The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 57

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Before Social Media, before AOL Chatrooms, and even before
Geocities Fansites, hundreds of anime fans socialized the old
fashioned way: through snail mail! The hayday of anime penpalling
is long forgotten, but my long-time friend Mayra is here to
recollect how we first met over 20 years ago via penpalling &
how it used to be a huge part of how we connected with fans. How’d
it all happen? What kind of things did we talk about? Take a break
from your Thanksgiving festivities and take a listen as we
reminisce on this nearly forgotten pocket of fandom history!


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Bonus photos!
Just a few of the anime stampers I own that we talked about in this
episode:

An actual Friendship book I still have from the late 90s!
(Obviously, personal info has been blocked out.) Click here for
more info on Friendship Books.

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Check out Avane Shop for vintage toys, anime goods, games
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