We have a new dealer confirmed for ASG Convention. Look forward to seeing Theresa Mather Fantasy Art in our dealers room. Other confirmed vendors include Yaoi Press and Cartoon Passion.
We currently have five spots open in our dealers room and two of which can support our 10×20 booths. There is still a prime 10×20 booth available in front of the window and between Cartoon Passion (which has a pretty big set up) and our Guest Vendor Yaoi Press. Prime Vendor real estate. 0_~
Besides that our last three spaces include room for a 10×20 against the divider wall and another 10×10. Keep in mind that all of the 10×20 spaces can be split up into the regular 10×10 if that is what is ordered.
Remember! You can stay updated on our available vendor spots on the dealers page of our website!
I’ll be calling and checking up with a few other people today and I still have some more who are interested in possibly booking. I would like to either get all of our vendor spots sold out this week or shortly after the AnimeVegas since we are going down to pitch to vendors there.
If you are an anime fan, or on your way to become one, you have to take this “test”. You have to find your strenght and eliminate the enemy. You don’t have vectors yet. But, if you struggle enough, you’ll get the chance to confront the ultimate Diclonius.
No, it’s not Lucy…it’s a part of your memory.
Wait…can’t you remember the Diclonius? Then, I guess I have to help you.
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This is just me telling you to watch again “Elfen Lied”. This masterpiece awaits for new people to understrand it’s greatness.
Toradora! e’ il titolo di una serie di romanzi light novel creati dalla mano della scrittrice Takemiya Yuyuko e illustrati da Yasu che si compone di dieci volumi e di due spin-off. Il titolo prende origine dai nomi dei due protagonisti principali, Aisaka Taiga (il cui nome per assonanza e’ simile alla pronuncia della parola “taigaa” che e’ la scrittura giapponese dell’inglese “tiger”) detta Tenori Tiger (Tigre tascabile) e Takasu Ryuji (dove “ryu” e’ scritto con il kanji di drago). Nella tradizione cinese e giapponese la tigre e il drago sono animali frequentemente associati insieme.
I libri della Takemiya devono il loro successo all’abilita’ della scrittrice di descrivere in modo davvero originale e dettagliato il carattere dei personaggi e le loro vicende scolastiche e sentimentali. Toradora!, infatti, e’ una comedia sentimentale di ambientazione scolastica dove Ryuji ha dei problemi per i lineamenti del suo volto a causa del quale inizialmente tutti lo scambiano per un teppista (mentre in realta’ e’ di carattere mite, amante dei lavori domestici e maniaco della pulizia) e Taiga la quale, pur essendo la figlia di una famiglia ricca, vive da sola e soffre di parecchi disagi che la rendono scontrosa e sempre pronta al litigio a dispetto della bassa statura (da qui il soprannome). Nel 2007 la serie ha vinto il Light Novel Award nella categoria Romantic Comedy e, ugualmente a Okami to koshinryo, negli ultimi tre anni si e’ sempre piazzata nelle prime posizioni di Kono light novel ga sugoi!. Attualmente, complessivamente ne sono state vendute piu’ di tre milioni di copie nel solo Giappone.
E stata inoltre trasposta in manga e in una serie anime di 25 episodi trasmessi a cavallo tra il 2008 e il 2009 decisamente ben fatta. Sicuramente un prodotto la cui sceneggiatura soddisferebbe il mio amico Fulvio Gatti e che puo’ essere un ottimo materiale di studio per chi sia interessato a fare della scrittura di una sceneggiatura per l’animazione o per il fumetto la propria professione. Toradora! inizialmente parrebbe simili a tanti altri anime legati all’universo scolastico nipponico con i tipici personaggi spesso un po’ stereotipati, ma in realta’ si discosta subito da questa linea. Dal punto di vista dei personaggi, e’ stato fatto un grande lavoro (merito indubbiamente dei romanzi originari), e anche il crescendo della storia e’ davvero rappresentanto in maniera notevole, con la puntata numero sedici indubbiamente eccezionale. Gia’ la prima e la seconda sigla sono di per se’ un’ottima rappresentazione dei contenuti della serie.
Immagine: volume n.1 di Toradora! di Takemiya Yukuko, illustrato da Yasu e pubblicato dalla Dengeki Bunko.
