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Welcome to Anime News Network Connect! A collaboration between ANN and Anime NYC, ANN Connect is a new way to bring anime fans, anime creators, and the anime industry together during a time when we're all physically remote. Across this summer and fall, ANN Connect will present anime premieres, in-depth interviews with voice actors and creative talent, industry s, and much more. us together online for a super streaming anime club!
You can watch our sessions on Anime News Network's official YouTube, Facebook and Twitch channels!
SESSIONS
Session 5 – Shawne Kleckner
ANN's Christopher Macdonald talks Shawne Kleckner, CEO and Founder of The Right Stuf International, about TRSI's 30 years in the anime industry, the company's plans for the rest of 2020 and some of the craziest things that the Darklord has seen in the last 30 years. We might even talk about Covid-19.
us on September 24 at 9PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific. This session will be streamed live on Twitch, Facebook and YouTube and will be accessible worldwide with fan interaction encouraged.
Watch on: YouTube, Twitch, facebook.
Session 6 – Retro Crush
ANN Editor at Large Mike Toole chats with Mary Gibson (Head of Acquisition) and Will Chao (Head of Content) from RetroCrush. Mary and Will are two of the key people bringing this new streaming portal dedicated to classic anime to life. Learn all this very different streaming site, its founding, community, and why Chargeman Ken is the best anime ever. Maybe. us September 29th at 9PM EDT / 6PM PDT. This session will be streamed on Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube worldwide.
Watch on: YouTube, Twitch, facebook.
PAST SESSIONS
Session 4 - Fall Anime Season Trailer Watch Party
ANN's Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, and Leo Rydel strap in for a spine-tingling marathon of every. single. anime trailer for the Fall 2020 season.
Tune in live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch on Tuesday, September 22nd at 9PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific to get a head start on the new season before Preview Guide kicks off on October 2!
Session 3 – Hiro Mashima
ANN's Kim Morissy talks to Hiro Mashima about Fairy Tail, Edens Zero and life as a manga artist.
We'll also be asking fan submitted questions! Want to submit a question? You can either submit them in our forum here or on Twitter with the hashtag #askmashima (make sure to tag @anime). The deadline to submit questions is 5PM EDT / 2 PM PDT on Friday, September 4th.
us September 15th at 9PM EDT / 6PM PDT for the Mashima Session. This session will be streamed on Twitch, Facebook and YouTube and will be accessible worldwide.
Session 2 – Our Favorite Anime of Summer 2020
ANN Executive Editor Lynzee Loveridge and reviewers Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, and Caitlin Moore countdown their favorite anime of this summer. What are you watching and what should you be watching?
Session 1 – Gibiate Online Premiere
On July 14th, ANN Editor at Large Mike Toole hosted the Online Premiere of the new anime Gibiate before it's Crunchyroll debut. Featuring character designs by Yoshitaka Amano and an all-star team including Tetsuya Kakihara and Sugizo. Following the premiere, Mike interviewed Gibiate Producer Ryō Aoki and Director Masahiko Komino.
Did you miss the premiere? Our premiere was only available live, but we're able to continue to share Mike Toole's exclusive interview!
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