happy 2013: it begins

Geoff Tebbetts begins his epic overview of fifty years of Japanese animation television NOW with contributions from a galaxy of anime writers -including my own bad self- coming up in a few days.

Hope everybody had a great holiday season and a safe & fun New Years' Eve and is ready for 2013!

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