Cowboy Bebop and The Phrase “Why Don't They Make More Like...”
Shinichiro Watanabe's new anime Kids on the Slope just premiered, and it made me think about American online fan reaction to the show even
Just Get To The Fighting Robots - Escaflowne on Fox Kids
there are many cases of censorship in older American broadcasts of anime/manga. A brushed-out splash of blood here, bare breasts painted over with a “swimsuit” there.
He's Gone To the Next Dimension: Censorship in Kids' Anime in America
I have mentioned in passing that nearly every anime that aired on American television was somehow altered for US audiences.
In America, Gundam is really Gundam Wing
I thought right away of Gundam in America. It's a very strange story, and Gundam fans in Japan might be a little mortified to hear it.
The Toonami April Fool's “Joke” That Everybody Wanted To Be Real
At midnight on April Fool's Day this year, Cartoon Network changed its usual late-night programming to “Toonami”, the fondly remembered programming block from the late 90s.
We Play Japanese Mahjong in New York Too
I won't exactly call it a trend-- it's much too small for that-- but in the last few years a lot of English-speakers have suddenly been taking up Japanese-style mahjong.
The “Free Hugs” sign
If you give American anime fans a few square feet of free space, they'll do one of two things: pull out a stereo and start a dance circle
The Japanese Adventure Game That Japan Didn't Make
Speaking of moe outside Japan, here's one you might not have heard. Years ago, the Japanese artist Raita drew some pictures in a doujinshi
My Little Pony and “the American moe”?
"Letters from the New York Otaku"
Samurai Pizza Cats: “As soon as someone finds the script, we might begin the show!”
The US anime market is a funny thing. Just a few weeks ago, Discotek-- a small distributor that specializes in old titles with
NYC Otaku Shopping - Book-Off
I talked about how there's no Akiba in the States, but that doesn't mean that there isn't anywhere to go. A big city like ours will inevitably have small pockets of otaku interest.
Pocky Is A Big Deal
If you ever find yourself making jokes about stereotypical American anime otaku for some reason, and you really want your joke to be authentic, say
Introduction To the American Anime Convention – Dealer's Room
"Letters from the New York Otaku"
Takashi Murakami and “there is no Cool Japan”
I want to take a minute from the convention talk while this interview with Takashi Murakami is still recent.
Introduction to the American Anime Convention – Fan Panels
You know what otaku like to do, anywhere in the world? They like to share information. Think of the 20,000 brains walking around in those big conventions,
Introduction to the American Anime Convention – There is Anime, but...
I said I'd be answering the question “just what do American otaku do?”, but certainly the majority of us
Remembering Genocyber in the Blockbuster Video Anime Aisle of 1998
Last time I left you on a cliffhanger: that was cruel of me, and I'm sorry. To make up for it,
Letters from the New York Otaku #4
Takeshi Koike and Madhouse's passion project Redline toured film fests around the world over the last year or so to rave reviews from
