Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas, Fred Ladd’s personal history of his involvement with producing the American versions of such early Japanese animated TV series as Astro Boy and Gigantor, has now been made available as an Amazon’s Kindle Book for only $9.99, which you can order here. (The original print edition is, [...]
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Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas Now Available on Kindle
December 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Anime, Books, Harvey Deneroff
Tags: Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas: An Insiders View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon·Fred Ladd·Harvey Deneroff
"An audience with Miyazaki, Japan’s animation king"
December 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Anime, Filmmakers
The Japan Times just published this story by Mark Schilling about an appearance by Hayao Miyazaki’s at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Tokyo on November 20th. He notes that, "After the event, his most widely quoted remark was a dig at Prime Minister Taro Aso, who has often publicly proclaimed his love of manga. [...]
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Book Note: Fred Ladd’s Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Anime, Books
Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas: An Insider’s View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon by Fred Ladd, with assistance from myself, has now been officially announced by McFarland, which is publishing it on November 30th. (It is also available for pre-order at Amazon.) The book is Fred’s story of [...]
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