W.R. Miller

Editor

W.R. Miller – known informally as “Bob” – has written for Starlog, Comics Scene, Animation Magazine and Animation World Magazine. Bob has been involved in animation for two decades, as a writer, character animator, special effects animator, and storyboard artist – For more information about Bob, check his website: http://wrmilleronline.com/. He has just completed Batman: The Animated Interviews, a five-volume work featuring the executives, producers, directors, writers, actors, designers, storyboard artists and composers involved with the making of Batman: The Animated Series and its spinoffs. BearManor Media is the publisher.

Articles By W.R. Miller

Crunchyroll
It’s an enormous undertaking for the artists at Studio Kai, as one can see from the amount of detail on the screen. Who is responsible for all the animated mayhem? How did the project get started, and what can we learn from the people who made it?
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Anime
How would you feel as the creator, writer and illustrator of a successful manga series that has won oodles of awards and adapted into an anime series streaming around the world? The creative force behind Witch Hat Atelier headlined a panel at the Peacock Theater on July 3, before a capacity crowd at the 7,100-seat venue.
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Crunchyroll
The Apothecary Diaries began in 2011 as a web novel by Hyūganatsu. Then TOHO Animation and OLM produced an anime series, with Season One airing from October 2023 to March 2024, followed by Season Two from January to July 2025, 24 episodes per season. The series currently streams on Crunchyroll, with a third season set to begin this fall.
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Disney+
On July 1, I spoke with Supervising Director Kenji Kamiyama, Director Shunsuke Tada, and Producer Hitoshi Ito, with interpretation provided by Yuki Machida. We discussed their inspirations and how they contributed to the project.
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Anime
TOHO Animation hosted a panel featuring creatives from animation studio Madhouse on Saturday, July 4, at the JW Marriott. Fans packed the Platinum Ballroom, with a seating capacity of 2,100. Alas, photography was prohibited of the presentation.
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