The Old School Otaku Lounge

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-12/kimagure-orange-road-creator-izumi-matsumoto-passes-away/.165131 This was such sad news to read tonight. From the original light-hearted TV series to the dramatic film adaptations, Kimagure Orange Road was a cornerstone of 80's and 90's anime fandom- ...

Wow- Congratulations! I read over the post and you did a nice job of introducing the appeal of Maison Ikkoku to a younger audience. It's always quite something to be a fan for so long, and then be hired by the company to do something related to it.

Ahh, Black Heaven. That was one of the first anime shows I actually watched, so I'll also be interested to pick that BD up.

Well you're in good company, Prog-Knife, welcome to the boards. Somebody's gotta keep the spirit of this old stuff alive.

Trekkies practically invented fandom as we know it today. Fanzines, fanfiction, large-scale science fiction conventions, etc. were all spearheaded by them. In the Next Generation era, they were also very prominent on BBSes, Usenet and the like. I'm sure Dave can go into more detail, but Star Trek is...

Disclaimer: My era of anime fandom is from geocities/angelfire/*insert other web host here* sites, so I never went on Usenet back in the day. However, I still think I can give some insight on how it was, until someone a tad older than me posts here and gives their two cents. My impression is that wh...

The most apparent difference is anime is no longer made with hand-painted animation cels - Although, I believe modern model sheets and initial frames are still drawn traditionally on paper, the coloring process is all digital. Lighting effects can also be added digitally now. But as far as style is ...

Gah, this is super late (I've been so busy I haven't been checking the forum as often. Sorry, folks!) but a few of my favorite anime Christmas episodes include: Ranma 1/2 "Tendo Family Christmas Scramble" Urusei Yatsura "Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve" Oh My Goddess OVA "Evergreen Holy Night" and "For...

He was certainly a legendary voice actor... may he rest in peace.

Thanks for the update. While not entirely unexpected, it is a shame another service is closing its doors and removing years worth of data. Google Groups seems like a decent alternative (as mentioned earlier; it sprung off of Usenet archives after all) but the amount of spambot messages in some group...