The Old School Otaku Lounge

At the time of Yamatocon, Mark Hernandez and Lea were married (they are no longer married). Mark and Lea met at Yamatocon I and were married shortly before Yamatocon II. I still remember their meeting The picture I still have in my mind is Mark trying to go from the lobby to the video room and Lea ...

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RIP. Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were probably the second and third manga series that I read on entirety.

Mark Merlino suffered a stroke almost two months ago and is now on his 6th hospital. Anyone who want to chime in and help him and his family could do so through this GoFundMe page.

I was quite young during the 90s and 2000s so the concept of time didn’t apply to me. My first introduction to fansubs was actually Real Media encodes of Sailor Moon, and while I knew links could die, it never occurred to me that files could disappear forever. I definitely regret deleting stuff, li...

All the Gundam that was fit to print: Western Gundam fandom before Anime Village

A really interesting article that gives an overview on both professional and fan-made publications about Gundam in the 90s.

Famous composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed away at the age of 71. I'm at a loss. Honneamise is among the first anime movies I fell in love with, and Sakamoto's soundtracks was a big part of it. Now I'm left with a terrible feeling that more beloved artists of that generation are not long for this ...

Very interesting article! But if I may add, you forget one more thing carrying the name "Force Five". It was originally a cancelled fighting game on the Atomiswave arcade board, but years after its cancellation, another company bought its assets, made some changes, and released the game un...

Sails the Sea of Stars, sir Matsumoto!

Link to the news: https://soranews24.com/2022/10/16/anime-fans-go-old-school-record-new-urusei-yatsura-anime-on-beta-and-period-appropriate-media/ TL:DR Japanese fans are now recording the new Urusei Yatsura on VHS and Betamax. Anyone here crazy enough to do the same? The biggest problem seems to be...

Speaking of Urusei Yatsura, is there anything from the original run that you haven't covered on the podcast? The movies and OVAs maybe?