Acting
Helen McCarthy
Born 1951-02-27 · Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
Helen McCarthy is a writer, speaker, editor, scholar and poet who has published over a dozen books across eight languages on anime, manga, history, art and craft. Her main interests currently include female mangaka, Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, Osamu Tezuka, Leiji Matsumoto, haiku and cosplay. She has given talks and lectures across the UK, USA, Europe and Asia.
Acting credits
7.0BBC's 1994 documentary on the manga and anime phenomenon that was just starting to hit the UK at the time, and its origins in Japan. Presented by Jonathan Ross.
Manga!
1994
NRDocumentary discovering the various ideas Japanese artists find to introduce erotica and rape fantasy in their comics and animations, together with sociological commentary and critique.
Manga Erotica
2000
NROsamu Tezuka is known as the “God of Manga.” He was the genius Japanese artist who pioneered manga and anime after WWII. He’s often compared to Walt Disney, but that’s a disservice to Tezuka —that’s how much he contributed and how influential he was.
TEZUKA! God of Manga
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5.0Otaku Unite! is a feature-length documentary on the history of Japanese animation fandom in the United States: from the importation of anime in the early 60s to the current boom in both the visibility and accessibility of its accompanying fandom.
Otaku Unite!
2004