The Old School Otaku Lounge

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...

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?

A little late, but wow! Thank you for the education- I also appreciate the character designs.

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...

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