Information on Patrick Drazen

Name:	Drazen, Patrick
Title:	Author / Lecturer
Company:	Stone Bridge Press
Resides:	Chicago, IL USA
Home Page:	http://monkeymouse.tripod.com/anime_explosion.html
Biography:	Author of the 2003 "Anime Explosion: The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation", Patrick Drazen has presented at the 2004 Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits, at Yaoi-Con in 2002, at the 2006 Cherry Blossom Festival Anime Marathon at the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, and for several years at Anime Central in his hometown of Chicago. He's written on anime for Animation magazine and SFX, on manga for Time Out New York, sits on the Editorial Board for Mechademia journal, participated in a panel discussion in 2006 with Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino as part of the Chicago International Film Festival, and is currently working on his second book. Drazen has an extensive anime collection, from Betamax to DVD, and his presentations have touched on Japanese folklore in modern anime, same-sex relationships, and the fluid nature of heroes and villains in anime. "The best reactions I've gotten," Drazen says, "are to the Sanrio videos--and I DON'T mean 'Hello, Kitty'! In the 70s and 80s they produced some amazing anime, including the two feature films of Osamu Tezuka's 'Unico', and 'Sea Prince and the Fire Child.' These are amazing lost treasures which still have fans in America."
Other Profiles:	Patrick Drazen's profile can be seen on: Book Search on Amazon.com
Guest at:	Yaoi-Con 2002 - October 18-20 in San Francisco, CA Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits 2004 - September 24-26 in Minneapolis, MN Anime Central 2007 - May 11-13 in Rosemont, IL
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