George J. Horvath

@LandofObscusion
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Writes about obscure & forgotten anime/manga/games/media. Hopeless fan of all Masami Kurumada. As seen (once) on ANN. Living contradiction. He/him... Who again?
landofobscusion.blogspot.com

The Manga Mavericks podcast has hosted me a few times. Hopefully I'll be back on now that I'm part of the MM Books team. They are a delightful group of folks to talk to and listen to. Happy 10th!

Sign up for a chance to win manga, listen to a great manga podcast with great people. ^_^

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Manga Mavericks 10th Anniversary Survey!

Thank you for celebrating the tenth anniversary of Manga Mavericks and the one year anniversary of Manga Mavericks Books by taking our survey!

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The Discotek Deep Dive list at Media OCD has new additions. Order placed.

https://www.mediaocd.com/category/discotek-deep-dive

Discotek Deep Dive | mediaocd

mediaocd

It's official. I'll be a GoH at FanimeCon again this year.

https://www.fanime.com/news/category/guests-of-honor/

Gilles Poitras

FanimeCon, Northern California’s largest anime convention, is proud to be “By Fans, For Fans”. Packed with nonstop video programming, extraordinary costumes, music, games, tournaments, panels, and renowned international guests, this annual celebration of Japanese art and popular culture entertains a colorful spectrum of fans and friends. FanimeCon 2019 had over 34,000 enthusiasts who were a part of the festivities, and FanimeCon will return to downtown San Jose in 2024 Memorial Day weekend, May 24-27.

FanimeCon

1970s shojo manga revolutionized manga as a whole.

"The Evolution of Shōjo Manga in the 1970s with Curator Rei Yoshimura"

https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-02-04/the-evolution-of-shojo-manga-in-the-1970s-with-curator-rei-yoshimura/.233664

The Evolution of Shōjo Manga in the 1970s with Curator Rei Yoshimura

The manga studies specialist talks about the diversity of shojo and its reflection of girls' and women's lives across decades.

Anime News Network
A friend pointed out last night that WinRAR is more profitable than OpenAI and I can't stop thinking about it.
2026: content to suffer will find a publisher, or I'll just start my own goddamned press.

Survey: Anime, film creators unhappy with pay, treatment

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16252128

Survey: Anime, film creators unhappy with pay, treatment | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

A new government probe has exposed deep frustration among the artists who power Japan’s animation and film industries, where low pay and opaque business practices contribute to unstable working conditions.

The Asahi Shimbun
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Pet Anime

Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & Sentai Filmworks respond

Anime News Network

What could have been.

"The Five Star Stories Original Video That Never Was"

https://www.zimmerit.moe/five-star-stories-general-products-video-mamoru-nagano/

The Five Star Stories Original Video That Never Was

In early 1988 General Products began advertising a Five Star Stories original video that would feature animation by Hideaki Anno and direct involvement from the manga’s creator, Mamoru Nagano…

ZIMMERIT - Anime | Manga | Garage Kits | Doujin
Not using ChatGPT has made a huge difference to my workflow and efficiency. I'm a power unuser.