Anime News Network's Interview Avalanche

Yuki Kajiura

The legendary composer and musician behind the internationally beloved scores for stuff like

Persona 5: The Animation Director Masashi Ishihama
and Producer Kazuki Adachi

The director and producer of Anime Expo 2018 this year - we've got an interview with the guys behind the anime, and a full report from the show.

Director Kenji Kawasaki and Eallin Japan

One of Japan's burgeoning short-form anime directors discusses his process and the growing trend of 3D anime with interviewer Callum May.

Welcome to the Ballroom and K: Seven Stories
Voice Actor Shimba Tsuchiya

The up-and-coming K: Seven Stories film, and he's here to share some insights from his experiences as a voice actor so far.

Shoko Nakagawa

The unmistakable voice behind the legendary smash hit opening theme for Pokémon Sunday sits down for a few fun questions on the 10th anniversary of her first Anime Expo appearance.

AKB48 Team 8

Six of the spectacularly popular AKB48 "spinoff" group Team 8 performed for the first time this summer at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, and we got the chance to chat with these talented artists on the eve of the big show.

Shinji Higuchi, Chief Director of Dragon Pilot

The internationally-known director of Netflix this fall.

The IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS

Six of the very talented performers from IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS chat us up right before their big performance as part of the Super Kawaii Live event at Anime Expo in Los Angeles this year.

Star Ocean: Anamnesis character designer Akira Yasuda
and producer Kai Takaaki

Six of the very talented performers from IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS chat us up right before their big performance as part of the Super Kawaii Live event at Anime Expo in Los Angeles this year.

Danganronpa's Yoshinori Terasawa and Takayuki Sugawara

Six of the very talented performers from IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS chat us up right before their big performance as part of the Super Kawaii Live event at Anime Expo in Los Angeles this year.

Super Producer Takayuki Nagatani

Super producer and industry veteran Shirobako, Sirius the Jaegar) goes in-depth with Callum May on what it really takes to produce and deliver compelling, successful original anime.

Screenwriter and Director Mari Okada

The internationally-known screenwriter discusses the themes and ambitions of her directorial debut film, the gorgeous and heartbreaking fantasy Maquia - When the Promised Flower Blooms, at this year's Anime Expo.

The Two Dekus: Voice Actors Daiki Yamashita
and Justin Briner

We've got not one but TWO Dekus! Steel yourself for this super fun chitchat with both the Japanese and English voices of My Hero Academia's Izuku "Deku" Midoriya, the charming and energetic Daiki Yamashita!

Bryce Papenbrook and Yuki Kaji, The Seven
Deadly Sins' Meliodas

World-famous voice actors The Seven Deadly Sins' fearless hero, Meliodas!

Fate/Grand Order Game Director Yosuke Shiokawa
and Voice Actress Ayako Kawasumi

The director of the international mobage phenomenon known as Fate/Grand Order talks about the last year of incredible success, what the English playerbase has been like, plus some insight from Saber herself, Ayako Kawasumi!

Food Wars! Producer Yuji Matsukara
Fan Q&A

Otakon 2018, the results were unpredictable - and fascinating!

revisions Producer Kazuya Ide

Code Geass, what it takes to put together a CG anime, and the future of animation in Japan.

SSSS.GRIDMAN with TRIGGER's Masaru Sakamoto
and Masato Takeuchi

Masato Takeuchi.

Studio Ghibli Production Coordinator Hirokatsu Kihara

Find out what it was like to work for Hirokatsu Kihara!

The Staff of Sword Art Online Alternative:
Gun Gale Online

Original light novel author Sword Art Online spinoff that packed a ton of firepower.

Macross Creator Shoji Kawamori

The charming, legendary creator of Macross, director, screenwriter and mechanical designer Shōji Kawamori answers some questions about his new anime, Last Hope, coming to Netflix this October.

My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi

Kōhei Horikoshi, the creator of the smash hit Comic-Con.

Steins;Gate Producer Tatsuya Matsubara

When it comes to the MAGES team.

Flavors of Youth Producer Noritaka Kawaguchi and Director Yoshitaka Takeuchi

Makoto Shinkai.

J.C. Staff Producer Yuji Matsukara

The veteran producer behind the CG arcade comedy Revolutionary Girl Utena!

The Staff of Sword Art Online Alicization

Producer Ai Kayano (Alice) share their feelings on this fall's return to the world of SAO for its most ambitious arc yet.

Hot-Blooded Voice Actor Nobutoshi Canna

You may know him as Macross 7's Nekki Basara!

Kase-san and Morning Glories Director Takuya Sato and Producer Yusuke Terada

The multitalented director behind the touching and gorgeous romance Kase-san and Morning Glories talks about bringing this manga to life, his incredible and diverse career, and what it was like working with Nasu on Fate/stay night!

Producer Shiro Sasaki and Voice Actor Ryo Horikawa
The Creators of AniUta

Veteran music producer Ryō Horikawa talk about their anisong streaming service AniUta, which promises to make an ocean of anime and video game music available to fans worldwide.

Alita: Battle Angel at Crunchyroll Expo 2018

Exhaustive details from the Rosa Salazar.

DARLING in the FRANXX at Crunchyroll Expo 2018

The director, character designer and producer of this year's smash collaboration between A-1 Pictures and TRIGGER shared a ton of cool behind-the-scenes stories at Crunchyroll Expo, and we were there to get the dirt.