Episode 2 Voice acting

Opening music: 2 bullet from Tokyo JP 2 Bullet was formed in 2003, and currently features among its members K (vocals), Dee Lee (guitar/programming/Vocals) Kentaro (vocals/live performance). and May 2009 Female singer ROMY joined 2 Bullet. The band name “2 Bullet” relates to the idea of balance of power, and conjures up imagery of two people pointing a gun at each other. This also implies the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction. The band themselves are anti-totalitarian, and perform live in military camouflage and war paint. Their motto is ”In a revolution, one triumphs or dies”. Website: http://2bullet.net/ Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/262/37/ Picture source: www.fandm.edu/x8957 Notable Voice Actors in Anime: Christopher Ayres (anime voice actor and director) Greg Ayres (anime voice actor, roles include Chrono of Chrono Crusade, and Goku of Saiyuki, Negi Springfield of Negima) Laura Bailey (anime voice actress, roles include Tohru Honda on Fruits Basket, Lust from Fullmetal Alchemist, Rayne of the Bloodrayneseries and Kid Trunks on Dragon Ball Z) John Burgmeier (voice of Kurama on Yu Yu Hakusho, Shigure Sohma on Fruits Basket, Tienshinhan in Dragonball, Dragonball Z, andDragonball GT) Anime events: Anime South December 18-20, 2009 Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, FL First Night Boston December 31, 2009 Hynes Convention Center Boston, MA M.E.W. Convention December 31, 2009 - January 2, 2010 Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay Vancouver, WA Ikkicon January 1-3, 2010 Hilton Austin Austin, TX Animé Los Angeles January 8-10, 2010 Los Angeles Airport Marriott Los Angeles, CA Ichibancon January 8-10, 2010 Great Wolf Lodge Concord, NC Sac-Anime January 8-10, 2010 Radisson Hotel Sacramento Sacramento, CA Arisia January 15-18, 2010 Hyatt Regency Cambridge Cambridge, MA Source:animecons.com Asian Culture Events Asian Festival — Year of the Tiger February 20, 2010 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Asian Festival at the Institute of Texan Cultures located at the UTSA HemisFair Park Campus in downtown San Antonio is a community event honoring Asian cultures and traditions from the Pacific Rim. The Asian Festival brings together organizations rich in Eastern culture, showcasing their respective cultures with an educational and entertaining approach. The event includes martial arts demonstrations, botanicals and mouthwatering cuisine from more than a dozen Far Eastern countries – such as Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Pakistani, Filipino, and Polynesian. Dance groups will entertain you. Cooking demonstrations will tease your taste buds. Activities for the younger visitors include making paper lanterns, origami, and more. From songs and dances to bonsai and Ikebana, from jujitsu and tai chi to chopsticks and origami, visitors have a special opportunity to learn the "how and why" of many age-old customs, and thus gain a greater appreciation of them and of those who practice them. Admission: Tickets on sale soon! Online Ticket Sales: Adults (13 and older), $8 Children (6-12), $4 Children (5 and younger), FREE UTSA faculty, staff and students, $6 Adults; $4 Children Gate Ticket Sales: Adults (13 and older), $10 Children (6-12), $5 Children (5 and younger), FREE Korean Ghost Stories screening at The Korea Society! Thursday, December 17 2009, 6:30pm - 8:30pm Korean Ghost Stories Classic Korean TV Series Comes to the U.S. Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:30 PM * Screening The Korea Society 950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY (Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street) Since 1977, KBS’ television series Korean Ghost Stories (a.k.a. Hometown of Legend) has thrilled Korean audiences with spooky tales of the supernatural. Join the members of The Korea Society as we screen two hour-long episodes of this perennial Korean favorite on Thursday, December 17. Often drawn from ancient folklore, these tales of tortured ghosts and supernatural curses have a uniquely Korean flavor, as women, forced by Confucian culture into subservient roles, return from the dead to take revenge on the men who caused them misery. The tales also touch on Korean attitudes towards justice, suggesting that the duty of the powerful to protect the powerless transcends even the grave. Screening of Haunted House and The Reincarnated Princess Thursday, December 17, 2009 – 6:30 PM The second installment of Korean Ghost Stories features two spine-tingling episodes. In Haunted House(starring Lee Duck-hwa, Lee Min-woo, and Yoo Hye-jung), the ghost of a young woman haunts the family members who sold her into a life of corruption, and two sisters return from the grave to seduce and punish the men who killed them in The Reincarnated Princess (starring Lee Jin, Kang Sung-min, and Lee Ji-hyun). All screenings will be presented in Korean with English subtitles. $10 for nonmembers ($5 for members and students) For more information contact Yuni Cho at (212) 759-7525, ext. 323 or yuni.ny@koreasociety.org. Back in the World: Portraits of Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Date-Dec. 16, 2009 Time-11 a.m.-5 p.m. Location: Chazen Museum of Art Description: This exhibition includes nearly 30 large-format color portrait photographs of Vietnam veterans taken by photographer James Gill. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with Wisconsin Public Television’s documentary film project “Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories.” Web site: http://www.chazen.wisc.edu Contact: 263-2246, sday@chazen.wisc.edu Point of View: Japanese wrestler Hamada http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/262/37/ Questions or comments? Get in touch with me in the following ways: My space: ira fuse Facebook: ira fuse e-mail: podcast@anime-bliss.com Thank for listening and remember anime not a cartoon it’s way of life!