A KILLER INTERVIEW
It was nearly two years ago when the first sounds of buzz began generating about Afro Samurai, the epic co-production involving Gonzo, Spike TV and actor Samuel L. Jackson. The show debuted on TV to ratings most anime could only dream of achieving. The combination of incredible animation quality, big name talent and the hip hop sounds of The RZA led me to wonder if we were seeing a possible future for anime in America. To gain some insight into that question, I interviewed Eric Calderon, one of the producers of Afro Samurai, about his next big project called The Five Killers.
The Five Killers is an original creation from writer/producer Eric Calderon currently in development as an animated TV series (12 episodes with a 1 hour finale) with Studio Gonzo. The designs were created by up-and-coming manga artist Shigeki Maeshima and this pilot was animated under the direction of ‘Trinity Blood’ director Tomohiro Hirata.
Eric Calderon worked in development at MTV Animation for a number of years before finding himself at Gonzo. Our interview reveals some very interesting key differences in the way animation gets made in Japan versus how things are done in America. We also get into the often talked about issue of creating animation which is not for kids, and receive some wise words for indies hoping to successfully launch their projects.
The entire interview is available in MP3 format at the link below, and make sure to view The Five Killers trailer before you dive in. There's a lot of great information for you inside, so let's relax, kick back and enjoy.
The Five Killers is an original creation from writer/producer Eric Calderon currently in development as an animated TV series (12 episodes with a 1 hour finale) with Studio Gonzo. The designs were created by up-and-coming manga artist Shigeki Maeshima and this pilot was animated under the direction of ‘Trinity Blood’ director Tomohiro Hirata.
Eric Calderon worked in development at MTV Animation for a number of years before finding himself at Gonzo. Our interview reveals some very interesting key differences in the way animation gets made in Japan versus how things are done in America. We also get into the often talked about issue of creating animation which is not for kids, and receive some wise words for indies hoping to successfully launch their projects.
The entire interview is available in MP3 format at the link below, and make sure to view The Five Killers trailer before you dive in. There's a lot of great information for you inside, so let's relax, kick back and enjoy.
6 Comments:
Hey Terrence,
Thanks for posting this interview, I listened to this on the way to work today and learned a bit. I hope you're able to do more stuff like this.
Hi, I loved this interview and hope you have more on the way.
I am glad you guys liked it. I will definitely try to do more in the future.
I just stumbled apon your site(the one that was made on iweb =P) and I'm a huge anime fan. This doesn't look like just another show, it looks better!
8/28/07
What's the date for this anime?
To my knowledge this show has yet to go into production let alone be released. I will try to find out more on its status and do an update.
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