Honda Toru in Akihabara

06.10.2009 by Patrick W. Galbraith

I met the man, the myth, the legend, Honda Toru, a light novel writer who married a two-dimensional character and advocates other join in the moe revolution. One of his stories is going to be made into a live-action film, and we commiserated that it wouldn't be anime, but had to be better than "Dragon Ball Evolution." He signed my book, and asked that I never show his face to anyone so that he could continue to live his footloose and fancy-free otaku lifestyle. Long live moe, and long live the moe man who gave the movement a face (well, sort of).