tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post7357521258935151792..comments2024-03-27T03:12:53.818-04:00Comments on let's anime: anime clubs - our glorious unwashed heritaged.merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-83399764622635847872008-12-28T17:21:00.000-05:002008-12-28T17:21:00.000-05:00Dave said:Actually, I found this article by Andrea...<I>Dave said:<BR/>Actually, I found this article by Andrea Controzzi about Star Blazers in Italy to be fascinating - the end of the state TV monopoly meant the sudden springing-up of thousands of local TV stations, unable to form national networks, hungry for cheap broadcasting... which would be Japanese cartoons.<BR/><BR/>http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=257<BR/><BR/>Or, in this case,Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-6042465187803380712008-11-21T10:47:00.000-05:002008-11-21T10:47:00.000-05:00Thanks for the great article. Actually most Europe...Thanks for the great article. Actually most European countries have a similar history regarding their introduction to anime. But also in countries were state broadcasters ruled, there were a lot of anime shows too. Cheap profit remains cheap profit whether in private or public sector. Only advantage was that because they could afford more they also showed some marvellous exotic cartoon movies Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-56492889113723474972008-11-20T21:26:00.000-05:002008-11-20T21:26:00.000-05:00Wow, that's really amazing stuff. I'm a young fan...Wow, that's really amazing stuff. I'm a young fan, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that stories like these are inspiring. Sure, you guys had to deal with lots of problems, (many of which are the problems that con organizers deal with today) but the sheer dedication that so many fans put into anime clubs astounds me. For better or for worse, we have you guys to thank for where anime fandom Evan Minto (Vampt Vo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02857859638709251077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-3757967979498491032008-11-20T20:05:00.000-05:002008-11-20T20:05:00.000-05:00Man, this post. People got so organized. All we di...Man, this post. People got so organized. All we did in Sac was watch the videos and hang out in someone's living room. If only we'd had a blackboard and more guys in tie-dye shirts...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00814577398927333471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-34513357921478156142008-11-20T19:56:00.000-05:002008-11-20T19:56:00.000-05:00Actually, I found this article by Andrea Controzzi...Actually, I found this article by Andrea Controzzi about Star Blazers in Italy to be fascinating - the end of the state TV monopoly meant the sudden springing-up of thousands of local TV stations, unable to form national networks, hungry for cheap broadcasting... which would be Japanese cartoons. <BR/><BR/>http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=257<BR/><BR/>Or, in this case, Italian versionsd.merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-43648635598438935432008-11-20T19:35:00.000-05:002008-11-20T19:35:00.000-05:00Yeah, America really missed out on not getting to ...Yeah, America really missed out on not getting to be wildly enthusiastic about Magnetic Robo Gakeen, or watching some version of Candy Candy where Anthony is "in the hospital". I like Captain Future as much as the next guy - well, okay, I probably like Captain Future way more than the next guy - but I will leave the Captain Future Fan Clubs to the Germans. Those guys is crazy. <BR/><BR/>I do d.merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-63695105122469681642008-11-20T18:32:00.000-05:002008-11-20T18:32:00.000-05:00I agree that the fandom would be the same. Now wit...I agree that the fandom would be the same. Now with fansubs literally TV, license and broadcast borders are nullified. We are talking about a whole new phaenomenon, making TV, VHS and DVDs redundant. <BR/><BR/>Only difference would be that the older fans (those above 30), would have more older titles to search and remember and also show some of them to the younger fans, IF they're interested in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-23002251368205406902008-11-20T16:07:00.000-05:002008-11-20T16:07:00.000-05:00I think if "Lupin III, Galaxy Express 999, Qu...I think if "Lupin III, Galaxy Express 999, Queen Millenia, Fist of the North Star, all of the WMT titles and overall most of the classics of TMS, Toei, Nippon Animation etc" had been shown on American television in the 80s and 90s, anime fandom would be pretty much where it is right now. It would be easier to get Rose Of Versailles stuff. As it stands, the Galaxy Express 999 movie was d.merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-12324378748585139802008-11-20T07:22:00.000-05:002008-11-20T07:22:00.000-05:00I read your article and regarding the reception of...I read your article and regarding the reception of anime in the States (and also in Britain) I have to say you werent that lucky. <BR/><BR/>What would happen if series such as Lupin III, Galaxy Express 999, Queen Millenia, Fist of the North Star, all of the WMT titles and overall most of the classics of TMS, Toei, Nippon Animation etc had been broadcasted on US TV in the 80s and 90s like in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-42029446945218427922008-11-20T01:42:00.000-05:002008-11-20T01:42:00.000-05:00Animania in Ann Arbor MI must have been a lottery ...Animania in Ann Arbor MI must have been a lottery winner. We never once had to contend with losers or mutants. The only thing that annoyed me from time to time was when the chatter got louder than the programming. And, of course, there were people who felt the others were ENTITLED to hear whatever joke they just thought of. But it wasn't a deal-breaker.<BR/><BR/>I do miss those days. But I don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-76221252237936271192008-11-19T23:16:00.000-05:002008-11-19T23:16:00.000-05:00Matt MurrayI remember that Sgt. Singer's meeting; ...Matt Murray<BR/><BR/>I remember that Sgt. Singer's meeting; that was where I got ahold of the printout of the My Youth in Arcadia script that I memorized in leiu of there being a subbed version at the time.<BR/><BR/>That Sgt. Singer's is now gone, along with most other businesses on Memorial Drive. That area just dried up and died.Corn Pone Flickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144872186162642356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-35227655078212873552008-11-19T10:39:00.000-05:002008-11-19T10:39:00.000-05:00The C/FO Atlanta meeting at Sgt. Singers was an ex...The C/FO Atlanta meeting at Sgt. Singers was an experiment. They had a big screen TV downstairs (which meant a giant out of focus projection screen) and that was where D.A.G.R., the gaming club that turned into Dragon*Con - that was where they met. So somebody from that organization thought it would be a great idea if we had our meetings while THEY had THEIR meetings. It was noisy, not enough d.merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-6593759255720297432008-11-19T04:52:00.000-05:002008-11-19T04:52:00.000-05:00I still think one of the better Anime X meetings w...I still think one of the better Anime X meetings we ever had was the one where we all showed up the the Spruill Center only to discover that somehow we had forgotten to reserve the meeting room that month. Ooops<BR/><BR/>We ended up doing the meeting and tape library out of the back somebody's station wagon (mine?) out in the parking lot and everybody had a good time in the sun and fresh air.<BRPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262841100894885285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-49220291546466182512008-11-19T00:09:00.000-05:002008-11-19T00:09:00.000-05:00Damn, you're too fast! I never talked about my tim...Damn, you're too fast! I never talked about my time in the barrel doing Anime Evangelism!<BR/><BR/>It was back in the glory days when Video Arcades ruled the Earth, and our very lives. There was a local place called 'Gumball Express' (small chain I think) that had a sweet game room, and sold things other than pizza (so-so burgers but really good fries) and had a large projection TV in one end of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-91226403370096034142008-11-18T22:12:00.000-05:002008-11-18T22:12:00.000-05:00We showed GOOD MORNING ALTHEA at that meeting. 20...We showed GOOD MORNING ALTHEA at that meeting. 20 years later and I finally got a fansub of that, and we watched it last weekend, and it STILL doesn't make a lick of sense.d.merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-37573871311323228592008-11-18T22:01:00.000-05:002008-11-18T22:01:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, Sgt. Singer's Pizza on Memorial Drive!Tha...Oh yeah, Sgt. Singer's Pizza on Memorial Drive!<BR/><BR/>That lasted a month. One.G.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14139897093825738777noreply@blogger.com