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by mbanu
Tue Nov 05, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Apollo Smile!!!1!1!1
Replies: 23
Views: 11673

Re: Apollo Smile!!!1!1!1

If you were in anime fandom in, say, 1997-1999 you might remember Apollo Smile, the Live Action Anime Girl! Well, she had two whole issues of her own comic book back in the day and they were pretty bad. In fact one might say they were... Stupid Comics. Which Mister Kitty certainly agrees with, beca...
by mbanu
Tue Nov 05, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Apollo Smile!!!1!1!1
Replies: 23
Views: 11673

Re: Apollo Smile!!!1!1!1

If you were in anime fandom in, say, 1997-1999 you might remember Apollo Smile, the Live Action Anime Girl! Well, she had two whole issues of her own comic book back in the day and they were pretty bad. In fact one might say they were... Stupid Comics. Which Mister Kitty certainly agrees with, beca...
by mbanu
Wed Oct 30, 2024 7:10 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Apollo Smile!!!1!1!1
Replies: 23
Views: 11673

Re: Apollo Smile!!!1!1!1

Image
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcHCn3gM5k8

Not a curse! Though it is just a list of cons finished with, "This wrecking ball is for you-" :D
by mbanu
Fri Oct 25, 2024 12:52 am
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: 1
Views: 280

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

Two years before Star Blazers, and likely to be on the radar of fantasy fans, if not sci-fi fans. Did people realize The Hobbit movie was animated in Japan? I don't really remember how I would have come across it. Was it a VHS at the library? TV syndication? (Who would have been showing it?) It firm...
by mbanu
Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:26 am
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Robert's Rules (not the Anime Corner Store guy)
Replies: 1
Views: 740

Robert's Rules (not the Anime Corner Store guy)

I was thinking recently about why anime conventions were called conventions instead of festivals, and remembered something Dave had said about the C/FO having minutes and bylaws under Randall Stukey. "Convention" is a technical term in parliamentary procedure, the set of rules (usually Rob...
by mbanu
Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Anime Central 1999 program book
Replies: 3
Views: 1973

Re: Anime Central 1999 program book

Anybody know what happened to "Daiken Yoko-o"? A search for that name just brings up vintage con photos of him- is there a better name for him?
by mbanu
Sat May 18, 2024 1:07 am
Forum: The Discuss (or, "Show Off/Plug") Your Work Section!
Topic: anne of green gables at Let's Anime
Replies: 1
Views: 4225

Re: anne of green gables at Let's Anime

A little late, but wow! Thank you for the education- I also appreciate the character designs. :D
by mbanu
Sat May 18, 2024 12:41 am
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: What did old-school fans think about digital fansubs?
Replies: 17
Views: 9080

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 mbanu
Thu May 16, 2024 2:45 am
Forum: Real World Stuff
Topic: RIP Wendell Washer
Replies: 0
Views: 4607

RIP Wendell Washer

Another belated RIP for a C/FO original -- https://obituaries.forestlawn.com/obitu ... l-washer-1
by mbanu
Thu May 16, 2024 2:33 am
Forum: Real World Stuff
Topic: RIP Mark Merlino
Replies: 0
Views: 4628

RIP Mark Merlino

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