For 16 years, Steven Foster was anime's most creative and celebrated writer/director, one of the only w/ds fans new by name. It's a name that Out Magazine put on their annual Hot 100 list in 2005. Play Magazine named him Producer of The Year, the first time the industry bible gave that honor and the only one to ever receive it. His name spawned an actual term in the Urban Dictionary. And it's a name associated with some of anime's most unique series and films-Cromartie High School, Colorful!, The Super Milk-Chan Show, Gilgamesh, the Appleseed franchise, and the cult comedy classic and internet phenomenon that is Ghost Stories, a show hailed as the best anime dub ever made. His work has appeared on G4, SKYTV-UK, Cartoon Network, The Anime Network, and can be currently seen on the streamers Hulu, Netflix, and CrunchyRoll. The Last Alias: True stories and a tale that might be is a stunning literary debut, first creative endeavor post-anime, and the introduction of his new identity as Ste7en Foster. The circumstances that brought about the name change is just one in a collection of stories of self expression, self realization, self awareness, and ultimately self discovery. They range from the hilarious to the heartwarming, from the intense to the heartbreaking, from the enlightening to the uplifting. And they are all unforgettable.
