Category: Conventions

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Once upon a time, this would have been labeled as a “bonus” episode since we don’t even introduce ourselves or say the episode number, but since the last time we had him on was over a decade ago we decided to catch up with Jim Kaposztas, creator of the first AMV and certified “oldtaku” to talk about anime fandom, conventions, and creative fan endeavors in both the pre-Internet era as well as today.

• AnimeCon ’91 black and white flyer
• AnimeCon ’91 color flyer
• Cover to the BayCon ’86 program guide – for those so inclined, you can now find scans of this entire thing online

Promo: Right Stuf Anime (37:58 – 41:00)
The great day has arrived, as Angel Cop Remastered on Blu-Ray is out. Oh sure, we bought the original Blu-Ray but this is the true HD remaster in the original aspect ratio! Also coming at you is Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos in its entirety! We were only able to review the first 15 episodes back in 2007, so we’ve been waiting over 15 years to see the rest of this madness unfold. And while we can’t be certain, with it now streaming on Netflix and removed from HiDive/the Sentai Filmworks site, there’s a good chance that they no longer have the rights to Den-Noh Coil, so unless you think Netflix of all places will do a home video release, you will want to buy the Den-Noh Coil Complete Collection while the supplies of it still exist. We get the feeling that it might not be reprinted.

• Jim’s YouTube channel “Ultragoji” which contains many of Jim’s creations over the years, DMCA bots notwithstanding (someone else has the custom URL)
• Our 2008 interview with the Philadelphia Animation Society, which includes Jim and the late Bill Thomas (1949-2015)
• We talked to the Philadelphia Animation Society again in 2009
• Our interview with Rob Fenelon and Walter Amos in which Rob recalls some of these same stories from his perspective; part two of that interview is here
• From Dave Merrill’s Let’s Anime blog, a 1999 essay by Walter Amos regarding his entry into anime/Star Blazers fandom which in many ways mirrors what Jim experienced since they ran in the same circles (you can see Walter in some of the pictures used for the Richard Moriarty celebration video on Jim’s YouTube)
• Dave’s also posted some of the photos from Worldcon and Lunacon Jim refers to (Daryl thought they later ran in “Newtype” but “Animage” is the more likely culprit
• The Redline AMV which we believe is from a (former?) listener
• The Giant Robo AMV from the same creator
• The Evangelion AMV set to the Savatage song
• There are a few City Hunter x Cowboy Bebop AMVs, but this one is likely what Jim is referencing since it inserts the characters into Macross Plus
• Death Note with Avenue Q
• The Haruhi Suzumiya “I Ship It” AMV which we think resulted in some sort of fan scuffle between the AMV creator and the person who made the song, but we didn’t follow it
• Synced Together: AMVs and Their Editors is a feature-length documentary 5 years in the making which will be premiering at various anime conventions this year, beginning with Sakuracon in April; there’s probably actually going to be a segment on the “I Ship It” drama in here