| Warning: Think twice, CAREFULLY, before dragging a non-fan to any kind of convention |
[03 Jul 2009|08:42am] |
See title of post. Think twice before dragging someone who is not a fan of a particular hobby to a convention, or that person (and very possibly YOU as well) may not have a very good time.
Case in point- Yesterday at Anime Expo my wife was bored to tears. She had no clue of what was going on especially during the panels- First the Toshiyuki Morikawa panel (Voice actor of Sephiroth, Final Fantasy) which she could bearly tolerate and then the Morning Musume panel where the entire room went BERSERK. I'm no rabid MM fan myself but I could at least sit through the panel because of my curiosity. She on the other hand went bugger-eyed when the fans screamed at the top of their lungs. I think the best way to describe what was happening to her is "culture shock" (Or should I say, otaku culture shock). What exacerbated the situation was the lack of translation by the staff during the MM panel; Sometimes the translators didn't bother possibly because they assumed that because the rabid fans could understand most of the Japanese language responses the rest of us could also. My wife was completely lost; Hopefully things will be a little better during their concert since no language comprehension is required...
The video room proved to be her last straw, where she just got up and left. After calling up family (in-laws) and friends (female best friend, god-sister, et cetera) while sitting outside she was finally able to return to the room, albeit not in the best of moods. Fortunately everyone she called up likes me and took my side, and either laughed and made light of the situation, offered consolation, or told her to "stick to it, sit down, and try to understand the reasons behind everything there" as her friend advised.
My wife described the experience as "trapped in a cartoon kingdom". Her god-sister found a better description- Alice in Wonderland.
Since I'm not much of a fan myself anymore either, this will be my last anime convention. Since we would still want to be engaging in the same activities together, these conventions are not good places. Fortunately for me, she would still tolerate my anime viewing and sometimes even watch some with me. She had tried her best- standing in those ridiculous AX registration/ticketing queues under the blazing sun for 6 hours was too much even for me.
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| Looking for mechs |
[22 Jun 2009|11:57pm] |
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I'm trying to find official reference sketches of some well-known mechs, like Evas, Gundams & Transformers, and Google is failing me really hard tonight. Studios usually like to release a book of character and machine-design sketches along with an anime and I that's the kind of pics I'm looking for. Does anybody have these around or know good sources where I can find them?
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| "Sky Crawlers" |
[14 Jun 2009|12:17pm] |
Ooshi's latest film is breathtaking! This is the first time I've ever bought a first release. it was worth it. If you liked Patlabor 1,2 and 3, you'll love "Sky Crawlers".
This is worth the viewing.
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| Mystery Girl |
[07 Jun 2009|02:18pm] |
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Hi,
Can anyone tell me from what series this gif was made from? Thanks!
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| Ponyo (Gake no ue no Ponyo) |
[06 Jun 2009|10:33pm] |
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I wanted to ask if anyone here plans to go see Hayao Miyazaki's new film "Ponyo (Gake no ue no Ponyo)" when it comes to the movie theatres? It starts nation-wide on August 14th. The movie is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid". I want to see it.:)
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| Star Ocean anime |
[02 Jun 2009|04:42pm] |
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I was just browsing through a different site and someone posted a thread on a Star Ocean anime. So I decided to watch a few episodes, and it looks pretty cool. I was just wondering if anyone else has heard of it or seen it. I want to learn a few things about it before I start watching it. Also I'd like to know what you guys think of it.
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[29 May 2009|11:47am] |
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Hey everyone,
Just thought I'd mention a couple of things I have up for offer on eBay in case anyone is interested:
Slayers Series - This is the original series boxsets (original, Next, Try) as released by Central Park Media. Also included are four of the films (Slayers Premium not in set). They're in great shape.
Shonen Jump Lot - This is the first five years of Shonen Jump released by Viz. Collects everything from Issue 0 thru April 2008. They're in good condition and make for a fun read.
I figured I'd bring it up here because they're not bad deals. Particularly the Slayers set, as its now out of print. Also, I'm willing to negotiate a little through the 'Best Offer' feature.
Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions.
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| Making wiggs and other items for anime cons |
[26 May 2009|10:25pm] |
Ok my girlfriend and I are planning on going to a few anime cons this summer. We don't really want to spend a lot of money getting ready though. So I thought it would be easy to make our wigs and cloths, but I know that concept alone is not cheep. We plan to cosplay as Kyo and Kagura from fruits basket. I was hoping some of you could give me an idea of the coast to make these from scratch. I will be doing my research too but I was just trying to get more info on and a list of good prices is always nice to have or know when planning in a budget.
Thank you every who comments and I'm sure this will help us very much.
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| Lucky Star |
[06 May 2009|11:32pm] |
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Ok so I have asked some people here about some animes I could get into and I would have to say they all have been good so far. I do wanna know the anime Lucky Star. I had a friend sujest that one to me and so far it is great. But I want to know what other people think of it. Of course I am talking about the sub version
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| Interesting Manga |
[06 May 2009|12:47pm] |
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People may know this one already, but I just discovered it and I loves it so far!
Deadman Wonderland What got me curious is well "Wonderland" LOL I thought hmmm maybe it has something to do with my favorite Alice in Wonderland - it doesn't but that doesn't matter its awesomeness! So if you've not read it, do so - its great - um hmmm well if you like sort of violent mangas LOL its violent and has hmm adult content, no sex or nudity that I've seen so far but um think Gantz LOL. It also has boobs big ones LOLOL O_o Now another that is more geared to the girls but I like too is Godchild - now that DOES us Alice in Wonderland type things and is done by the same author that writes Angel Sanctuary so if you like that one Godchild you'd like too. The other one Cain, I think it is, it was way too confusing but that one is supposed to be the prequel to Godchild.
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| Question for the old-school Slayers fans |
[30 Apr 2009|12:27pm] |
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I'm having a heck of a time trying to remember the name of the old alchemist guy from the first Slayers OVA, the one that wanted to make Lina into a dragon/snake/thing chimera. He showed up again in the second half of the first TV series when Lina was explaining clones. He's not listed in the Slayers Universe character listings and the IMDB cast credits for Slayers Special are limited to Lina and Naga's seiyuu. My old VHS of it is 90 miles away at my parents house so I can't go and check that and this is driving me crazy... Does anybody remember?
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