima (Rave Master)

Also in Episode 63:

• Chad tells listeners “What’s Hot” in the world of anime and manga.
• Rich reminds fans about the last three days of the “Spring Cleaning Clearance” at RightStuf.com.
• Kris and Judy have “spring break” on the brain and talk about visiting onsen in the “Anime and Gamers’ Guide.”
• Rich and Nick announce the winners of the contest for Dragon Ball Z video games on several game platforms and kick off a new contest for the first two volumes of the Del Rey manga Fairy Tail.
• Marie checks out the new anime Tweeny Witches.
• Judy-sensei teaches listeners onsen-related words in this episode’s installment of Japanese 101.
• Listen to musical clips from the JapanFiles.com release, Time Machine RK by Rocket K.
• And finally, ANIME TODAY highlights some of the newest fan reviews from RightStuf.com visitors.

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