Season Two, Episode Twelve: Manga, OEL and Comic, Oh My!
Our panel dissects graphic novels inspired by manga. Jason Thompson talks about his latest Del Rey release, King of RPGs. Deb Aoki and JD Banks gives us some personal OEL picks. Finally, we release some huge news about the future of the podcast.

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Season Two, Episode 11: An Anime Carol: Past, Present and Future Trends
In this special holiday episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we talk about the past, present and future of anime trends. Which series helped shape a generation of anime fans and most importantly, what lies ahead? Our panel this week includes Jeff from Colony Drop, John-Paul Natysin and Bradley Meek from anime3000.com.

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Season Two, Episode Ten, The Reverse Thieves Podcast. In this episode we discuss the findings of their ambitious social study, the Otaku Diaries. Our topics range from bullying, self-image in regards to physical attraction and intellect, the use of the word Otaku and repressed sexual fetishes. Our panel this week includes Kate and Alain from the Reversesthieves.com.

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Season Two, Episode 09, Professional Anime Sites.
In this episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we ask our panelist to detail their experiences running a professional website. We go over some of their day-to-day duties, explore some of their personal preferences in manga and anime and even find time to take some questions from the Twitterverse. Our panel includes Brad Rice from Japanator.com, Gia Manry from Anime Vice and Joseph Luster from Otaku USA.

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Season Two, Episode Eight, American Anime Fans Living in Japan
This week Sean Russell is joined by Fernando Ramos (Anime3000.com), WAH (mistakesofyouth.com) and Ichigo (Anime Pulse) to discuss what it's like to be a foreigner in the home of anime and manga. They paint a picture, illustrating the similarities and differences between Japanese and American culture. 

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Season Two, Episode Seven: Digital Distribution
In this week's episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we focus on the distribution of anime over the Internet. Has fan subbing opened the door for sites like Crunchyroll to even exist? Should bloggers start a campaign to rid the word of fan sub groups? How are sites like Crunchyroll able to succeed in an industry where their product is available for free. As well as questions about further the awareness of anime through site like ANN and Crunchyroll. Joining us on this week's discussion is Tim Maughan from timmaughanbooks.com, Zac Bertschy from the ANNCast and Anime News Network and Chase Wang from Crunchyroll.

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Season Two, Episode Six, Manga Industry
In this episode, our panel dissects various manga companies including Tokyopop and Vertical Inc. We discuss some of the future models of manga distribution, what type of marketing techniques are being used to draw new readings, what changes have manga companies made to counterbalance the economic recession and we also take a look into the future of the industry. For the first time, we actually take questions from our Twitter followers.

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