Stepping through the gates of Melbourne Show Grounds over the weekend and you would have been met with the bristling of excited laughter, a vista of endless queues puncutated with faces, wide -eyed and open fawned at the sight of a samurai showdown.
It could be argued that two white guys dressed in hakamas, not wielding japanese steel but chinese plastic, can hardly be called a showdown but try telling that to the gentlemen locked in combat. Unsurprising really since not even ten metres away a group of scarlet ninjas mingle with a cerulean bug-eyed alien as some gloomly vampires hungrily drool over the latest merchandise.
Some of these elaborate costumes take months of sweat and threads to fashion. Those who are sartorially inclined tend to be lured to the challenge, when asked why she liked to make costumes and dress-up as characters, a girl dressed as Sailor Moon replied “because it’s fun…plus i enjoy the challenge of the costume making process, especially because i only cosplay as characters i like.”
Such was the Melbourne Anime Festival, where hordes of enthusiasts converge to revel in cosplay, internet memes and occasionally even some anime. Anime(animation from Japan) is an increasingly popular diversion from western film and television in Australia. Subsequently, Manifest has grown over the ten years it has been operating and moving to the Show Grounds has definately been a positive move. It has allowed for more space for the various activities, so it wasn’t as cramped as in previous years.
Avi Bernshaw, a convener for Manifest says: “Manifest is finally grown up and we’re bigger, better and we have got more adult content. We’ve looked at our demographics and we’ve noticed something very startling, being that Manifest is a very old convention by the standards of Australia and many of the attendees we have grown up with the convention and are here ten years on. That means we have a large amount of people in their late twenties and early thirties.”
Over three days, the festival offered a variety of activities such as screenings of classic and popular titles such as Macross and Ghost in the Shell, an art exhibition for local talent, videogames and panels. But it isn’t any old anime convention as Avi Bernshaw explains,
“Manifest is a convention based around doing things not just consuming things. There’s more than just buying stuff at traders, although we do have that. We have things like cosplay chess, cell painting workshops, zoids constructa-thingy-jigga mecha, manga drawing classes, learn to shop in Akihabara class! So come along to Manifest if you want to have the full otaku experience, but please bring deodorant.”
Aside with a few problems with VLC media player in the panels and the majority of the Street Fighter IV Tournament contestants not bothering to show up, the festival ran relatively smoothly.
However given the range of activities it seemed that relatively not many people were interested in the screenings or panels, opting to watch kareoke, cosplay or other tangental events. it seems weird admist the din of internet slogans and surrounded by Pocky that people attending an animation festival weren’t that interested in seeing animation.
Nossa, agora que eu me lembrei… não vi se alguém chegou a perceber, mas tinha um episódio cujo nome era “week square” e traduzimos como “ponto fraco”. Parece super sem noção, mas é que desconfio que tenha sido um engrish da parte deles, realmente tem uma situação em xadrez que se chama “weak square”. Thati super esperta só foi avisar agora =x
Tomado de la revista Hobby Japan se muestra el prototipo por Alter de Saber en su nueva Version Maid del juego Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. Esta figura de 1/6 fue presentada por primera vez en el recien pasado Woder Festival 2009
Otra figura de Alter de 1/8 es Hanzo Hatori de Hyakka-Ryoran
Ranka Lee de la serie Macross Frontier prototipo de 1/8 mostrado por Alpha Omega
Akiyama Mio de K-ON! en una nueva pose creada por Kotobukiya
La compañía Yamato nos enseña lo que sera su nueva figura de Amanda Werner Niθ Illustration Art Ver.” de Blassreiter esta es un kit de resina que debe ser pintado y armado, al parecer se planea en el futuro una version de PVC.
Por el momento no hay versiones coloreadas de estos prototipo ni por supuesto fecha de lanzamiento ni precios, los cuales estaremos informando en el momento que sean anunciados.
Harem anime, where to begin….? The anime community is swarming with such series, and they’re popular for the various female stereotypes that you can squee over. You have the Tsundere, the Moemoe, the Kuudere, the Yandere, the Genki Girl, the Ordinary Girl, the Ojou. You get females with mature/childish personalities/bodies, all for your picking. There are tons of fanservice thrown in, especially during beach episodes with swimsuits and boobs everywhere.
