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by Drew_Sutton
Sat Feb 01, 2025 8:18 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Anime Expo Badge Collection
Replies: 4
Views: 7613

Re: Anime Expo Badge Collection

Very cool! I always love seeing folks' badge collections, even if I they're for shows I've never been to. I didn't realize AX had early shows up in the Bay Area, was that directly related to the fallout of AnimeCon? I'd always associated AX with SoCal, specifically LA (or Long Beach but then remembe...
by Drew_Sutton
Sat Feb 01, 2025 8:12 pm
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Hello Joined A Bit Ago
Replies: 5
Views: 15151

Re: Hello Joined A Bit Ago

Teletype BBS? Holy time machine. Welcome aboard and looking forward to posting with you!
by Drew_Sutton
Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:28 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: How did old-school fans view the 1977 animated The Hobbit movie?
Replies: 2
Views: 2042

Re: How did old-school fans view the 1977 animated The Hobbit movie?

Yeah, agree with Dave. I didn't see it when it originally aired (due to not being alive) but I think we had an early VHS copy of it as my dad really liked Tolkein works, though I remember watching the adaptation of Return of the King a lot more. I was certainly older when I realized the Top Craft an...
by Drew_Sutton
Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:10 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Regarding the Archive of rec.arts.anime and Usenet
Replies: 4
Views: 6109

Re: Regarding the Archive of rec.arts.anime and Usenet

I've recently spoken with Curtis H. Hoffman, and through our conversation, he claims—based only on his memory of over 40 years ago—the western slang term 'Hentai' was already an established identifier on Usenet and rec.arts.anime when he joined in 1988~1989. However, searching for 'Hentai' turns up...
by Drew_Sutton
Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Anime Central 1999 program book
Replies: 3
Views: 4103

Re: Anime Central 1999 program book

Such a cool looking program book, too!
by Drew_Sutton
Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Former No-Name, Fanime staff
Replies: 4
Views: 8279

Re: Former No-Name, Fanime staff

Welcome to the forum, Matt!
by Drew_Sutton
Fri Jun 21, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Hello everyone
Replies: 5
Views: 4472

Re: Hello everyone

Welcome to the forum! I'd love to hear more stories about AnimeCon and Fanime if you have them. Also, was there an immediate jump from watching Robotech and Star Blazers to heading to Japantown for (presumably raw/untranslated) tapes? I did the raw tapes from Japanese video rentals but the Japanese ...
by Drew_Sutton
Sat May 25, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: What did old-school fans think about digital fansubs?
Replies: 17
Views: 14671

Re: What did old-school fans think about digital fansubs?

I'm with you - the preservation game is strong, though right now I am not sure I am preserving too much beyond my own sentiments and nostalgia. I mostly agree that companies aren't really up for straight-up preservation, at least for preservation's sake, unless they can make some money off of it. I...
by Drew_Sutton
Sat May 25, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: VHS trading and fansubs in the modern era: Anime Herald
Replies: 2
Views: 6392

Re: VHS trading and fansubs in the modern era: Anime Herald

Interesting piece! And I believe it features our own Chibiboi in it! I, personally, would have liked to have seen more about the modern scene (I know I've mentioned it here about me not understanding the resurgence) but I think the piece was well structured for people who could be entirely new to fa...
by Drew_Sutton
Sat May 25, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: The Right Stuf International 1995-1996 catalog
Replies: 6
Views: 7174

Re: The Right Stuf International 1995-1996 catalog

these are terrific, thanks for the scans! A real walk down memory lane. Right Stuf sent our convention a literal pallet of catalogs in 1997 or 1998, enough for everyone at our convention to take home one or two. We were, let's say, not really ready for dealing with a pallet - we didn't have a truck...