The Old School Otaku Lounge

Aww really neat to hear about experiences like that! Thanks for sharing What I wouldn't do to get my hands on some $2 manga today haha

Not sure where to put this really, but out of curiosity does anyone here read Mechademia? It's a great academic journal on Japanese anime and manga that will be returning in 2019 after a four year hiatus. I discovered it while writing my thesis for an Asian art seminar a couple years ago and would h...

These are incredible! Planning an old school AMV night for my anime club so if anyone has any others, do share

For those of you who became anime fans before it was mainstream, how did you discover the medium? What drew you to anime and how did you connect with other fans? And finally, what did family and friends think of the community? My parents tagged along at my first con in 2013 (I was almost 17) and eve...

I take it the [url=http://c_fo.tripod.com/]Cartoon Fantasy Organization[/url] doesn't exist anymore? I keep seeing it mentioned in threads and the few wikipedia pages that exist say it currently exists, but the website hasn't been updated in over 5 years.

I know this question has been touched on in other threads before, but as a newer fan of anime, I'm interested in hearing older fans' perspective on the current anime fandom. What do you like/dislike about anime fandom at present? How has it changed and what do you miss? Are you still involved in the...

Looks like the wait is over! With how rare active forums are these days, I'm so glad I found this place :) It feels odd to refer to myself as a newer anime fan when I began watching anime before most of the people I know, but compared to all of you, I guess that's what I am! Although the anime that ...