“Culture can’t be gate kept, culture is an ocean…gate keeping speak to our fears…if I hate gate keeping, if I see a gate that is locked, I will try to open or jump over it”. – Helen McCarthy
We had the sensational Helen McCarthy on the podcast to speak about the anime industry, politics, Japanese culture, Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki and so much more. This was an episode filled with knowledge and wisdom and it wasn’t from Solo or Ed, it was all Helen. If you’re reading this and not sure whether to press play, JUST DO IT! You will not regret it!
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1981 started researching anime and manga. 1990 first anime programme at a UK convention, first UK anime newsletter. 1991 first UK anime magazine. 1993 first English language book on anime. 1999 first English language book on Hayao Miyazaki, 2001 co-authored The Anime Encyclopedia. 2010 Harvey Award and Eisner nonimation for The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga. 2021 co-edited first English language book on Leiji Matsumoto. Meanwhile I've written many more books, 13 in all, with more due next year, and talked about anime to audiences on three continents. Currently presenting nationwide on Studio Ghibli and the history of anime.
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