{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F3fa35d15-6ae6-4d5a-a968-362e9a6154d0","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Special Edition: May 25 2019 - A Conversation with Frederik L Schodt","description":"Legendary Manga Translator Fred Schodt honours us by becoming our first major guest to do the Roundtable in this special sit down taped last Saturday afternoon at Anime North\n\nWe begin with Fred and Mike looking back on his first visit to Anime North back in 1998 (the second one), and a panel they did together about History in Anime and Manga. And how Mike first told him about Rurouni Kenshin during that panel (3:30)\n\nThen Fred talks a little bit about the honours he has received from the Japanese Emperor (Order of the Rising Sun: Gold Rays and Rosette) and the Japan Foundation, and how in receiving the latter he ended up meeting now Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako a year and a half ago, and how he was a fan of Astroboy (9:05)\n\nWe then start to talk about two of his Anime North panels, first about his friendship with Astroboy\u2019s creator, Osamu Tezuka relaying a few stories about him (17:35)\n\nThen we talk about his panel about the Four Immigrants Manga which he published in 1998 (around the time of his first AN appearance). Fred gives a quick biography of Henry Kiyama, how he came across his work, and how he became very close friends with the Kiyama family. Also we talk about the recent musical adaptation of the book (24:50). In the process of the conversation Mike recalls some stories of his own grandfather (34:27)\n\nWe then give a preview of Fred\u2019s final panel about his own thoughts on manga translation, the history, and where it stands today. Which we\u2019ll talk about in episode 12 (38:32). Mike then brings up Fred\u2019s lecture at the Japan Foundation after AN \u201998 on the actual manga culture in Japan then, and what it might be like today in light of digital consumption (40:21)\n\nThe conversation ends off with Fred\u2019s reaction to seeing Anime North 21 years later as we watched con goers pass by the AN Office\u2019s Display room (52:00). And Mike gives a final thank you by telling Fred about another story as he gave him a stamp commemorating the Vancouver Asahi baseball team, which we mentioned back in episode 8 (58:10)\n\nMike Nicolas and James Austin. With Special Guest Frederik L Schodt\n\nWeb: animeroundtable.com\nEmail: animeroundtable@gmail.com\nTwitter: @animeroundtable\n\nCheck out our webpage for full show notes and links\nhttps://animeroundtable.wordpress.com/2019/06/02/6ixtalk-anime-roundtable-presents-a-conversation-with-frederik-l-schodt-may-25-2019/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/399392e4-ccc9-43ca-bacd-1488cb8122c6/avatars-5zprsad8s231me9f-afabfw-original.jpg"}