UPDATES:
There are only 35 days left to pre-register at our discount rate of $35 for the weekend. You can register online at
www.animeusa.org/registration.php or use the form at the bottom of this page.
You can get an additional $5 off that rate, if you come by our booth at the Fall for Fairfax festival (
www.fallforfairfax.com) this Saturday, September 30 at the Fairfax County Government Center, and register while you are there (cash or check only). We are offering the same deal at MangaNext,
www.manganext.com, Oct 6-8, in Secaucus, NJ.
LARP information is now online,
www.animeusa.org/larp.php.
We are casting participants for a Cosplay chess event. If you are interested please, check our forum for more information.
http://animeusa.org/forum/viewtopic.php ... ight=chess
NEW GUESTS
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Nen Daiko:
www.nendaiko.org
Taiko has a rich history dating back to feudal Japan. Throughout the country, a single taiko was used in rural areas during ceremonies in hopes of successful harvests. The taiko became an integral part of religious services in Buddhist and Shinto temples. During times of war, the taiko was used to rally troops into battle. It is said that land boundaries were drawn by how far a taiko could be heard. Nen Daiko will be performing on Sunday at 12 noon in Main Events.
Jo Chen:
www.jo-chen.com
Jo Chen got her start with her work for the Racer X mini-series, part of the iconic Speed Racer series published by Wildstorm/D.C. Comics in 2000. She quickly established herself producing interiors and covers for titles including Darkminds Macropolis, Battle of the Planets, Street Fighter, Robotech, etc. Currently she is most well-known to American comic readers as the cover artist of Marvel's Runaways series, and the year 2007 will see her manga "The Other Side of the Mirror" published in English by TokyoPop. Jo has recently collaborated with Joss Whedon, producing illustrations for the Serenity film tie-in, a continuation of the cult favorite television series Firefly, and the covers to the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Season 8" comic.
Hookie Dookie Panic!
www.hookiedookiepanic.com
Brian Wilson is the artist behind the weekly updated Webcomic, Hookie Dookie Panic! HDP chronicles the misadventures of a cosplay engineer, an AMV editor, a woman who was mod chipped and a castrated Vietcong terrorist in a diaper. Of course, Giant candy stealing cupcake men, hammer darts, an AMV that becomes self aware and goes on a rampage, Ninja Jesus, an xbox that allows the user to cheat in real life, break-dance-rave-monkeys and the waffle house are just some of the things the characters have to deal with.
X-Strike Studios:
www.x-strikestudios.com
Tired of sub-par Hollywood video game movie adaptations? Who isn't really? For far too long Hollywood has churned out embarrassments of everyone's favorite video games. Enter X-Strike Studios, an independent movie company out of Western New York, destined to make quality, live action, video game parody films. They are committed to making these video game movies to excite and inspire the fan and the general viewer alike. As one of the first to take on this incredible mission, they find their duty is to stay true to the source material while expressing their own twist of humor. Between full length parodies and short videos, X-Strike Studios has taken on such titles as River City Ransom, PaRappa the Rappa, Rampart, Final Fantasy, Eternal Darkness, Silent Hill, and Metal Gear Solid. Come check out their table, panels, and join in the discussions on their online forum, all for an inside scoop on what makes X-Strike unique.
yah I should not have much winter work ahead of me. I always try to make it to cons and meet new peeps. Gonna read through a bit of postings before jumping in. Really nice site and fan here. O, found here from a link on someones blog btw.
