The Old School Otaku Lounge

Say, is there anyone here who is familiar with the 1980s and 1990s cosplay scene? Was there any notable individual, like designer or trendsettler or event organizer?

If your looking for people who translated manga/anime I can think of Neil Nadleman and Toshifumi Yoshida. Yoshia is a producer for the Pokemon TV series these days and shows up at Animazement every year to help out with Japanese guests at panels, and Neil I hang out with along with Dave Merrill and...

Mark Simmons is "the" Gundam guy that Bandai goes too to make sure their info on Gundam is correct. From what I understand he ran a Gundam site in the web 1.0 days, and also has his own Gundam Official Guide book printed by Viz/Animerica in 2002 (which I still proudly own to this day). Th...

Anyone here have any knowledge about Mark Simmons, the American Gundam expert back in the early 2000s? I know that he was hired by Sunrise and Bandai to promote their shows in America with his writings.

DKop wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:57 pm Forgot about this bit: https://aoypodcast.com/2015/08/10/aoy-p ... nus-track/

Thanks! I will sure look into it!

here are some answers: 1. I don't know Vecchio's exact service details. He moved to Atlanta from Florida; in Florida he'd been involved in the Orlando club JACO, and a JACO member named Daric had earlier moved to Atlanta. Joe later moved to Atlanta and roomed with Daric. 2. Joe, along with Lloyd Ca...

here are some answers: 1. I don't know Vecchio's exact service details. He moved to Atlanta from Florida; in Florida he'd been involved in the Orlando club JACO, and a JACO member named Daric had earlier moved to Atlanta. Joe later moved to Atlanta and roomed with Daric. 2. Joe, along with Lloyd Ca...

DKop wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:19 pm Hey Fire, which episode of Anime World Order are you referring too, because I wouldn't mind listening to this episode. Maybe I have and I can't remember.

Here is it: https://www.awopodcast.com/2007/01/anim ... nting.html

Does anyone here know anything about Robert Fenelon, one of the founding members of Michael Pinto's Star Blazers fanclub, and the guy who Michael entrusted the club when he left in 1984? I only know that he was an editor for the club's fanzine. I've met Rob a few times at Anime Weekend Atlanta. Rea...

Can I ask you some questions, Dave? - Did Joe Vecchio immediately moved to Atlanta and became your acquaintance after he finished his tour in Japan? - Could you tell me about Llyod Carter? Did he help you, Matt Murray, and Joe Vecchio to create Anime Weekend Atlanta? What he had been doing in the fa...