AGP#006 – Tony Oliver, Kyle Hebert, Steve Blum Interview

(Ack! I accidentally titled this episode 005 for nearly a week.
Sorry for the error. This is actually episode 006.)


In this special episode, straight from the 2008 New York Anime
Festival, I interview prolific voice actors Tony Oliver, Kyle
Hebert, and Steve Blum. All three of them worked on Gurren
Lagann (ADR Director, Kamina, and Leeron respectively),
but they’ve also played characters from Robotech,
Eureka Seven, Dragonball Z,
Cowboy Bebop, The Big O, and even
Toonami!


On a more technical note, I’d like to extend a special expression
of thanks to Kyle and Steve, since when the room we were in
didn’t have power (hence making my laptop useless), they used
their iPhones to record the interview. The recording used in the
podcast is from Kyle’s phone, so you have him to thank for saving
this interview. Okay, funny story: This post’s picture (left to
right: Tony, me, Kyle, Steve) was actually taken by voice actor
Bill Rogers, who I only recognized AFTER I had asked him for the
picture. Thanks Bill!


As usual, show notes and supplementary links are after the break.


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[0:00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (R.O.D. OVA
opener)[0:00:17] Quick little intro segment explaining the
background info about the interview. Skippable if you read the
description for the post.

[0:01:13] Interview starts. I ask each of them about general
things like if they’re anime fans, how they got into voice
acting, and what their favorite part has been about working on
Gurren Lagann.


[0:10:23] Now I begin asking specific questions for each actor,
including stuff about script “purity” and changes in the
industry with Tony, Dragonball Z acting with Kyle, and Toonami
with Steve.


[0:24:47] A couple more general questions before we finish up.
These include favorite characters, preference for heroes or
villains, and a request for some lines spoken in character.


[0:33:41] Ending Song: “H.T.” by Tsuneo Imahori (Trigun opener)


[1:22:42] Outro


Links:
New York Anime Festival