Patrick Macias

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Patrick Macias was born in 1972 in Sacramento, California. He is author and co-author of several titles on pop culture fandom, specifically relating to Japanese culture and Otaku culture in America. Patrick is also a correspondent for NHK World Television show Tokyo Eye, and is now currently the head editor of the newly released otaku culture magazine titled OtakuUSA, which debuted with the 1st issue on June 5, 2007^[1].

[edit] Biography

Macias became a published writer when he was 19, writing about youth culture for zines and other publications. Alvin Lu, a former editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, asked Patrick to write for the Guardian based on Patrick's early work, and this led to a regular column titled "Tiger on Beat" in which Macias covered Hong Kong movies. Lu went on to edit Tokyoscope and Pulp, and Patrick likewise began writing for Pulp and became the assistant editor for Animerica.^[2]

[edit] Bibliography

(1999) Fresh Pulp: Dispatches from the Japanese Pop Culture Front (1997-1999)
(1999) Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture
(2001) TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion
(2003) Anime Poster Art: Japan's Movie House Masterpieces
(2004) Cruising The Anime City: An Otaku Guide To Neo Tokyo
(2006) Otaku in USA - Love & Misunderstanding! The History of adopted Anime in America!
(2007) Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook
(2007 to present) Otaku USA Magazine