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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

Join BayAnime community members in our second social meetup in San Francisco! Bring your own food and drink and join us for karaoke at Fillmore Karaoke in Japantown! Please RSVP if you’ll be attending.

Location:
Fillmore Karaoke
1410 Fillmore St
(between Byington St & Ellis St)
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 673-5708

RSVPs are closed.

Sign Up Wars: The Online Registration Menace

Out of 35 total spots for this year’s Fanime Karaoke Contest, 25 were made available for online pre-registration about 3 weeks before the convention. The word around town was that pre-registration for the Karaoke Contest grows more and more competitive each year. This year, looking at how the online sign-up system closed about 20 minutes after going live, I’d say “competitive” could be an understatement. On the evening of Sunday, May 3rd, 2009, hordes of eager contestants sat at their computers with their eyes glued to the Fanime Forums and the Karaoke Twitter page, waiting to sign up at the first sign of a registration form. How do I know this? Well I was one of those people! I believe that I only managed to obtain the last spot available because two other registrants before me didn’t fill out their forms correctly. Here’s hoping that everyone who missed out on the online sign-ups still managed to get a spot on the day of the contest. I knew that I had caught a lucky break that night. I was happy! But whenever I catch such a glimpse of good fortune, fate somehow never fails to come back and bite me in the toes with its twisted sense of humor.
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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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kj EVE will be hosting The Depot’s first ever Cosplay Karaoke Contest! Prizes will be awarded for karaoke performances.

Song Categories:
:+: J-rock Visual Kei (Japanese)
:+: Generic Rock Idol (American, European, Hispanic)
:+: Cosplay Hybrid (Anime/Gothic Lolita/Fruits Basket)
:+: Open Mic (anyone without a costume)

THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER! WILL THAT BE YOU?

When: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: THE DEPOT, San Francisco State University Student Center, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco
Attire: Cosplay costumes or come as you are.

Contest Rules: Have fun! Have fun! Have fun!
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