Brent P. Newhall has been watching and reading about anime for over 20 years. A Virginia native, in his tween years he discovered and began devouring SF/F literature, leading to a 6-month tenure as editor of an online SF/F magazine, Papyrus. He discovered anime in his 20's and has combined his love of research with his fascination with this animation medium to become a local expert. Brent regularly speaks at anime conventions about the economics and production processes of anime.