As for the plot, as Lucky Star pointed out, the protagonist usually is some loser guy who scores with no girls, but suddenly finds himself surrounded by tons of popular girls who, for some weird reasons, are still unattached and interested in this loser guy.
The ending? If there is a Childhood Friend, or if the first girl that the loser guy bumps into is featured slightly more than the rest, you get your One True Pairing. If not, the loser guy gets a happily-ever-after living with all the desirable girls under one roof.
For a more comprehensive coverage, check tvtropes. Beware though, I gave you ample warning.
The first few harems that I watched are Ah! My Goddess, Ai Yori Aoshi, Love Hina and Ranma ½. Series like DearS, Futakoi, Happy Lesson and Magikano put me to sleep. Series like Rosario + Vampire and Sekirei have tons of fanservice, but still put me to sleep.
Poeple watch harem series for the lulz, for the fanservice, for the cute girls, for the light-hearted plots. Much as I enjoy looking at cute girls, I prefer more depth in their personalities. I want at least something more in the plot, rather than watching something with as much plot as Transformers, which successfully put me to sleep in the cinema. So why am I still watching harems if I dislike them so much? Well… my general policy is to watch almost everything I can get my hands on, to get an idea of the otaku community’s preferences. So what are some harems that I feel deserve special mention? Read on.
I was almost crying out of despair when watching episode 1 of Sister Princess. Wataru Minakami failed an entrance exam (loser guy~), but was enrolled in a school in Promised Island where he found out that he has twelve sisters who threw themselves all over him. Obviously a marriage between Harem and Brother-Sister Incest, with each sister having a different honorific term for the loser. How the heck does he have so many sisters w/o even knowing of their existence?! Seeing as how I hell am NOT into such fetishes, sorry, NEXT!
Toradora and Zero no Tsukaima both deserve special mention together. Hint: What do Taiga and Louise have in common? Ans: their seiyuu Kugyu (Kugimiya Rie), otherwise known as your Queen of Tsundere. If anything, just watch both series for her voice. You can even throw in Shakugan no Shana as a trilogy for Kugyu tsunderes despite it not being a harem.
Wind: A Breath of Heart is another series whose name I will remember, even if the plot does not leave that much impression. Why? 1. The original creator is minori; 2. The CG work is done by Makoto Shinkai. Enough said. Such for the animation, not the plot.
A rare harem that I actually enjoyed is the comedic Nagasarete Airantou, where Ikuto ran away from home and landed on an island with all pretty girls and no guys. Superficial plot? Yes, but at least it comes with laughters.
Another that I enjoyed is Mahou Sensei Negima. Ignoring the filler character named Negi and the other 29 girls in his class, I watch the show solely for KonoSetsu (Konoka and Setsuna). Considering that the scenes in which Setsuna appeared with Konoka is only 1~2% of each episode, I’m now well-trained in selective video-skipping.
Last but not least, the infamous School Days. Either hailed as a masterpiece or total piece of crap. Fans praise it for dealing with adolescent issues such as realism of male hormones and teenager pregnancy. Haters, or at the very least ME, despise him for being a sex-crazed bastard who runs from all responsibilities after having sex with everyone (the school only has 2 guys?) in the school. School Days is most well-known for 2 things, the Nice Boat meme, and the ending. Probably the only episode I enjoyed. I need a Makoto dakimakura to stab him more. If only it is real.
Now, time for the harem I super highly recommend, Code Geass! Hope you enjoy these 2 promotions for Code Geass the harem game! XD
Czy da się jeszcze zabawniej? Nie wiem ale jeśli tak wtedy naprawdę wyląduję ze śmiechu pod biurkiem xD.
