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Events, Live Music & J-Pop Concerts

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

By: Ann • Posted: Mar 7, 2010 • No Responses »
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

Thousands of rare products from Japan - click to visit now!

Conventions, Events

WonderCon 2010, Moscone Center South, April 2-4

By: Ann • Posted: Feb 22, 2010 • No Responses »
April 2, 2010toApril 4, 2010

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

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

Conventions, Events

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

By: Ann • Posted: Feb 22, 2010 • No Responses »
September 18, 2010
10:00 amto5:00 pm
September 19, 2010
10:00 amto5:00 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

Events

San Francisco Japantown Friends & Family Shopping Event, 19-20 Dec 09

By: Ann • Posted: Dec 15, 2009 • No Responses »
December 19, 2009toDecember 20, 2009

Please come support the Japantown merchants by doing your holiday shopping at Japantown on Saturday and Sunday, December 19th and 20th from 11am – 3pm. Print this flyer and bring it to get discounts at over 50 businesses! Plus, with the flyer you can enter a raffle to win great prizes like FREE movie passes to Sundance Kabuki theater, a FREE night stay at Hotel Tomo, and much much more!

More info:

http://www.japantownnow.com/2009/12/friends-and-family-event/

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1744656

Anime & Film Screenings, Events

Free Private Screening of 20th Century Boys 1 at Viz Cinema, 17 Dec 09

By: Ann • Posted: Dec 14, 2009 • No Responses »
December 17, 2009
6:00 pmto9:30 pm

RSVP now to get into the party with SF Bay Guardian and watch 20th Century Boys 1 for FREE!

NEW PEOPLE is excited to have SF Bay Guardian host their VIP movie night at our venue! The VIP reception is from 6 to 7:15 and is open to all guests who RSVP. The private screening of 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End will be open to the first 125 folks who check in at the VIP Reception so get there early!

WHEN:
Thursday, December 17th
Reception Time: 6:00pm – 7:15pm
VIP Movie: 7:30pm

WHERE:
Lobby and VIZ Cinema
NEW PEOPLE building 1746 Post Street, Japantown, San Francisco, CA 94115

Events, Parties & Social Meetups

BayAnime Dinner Meetup at SF Japantown, 21 Nov 09

By: Ann • Posted: Nov 16, 2009 • 2 Responses »
November 21, 2009
6:00 pmto10:00 pm

BayAnime Meetup! Everyone is invited to this social event. Talk about all your favorite things over some good food and drink! Bring your friends and make some new ones! Please RSVP if you’ll be attending.

Meeting place: In front of Kinokuniya 2nd Floor, San Francisco Japantown
Last minute phone contact #s (in case you’re going to be late or decide last minute that you want to join us!): 650-380-7087, 415-997-8179

RSVPs are closed.

Events, Live Music & J-Pop Concerts

Utada “In the Flesh” 2010 Tour, The Fillmore, Jan 24

By: Ann • Posted: Nov 16, 2009 • No Responses »
January 24, 2010
8:00 pm

All ages.

Location: The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Boulevard, SF, CA 94115
Tickets: $30 + fees at Live Nation

Event on Live Nation: http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/414958

Anime & Film Screenings, Events

Gurren Lagann Movie 1+2, Viz Cinema, 17-18 Nov 09

By: Ann • Posted: Nov 15, 2009 • No Responses »
November 17, 2009
5:00 pmto7:00 pm
7:30 pmto9:40 pm
November 18, 2009
5:00 pmto7:00 pm
7:30 pmto9:40 pm

Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood’s End [ENCORE!]
(2008, 113min., With English Subtitles, Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi)
11/17 (Tue) & 11/18 (Wed) 5:00pm

Watch the first film and get ready for the U.S. Premiere of Gurren Lagann: The Movie 2! Based on the anime television series, Gurren Lagann, the film takes place in a fictional future in which human beings have been forced to live in closed-off underground villages. Kamina and Simon are constrained by the limits imposed by the village elder. Yet, all this will change when Simon stumbles across a fantastic device – just as the village’s peace is broken by a violent intrusion.

Gurren Lagann The Movie 2: The Lights In The Sky Are Stars [ U.S. Premiere ]
(2009, 130min., With English Subtitles, Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi)
11/17 (Tue) & 11/18 (Wed) 7:30pm

Watch both 1 & 2 and get a special discount! Overcoming a big loss of loved ones, Simon survived in mortal combat with the Beastmen leader Lordgenome. Seven years later, humans return to the surface to build a flourishing civilization. However, the peaceful time does not last forever as the humans begin developing beyond their world into outer space and encounter an unknown enemy.

$15 special COMBO tickets so you can watch both movies on both days!

Tickets: $10 per movie or $15 for both movies [Buy Tickets]

Events, Live Music & J-Pop Concerts

Dir En Grey, The Fillmore, 23 Nov 09

By: Ann • Posted: Nov 1, 2009 • No Responses »
November 23, 2009
8:00 pm

All ages!

Location: The Fillmore, San Francisco
Tickets: $23+fees available online at Livenation

Anime & Film Screenings, Events

AnimeFX Anime Showing, SFSU, 30 Oct 09

By: Ann • Posted: Oct 27, 2009 • No Responses »
October 30, 2009
5:00 pmto8:30 pm

Location: San Francisco State University, HSS 153 and 154

Astro Fighter Sunred Ep 24-25
Zetsubou Sensei Ep 5
Valkyria Chronicles Ep 5
(15 Minute Break)
Kuro Shitsuji -Ep 5
Umineko – Ep 5

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