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[Honey’s Anime Interview] Caitlin Glass – Voice of Winry, Mina Ashido, and Director of Many of Your Favorite Dubs!

Caitlin Glass is a staple of the anime industry – she’s been voice acting and directing for over 15 years, perhaps most notably on classics like Fullmetal Alchemist (Winry Rockbell) and Ouran High School Host Club (Haruhi Fujioka). We caught up with her at Matsuricon 2019 in Columbus, Ohio to chat about her directing career, the cultural impact of My Hero Academia, Shakespearean actors voicing anime characters, and a special new project that she’ll be working on soon. Let’s check out what she has to say!

[Honey’s Anime Interview] Justin Briner – Voice of Izuku Midoriya, Mikaela Hyakuya, Enta Jinai, and More!

Justin Briner is a relatively new face in the anime voice acting world, but he has recently skyrocketed in popularity thanks to his breakout role as Izuku “Deku” Midoriya in the hit series My Hero Academia. We sat down with him at Matsuricon 2019 in Columbus, Ohio to chat about his most iconic roles, the uniquely bizarre world of Sarazanmai, his take on whether or not Mikaela from Seraph of the End was actually in love with Yuuichirou, and plenty of other topics. Let’s hear what he has to say!

Does Scientific Accuracy Matter in Dr. Stone?

Dr. Stone is the newest in a line of Weekly Shounen Jump series that takes the general structure and tropes of a battle shounen (a la Dragon Ball Z or Naruto) and applies them to something new. Shokugeki no Souma does this with food, Boku no Hero Academia does it with Western superheroes, and Dr. Stone is all about science. There are no superpowers or magic spells in the new Stone Age—only cold, hard scientific truths will help our heroes succeed in their mission to rebuild society from the ground up.

Top 5 Reaction Faces from Dr. Stone

Boichi, the artist for Riichiro Inagaki’s Dr. Stone manga, has a particular knack for gut-bustingly hilarious reaction faces. Whenever a shocking or comical moment calls for a little extra drama, Boichi will render the characters in highly exaggerated styles that range from children’s drawings to hyperrealism to twisted Junji Ito homages. The manga and anime are already great, but these occasional diversions into surrealist humor make them even better. So let’s count down the top 5 reaction faces from Dr. Stone!

5 Pieces of Luxurious Anime Merchandise

If you love a certain anime, you can easily show that appreciation to the world with t-shirts, figures, keychains, or any of the other common styles of merchandise found at anime conventions and specialty stores. But what if you want to go the extra step and find something truly unique, something classy and expensive that you’ll treasure forever? Luckily for you, today we’re taking a look at five of the most luxurious pieces of anime merchandise. Surely, you’ll find a timeless treasure that will perfectly express your adoration for anime!

Top 5 Controversial Anime Characters

No matter how hard an author or director tries, it’s impossible to make a character who everyone universally likes. Even famed favorites like Goku and Jotaro Kujo have haters for one reason or another, but sometimes, a particular character is so divisive that they split entire fandoms apart and garner a reputation that even people who haven’t seen their show can recognize from a mile away. Today, let’s learn about five of the most controversial anime characters of all time!