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Theodore Mak

Theodore Mak

Theodore is the current Executive Editor of The-O Network.

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Wednesday, 22 February 2017 12:54

[Max Factory] - Atago: Heavy Armament Ver.

In one of our first test video product review, we take a look at the 1/8 scale Atago: Heavy Armament Ver. which is a part of the limited Wonderful Hobby Selection line.
We're still working out the kinks of the format and lighting, but we're hoping to release more in the future!

Wednesday, 14 February 2018 09:04

Full Metal Alchemist Live Action On Netflix

With only days away until release, a new ad poster appeared for the Full Metal Alchemist live action movie a few days ago. Poster image can be found below.
For clarification, the "A Netflix Original Film" on the poster indicates the company has exclusive distribution rights and does not necessarily indicate they had any involvement with production or funding of the film.

The film will be available for streaming starting February 19.
https://www.netflix.com/title/80223731

Saturday, 10 February 2018 00:01

Singer Eir Aoi Returning in Spring 2018

Fans worldwide are rejoicing as the official homepage for Japanese singer, Eir Aoi, announced that she would be returning to music with a new music video. "Yakusoku". In 2016, it was announced she would be on an indefinite hiatus due to health concerns and made her last performance at the prestigious Nippon Budokan on November 4th and 5th, 2016. 
Eir Aoi is best known for her performances for various anime opening and closing songs including Fate/Zero, Kill la Kill, Sword Art Online, and Arslan Senki.

We look forward to hearing from Eir Aoi again! Make sure to check out our previous interviews with her!

Official Website: www.aoieir.com

Friday, 15 December 2017 13:22

Cosplayer Tomia Q&A Panel @ Anime Expo 2017

Check out top Korean cosplayer, Tomia's panel presented by The-O Network, in her first United States appearance at the largest anime convention in North America, Anime Expo 2017!

On November 3, Aniplex held the North American premiere for the first film in a three-part trilogy, Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] THE MOVIE I. presage flower at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Heaven's Feel is the third and final route of the original Fate/Stay night visual novel released in 2004. Making her first American appearance, we sat down with Noriko Shitaya, who voices the heroine, Sakura Matou, to talk a little about her career and thoughts on her character in the film.  

On November 3, Aniplex held the North American premiere for the first film in a three part trilogy, Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] THE MOVIE I. presage flower at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Heaven's Feel is the third and final route of the original Fate/Stay night visual novel released in 2004. Learn a little about the history and the creation process of the film as we briefly chat with Director Tomonori Sudo (Sudou).

Tuesday, 14 November 2017 09:42

Heaven’s Feel Movie Premiere Q&A Transcript

On November 3, Aniplex held the North American premiere for the highly anticipated film, Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] THE MOVIE I. presage flower. After the film, a brief Q&A interview was held with Director Tomonori Sudo, Associate Producer Yuma Takahashi, and making her first American appearance, the voice of Sakura Matou, Noriko Shitaya. For a transcript, please see below.

Originally announced back in March at Dengeki Bunko Festival Spring 2017, a new trailer for Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On was shown during the Playstation conference at the Tokyo Game Show. The game is an adaptation of the 2016 light novel with the same title, featuring a crossover between Sega’s Virtual-On game series and the light novel series A Certain Magical Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index) as a part of Virtual-On’s 20th anniversary.

Aniplex of America celebrated the English release of Fate/Grand Order (FGO) at this year’s Anime Expo. FGO is a popular mobile game based on the Fate series by Kinoko Nasu and TYPE-MOON that is currently the top grossing app in Japan on iTunes and Google Play. Right before the official panel, we had the opportunity for a very brief chat backstage with Creative Director Yosuke Shiokawa, Producer Atsuhiro Iwakami, and with Ayako Kawasumi who voices the iconic character, Saber.

SHOWMAKER is an up and coming user-generated game that is set to release this winter. The game will allow players to create a virtual live stage show performance in VR for the Vocaloid character, Miss Monochrome. Miss Monochrome has appeared in anime and manga, following the story of an android who is trying to become an idol. Celebrating the announcement for the game, we sat down with the game’s producers, Haruki Hayashi, Yoshihiko Katagiri, and esteemed voice actress Yui Horie who voices Miss Monochrome, at Anime Expo 2017.

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