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Events, Live Music & J-Pop Concerts

Dir En Grey, The Warfield SF, 30 Nov 08

Hot Topic and Revolver Mag present Dir En Grey at the Warfield in San Francisco. Doors open at 7pm. Location: The Warfield, 982 Market Street, San Francisco [View Map] Tickets cost $29.50 + fees, available online from Ticketmaster. Purchase tickets here.

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Events, Festivals & Fairs

Holiday Anime Faire, Fremont, 6 Dec 08

The City of Fremont will be hosting its annual Holiday Anime Faire on Saturday December 6, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Teen Center, located at 39770 Paseo Padre Parkway. The entrance fee is $5.00 per person. This event is filled with fun for the whole family. …

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Art Exhibits, Events, News

Totoro Forest Project Opening Reception, Cartoon Art Museum, 16 Dec 08

The remainder of the art pieces from the Totoro Forest Project charity auction will be going on display at the Cartoon Art Museum starting December 16th. Attend the opening reception from 7-9pm and be among the first to view the complete set on display! Location: Cartoon Art Museum, …

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Art Exhibits, Events, News

Totoro Forest Project Exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum, 20 Sep 08 - 8 Feb 09

The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco will be holding an exhibition of the original artwork generated for and inspired by The Totoro Forest Project — a fundraising auction supporting the Totoro no Furusato National Fund — starting this Saturday, September 20th. Art pieces were donated from 205 artists …

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Conventions, Events

Sac-Anime, Sacramento, 9-11 Jan 09

Pre-registration online: Early bird special only $10 until 10.15.2008! Otherwise, register from 10.16 - 11.01 for $12, 11.02 - 12.01.2009 for $17, or 12.02 - 01.01.2009 for $22. Registration at the door: $30 multi-day, $12 Fri, $22 Sat, $12 Sun Location: Scottish Rite Center (Near CSUS), 6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA For more …

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Articles

Manga Kissa - Manga Cafes in Japan

Somehow living in SF has made it even more difficult to survive Tokyo’s stifling hot summers. I couldn’t have done it without ice cream, coca-cola, and the occasional air conditioned space. This trip I spent quite some time in air conditioned manga cafes, a.k.a. “manga kissa” or “manga kissaten” in …

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Articles, Reviews

Air Master - Anime Review

“There’s nothing sadder than a thing of beauty left unseen.” So, I was stumbling about the internet, when I came across this description for some anime I never heard of: “Aikawa Maki, a high school student (with a reputation of being an exceptional street fighter), is known on the streets as Air …

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News

The J-POP Center and Viz Cinema

It looks like Japantown will be getting a great boost soon… San Francisco-based Viz Pictures (an affiliate of Viz Media) is in the process of constructing the J-POP Center in San Francisco’s Japantown. The J-POP Center will be a commercial building housing a branch of Kinokuniya Book Store, …

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  • YukieDong: I went to the exhibition yesterday! It was very cool!>.< Highly recommended!
  • Ann: No problem, Ed! It’s great to see another active anime club in the Bay Area! Please...
  • EdOfNoName: Hi Ann! Thanks for putting this up! Please ask if you have any questions. I hope...
  • Ann: There are a limited number of tickets available online RIGHT NOW!
  • TianLord: Went there this last Saturday, 10/04/08, and I gotta say its pretty nice. Chairs are...
  • Ann: Please email Mari with any music you need asap! She is still accepting music by email...
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  • Ann: Hi Melissa, in this case “Tsunami” refers to the Tsunami anime club at San Jose...