Mike Tatsugawa

Mike Tatsugawa is currently the CEO of Pacific Media Association, the parent organization which produces Pacific Media Expo (PMX).[1][2]

He was one of the four founders of Cal-Animage Alpha (CAA) at the University of California, Berkeley in 1989.[3] Tatsugawa was the chairman of AnimeCon in 1991, the event that later evolved into Anime Expo.[4] In 1992 he founded Anime Expo and the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the non-profit behind the convention where he served as CEO.[5][6][7][8] He chaired his last Anime Expo in 2000.[6] While CEO of SPJA, Anime Expo added another event in New York City.[9]

In 2003, Tatsugawa voiced concerns over SPJA's finances and staff conflicts of interest.[6] SPJA strongly denied these claims and retained attorneys.[10][11] Tatsugawa resigned from Anime Expo in 2004 and founded Pacific Media Expo, the first large North American Asian-Pacific pop culture convention.[1][5][12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pacific Media Expo Officially Announced". Anime News Network. July 16, 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "PMX 2014 Delivers the Best of Asian-Pacific Pop Culture and Events Once Again". Anime News Network. November 6, 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Cal Animage". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Leonard, Sean (November 2, 2004). "Progress Against the Law : Fan Distribution, Copyright, and the Explosive Growth of Japanese Animation". MIT Japan Program: 40. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mays, Jonathan (August 15, 2004). "Interview: Mike Tatsugawa". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "SPJA Strife". Anime News Network. April 23, 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Patten, Fred (2004). Watching anime, reading manga : 25 years of essays and reviews. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. p. 80. ISBN 1880656922.
  8. ↑ Matsumoto, Jon (June 28, 1996). "Japanimation Celebration : From 'Speed Racer' to 'Wicked City,' Amine has die-hard fans. They meet in Anaheim starting today.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. ↑ McKinley, Jesse (September 3, 2002). "Anime Fans Gather, Loudly and Proudly Obsessed". New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "SPJA Responds to Accusations". Anime News Network. April 26, 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "SPJA Challenges Accusations". Anime News Network. May 6, 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Koulikov, Mikhail (January 26, 2005). "2004 Year in Review Anime Con Highlights". Retrieved 23 November 2014.