SCENES FROM AN IMPENDING MARRIAGE By Adrian Tomine (Montréal, Canada: Drawn & Quarterly, 2011, 56 pp., $9.95, hard cover) There are several things about Adrian Tomine’s “Scenes from an Impending Marriage†that mark it as a departure from his previous work. The 50-page comic documents Tomine and his (then) fiancé Sarah’s wedding planning process, making […]
Anpanman theme park opens in quake-hit Sendai
July 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
SENDAI (Kyodo) — A theme park featuring Anpanman, one of the most popular Japanese anime series for young children, opened July 22 in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, after the March 11 earthquake delayed its opening for three months. The “Sendai Anpanman Children’s Museum and Mall,†a two-story facility on 7,000-square-meter premises, was initially set […]
TOM YASUMI: From Tokyo to SpongeBob in 44 years
July 15, 2010 by 2 Comments
Tom Yasumi has worked in animation for the past 22 years, his entire professional life. He is currently an animation director for the hit cartoon series, “SpongeBob SquarePants.†He’s worked on many of Nickelodeon’s popular shows, including “The Rugrats†and “Rocko’s Modern Life.†He has worked on “SpongeBob†for the past 12 years. He was […]
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