Nov 26 2022 74 mins
This episode I was able to snag yet another really cool and interesting guest. Someone who resides and works in Japan and owns and operates the world famous online company J-LIST. It is my great honor to introduce you all to Peter Payne or Your Friend in Japan!
This was a real delight of a discussion to finally get the chance to talk to Peter, and we get into many things from his start of his great journey to leave the U.S. right after University and to set up a home and life and then a few distribution companies in his new home, Japan.
There are a lot of other interviews out there with Peter that talk about anime, so I wanted to dive in a little deeper to find out just who Peter is. And how his travels and adventures over the last several decades have influenced or affected him. But of course as much as I tried to stray shy of the anime topic to discuss Japan and the cultural differences etc., anime did pop up a good bit. It's almost impossible to not talk about it since we both have such a huge love of the artform and well, he does own a business that distributes related products around the world. So it's a given it would come up, and I'm really glad that it did. Such a great discussion!
Some of the things discussed during this episode are Bathhouses, The Yakuza, Gun Laws, The Size of the Country, Language Differences in Different Parts or Regions, Peters Blog, Climate, Cars and Driving, and much much more!
We also do bring up Mental Health (this podcasts main theme) and how anime has helped form connections around the world. How it has been something that can and has brought people together. The fandom is awesome!
I highly recommend that you check out his blog and other sites to see the vast amount of items you can order straight from Japan. They are really great sites and great companies and have been in business since before Google!
Please enjoy!
Special Guest: Peter Payne
Find him here!
Twitter - @JListPeter & @jlist and FB - Facebook
And here are the links to his different business sites:
JLIST and JBOX - For all your anime needs!
JASTUSA - For your videogame visual novels!
J18Publishing and HMarket - For High Quality English Translated Adult Dojinshi and Hentai Products - OVER 18 ONLY PLEASE!!!
Shout Outs Go To!
CATSWILLEATYOU (check out last episodes interview to find all their links to amazing art!)
Also check out the Otaku Spirit Podcast and YouTube Channels for really good anime info and another interview with Peter as mentioned on this episode. You can find them here: Otaku Spirit YouTube and the Otaku Spirit Podcast Website
As always Thank You for listening!
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All music written, performed, and recorded by @Wormhole_Matt
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