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Cowboy Bebop and Full Metal Alchemist spotted in Fremont

Amazed by Anime? Mad about Manga? Can’t get enough on Cartoon Network? What if you got the opportunity to meet others who shared your passion? Here is your chance to walk the walk and talk the talk about your favorite form of animation.

There will be amateur and professional artists showing you how to do what they do best – getting tips and techniques to become a better artist is really cool.

There is even a craft room to make holiday presents involving, you guessed it, your favorites like Inuyasha, Naruto or Sailor Moon, or you can create your very own characters!

What? You say you enjoy anime but don’t like to draw? Perhaps you’d like to buy some of the latest graphic novels, plushies, hats, shirts or keychains with your favorites on them. Come for cosplay – dressed in a costume you created yourself – or a storebought one – vy for a prize and bragging rights! Watch a few of your favorite episodes on large screen? How about answering trivia questions at the Awesomely Great AnimeGeek Gameshow for prizes from Sakura of America and Viz Media! Those will be at the Faire as well!

Anime Fans can tell you why Anime is so very important to them:

“I’ve been watching anime since I can remember. It’s important to me because, well, I really didn’t have anyone else to play with except my sisters and we would watch anime whenever we ran out of things to play with and then after every show, we’d like talk about our favorite scenes, characters, quotes, etc.” Another fan says “Anime is important to me because it is always there when I’m upset, stressed out, frightened. It’s always there for me to relax and calm down.. it makes me laugh, cry, feel good about things. Also I’m sure it’s the same with many other people, but being able to relate to some of the stories in anime because they have been based on things and events that happen to ordinary people, unlike hollywood movies where good and bad things only happen to people living in America, the rich, the super gorgeous..

Saturday, December 3rd at the Fremont Teen Center will be the day to create, learn and share about anime – it is event for the whole family! More information available at www.holidayanimefaire.com Registration info at www.regerec.com If you have questions, call Rena at (510) 494-4344 or email rdein@fremont.gov

This post was submitted by Rena Dein.

Location: Landmark’s Lumiere Theatre, 1572 California Street, San Francisco (415) 267-4893

Join us for our FREE anime club the second Thursday of every month! Admission is free and seating is first come, first served. There will be awesome DVD giveaways and prizes! Cosplay welcome (not mandatory)!

This post was submitted by landmark theatre.

Saturday, 2/5 @ 1:30pm at Viz Cinema, San Francisco’s Japantown
Exclusive PRE-SALE of the Blu-ray Disc Box will be available
Website: http://www.newpeopleworld.com/films/films-2-2011/#gardenofsinners

SUMMER WARS
A Film by Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time)
Official Entry for Best Animated Feature Oscar®
Opens Friday December 24 in San Francisco

Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinemas, 601 Van Ness Ave.,San Francisco (415) 267-4893

Tickets available at: http://www.landmarktheatres.com/tickets and theatre box office.

http://www.gkids.tv/summerwars/

SUMMER WARS is the scintillating new animated feature from Mamoru Hosoda, a film whose “dazzling fluency of motion and untethered brilliance of invention make the usual fantasy anime look childish and dull.” – Japan Times. Kenji is a teenage math prodigy recruited by his secret crush Natsuki for the ultimate summer job – passing himself off as Natsuki’s boyfriend for four days during her grandmother’s 90th birthday celebration. But when Kenji solves a 2,056 digit math riddle sent to his cell phone, he unwittingly breaches the security barricade protecting Oz, a globe-spanning virtual world where millions of people and governments interact through their avatars, handling everything from online shopping and traffic control, to nuclear launch codes. Now a malicious AI program called Love Machine is hijacking Oz accounts, growing exponentially more powerful, and sowing chaos and destruction in its wake – and it is up to Kenji, Natsuki, and her extended family to band together to try to stop the mayhem.

Hosoda’s sci-fi fantasy is a visual tour-de-force, with the amazing virtual world of Oz as the highlight. Like the Internet as conceived by pop artist Takashi Murakami, Oz is a hallucinatory pixel parade of cool avatar designs, kung fu jackrabbits, toothy bears, and a bursting rainbow of colors.

WINNER
Best Animated Feature – Japan Academy Prize
Best Animated Film – Sitges, Fantasia Film Festivals
Official Selection – Annecy, Berlin Film Festivals

“Spectacular! Visionary! Mind-Bending! Staggering!” – Variety
“A Whirlwind of a Film!” – New York Times
“Dazzling! Gorgeous! Hosoda is the best storyteller working within the animated medium in Japan – and possibly the world!” – Twitch

GKIDS President Eric Beckman said, “SUMMER WARS is an iconic, breathtaking film, and places Mamoru Hosoda on a very short list of the world’s most innovative and exciting animation talents and storytellers. In terms of Japanese animation, SUMMER WARS sits alongside the best works of Hayao Miyazaki and the late Satoshi Kon, and demands attention well beyond anime aficionados to a wider audience of adult and family fantasy lovers. Unlike the more timeless works of Miyazaki, SUMMER WARS is very ‘of-the-moment,’ taking Japanese cinema’s traditional ambivalence towards technology and overlaying current trends in social media, gaming, and networked communication, to create a near-future where reality and virtual lifestyles become intermingled – with all the pleasures and dangers such a world presents. And visually, the film is pure eye-candy – just a fun, thought-provoking, mind-blowing cinematic experience.” GKIDS is a distributor of award-winning filmed entertainment specializing in animation that crosses over between adult and family audiences.

The film’s running time is 113 minutes; it is rated PG.

http://www.landmarktheatres.com

This post was submitted by Dan Jackon.

