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eigoMANGA Launches Anime Radio Program Date: 10/12/2005 |
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San Francisco, CA - eigoMANGA Ltd. and KYOU RADIO have announced their new on-air radio broadcast, Shibuya Airwaves. eigoMANGA being the first-movers to produce an on-air anime-themed radio broadcast, Shibuya Airwaves first aired on September 24th 2005 and is in current rotation on AM 1550 KYCY San Francisco, CA. Shibuya Airwaves also has a simulcast streaming show on KYOU RADIO's website. The San Francisco based on-air radio broadcasting program, produced by and hosted by Oscar Gutierrez Jr. (Bhodee) and Tetsuro Mori (Tetsu), expresses a side of Japanese music. The program is composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks, basanova, Japanese hip hop, Japanese rock, visual K, mixture K, and much more. Shibuya Airwaves also features special interviews with Japanese artists. "Producing such programming that holds substance on many levels is a dream come true for me", says Oscar Gutierrez Jr., General Manager of eigoMANGA. "Pod casting is the new wave for individuals who want to share a more worldly perspective beyond the borders of what record label machines are pumping out. As Americans we have a stigma of ethnocentrism and thus I like to lead by example by sharing my enthusiasm of what Shibuya Airwaves exemplifies-- understanding other cultures brings me closer to understanding ourselves as one race." Also excited about the airing of Shibuya Airwaves for the first time is Austin Osueke, CEO of eigoMANGA. He says, "This radio program has become a viable platform for Americans to actually learn about Japanese music and that's why we decided to go ahead with the show. This built a bridge for people to learn more about the Japanese music scene and to explore other genres of Japanese pop culture besides anime." Proudly being the pioneers of this new and innovative venture, eigoMANGA hopes to spark significant changes in the industry, to further entertain and generate awareness of Japanese pop culture. "This radio program is an avenue that is seldom heard, it is not mainstream though it's slowly using back doors to enter into a larger audience on a local and global aspect", says Oscar Gutierrez Jr. "It is significant that eigoMANGA is using such aggregated tools to further the industry of Japanese culture particularly in the anime and manga world, by presenting a side of Japanese music genre that goes hand-in-hand in this growing market." "Shibuya Airwaves is a very good gate-way for anyone who is not Japanese, who doesn't know the language or the culture. Americans can learn about the broad diverse music scene in Japan, and also use the airwaves as a platform to talk about anime as well as hear about the latest news from the industry experts themselves," says Osueke. "We're very excited about this new radio program, we hope it will work out; its exciting times right now!" |
| Source: Anime News Service |
