(PCM+) R. Bruce Elliot Interview

Story by Buckley Rue / Contributing Writer

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On October 26th Ponca City will bear witness to its annual PonCon at City Central, a convention for fans and enthusiasts of anime, a Japanese style of animation that has exploded in popularity over the last ten years. Cons such as these feature all different sorts of merchandise and keepsakes, as well as convention goers dressing up as their favorite characters, and appearances and panels done by the actors of well known character franchises. This year the Con will host one of the most enduring and well-known stars in the business: R Bruce Elliot. Bruce has been an actor for over fifty years and in addition to his screen work on the film JFK and television show Barney and Friends, has done voices for characters in some of the largest franchises in the history of anime, such as: Dragonball, One Piece, Fairy Tail, and Attack on Titan, one of the largest and most viewed television franchises of the last ten years. Knowing he would be here in October, Bruce was kind enough to sit down and talk with me about his experience in the business before the event.