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    Posted March 21, 2011 by
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    Recovery in Japan: After the earthquake

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    Anime fans raise funds for Japan (video interview)

    By TommyYune  |  Posted March 21, 2011  |  Los Angeles, California
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     TommyYune, Creative Director for Robotech.com and the Robotech anime franchise, joined actors and anime fans at the We Heart Japan charity art show and auction on March 17 at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, California, to support Japan earthquake and tsunami relief.
    - dsashin, CNN iReport producer

    Interviews with Gaston Dominguez, who hosted the We Heart Japan charity fund raiser event in Hollywood, and Stephanie Sheh, anime voice actress (Bleach, FLCL, Naruto) and founder of the event, about rallying fans and members of the anime industry to give on behalf of the victims of the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The lineup of actor appearances included Crispin Freeman (Hellsing), Wendee Lee (Cowboy Bebop), Yuri Lowenthal (Gurren Lagann), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Ghost in the Shell), Tony Oliver (Robotech), and Travis Willingham (Full Metal Alchemist).

     

    All proceeds from the event went toward the Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund, operated by the Japan Center for International Exchange.

     

    • Click here for still images from the event.

     

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    • We Heart Japan

    • Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund

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