Pomijając “dramatyczną” sytuacje w jakiej znalazła się część bohaterów odcinek rozbraja zabawnymi scenami. Szybko okazuje się, że to sekretarka Haltmana dowodzi terrorystami (z przypadku ). Dziadek Teppeia jak gdyby nigdy nic powiadamia swoje służby o sytuacji co w pierwszej chwili szokuje terrorystów. Charlotte zostaje związana przed “dziwną” (mocno, mocno dziwną xD) drużynę terrorystów i dostaje gwarancję, że jeśli nie będzie niczego próbować nic się jej nie stanie. Terroryści przeżywają kolejny mindfuck. W wiadomościach zamiast informacji o ich działaniach nadawany jest komunikat o problemach z siecią elektryczną w Arima Hills (zasługa rodziny Seiki). Teppei również nie wierzy własnym oczom gdy przenosimy się do pokoju pełnego komputerów i pokojówek pracujących jako hackerki O_O! – według Yuu to jedno wymagań by być dobrą pokojówką (BWAHAHAHA! xD). Gdy na chwile udaje im się przejąć kontrolę na monitoringiem widzą Dziadka Teppeia, Vincenta i Haltmana a w innym pokoju Charlotte. Chwilę potem haker terrorystów odzyskuje kontrolę ale nieźle się przy tym napocił. Teppei postanawia ruszać do Arima Hills. Niestety dla niego będzie musiał jechać “nieprzewracalnym motorem typ2″ nim jednak rusza zjawia się Sylvia, która chce jechać z nim. Widząc jej determinację każe jej się przebrać -tu mamy trochę fanservisu + prawdę życiową. Gdy wyjeżdżają z posiadłości ruszają za nimi terroryści na motorach i tu zaczyna się niezły pokaz absurdów związanych z nogami motocykla xD.
Zboczeni terroryści? xD
Znajomość obsługi komputera to jedno ale to już przegięcie xD
Teppei i Sylvia starają się dostać do budynku ale ostrzał z broni maszynowej skutecznie to uniemożliwia. Uciekając wpadają na oddział strażników Arimy, który właśnie dotarł na miejsce. Terroryści mają zafundowany jeszcze większy mindfuck kiedy helikoptery telewizji lecące do Arima Hills porzucają swój cel i zaczynają kręcić materiał z występu nowej grupy idolek (promowanych przez Seikę), który właśnie się zaczął bez żadnych zapowiedzi (zgadnijcie czyja to sprawka ). Haltman korzystając z zamieszania próbuje obezwładnić swoją byłą sekretarkę. Charlotte rozmawia z jednym z terrorystów ale koniec końców ten bez chwili zwątpienia stwierdza, że ktoś tak bogaty jak ona nigdy nie zrozumie osoby, która żyła w biedzie przez całe życie. Teppei, Sylvia i Seika dostają się na dach budynku za pomocą helikoptera. Haltman niestety kończy swój żywot – może gdyby był pompatycznym durniem by przeszedł obojętnie ale sprawiał wrażenie całkiem miłego gościa :| – kończąc ewentualną rywalizację o to kto poślubi Charlotte. Dowiadujemy się, że wszystko było po to by upokorzyć bogatych co dziadek Teppei skomentował jako przesadzenie formy nad treścią. Terroryści wycofują się z budynku zostawiając “prezenty”. Teppei odnajduje Charlotte, której na szczęście nic się nie stało. Ona mówi mu, że jeden z terrorystów mówił, że zostawili w budynku bomby. Odcinek kończy widok na bombie która właśnie zaczęła tykać. CDN.
A jednak go użyje
Tyle kasy a nawet pasującego stroju dla niej nie ma
Jeśli sądzicie, że to jest zryte to poczekajcie na kolejne kilka sekund xD
According to AnimeNewsNetwork Shugo Chara is going to have a new…. wait. It’s going to have planty of stuff.
First of all, the third season. I’m not watching Shugo Chara for a year now, I kinda had enough after the first season. But, I read the manga, and looks like it’s going to be over next in September (according to MyAnimeList) and the next chapter, the 44th, is going to be the last one. I guess I’m disappointed mainly becuase I didn’t get enough Amuto.
The third season of Shugo Chara is probably going to suck just like the two forst ones. I mean, yeah, it’s cute at the beginning. But the massive fillers just drives me crazy, and believe me, the next season is going to be full of them, again.
An early copy of the October issue of Kodansha’s Nakayoshi magazine has revealed that the new Shugo Chara Party! television program will have anime and live-action segments.
a live action, huh? I think it’s really stupid. Shugo Chara is totally overrated, don’t you think?
The new program will also include Shugo Chara Pucchi Puchi! anime shorts. Super-deformed versions of the characters Ran, Miki, and Su will star in these shorts.