LOS GATOS, CA — Pacific Media Expo presents its’ first free event in Northern California by hosting the NorCal Holiday Anime Swap Meet on Saturday, December 11, 2010 in Nordahl Hall in Los Gatos, CA. This event will feature a hall cosplay contest, hourly raffles sponsored by Bandai Entertainment and PMX, a swap meet/artist alley, and concession stand. This event offers free onsite parking and free admission to the general public.

“The Bay Area always had a variety of wonderful conventions to make anime fans happy throughout the year but free events are rare. Thank you very much to Pacific Media Expo for providing a free and wholesome event for anime fans in the Bay Area,” says Nordahl Hall member Kathy Whitesel.

Artist and swap meet tables are still available in limited quantities. For more information regarding this free community event or to secure an artist/swap meet table, please go to http://pacificmediaexpo.com/NorCalHoliday2010.html.

About Pacific Media Expo:
As America’s first major media trade show dedicated primarily to Asian-Pacific popular culture and entertainment, Pacific Media Expo (PMX) is an industry event sponsored by the Pacific Media Association. Pacific Media Expo was recently held on November 12-14, 2010 at the Pasadena Hilton. The convention featured honored guests, live performances, panel discussions, autograph sessions, Asian cinema and animation video rooms, and art exhibitions at one of the country’s only exhibit halls dedicated solely to Asian media and pop culture. The date and location for PMX 2011 will be announced soon.

For media inquiries contact:
Victoria Chan, PMX Press Manager
Allison Thater, PMX Press Assistant Manager
408-634-2554
Press@PacificMediaExpo.com

This post was submitted by Victoria Chan.

We’re excited to welcome back our original members along with new recruits to witness this resonant spectacle of sight and sound on the Bridge Theatre’s big screen with superior Dolby Digital sound!

That’s right, space cowboys and cowgirls, Bebop Nights triumphantly returns with the ‘Hungry, Hungry Edition: The Radical Adventures of Edward’. Join us as we showcase our favorite sessions featuring the amazing, yet elusive, EDWARD, a 13 year old hacker that LOVES to eat.

The Strange + Excitable marry in the mind of a Brilliant Girl, named Edward. Bebop Nights #3 Episode Guide:

*Mushroom Samba
*Toys In The Attic
*Jamming With Edward
[Running Time: 1 hour and 6 minutes]

…as always, followed by a Marathon for the truly dedicated fans!!! How long can you stay up? Test your endurance by watching episode after episode!

There will be Prizes and Trivia!!

Sessions start at midnight, but come by early (11:30) for concessions and to say hello!

And remember, NO ADMISSION is REQUIRED, but donations are happily accepted toward future Bebop Nights and other exciting events!!

Join the mailing list : bebopsociety@gmail.com

And if that’s not enough, friend The Cowboy Bebop Appreciation Society on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142741545767465&ref=mf

10/01/10
Friday @ midnight
Bebop Nights #3
Bridge Theatre
3010 Geary Blvd.
415..668.6384
FREE / $4 Suggested Donation

This post was submitted by Erin Devitt.

CAAM and the Japantown Merchants Association partner up once again to bring you a very special presentation of Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE . Join us at the Japantown Peace Plaza on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 8:30pm for this free event. Early arrival is highly suggested as seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE follows the story of Sophie, 18-year-old girl who toils in the hat shop opened years ago by her late father. Often harassed by local boys, one day Sophie is unexpectedly befriended by Howl, a strange but flamboyant wizard whose large home can travel under its own power. However, the Witch of the Waste is displeased with Sophie and Howl’s budding friendship, and turns the pretty young woman into an ugly and aged hag. Sophie takes shelter in Howl’s castle, and attempts to find a way to reverse the witch’s spell with the help of Calcifer, a subdued but powerful demon who exists in the form of fire, and Markl, who protects the four-way door which can instantly take visitors to other lands and dimensions.

Sunday, September 19, 2010 | 8:30PM

FREE FOR EVERYONE!
Peace Plaza in Japantown
Post Street at Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA

Early arrival highly suggested. Seating is first-come, first-served.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145790608775671

The Lumiere Theatre is hosting FREE anime screenings the second Thursday of every month as part of Funimation at the Movies.

The first meeting we’re showing Corpse Princess: Aka @7PM on 9/9/10 –

“Makina Hoshino is already dead, but she can’t let go of this twisted world. She burned to death along with her entire family in a fire started by freaks that wouldn’t stay buried. Makina knows she doesn’t belong among the living, but that won’t stop her from unleashing the full fury of her twin MAC-11 machine guns on the rotting remains of those who refuse to die. She’s hell-bent on filling every empty grave she can find with the monsters that should be six feet under. Makina is a Shikabane Hime – a Corpse Princess – and it’s her job to finish off the undead leftovers haunting the dark corners of a city that used to be safe.”

Admission is first come first served (there are lots of seats). Cosplay is welcomed, but not mandatory. And there will be giveaways!!!

Join the Club on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=155935377753566

The Lumiere Theatre: 1572 California Street at Polk San Francisco, CA 94109. Box office line: (415) 561-0455
Seating is 20 minutes before showtime.

From downtown San Francisco or Union Square the Lumiere is only a short cable car ride over Nob Hill, traveling west down California Street. The theatre can also be reached from the Civic Center Bart station by traveling north on the Muni 19 bus.

This post was submitted by Erin Devitt.

Location: Milpitas Library

Anime playing is Death Note and following it is the Live Action.

This post was submitted by Miriam T.

Location: Santa Clara City Library, Cedar Room

Organizer: No-Name Anime

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation. A
Card Captor Sakura episode about a summer festival is being shown in
honor of the Obon Festival in San Jose which is this weekend.

For more details visit: http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2010/fly10_07.html

This post was submitted by EdOfNoName.