Taipei International Book Exhibition 2006
by Zac Bertschy,
Anime News Network's own Chih-Chieh Chang (aka Dormcat) visited the 14th annual Book Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan recently, and has graciously provided us with a series of outstanding interviews and photos.
We'll be publishing Chang's report in two parts; four articles for Thursday, March 2nd, with the rest following next week on Thursday, March 9th. Check back for more next week!
Spotlight: Reiko Okano, creator of Onmyouji
Interview: Black Jack director Makoto Tezuka, and voice actors Akio Ohtsuka and Yuko Mizutani
Interview: Iqura Sugimoto, creator of Variante
Interview: Tomo Takabayashi, creator of Kyo Kara Maoh!, and Nozomi Ohmori, translator and commentator
Interview: Evan, illustrator of Risky Fairy Tale and Luntaic Tarot
Interview: Ageha Ohkawa of CLAMP and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Chairman and CEO of Production I.G!
We'll be publishing Chang's report in two parts; four articles for Thursday, March 2nd, with the rest following next week on Thursday, March 9th. Check back for more next week!
Interview: Black Jack director Makoto Tezuka, and voice actors Akio Ohtsuka and Yuko Mizutani
Interview: Iqura Sugimoto, creator of Variante
Interview: Tomo Takabayashi, creator of Kyo Kara Maoh!, and Nozomi Ohmori, translator and commentator
Interview: Evan, illustrator of Risky Fairy Tale and Luntaic Tarot
Interview: Ageha Ohkawa of CLAMP and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Chairman and CEO of Production I.G!
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