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anime fandom history:: Page 1 of 6... main : anime : anime fandom history [-- page 1 : page 2 : page 3 : page 4 : page 5 : page 6 --]
Humble Beginnings:
Childhood spent watching typical watered-down for American child audience shows:Speed Racer, Battle Of The Planets, Star Blazers, plus exposure to live-action shows such as Spectreman, The Space Giants, Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot, and Ultraman. Limited exposure to subtitled Japanese dorama shows on Sacramento, CA area UHF stations, as well as a faithful viewer of CNN's This Week In Japan series. Suffice to say, the seeds were planted very early in life.
Primary Show Instrumental In R3 Otakunization: Formal Otakunization Year: 1985 - Raider3 is 16 years old.
Outside Connections - Stage 1:
1987 - Severe withdrawal, resortng to watching Transformers, G.I. Joe, or anything to fill the void, without success. Obtained information about a local anime club starting up, affiliating with national Cartoon/Fantasy Organization. C/FO Modesto/Stockton starts up, showcasing episodes of Urusei Yatsura, and having access to "classic" films and OAVs, such as Project A-ko, MegaZone 23, Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force, and Robot Carnival, among others. First trips upstate to C/FO Sacramento, eventually becoming Anime Sacramento. (And it's still around! Dig it!)
1988 - National C/FO is in upheval, with national chapters dropping affiliation and becoming independent clubs. (Thanks for nothing, Randall Stukey! :P) - C/FO Modesto/Stockton gradually disbands due to falling attendance and lack of interests, as well as the loss of use of the primary meeting place. Most of remaining C/FO Modesto/Stockton video library left to Raider3. 1989 - Having obtained information on various Northern California anime clubs from WonderCon, Raider3 attended meetings of Animation Circle of Enthusiasts (Formerly C/FO Hayward), and CA/West (From the era of meeting in the JACL building on North 6th Street, to their relocation to the Empire Branch Library). CA/West becomes Raider3's primary anime club for nearly a year, until... 1990 - Raider3 leaves his first part-time job, creating a temporary financial crisis, putting an end to the CA/West excursions for nearly 6 years. Primary means of acquiring anime, and info on such is limited to Animag, then later Animerica and related magazines, as well as the initial releases of commercially translated and subtitled anime, most notably Gainax's GunBuster: Aim For The Top! OAV series, as well as anything related to anime or manga, usually through comic shops - Excursions to Comics & Comix in Berkeley start, with expenditures running aroudn $40-60 a month on average. The “Lean Years” begin... 1991 - Raider3 attends one day of AnimeCon '91, one of the first conventions dedicated to anime and manga, broadening his horizons to the scope of what's out there, as well as acquiring a signature and sketch from Haruhiko Mikimoto in the process. 1992 brings a day of attendance to Anime Expo '92 - the successor convention to AnimeCon. No further conventions after 1992, as full-time commitments to his job at the time prohibit long-range planning, and funding level makes it not feasible, until... (On to page 2!) [-- page 1 : page 2 : page 3 : page 4 : page 5 : page 6 --]
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