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Otaku Unite! Premiere

Kosaikon, the new convention happenning in the Philadelphia area in May, has just announced that they will be showing the premiere of Otaku Unite, a documentary on the history of Japanese animation fandom in the United States.

Press release excerpts:

ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FIRST PUBLIC SCREENING OF OTAKU UNITE!

A test screening of Otaku Unite!, the highly anticipated feature-length documentary on the history of Japanese animation fandom in the United States, will be taking place at Kosaikon in Valley Forge, PA on May 31, 2003. Two and a half years in the making, Otaku Unite! features interviews with anime-related celebrities, die-hard fans, studios, distributors, plus a full year of anime convention coverage.

Just a few of the familiar faces that appear in this documentary include Steve Bennett and I.C. Entertainment (formerly Studio Ironcat), Carl Macek (creator, Robotech), Fred Patten (co-founder, C.F.O.), Carl Gustav Horn (anime scholar, Viz Communications), Trish Ledoux (writer, Viz Communications), Gilles Poitras (author, The Anime Companion), Frederik L. Schodt (author, Manga! Manga! and Dreamland Japan), Helen McCarthy (co-author, The Anime Encyclopedia), Dave Merrill (chairman, Anime Weekend Atlanta), Kaiju Big Battel (anime/kaiju inspired Monster Wrestling)...the list goes on and on.

The director of Otaku Unite! as well as OU! crew members will be on hand for a question and answer session following the film and will be handing out free OU! goodies to all in attendance. Once again, this is a TEST SCREENING and will be used by the filmmakers as a forum for feedback from the anime fans in attendance. Look for the official premiere of OU! to take place later this year.

INFO:
http://www.otakuunite.com

info (at otakuunite.com)

For more details about the KosaiKon AniFest 2003, visit www.kosaikon.com or this thread in our events forum.