Thursday, June 26, 2025

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 144: The Fangirl Diaries with Author Erica Victoria Espejo

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Author Erica Victoria Espejo has not only been an anime fan since the 90s, she's been going to cons & writing about it for over 20 years! And now, she's written a book called The Fangirl Diaries: Finding Community in Anime Fandom of the 90s & 00s, chronicling early anime fandom and cosplay through her lived experience in it while growing up as a queer, femme Asian. Listen in as we discuss daring to share stories of cringey youth, the evolution of fandom, cosplay, and anime conventions, and what it was like to write a book about it all. 


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Bonus: Erica in her custom Baka-Con t-shirt she mentions this episode:

Erica dressed in a custom t-shirt with the text, "What is Baka-Con, anyway? Ew."

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Friday, June 6, 2025

This month's podcast


This month on the podcast: I'll be chatting with the author of The Fangirl Diaries: Finding Community in Anime Fandom of the 90s & 00s, Erica Victoria Espejo! We'll be discussing her background as a fellow Oldtaku, and how she put together her book on her experiences with anime, fandom, and cosplay to share a piece of Fandom History with others. 

Have any questions, comments, or topics you’d like to hear on this episode? Feel free to leave a comment, or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com!


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