Episode 33 - Otaku Studies With Lawrence Eng

This week I try something a little different and feature an interview. I talk with Lawrence Eng about his studies of otaku and anime fans. If you remember back in Episode 28, Diana and I talked about his great panels at Anime Punch. Here's your chance to hear all about them from the man himself!

The Podcast Pickle Otaku Invasion Contest is quickly coming to a close on May 31st. Be sure to add WARP to your favorites at PodcastPickle.com to be eligible for the drawing! Since you guys pushed WARP to the #1 position I have added Pocky to the prize pack which also includes 13 great anime DVDs! Listen to the episode for more information.


Lawrence Eng links:

• Lawmune's Netspace - links to Lawrence's websites.
• Lainspotting - Lawrence's excellent blog.
• Thought Experiments Lain - Lawrence's excellent information site for the anime series Serial Experiments Lain.

Other things we talked about:

• Robotech.com
• Robotech Wikipedia Entry
• Miyazaki "otaku" murderer @ Wikipedia
• William Gibson's Pattern Recognition - excellent book, here is a synopsis and a excerpt from Gibson's site.
• Serial Experiments Lain @ Wikipedia

Contest prizes supplied by:

• Funimation
• Manga Entertainment

Podcast Promos:

• Sundown Lounge

If you have any comments, feedback, suggestions, or submissions please send me an email at [e-mail]. You can also send in a voicemail at 206-339-9277. Thanks and be sure to listen in again next week!