The schools have failed our children if they don't know this was the man responsible for founding the American anime fandom. The anime fandom was founded by weirdos and you owe them your gratitude.
It actually went more like this:
> anime is a niche but respected hobby
> weirdos find anime
> weirdos create insular, self-congratulatory subculture shunning non-weirdos
> normal fans are pushed out, anime is stigmatized
> normal fans try to return, weirdos throw a hissy fit