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Gilles Poitras

Québec, Canada

Biography

Gilles Poitras is a Canadian author of books relating to anime and manga. He was a librarian at Golden Gate University in San Francisco for many years. In addition to the books he has authored, Poitras also regularly contributed columns to Newtype USA, a former monthly magazine which covered anime and manga industry and related popular culture. Poitras has appeared in several documentaries discussing various aspects of anime and manga fan culture, and has been a guest at over 35 fan and industry conventions.

Movies

Examining the anime phenomenon from the perspectives of both the Eastern and Western cultures, while exploring the similarities and differences in the ways that fans enjoy the art form. Short documentary, part of the "Appleseed Ex Machina" Special Edition.

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Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina - East Meets West
2008

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.

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Otaku Unite!
2004

A short documentary on Japanese animation featured on the DVD for The Animatrix (2003).

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Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
2003