[Tsuwabuki]

I had the pleasure of spending a weekend with him in 2003 when I worked Guest Relations at Anime Mid Atlantic. We spoke at length about the industry, where it was, where it was going, the Macross/Robotech debate, hatred of Minmay, and other things completely unrelated to anime or fandom.

He was a real genius, who got screwed over by the way shows had to be packaged and sold, and he did his best, even when fans hated him for it.

You will be missed, Carl. On Friday, when I can, I will raise a drink and toast you.