AOD has announced its preliminary guest list for the 2009 convention:
For more info visit: http://www.aodsf.org/index.php?page=guests
This post was submitted by Hank.
The Cherry Blossom Festival committee has started fund raising for a very ambitious top secret project. A special Hello Kitty shop has been opened in the San Francisco Japantown Kintetsu Building next door to what was formerly the Mikado Kids Corner. Here you will find an assortment of quality new Sanrio goods all at 50% of retail. The store is tentatively scheduled to be open until Christmas 2008, or until everything is sold out. Store hours are unknown.
This post was submitted by jm.
| December 16, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
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, 655 Mission Street, San Francisco [View Map]
| September 20, 2008 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
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 across the world and all were successfully sold at the auction event held on September 6th at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville.
The auction raised an estimated $201,236. These proceeds go to the Totoro no Furusato Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving the beautiful natural habitat and cultural assets of Sayama Hills and its surrounding areas. This area is known as Hayao Miyazaki’s inspiration for his film “Tonari no Totoro.”
184 pieces from the Totoro Forest Project will be on display upon opening. A reception will be held sometime in December to mark the addition of the rest of the art pieces to the exhibit, which runs through February 8th of next year.
Location: Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission Street, San Francisco [View Map]
Hours: Daily 11:00 - 5:00. Closed Monday and on New Years Day, Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Admission: $6.00 - Adults; $4.00 - Students & Seniors; $2.00 - Children (ages 6 - 12); FREE - Children (age 5 & below). The first Tuesday of every calendar month is “Pay What You Wish Day.”
Update 11.18.2008: The opening reception will be held on December 16th.
| October 15, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm | ||
| October 16, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
Runtime: 2 hr. 50 min.
Not rated.
By popular demand…NCM Fathom and Viz Pictures bring Live Action Death Note II: The Last Name to select movie theatres nationwide for two nights only - Wednesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 16th at 7:30 PM (local)! Death Note II: The Last Name (English dubbed) is the sequel to, and an immediate continuation of, Death Note, brought to U.S. movie theatres earlier this year by VIZ Pictures and Fathom. This exclusive event will feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Death Note II: The Last Name and a unique look at the talent behind the characters.
Tickets to showings in Bay Area theaters are available online at Fandango.
| September 7, 2008 10:00 am | to | September 8, 2008 5:00 pm |
| September 10, 2008 10:00 am | to | September 14, 2008 5:00 pm |
San Francisco based publication Nichi Bei Times has co-sponsored a month-long manga and anime exhibit at the Napa Valley Museum. The exhibit opened on August 15th and runs through September 14th, so there’s still time to check it out!
Location: The Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, CA [View Map]
Hours: Daily except Tuesday, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Admission: $4.50 adults, $3.50 students/seniors, $2.50 for youth 7-17, children under 7 free
More details about the exhibit available on the Nichi Bei Times website:
Manga Exhibit to Open at Napa Valley Museum Aug. 15 - Sept. 14
Our site has a brand new look! Both our logo and “Beardog” mascot graphics were designed by San Francisco-based Joachim Müller-Lancé of Kame Design.
Joachim is an internationally-renowned designer and recipient of multiple Morisawa awards. Not only does he specialize in Japanese design… he is also a fan of anime, manga, and J-Pop music (his favorite artist is Shiina Ringo)! He currently plays drums in Neko Punch, a local J-Pop band.
Thanks to local anime artist Jackie for her contribution of artwork! Her character graphic (pictured here) was previously featured on our site header.
You can find more of her artwork at: www.pineapple-pocky.deviantart.com
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, a cafe, several trendy Japanese fashion boutiques, and the 150-seat movie theater Viz Cinema. Viz Cinema will focus on Japanese film, including first-run movies directly from Tokyo, anime films, monthly directors’ series, and more.
According to a news post on the Viz Pictures official website, the J-POP Center (and presumably Viz Cinema) is scheduled to open in 2009.
The J-POP Center website: www.jpopcenter.com
Viz Cinema website: www.vizcinema.com
(Details from: SF360)
Fremont-based multimedia startup Okashi Studios is developing an anime-themed ren’ai / dating simulation game in English called Shira Oka: Second Chances. Release date TBA, but we hear it might be sooner rather than later!
For more information visit: www.shira-oka.com
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