The Old School Otaku Lounge

Hi Eileen, welcome to the boards! That's an awesome collection. I also find press kits, mail orders and catalogs to be interesting, so you're in good company here. Press kits in particular give a unique look into what executives were thinking at the time... That Pokemon kit must've been made when US...

This was a particularly fun article! Despite being to many cons over the years, I've always checked out when it comes to the parties. The photos and scans here really add a lot of context for what they were like.

Nice collection! Welcome to the Lounge, KAMUISOFT.

These are a real treat, thanks for sharing! My favorite part of fanzines is the original art that they drew themselves, in this case, Frank Strom's.
The more uploaded on archive.org the merrier, I say.

Thanks for the advance notice, Usamimi. I'm planning on tuning in to your stream tomorrow, if time permits it!

Welcome to the forums! Glad to have yet another member who realizes the importance of backing up such things. I appreciate you sharing your history, too. ...Ah, the days of hanging out in IRC channels. I kind of want to check out Aegisub now.

We lost an absolute legend in animation. Not just in Japanese animation, but worldwide - He passed away on the 13th, but it was only announced today. Sources: https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202302200000303.html https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/obituaries/20230220-92380/ May h...

Yup, always a pleasure to hear about scene-related things like this. Despite also being an anime "middle schooler", I'm quite interested in anime fanzines, newsletters, etc. (Both physical and online BBS) I just bought a couple issues of "From SIDE to SIDE" to add to my collection.

DKop wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:33 am Ask and you shall recieve, here you go, spread it around!

https://archive.org/details/Jim_Kaposzatas_AMV_Archives

Thank you kindly! Hopefully, more eyes will be drawn to Jim's work. Several large online outlets like ANN and Kotaku are covering his story.

RIP to a fandom legend. Given they're such a staple, it's hard to imagine what both the convention and online scene would look like without AMVs, and the various offshoots that were influenced by them. Jim Kaposzatas' videos truly are important pieces of Western Anime fandom history. Since you downl...