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]