The Old School Otaku Lounge

Thanks for posting those screenshots, Taruby! I think it's very cool that it's much more like a transcription than narrative prose. Do you know if the story has been collected and published separately from the original magazine run? As far as I know, the original live replay serialised in Comptiq w...

The one subject about Lodoss War that intrigued me, after I heard it, was the Replay novelization. Not so much storytelling from the game, but what does the prose look like? Is it completely fourth-wall breaking like players playing a game, or is it written as a fantasy novel? The original 'Record ...

Hello Drew_Sutton, I haven't tried reaching out to the alumni associations of Drew University or the University of Technology Syndey. I'm not familiar with how things work with American or Australian universities, so if you—or someone you can recommend—can help in this regard, I would greatly apprec...

I've recently spoken with Curtis H. Hoffman, and through our conversation, he claims—based only on his memory of over 40 years ago—the western slang term 'Hentai' was already an established identifier on Usenet and rec.arts.anime when he joined in 1988~1989. However, searching for 'Hentai' turns up ...

Origin of 'Hentai'! The Hunt for the Phantasmic Anime 'Suzumi-Bune'!(Part1): https://note.com/pareorogas/n/na72b4c1e923c Thank you for allowing me to join your community! I'm currently researching, translating, and assisting native Japanese researchers in regards to Japan's manga and anime subcultu...