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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.

Join us for a wonderful afternoon of Anime fun featuring singing, dancing, a ‘Peoples Choice’ Cosplay Contest, live drawing and more in the Japantown Peace Plaza on Sunday, October 16th. The event will feature performances by Virtual Idol Mari Watanabe, Sentai Hero Barrie Evans, Singer Yukie Dong and K-on Doncing Kara’s Mister! This event is sponsored by the merchants of the Japan Center Malls.

DATE & TIME:
Sunday, October 16
1:00pm-4:00pm

LOCATION:
Japantown Peace Plaza
Post Street at Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

COST & REGISTRATION:
FREE

This post was submitted by Adam.

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.

Anime Palace
2352 Walsh Ave.
Santa Clara, CA, 95051

Come by and mix with fellow fans, pick up some new goods and partake in some of our events like Gaming and our first Gundam Model building event! Cosplayers welcome!

http://www.animepalace.com/

http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,13282.0.html

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175253319527&index=1

This post was submitted by EdOfNoName.

Our Halloween Cosplay contest will be held at our meeting on October 26th! Rules are here:

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~animage/contestrules.php

This week’s showing will be Umineko at 7:00 in a location 2060 VLSB. Our weeklies are Bakemonogatari and Spice and Wolf Season 2.

Location: UC Berkeley, 2060 VLSB [View Map]

Organizer: Cal Animage Alpha

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

Join us at the Anime V store in San Jose on Saturday October 17th for another Anime Fan get-together! Best of all, it’s FREE!

Costume show, swap meet, art exhibit, and free food and drink (until we run out). Pocky and Ramune will still cost money (sorry)!

Location: Anime V @ Princeton Plaza / Meridian, Kooser, and Blossom Hill Roads / 1375 Blossom Hill Road Suite 25 San Jose.

For more information, visit our website http://www.AnimeV.com or http://www.facebook.com/AnimeV

This post was submitted by hugo wang.

Anime Expo, the largest anime and manga convention in North America, was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 2 through July 5.

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She stepped in front of me as I was rushing into the Artists Alley — a lady in a princess’ gown. With a playful smile she asked, “Are you my prince?” I stood there for a second, stumped by the random occurrence. But basing it on the atmosphere of where I was that day, I took a chance and casually replied, “Yes, I am!” Although perhaps not quite the answer she was looking for, she paused to think for a second before raising her arms, yelling “YAY!” and giving me a hug. I bowed, and she returned with a curtsey. As we parted ways I continued into the Artists Alley with one eyebrow raised, both puzzled and amused by the peculiar incident. Strange as it seemed, I realized it was all part of just another day at Fanime.
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–Highlights include a Fashion show, Cosplay contest and anime vendors-

SAN FRANCISCO (April 8, 2009) – Time to bust out that Sailor Moon or Pokemon outfit and celebrate otaku (anime fan) culture! Anime fans are in for a treat as the Anime Street Pavilion returns, once again, to the Asian Heritage Street Celebration on May 16, with a fun daylong program including an anime theme runway fashion show, an anime cosplay contest and masquerade, and Japanese rock performances.

The Anime Street Pavilion, which has been a feature of the nation’s largest pan Asian street fair since 2007, celebrates the otaku culture in the San Francisco Bay Area and comes complete with local anime vendors, giving attendees a chance to pick up the latest manga. Past performers have included crowd pleasers – Thee Out Mods, ArtBeat, The Random Ninjas, The Slants, and Lemon Drop Kick. This year the Pavilion will also showcase original anime clothing lines from Japanese and Bay Area fashion designers. Attendees will also have the opportunity to win prizes by showcasing their own homemade anime costumes on stage.

The Fifth Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2009 located at the Civic Center leading to Little Saigon and will feature J-cars, a Muay Thai kickboxing ring, scrumptious food, tons of arts and crafts, carnival rides and games, free hepatits B screenings, and more! The Asian Heritage Street Celebration gathers the diversity of the Asian American populations of the San Francisco Bay Area and promotes cross-cultural interaction through sharing of cultures, creation of innovative programs and entertaining activities for visitors and participants.

To participate in the Anime Pavilion as a vendor or to enter the Cosplay Contest visit http://www.eigoMANGA.com/ahsc/ for details and visit http://www.asianfairsf.com/ to learn more about the 5th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration.

Submitted by Austin Osueke.

THE EVENT: On Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, the fourth annual Super-Con will bring the biggest and brightest stars of comics, sci-fi, and pop culture to the San Jose Convention Center’s South Hall.

ANIME PAVILION: Anime guests, vendors, cosplay contest, and more at the Anime Pavilion at Super-Con! Details at: www.sacanime.com/super-con/

SUPER GUESTS:
Anime Guests, voice artists for anime’s popular Full Metal Alchemist and Hellsing.
Travis Charest, cover artist; WildC.A.T.s, Metabarons, Star Wars art.
Frank Cho, Liberty Meadows, Avengers, Shanna the She-Devil.
Bruce Dern, Oscar-nominated actor, star of film and TV, including Silent Running, Great Gatsby, and Big Love. First comic book convention appearance.
Michael Golden, Doctor Strange, Micronauts, Nightwing.
Adam Hughes, cover artist; Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Tomb Raider.
Joe Jusko, painter of Tomb Raider, Tarzan, Vampirella, numerous trading cards series.
Bill Morrison, co-founder of Bongo Comics, publisher of The Simpsons comic books.
Eduardo Risso, 100 Bullets, Batman: Broken City.
John Wesley Shipp, The Flash, Emmy-winning actor.
Marina Sirtis, Star Trek’s Deanna Troi.
Arthur Suydam, Marvel Zombies, Conan, Batman, Death Dealer.
Jane Weidlin, the Go-Go’s, VH1′s The Surreal Life.
And many, many more!

HIGHLIGHTS: Super-Con 2009 features panels, Q&A discussions with special guests, displays, and presentations by icons and industry leaders. The 4th annual Super-Con Cosplay Contest allows those daring souls to roam the convention hall in costume (providing photo opportunities galore) before the formal costume contest pits hero vs. hero. The Art Auction allows conventioneers to bid on one-of-a-kind pieces of art created especially for the auction by our super guests. In all, Super-Con has over 80,000 square feet of space to play with this year, so expect more excitement than ever, plus a great array of comic book, anime, and specialty toy vendors! Full convention programming info is at www.super-con.com.

WHERE: San Jose Convention Center, South Hall, 425 S. Market St., San Jose.
I-880 and I-101 are less than a five-minute drive from the Center, which also has free weekend parking in the rear and nearby underground lots. Special rates at the San Jose Marriott are available to Super-Con guests (a limited block of rooms have been set aside for Super-Con).

ADMISSION: Tickets for Super-Con are $20 for a one-day pass or $30 for a two-day pass. Tickets may be purchased three ways: 1) at the door on event day; 2) online at www.super-con.com; and 3) in advance at your local comic book retailer. Advance tickets purchased online or from your local comic book retailer will receive a $5 discount. Additionally, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in uniform, and other attendees in costume are eligible for a discount.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.super-con.com, or email supercon@super-con.com.

ABOUT US: The fourth annual Super-Con is brought to Bay Area fans by a group of local comics professionals and fans.