CJAS alums Lawrence Eng and Mari Morimoto (both official guests at SITACon last October) were mentioned in last week’s Anime World Order podcast. The shout-out is at 6:22/-55:41. For those who do not know Lawrence or Mari, they are quite active in the anime community.
Lawrence Eng (’98) is a social scientist specializing in otaku studies. He received his Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2006. His doctoral research examined the ways in which anime otaku and related subcultures engage and appropriate science and technology. Currently, he is the Product Research Manager for Opera Software. On the web, he is known for his “thought experiments lain” site and his “lainspotting” blog. He is also founder of the Anime and Manga Research Circle.
Mari Morimoto (’96, DVM ’01) is a veterinarian who has been freelancing as manga translator for the past 14 years. As this ANN page will attest, she has quite a few big-name titles under her belt, including Dragon Ball, Inuyasha, Maison Ikkoku, Naruto, and Neon Genesis Evangelion.