Ryan Gavigan
Anime Hell host/producer. Vintage computer enthusiast. Anime fandom historian, and finder of lost media. Co-founder and former con chair of Anime Central. Intellivision/Atari fan.
- I've uploaded an anime con panel from years past, this time featuring one @michaeltoole.bsky.social , 20 years ago at Anime Central 2005. his Dubs That Time Forgot panel. please enjoy @geraldawo.bsky.social @terebifunhouse.bsky.social @docsane.bsky.social youtu.be/MIcKvVlmOuA #otakuarchive
- Random ACen 2004 cosplay in the halls... Sailor Bubba and a Sailor Bubba cosplayer...(as well as a cosplay of 'SOAP!' ) @animecentral.bsky.social #otakuarchive @geraldawo.bsky.social @terebifunhouse.bsky.social
- I've uploaded a new anime convention video from years past, this time, the full masquerade from Anime Central 2004. youtu.be/Gfgy8huVESY @animecentral.bsky.social #acen MC'd by @isaacsher.bsky.social and Sage West, those days were sure something! more found at the IA: archive.org/details/otak...
- Ive uploaded an earlier edition of my Iron Guest @animecentral.bsky.social event, this time from 2002,which featured the infamous Battle Marriage between Robert Dejesus and Ken Akamatsu. youtu.be/X1_gjtETAOo?.... #otakuarchive
- Another treat on this Halloween. I've uplaoded the 2nd of 2 concerts from The Pillows at ACen 2005, on Saturday May 14th, 2005. youtu.be/QHsD0-QkJLo #animecentral captured by the con's videography team. eventually my YT uploads will also get to the IA #otakuarchive collection @geraldawo.bsky.social
- digitized and posted home video footage of AnimeCon '91, youtu.be/QNckDibTnhE. Didnt film this,was circ'd among tape traders back in the 90s,so it's a couple generations down in quality.hall footage,guest autographs, game show, and a conversation with Fred Ladd. @geraldawo.bsky.social #otakuarchive
- another bit of anime con ephemera, I've just published to YT the video of the day 1 concert from The Pillows from ACen 2005, captured and put together by the ACen videography team. enjoy. #animecentral #acen #otakuarchive youtu.be/Z5qbgIrdyR4
- I've uploaded one of the events I produced for ACen from 2001-2005, Iron Guest. This from 2004 featuring a 4way battle between Robert Dejesus,the late Bruce Lewis, Azumanga Daioh chara designer Yasuhisa Kato,&challenger EK Weaver. @isaacsher.bsky.social as The Chairman youtu.be/dbDU0PXtmhI #Acen
- A quick video I posted from con's past, the video i produced for the Anime Central 2004 opening ceremonies. Done as a parody/homage to the OP to the anime series R.O.D. the TV (Read or Die), it featured several OG ACen staffers. youtu.be/STyv28gl6UA?...
- I've uploaded a new anime convention videos, this time the Anime Expo 1992 costume contest. This version was a produced video by the con and aired on their in-room cctv channels where I recorded it. That was a very neat feature of the old Red Lion Inn.. #otakuarchive youtu.be/QRpKKPwjZ04?...
- Ive uploaded a new home video recording, this time of the anime expo 1993 costume contest.Also including a few minutes of us goofy fans waiting in line to get in. youtu.be/jeh9easasK0?.... Many of us 'usenet-famous' peeps meeting in many cases forthe first time.#otakuarchive @geraldawo.bsky.social
- I've uploaded a 'new' camcorder recording I made at the anime con Anime America 1993. This time it's from the Carl Macek / Streamline Pictures panel. please enjoy this look at the early days of anime cons/fandom. youtu.be/Xq_BsUAs97M @geraldawo.bsky.social #otakuarchive
- I've digitized a home video i made and forgot about for 30 years,walkthrough of the start of Anime America 1993's dealers hall,including appearances by AnimEigo , cpm's john O'Donnell and Carl Macek among others. #otakuarchive @geraldawo.bsky.social @worldofcrap.bsky.social youtu.be/3X5Tq9Gnj9g
- Another cool video from the fine folks at Corn Pone Flicks...Matt Murray remains one of the most visionary film-crafters out there... youtu.be/rEuAxekPeuc?...
- Ive uploaded a couple more old anime convention videos to YT. from AX1995 - The Game Show: created and hosted by myself. youtu.be/4m7zyVMksfs?... and from anime expo 93 US manga corps (cpm) industry panel youtu.be/Q_3qnI6BqWQ?... #OtakuArchive
- I've posted a couple more home videos from Anime Expo 1993. a few minutes of hallway footage leading into the opening of the dealer's room youtu.be/FA8HuL4wQfw, and the Pioneer LDC industry panel, their introduction into the american market. youtu.be/JDZPQmZhlZc #otakuarchive
- I've uploaded another anime con history vid to my YT, this time the opening ceremonies of Anime Expo 1993. threw some barely touched up whisper subs. Filmed by someone who didn't know what he was doing (me), so be kind :) . youtu.be/M99oeW4tOuE #otakuarchive
- Does this violate some law of physics, like crossing the streams?
- I've uploaded a piece of anime con ephemera here: youtu.be/8-fRFvpXUHM, the AnimEigo panel from Anime Expo '93. Full of awful vhs camcordering and sound issues from yours truly. thru a quick pass of whisper subs on it to make up for the non-mic audio being so low. #otakuarchive
- Random pic from Anime Expo '93, dueling camcorders with @docsane.bsky.social Neil Nadelman in the hallway waiting for the dealer hall to open..
- Anime Hell from ACen 2025 're-air' this Saturday night May 31st at 10pm ET (pre-show at 9pm ET) at twitch.tv/gavv/ be there and be the envy of all your friends!
- been flexing my utterly useless skill of having random #lostmedia around. I've been uploading previously 'lost' episodes of the G4 launch era scripted MMORPG machinima show, Portal, to my YT channel (www.youtube.com/@gavvhell) I've posted about 20 'found' eps so far. #g4 #g4tv #portal #g4archive
- Going thru some old convention documents... remember this @worldofcrap.bsky.social ? 😀
- I'm starting to digitize some of my old vhs camcorder recordings from 'ancient' anime cons. Anyone have suggestions for audio tools/effects i can work with/wo premiere to help with noise reduction/cleanup? (Looking atm at the AnimEigo panel from '93. Believe its AX but it might have been AnAm)
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