It's a sad day for US anime fandom, as US Anime distro forefather Carl Macek passed away sadly over the weekend (4/17) due to a heart attack at age 58.
"Uncle Carl" was one of the original people to bring anime to the US (Robotech), abit modified of course for US TV standards, but he did what he had to do to get a a wonderful genre of animation to US fans who had never seen anything like it before. He is one of the pioneers. Producer, active dubber, & one of the originals to help uncensored anime get to video stores everywhere in the US in the 90's. He worked with Harmony Gold, co-founded Streamline, & was helping ADV & Funimation toward the end of his career. RIP Uncle Carl.
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