Video Watchdog, Asian Cult Cinema, Henshin! Online, Oriental Cinema, G-Fan, Super7, Otaku USA, and Famous Monsters of Filmland. He has contributed liner notes for numerous DVD releases, edited and authored over 150 subtitle scripts, and written for periodicals such as Japanese Fantasy Film Journal, Filmfax. As a teen, he served as Horror Host Bob Wilkins' "Japanese Film" & "Godzilla Expert" at KTVU TV-2. August has commented on Japanese film and popular culture on radio, television, in print, online, and at events for more than three decades. TITANIC TERRAPIN SET TO RETURN IN "GAMERA"! Director Announced, Trailer Screened at NYCC! Among Japanese fantasy film historians, he's the best working in English." -Tim Lucas, Video Watchdog When I see August Ragone's name on a piece of writing, it gives me permission to place my faith in it completely. "There is so much writing in English on Japanese cinema that can't be accepted at face value - not because the writers are careless, but because the differences in culture and language are just too intricate. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND GODZILLA C OM M ENTS, NEWS AND OP INION B Y AUGUS T R AGONE, "R ONDO HATTON C LAS S IC HOR R OR F ILM AWAR D" WINNING AUTHOR OF "EIJ I TS UB UR AYA: M AS TER OF M ONS TER S ", HOS T OF S HOUT! F AC TOR Y TV'S "KAIJU MOVIE MAR ATHON" & "S UP ER S ENTAI S P EC TAC ULAR ", AND THE GUES T HOS T OF KOF Y-20'S "F AMOUS MONS TER S TV"
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