Gilles Poitras Explained

Gilles Poitras
Birth Place:	Quebec

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Gilles Poitras is a Canadian author of books relating to anime and manga.^[1] He is a librarian at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.^{[2] [3]} 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.^[4]

Poitras has appeared in several documentaries discussing various aspects of anime and manga fan culture,^[5] and has been a guest at over 35 fan and industry conventions.^[6]

Education

Born in Quebec, Poitras has two Master's degrees, a Library Science Master's from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master's in Theology from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley.^[7]

Books

Listed chronologically in ascending order:

• Book: Poitras, Gilles . The Anime Companion: What's Japanese in Japanese Animation?. registration. June 3, 2019. September 1, 1999. Stone Bridge Press. en. 978-1-880656-32-7.
• Book: Poitras, Gilles . 2. Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know. June 3, 2019. December 1, 2001. Stone Bridge Press. en. 978-1-880656-53-2.
• Book: Poitras, Gilles . 2. The Anime Companion 2: More What's Japanese in Japanese Animation?. June 3, 2019. June 1, 2005. Stone Bridge Press. en. 978-1-880656-96-9.
• Book: Poitras, Gilles . 2. Tokyo Stroll: A Guide to City Sidetracks and Easy Explorations. September 28, 2020. February 9, 2021. Stone Bridge Press. en. 978-1-611720-58-7.

Notes and References

1. News: Lavin . Kate . Local writer's latest book explains culture . June 3, 2019 . . 82 . September 24, 2005 . 16.
2. Web site: FanimeCon - Day One - Gilles Poitras . September 7, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20001202141100/http://www.fansview.com/2000a/022400c.htm . December 2, 2000 . dead .
3. Web site: Gilles Poitras - Anime Convention Personality of the Week . August 20, 2000 . A Fan's View of Anime Conventions . September 7, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010111043800/http://www.fansview.com/person/0820pers.htm . January 11, 2001 . dead .
4. Web site: Gilles Poitras. www.stonebridge.com. October 15, 2018. November 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191107174813/https://www.stonebridge.com/authors-archive/gilles-poitras. dead.
5. Web site: Gilles Poitras (I). Internet Movie Database. June 3, 2019.
6. Web site: Gilles Poitras . AnimeCons.com . June 3, 2019 . 2019.
7. Web site: Gilles Poitras. Anime Fest. en. October 15, 2018. 2016.