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December 08, 2004
Wisconsin State Journal anime article
Articles on the popularity of anime are a dime a dozen these days. Yes, Japanese animation is increasingly in the public eye. Most of these articles try to take a local approach, relating the phenomenon to something going on around the author's city. Today's article in the Wisconsin State Journal is no exception. So why am I linking to it? Well, it's the first news article on anime that's used me as an source.
The article calls me "an anime expert," but it also says that I'm the author of "Stray Dogs of Anime." (It's only a singular dog in my book title. She also spells "Robotech" as "RoboTech." I know, minor details.)
One of the more interesting quotes from me: "I think there's definitely something special about the fan culture," he [that is, me] said. "Anime fan conventions have been showing increasing attendance figures. There were over 20,000 people at the two biggest cons. It's definitely more than a handful of obsessed people now. It's really becoming a social movement." Did I really use the phrase "social movement"? I guess I may have. Perhaps that wasn't the best choice of wording -- to me, a "social movement" works for the betterment of society, which is not how I would necessarily describe anime fandom. I apologize in advance if my inexact phrasing confuses anyone.
Posted by brianruh at December 8, 2004 07:24 AM
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Minor details, but impressive nonetheless. Congrats on the quotations!
Posted by: Brent Allison at December 8, 2004 05:05 PM