The Old School Otaku Lounge

Another belated RIP for a C/FO original -- https://obituaries.forestlawn.com/obitu ... l-washer-1

Didn't see it here yet, so I thought a link might be good -- https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2 ... es/.207905

I got the true anime middle-schooler experience of being introduced to "Child's Toy" by seeing an old purple VHS fansub tape in an anime club's collection but no longer having the VCR needed to play it. :) At the time, "Child's Toy" was an anime-name that did not inspire any conf...

Still going on- inspiring :!: Lately he's been interviewing other old-school fans, but this has brought up a common struggle, which is that some folks who are big fans of animated girls became that way due to their adversarial relationship with actual girls :lol: This isn't a gender-specific problem...

It looks like they've locked up everything -- does Crunchyroll offer any ad-supported free shows anymore? I'm not against subscriptions, but this might be a barrier for younger fans who don't have an easy way to pay for access. Supposedly now they have a "limited" amount of free titles non...

Nice show on tape trading -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=942oW06xK3U

Series still going strong -- interesting context on the early-era anime hunt for anime-middle-schoolers like me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqdKlHls_2U

I guess for a long time she played the supporting role to Fred Patten, anime-wise, but I noticed that her website is down; anyone know if she is OK?

(Maybe expected, but all the anime in this catalog that I'd never heard of were Central Park Media releases. )

Maybe also off-topic, but thank you for the info! I had never heard of the term rep cinema before; that helps fill in a gap in my understanding of how people related to these things. It also helps confirm the opinion of the reviewer, that Blade Runner did not deserve the praise it received. :lol: Ma...