| July 1, 2007 |
| Loving California Weather! |
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| Morita resting in the shade. He liked the dry & sunny weather of L.A. very much. |
| Route 66? |
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| Morita and Sato looking for the end of Route 66... Well, guess they got completely lost! It's a secret, but you might see Route 66 in upcoming episodes... |
| AX Diary Movie |
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| Morita being videotaped for "AX Diary Movie." Jumping around everywhere. FYI, usually Japanese anime directors don't do this much. |
| Screening Again! |
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| Checking the FREEDOM Theater screening. He is eager to find out the audience's response. He's wearing a FREEDOM Takeru edition T-shirt by EDWIN. FYI, FREEDOM illustration T-shirt and logo T-shirt are available at Bandai Visual Booth! |
| Autograph Session |
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| Morita and Sato enjoying mingling with the US fans at the autograph session. "Interacting with US fans meant a lot to us!" |
| June 30, 2007 |
| Loving American Food |
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| Morita eating at In-N-Out. He loved the fresh sandwich and the flies! He likes everything he eats here in the US. |
| Screening Appearance |
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| Morita being a bit nervous at the FREEDOM High-Def Experience Theater. Will people like the show?! No worries, FREEDOM theater is pretty much full at every showing. |
| Sneak Peek... |
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| Looking inside the theater during the screening. Morita wanted to find out how American audience enjoys the show and what they like about the show. |
| Likit?! |
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| Morita talking to the people just came out of the theater. He was impressed by the US fans, who express their enthusiasm much more than Japanese fans. |
| Hey, We know you! |
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| Morita and Sato ran into a voice actress they knew. What a small world of anime! |
| I'll be back! |
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| Morita relaxing after the screening appearance. He was truly amazed by the energetic atmosphere of AX. He liked the enthusiastic US fans and, has already determined one thing, "I'll come back here next year!" (Yay!) |
| June 29, 2007 |
| More Autographs... |
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| Autographing on DVD covers at the breakfast table. Hearing American fans love kanji autographs, writing every single word with care... |
| Hello, America! |
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| Staring at the Paciic Ocean on the beach near the hotel. "Finally came to me that I am all the way here in America!" (Those who were in the panel, you've seen the chaos he was going through before AX, right?) |
| Lunch Time |
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| Lunch at a Mexican restaurant. "Because I'm in America, I tried a local favorite in the menu." When in Rome, right? |
| Strategy Meeting |
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| Morita and Sato discussing what to talk about in the FREEDOM panel in a shuttle to the convention center. It might have looked spontaneous (some part, yes it was) but the content was actually deliberated well until last minute! |
| Interview |
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| Morita interviewed by Anime Insider magazine right after the panel along with Sato. "It is quite surprising that Americans are very knowledgeable about Japanese anime!" (Yes we are!) |
| Words from direcdtor Morita: "I'll stop by at the FREEDOM Theater at the Bandai Visual USA Booth tomorrow morning around 10:30am! See you there!" |
| June 28, 2007 - US Time |
| Arrived in the US! |
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| Arrived at LA! Headed straight to an anime shop called Anime Nuts in Anaheim to check out FREEDOM in stores. But... FREEDOM has already been sold out! Wow! But sad to miss it at the store. Excited to find a Japanese FREEDOM poster here! |
| First US lunch?! |
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| Lunch at a Thai restaurant. "Did you all know that the coconut shell is edible!?" |
| Seeking for FREEDOM |
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| "I still want to see my baby!" So Morita and Sato tried Suncoast in Westminster, and yes they finally found their dear FREEDOM! "I feel so glad to have come all the way to the US!" |
| Autograph |
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| Autographing FREEDOM figure in his hotel room. You get a chance to win it if you sign up for Dot-Anime, a brand-new unique anime site, at Bandai Visual USA booth. Come check it out, it will be displayed at the booth! |
| June 28, 2007 - Japan Time |
| Time to go! |
It's finally time for director Morita and series planner Dai Sato to leave Japan for Anime Expo® 2007, which starts this coming Friday! Just thinking about participating in the America's biggest expo makes Morita more and more excited. "I am looking forward to seeing anime fans in the US!" says Morita. |
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| Morita with Sato, and their interpreter Ryan. "Good-bye, Japan!" |