Paul (Eccentric Fanboy)

Otaku activist, sometime video essayist// 元 Prez @UMBCAnime // Eclectic & Eccentric, Aspiring Anime Academic // working in manga; opinions are my own

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

After reprinting them in a doujinshi, I have now released the reprinted versions of my two Mechademia articles online! You can now read my essays on the music and animation of Liz and the Blue Bird, and on anime pilgrimage and the media mix for free!

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

With an auteur director working on a shoujo romance adaptation, I can't help but expect something like Kare Kano

Which is to say, I'm immensely excited

[Kars @KaroshiMyriad]

Aniplex's countdown announcement was revealed to be a TV anime adaptation of manga series Dengeki Daisy by Studio DEEN to start airing in 2027.

Director: Souta Ueno
Script: Sawako Hirabayashi
Character Design: Ayaka Murakami
Music: Masaru Yokoyama

https://t.co/z9LBo0Ie7F

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@jesseguyherman @mvchlv God, that would be so good

I will be annoying, though, and say that even in that other timeline, we might not have Maglev in service yet...even Japan hasn't implemented Maglev for passenger service yet (they're still testing it)

[Deb Aoki @debaoki]

Thanks for coming out to see mangaka @AkinoKondoh @old_schooooool @_to_ti manga editor @_emilioemily_ & translator @mangaberg tonight at our @MINT_MANGA in NYC event at @SVA_News !

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@loomnoo

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@loomnoo Ah, but I'm pretty sure that Calpico in the US is カルピスウォーター (they even have the katakana on the label)

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@animetrends Orbaugh is in fact very anti-censorship...this post is a complete misrepresentation of her point

For an example of what she actually believes, see this bit from the book "The End of Cool Japan," where she argues against censorship

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@The_Weeb_Crew Orbaugh is in fact highly anti-censorship

Absolutely nonsense claim

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@sabato__n Although there is an old-fashioned SF con specifically focused on zines that is still going on (Corflu), that takes much more of an investment to travel to than, say, a Tokyo-based event for many Japanese fans

https://t.co/8UGJc5zyAk

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@sabato__n SF fan culture in North America had an extensive network of zine distribution, but although there was distribution at cons, I think a lot of it was still via post

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@ucwsy If you ever come to New York, let me know!

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@sabato__n At SPX I even got the impression that manga is the future of US indie comics)

[Paul (Eccentric Fanboy) @EccentricFanboy]

@sabato__n (Though I just saw your tweet about the issues with zine fairs in the US, too, which I didn't know about but is totally fair. At least from my perspective as an attendee of 3 US events so far, I was very excited to see a number of people making manga...