Otaku Unite!
2004•1h 10m•5.0•Released
Documentary
Otaku Unite! is a feature-length documentary on the history of Japanese animation fandom in the United States: from the importation of anime in the early 60s to the current boom in both the visibility and accessibility of its accompanying fandom.
Director
Eric Bresler
Languages
English
Studio
U.S. Manga Corps
Cast
Jonathan David Cook
Himself
Peter Fernandez
Jan Scott-Frazier
Carl Gustav Horn
Trish Ledoux
Carl Macek
Helen McCarthy
Matt K. Miller
Corinne Orr
Frederick Patten
Robert J. Woodhead
Daniel Taraschke
Himself
Doug Smith
Gilles Poitras
Himself
Frederik L. Schodt
Himself
Production
Company
U.S. Manga Corps
Company
Central Park Media
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