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by mbanu
Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:12 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: What caused the C/FO to fall apart?
Replies: 21
Views: 7444

What caused the C/FO to fall apart?

I see a lot of fingers pointed to Randall Stukey of C/FO San Antonio, but it seems strange that a national organization spanning multiple states and even countries could come crashing down due to the efforts of one man by himself. Is there a larger story here? Was the disbanding of the C/FO inevitab...
by mbanu
Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:04 pm
Forum: Anime
Topic: New-school AMVs based off old-school anime?
Replies: 10
Views: 3188

New-school AMVs based off old-school anime?

While my personal favorite style of AMV uses the extended versions of songs from the OST (like this one for Akira: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77zU5JMOqUg) not every vintage anime has a soundtrack that has aged equally well. (^_^;) I like to believe that new-school AMVs can help break through th...
by mbanu
Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Digitized APAs, courtesy of the Otarchive Project
Replies: 0
Views: 1228

Digitized APAs, courtesy of the Otarchive Project

https://archive.org/search.php?query=su ... Project%22

Looks like they've got issues of the Earth Defense Command's NOVA, C/FO Sacramento and San Antonio, a few other things. (^_^)
by mbanu
Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:00 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: James Lick of tcp.com
Replies: 10
Views: 5046

Re: James Lick of tcp.com

That's true! It was originally hosted at Ohio State by Marijan Adam while he was a student there, but network traffic got so high that it couldn't be hosted there anymore, so TCP stepped in. (^_^) Those CD copies of the Venice archive are probably why it all exists archived today. Kinda like how a l...
by mbanu
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:52 am
Forum: Real World Stuff
Topic: Jay Fubler Harvey post-AniPike
Replies: 6
Views: 2802

Re: Jay Fubler Harvey post-AniPike

I knew that he left or sold AniPike but I didn't think that he "retired" from fandom. Anyone know a source where he might have said why? He mentioned it in passing in his old blog. Not sure if he ever went into more detail: When I started my current job, I referred to my whole anime/manga...
by mbanu
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:38 am
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: What's between Old School and New School?
Replies: 31
Views: 13792

Re: What's between Old School and New School?

Shows like Ranma 1/2 and Dragonball Z were at the forefront of my first few years of fandom, so I can immediately bond with other fans over those shows. Most of those fans are probably around my own age, plus or minus a few years (DBZ really skews things though). However, go up a few years when we ...
by mbanu
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:14 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Rik Wall of Tacoma's Anime Cafe
Replies: 4
Views: 3079

Re: Rik Wall of Tacoma's Anime Cafe

Finding info about his old partner Jack Blazkiewicz has been a bit trickier... it looks like during the mid-2000s he went pro, working for RJP-Pro, one of those localizers and importers that popped up during the anime boom (they licensed Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie and did dub script timecoding for JoJo's...
by mbanu
Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:45 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Rik Wall of Tacoma's Anime Cafe
Replies: 4
Views: 3079

Rik Wall of Tacoma's Anime Cafe

I'm guessing "Where are they now" posts go in Off-Topic, as they are not related strictly to the 90s-era fandom. (^_^) Anime Cafe was one of Washington State's first dedicated anime stores, and was an incubator for the group that would create Sakura-con in Seattle. Rik Wall is on Twitter, ...
by mbanu
Fri Jan 20, 2017 12:10 pm
Forum: Anime
Topic: Hiroyuki Yamaga
Replies: 2
Views: 1451

Hiroyuki Yamaga

http://i.imgur.com/M998JKW.png Apparently he did an interview for a public access show once... (^_^;) -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxYkeJzPvcI Not sure if there was something else going on, or if he's just that kind of guy. I really liked Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, and while the stor...
by mbanu
Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:17 am
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Fred Ladd lecture at a 1986 C/FO meeting
Replies: 1
Views: 959

Fred Ladd lecture at a 1986 C/FO meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsWXi-ISuUY

Fred Ladd was a key figure in bringing over old-school shows like Astro Boy and Gigantor way back when. (^_^)