BayAnime.com

Japan Nite 2010 at The Independent, March 26 (Fri)

Ann — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:26:40 +0000

March 26, 2010
8:30 pm

Age: 21+ , Tickets: $15 adv/day , Show starts: 8:30 pm
Phone: 415-771-1421
At: The Independent, 628 Divisadero St. San Francisco CA 94117
with: CHATMONCHY / Omodaka / Red Bacteria Vacuum / OKAMOTO’S / JinnyOops!

http://sxsw-asia.com/JapanNite2010/tourdate.html

http://www.theindependentsf.com/calendar/event-detail/?tfly_event_id=4535

Related Entries

No-Name Anime Club Showing, Santa Clara City Library, 13 Mar 10

EdOfNoName — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:47:20 +0000

March 13, 2010
12:30 pm	to	5:30 pm

Location: Santa Clara City Library, Redwood Room

Organizer: No-Name Anime

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

For more details visit: http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2010/fly10_03.html

This post was submitted by EdOfNoName.

Related Entries

NorCal Anime

Ann — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:01:52 +0000

NorCal Anime is a new anime club based in Sacramento. Meetings/anime showings are held monthly at Colonial Heights Library in Sacramento, and are free and open to the public.

Website: http://www.norcalanime.com

Related Entries

No-Name Anime Club Showing, Santa Clara City Library, 13 Feb 10

EdOfNoName — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:16:07 +0000

February 13, 2010
12:30 pm	to	5:30 pm

Location: Santa Clara City Library, Redwood Room

Organizer: No-Name Anime

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

For more details visit: http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2010/fly10_02.html

This post was submitted by EdOfNoName.

Related Entries

WonderCon 2010, Moscone Center South, April 2-4

Ann — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:26:44 +0000

April 2, 2010

April 4, 2010

Location: Moscone Center South, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 [Directions]

Website: http://www.comic-con.org

Related Entries

Hyper-Con, San Francisco, 18-19 Sep 2010

Ann — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:06:03 +0000

September 18, 2010
10:00 am	to	5:00 pm
September 19, 2010
10:00 am	to	5:00 pm

Japanese Anime and Pop Culture convention presented by Hyperbooster’s Studio.

Location: Boys and Girls Club, 450 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Website: http://www.hyperbooster.com

Pre-registration: $6/day, $10/weekend
On-site: $10/day, $16/weekend

Events:
music performances
tabletop and console gaming tournaments
cosplay contest
dealer’s room
artist alley
live panels
karaoke

Related Entries

Anime Review: Paprika

Ann — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:54:22 +0000

If you’re a fan of director Satoshi Kon’s brilliant anime series Paranoia Agent, but haven’t seen any of his feature films – you might consider seeing possibly his greatest film to date: the dazzling, futuristic Paprika (2006).

Paprika opens with police detective Konakawa Toshimi being counseled by “Paprika,” a lively red-haired young woman. As it turns out, Paprika is actually the alter ego of Dr. Atsuko Chiba, a research psychoanalyst. Using the “DC Mini,” an experimental device that enables the viewing of a person’s dreams, Dr. Chiba enters the dreams of others in the virtual persona of Paprika in order to treat them.

Three DC Minis get stolen from the lab, and evidence points to it being an inside job. One by one, the scientists at the lab and other characters are brought into the dream world, as the real world and dream world begin to collide.

Dr. Chiba avoids dealing with her emotions and focuses instead on science, while Det. Toshimi is haunted by a recurring nightmare that seems important, but which he can’t discern the meaning of. Their stories intertwine throughout the film as each comes to a realization of their own truth and, in Dr. Chiba’s case, a recognition of what is missing from her life as well.

A recurring image of a dream world parade of cultural icons and strange creatures, symbolic of what captivates people and what people dream about, weaves in and out of Paprika, eventually spilling into the real world at the climax of the film.

Of Satoshi Kon’s feature films – Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers and Perfect Blue being the others – Paprika is by far my favorite. The art is full of colorful kinetic imagery, making the film a visual feast; and the music score is top-notch, particularly the solemn yet quirky background music of the dream parade.

Paprika was produced by Madhouse/Rainbow SPA and distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.

Jan Suzukawa works in the manga industry as a freelance editor and English adaptation writer. Website: www.jansuzukawa.com. Blog: jansuzukawa.blogspot.com.

Related Entries

CAA Anime Showing, UC Berkeley, 08 Feb 10

Jason Lee — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:48:21 +0000

February 8, 2010
7:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

For their third showing, CAA Anime will be presenting To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (aka A Certain Scientific Railgun) at 2040 VLSB this Monday, February 8th, from 7-10 PM.

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun is a sci-fi-esque story revolving around Misaka Mikoto, a middle school girl with an awesome electric power, and her friends.

And as usual, they will be having their weekly raffle with cool goodies. =)

See you there!

Location: UC Berkeley, 2040 VLSB [View Map]

Organizer: Cal Animage Alpha

Website: www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~animage/

Related Entries

CAA Anime Showing, UC Berkeley, 01 Feb 10

Jason Lee — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:35:23 +0000

February 1, 2010
7:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

For their second showing, CAA Anime will be presenting Kobato at 2040 VLSB this Monday, February 1st from 7-10 PM. Kobato is a show about a girl healing others.

See you there!

Location: UC Berkeley, 2040 VLSB [View Map]

Organizer: Cal Animage Alpha

Website: www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~animage/

Related Entries

Neko Punch at AOD, 30 Jan 10

Ann — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:38:59 +0000

January 30, 2010
8:00 pm

SF J-pop band Neko Punch plays songs off their newly released “Matatabi” EP at the Anime on Display (AOD) convention in Japantown’s Hotel Kabuki this Saturday!

Admission is free for AOD attendees.

Neko Punch website: http://myspace.com/nekopunch