^ Gilles Poitras ^ | **Gender:** Male| | **Occupation:** Author, librarian| ====== Profile ====== Gilles Poitras is an author and a librarian, providing commentary for the English portion of //Otaku no Video// commentary. He has contributed articles to //[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Newtype|Newtype USA]]// and wrote a series of books on Japanese animation and manga, //The Anime Companion//, //The Anime Companion 2//, and //Anime Essentials//, as well as serving as an "otaku editor" on the editorial board of //Mechademia//, an annual publication on anime, manga, and fandom. He has also introduced anime showings at the Smithsonian, taught an 8 week class on anime to staff at Pixar and brought up anime in discussions more times than his coworkers care to remember.