Gilles Poitras

Born: None

Gilles Poitras is a Canadian author of books relating to anime and manga. He was a librarian at Golden Gate University in San Francisco for many years. In addition to the books he has authored, Poitras also regularly contributed columns to Newtype USA, a former monthly magazine which covered anime and manga industry and related popular culture. Poitras has appeared in several documentaries discussing various aspects of anime and manga fan culture, and has been a guest at over 35 fan and industry conventions.


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Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime

as Self
Released: 2003-06-03

A short documentary on Japanese animation featured on the DVD for The Animatrix (2003).

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Otaku Unite!

as Himself
Released: 2004-04-16

Otaku Unite! is a feature-length documentary on the history of Japanese animation fandom in the...

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Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina - East Meets West

as Self
Released: 2008-01-01

Examining the anime phenomenon from the perspectives of both the Eastern and Western cultures,...

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