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dtm42



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:59 pm Reply with quote
Justin wrote:
9am: Keynote by Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Chairman and CEO of Kadokawa Holdings, Inc.


Now I know to whom I should direct my anger towards regarding Haruhi Season 2. Thanks.
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jsevakis
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:34 pm Reply with quote
dtm42 wrote:
Justin wrote:
9am: Keynote by Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Chairman and CEO of Kadokawa Holdings, Inc.


Now I know to whom I should direct my anger towards regarding Haruhi Season 2. Thanks.


That's sort of like being angry at Bill Gates for a single XBox Live game.
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darkmax



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:33 am Reply with quote
dtm42 wrote:
Justin wrote:
9am: Keynote by Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Chairman and CEO of Kadokawa Holdings, Inc.


Now I know to whom I should direct my anger towards regarding Haruhi Season 2. Thanks.


Careful he might nag you to death! In Japanese too!!! lol
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Big Hed



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:55 am Reply with quote
Sounds like a busy day indeed. I wonder how exactly Kadokawa is making money off of those AMV mashups?

And did they screen Summer Wars at the convention? I really want to see it...

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Also, Evangelion 2.0 is playing in theaters here -- subtitled. Gotta try to cram that in sometime.


Yes, yes you do. It's amazing.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:27 am Reply with quote
Big Hed wrote:
Sounds like a busy day indeed. I wonder how exactly Kadokawa is making money off of those AMV mashups?


See animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-03/kadokawa-gets-over-10-million-yen-monthly-from-youtube
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Big Hed



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:41 am Reply with quote
Oh, right, ads. Could have figured that out if I applied a little brain power...

Thanks for the link.
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pparker



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:59 am Reply with quote
Justin... so we'll soon see your version of this photo op, right?

http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25270/AFA+Countdown.html
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Big Hed



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:20 pm Reply with quote
Oh man, those photos make me want to check the con out later today. I'd better get to bed... why did I have to go to a party last night Anime cry...
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Agent355



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:48 am Reply with quote
The convention sounds incredibly informative. I'd love to hear more about what Vince from Crunchroll had to say, and I'm really looking forward to that Summer Wars review!

(On an unrelated note, I suddenly have the urge to check out Jimmy Choo's shoes...Razz)
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:47 am Reply with quote
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and makes no secret that even after his experience at Studio Ghibli he's still a giant flaming Miyazaki fanboy.


That's actually what I wanted to ask him in L.A. Can you find out if his approach to Tokikae was inspired at all by Beautiful Dreamer?

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Lightly self-effacing, he explained, "I had two Powerpoints prepared, one for if Astro Boy did well, and one if it didn't. Today, I'm afraid I'll be using the second one."


Poor guy. Crying or Very sad

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The theories were mostly second-guessing the idea of revamping such a dated hero in the first place.


Oh, yes, Astro Boy need to be updatd. Just not DB:E-style.

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One interesting note: both in Japan and China the majority of moviegoers were middle aged men.


I'm actually surprised kids showed up at all in the American screenings, given that they tend to like flashier stuff, and considering the 2003 AB bombed.

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noted that he was still looking for a German distributor, since everybody there seems utterly allergic to the mix of child characters and violence, however cartoony.


Um, aren't tehy responsible for Fnny Games?
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Joe Mello



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:12 pm Reply with quote
What, no wikipedia entry? Razz
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:54 am Reply with quote
I heard Reine Hibiki, the illustrator for Marimite and First Love Sisters, was at AFA. Can anyone confirm it?
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diligent sesame



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:20 am Reply with quote
Wow. You sir, really do have the coolest job.
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CruzMissile



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:46 am Reply with quote
Jeez, the more I see and hear about this con the more I wanna go Razz

Awesome guests
Awesome food
Awesome concerts
no yaoi
no flash mobs
no L's
Dancing stormtrooper
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Big Hed



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:23 am Reply with quote
Not to mention cheap figures (if your into that). I had put a stop on my figure purchasing, but I saw a couple great deals when I went Sunday.

Oops, SGD150 gone.

Anyway, I had fun just wandering around the exhibition hall. There were a ton of awesome Gundam models at the Bandai booth, and the figure expo at Danny Choo's booth was cool as well (I wanted that Shiki they had on display...). There was also some crazy-popular Cloud cosplayer, who people swarmed around every time he was visible. I never directly saw him, only his Gunsword poking above the crowd.

Certainly worth the twelve bucks I paid for entry.
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