Justin Sevakis’ oral history of the anime industry gets around to interviewing me about the development of anime in the UK, the philosophy of memorabilia, “a bunch of women called Glenda,” the agonies of Dark Myth and the concept of Silver Otaku.

There’s also a bonus for AnimEigo subscribers, with further footage in which I discuss the logistics of festival guests and interviews, gossip about Leiji Matsumoto, Naoko Yamada, Mamoru Hosoda and others, the creation of Smith Toren and foreigners in the anime business.

Further details of the anime business from the inside, of course, can be found in my book Anime: A History.