May 20, 2010

In The Otaku Encyclopedia, Patrick Galbraith claims that anime fandom can be split into five groups based on the decade in which they first became fans. I myself belong to the fourth group, the late 90’s/Toonami generation. As far as fans go, we late 90’s kids had it pretty easy. When I grew up, more anime then previous generations ever had access to was...

Apr 4, 2010

This article was originally written for Ani-Gamer’s Tezuka month, but circumstances prevented it from being published on time. C’est-la-vie. It was August 14th 2009, and Ponyo was being released in theaters. American ones that is, Ponyo had been released just under a month ago in Japan. Despite the quick turnaround, the American version featured a...

Feb 17, 2010

The Darrin Communication Center, in which Genericon was held, is split into two sections. While the two are connected by a walkway, this is not readily apparent for those unacquainted to The Renselear Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The left wing (if you are facing the entrance) contained the panel and screening rooms. It also held the gaming tables and the...

Feb 14, 2010

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Feb 1, 2010

“Progress makes me happy.” – Mario Bueno It’s a late winter afternoon, and I’m speaking with Mario Bueno over Skype and finishing the interview we started at Anifusion. In the quote, he is referring to wrapping up post-holiday cleaning, but I think it is relevant to his long career as a fan of the genre. Mario Bueno’s had a busy week....