STACK April 2016 Issue 138

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It’s another big month of anime titles with a
special number of Limited Edition releases
hitting shelves alongside their standard
edition brethren. Prepare for ol’ man Ryan’s
anime flashback. Many moons ago, circa 2003
or so, Madman released a ton of awesome
limited editions including cool collector's boxes
and memorabilia not available elsewhere, and it
is nothing short of awesome to see this kind of
cool swag returning to JB stores again.
Fans of the original magical girl franchise will
be happy to know that Sailor Moon R : Season
2, Part 1 comes packaged in a collector's box
with glossy booklet, not to mention four discs
of action, adventure, new powers and new
transformations.
Love Live! School Idol Project: Season 2
has special, limited packaging and a character
guide included. The only thing missing from this
release are the School Idols themselves!
The pick of the limited edition releases
would be Free! Eternal Summer: Season 2
+ OVA Collection, which comes in collectors
packaging with a character guide, exclusive art
cards and a sheet of stickers from the Iwatobi
and Samezuka swim clubs. I’m man enough
to admit that this series is chock full of total
dreamboats.
Not to be left behind, Sword
Art Online: Season 2, Part 4
(starring none other than Mr
Bryce Papenbrook, see below)
comes with a collector's box to
house Parts 3 and 4, some very
pretty postcards and an even
prettier artbook.
Gundam Reconguista in
G wraps up with Part 2 in a
subtitled-only release, while
Dramatical Murder, Tokyo ESP,
Lord Marksman and Vanadis all hit shelves in
complete collections.
Also available this month are shonen
stalwarts Naruto Shippuden Collection 25,
One Piece (UNCUT) Collection 36 and the
Bleach Movie Collection (movies 1-4), as well
as the massive Bleach Bankai Boxes 3 and 4.
ANIME ROUND-UP
T he voice of more
anime characters
than I have page
space to spare, Bryce
Papenbrook is who I
want to be when I grow
up. Back in town this April
for Supanova in Melbourne
and on the Gold Coast, he admits that
he’s a big fan of our fair shores.
“I've been to Australia before, the
fans are great. Last time I don't think
I stopped signing all day. There were
lines literally around the corner."
After feigning sickness to get a day
off school, Bryce’s journey to voice
acting fame was expedited by his
father, who at the time was voicing
the villainous Rito Revolto in the
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Bob
Papenbrook had just finished his own
recording when the director stated
that he needed a kid's voice, to which
Bob replied, “He’s a kid!”
while literally shoving
his son into his future
career.
Don’t be fooled
by Bryce's devilish
good looks and voice of
a thousand characters – he
can hold his own, stating “I'm a 4th
degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, a
Korean martial art, and a kickboxer, so
I know what it's like to get hit for real.
I use that in my work”.
So you can be sure that when Rin
gets socked in the jaw, Bryce has
been there himself.
Having played so many well
known characters himself, including
Attack on Titan's Eren Jaeger, Bryce
says that he’d love to be a part of
Dragonball Z.
"I think I could play Trunks but I
don't think I could play Goku, not as
well as Sean Schemmel."
When asked what the worst part
of being a voice actor
is, Bryce notes that
“auditioning is truly
brutal”, and that
taking a knock is in
no way uncommon.
"I always tell people
that if they get one out of
a hundred auditions, they're very
successful.”
But the absolute worst thing
of all would have to be, “the
traffic in LA. It’s a nightmare!”
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48 APRIL 2016
EXTRAS
Free! Eternal Summer Season 2
Bryce Papenbrook
Bryce Papenbrook will be at Supanova Gold Coast and
Melbourne in April.You can follow @brycepapenbrook
onTwitter and @actorbrycepapenbrook on Facebook.
INTERVIEW