The Old School Otaku Lounge

This is immensely helpful, thank you so much! If you'd like, I'd be happy to post a copy of the finished paper here once I'm done with it so you can see what you contributed to.

Hi Don! That would be great, especially knowing your involvement with Yamtocon. I have a few questions, feel free to answer them either here or in an email to the address I listed in the post, and to be as succinct or lengthy as you're comfortable with. If they seem a little vague, it's because I'm ...

I'm currently researching the history of anime conventions in the United States (specifically WA) and was wondering if anyone who was around for the early days (ie Yamato Con for US more broadly, Baka! Con for WA) would be willing to chat about their experiences. For context, I'm hoping to use the p...

Thank you! I'm excited to be here.

Hi all! My name is Vash (he/they) and I'm probably a bit young to be counted as an "older fan" - I was born in 2000 and my first anime/manga were Inuyasha and Fruits Basket (it was elementary school, it's hard to remember which came first). I'm currently working my way through the Gundam s...