07/21/08: AniMix was in Killeen, Texas from July 18-20th. Some of our Aftercon Crew was there. Say hi to Katheryn, our Texas Promotions Director. ^_^ And welcome, our new friends from Texas.
Anime Expo Picture - Aftercon Crew
Anime Expo 2008 Review!
So it might be a little out of order. We already did our Anime Expo 2008 review while Akon and Yaoi Jamboree review are still on hiatus. We apologize. ^_^ But enjoy episode #9.
And Anime Expo breaks record for having 103,000 attendees over the weekend. Amazing!
Picture of the Day and AniMix
07/20/08: AniMix is in Killeen, Texas from July 18-20th. Some of our Aftercon Crew will be there. Say hi to Katheryn at the INFO Desk. ^_^
Anime Expo Picture - Aftercon Crew
Anime Expo 2008 Review!
So it might be a little out of order. We already did our Anime Expo 2008 review while Akon and Yaoi Jamboree review are still on hiatus. We apologize. ^_^ But enjoy episode #9.
And Anime Expo breaks record for having 103,000 attendees over the weekend. Amazing!
Rain Vs Colbert Video and AniMix in Texas
07/19/08: AniMix is in Killeen, Texas from July 18-20th. Some of our Aftercon Crew will be there. Say hi to Katheryn at the INFO Desk. ^_^
Rain Vs. Colbert - Stephen Colbert on The Daily Show challenges Rain (Korean Pop Superstar) to a dance off because Rain beat him by one spot on Time Magazine's most influential people in the world. Rain came in 2nd while Colbert came in 3rd.
Anime Expo 2008 Review!
So it might be a little out of order. We already did our Anime Expo 2008 review while Akon and Yaoi Jamboree review are still on hiatus. We apologize. ^_^ But enjoy episode #9.
And Anime Expo breaks record for having 103,000 attendees over the weekend. Amazing!
Earth Bending Video and AniMix in Texas
07/18/08: AniMix is in Killeen, Texas from July 18-20th. Some of our Aftercon Crew will be there. Say hi to Katheryn at the INFO Desk. ^_^
Avatar - Earth Bending
Anime Expo 2008 Review!
So it might be a little out of order. We already did our Anime Expo 2008 review while Akon and Yaoi Jamboree review are still on hiatus. We apologize. ^_^ But enjoy episode #9.
And Anime Expo breaks record for having 103,000 attendees over the weekend. Amazing!
Water Bending Video and AniMix in Texas
07/17/08: AniMix is in Killeen, Texas from July 18-20th. Some of our Aftercon Crew will be there. Say hi to Katheryn at the INFO Desk. ^_^
Avatar - Water Bending
Anime Expo 2008 Review!
So it might be a little out of order. We already did our Anime Expo 2008 review while Akon and Yaoi Jamboree review are still on hiatus. We apologize. ^_^ But enjoy episode #9.
And Anime Expo breaks record for having 103,000 attendees over the weekend. Amazing!
Video of the Day and AniMix
07/16/08: AniMix is in Killeen, Texas from July 18-20th. Some of our Aftercon Crew will be there. Say hi to Katheryn at the INFO Desk. ^_^
Avatar - Fire Bending
Anime Expo 2008 Review!
So it might be a little out of order. We already did our Anime Expo 2008 review while Akon and Yaoi Jamboree review are still on hiatus. We apologize. ^_^ But enjoy episode #9.
And Anime Expo breaks record for having 103,000 attendees over the weekend. Amazing!
Video of the Day
07/15/08: Theme song to Hana Yori Dango movie...
Arashi - One Love
Anime Expo 2008 Review!
So it might be a little out of order. We already did our Anime Expo 2008 review while Akon and Yaoi Jamboree review are still on hiatus. We apologize. ^_^ But enjoy episode #9.
And Anime Expo breaks record for having 103,000 attendees over the weekend. Amazing!
Anime Expo 2008 Review!
07/12/08: So it might be a little out of order. We already did our Anime Expo 2008 review while Akon and Yaoi Jamboree is still on hiatus. We apologize. ^_^ But enjoy episode #9.
And Anime Expo breaks record for having 103,000 attendees over the weekend. Amazing!
Just an announcement to everyone...
07/11/08: Our Aftercon Podcast co-host, Jai, has been called to active duty and is leaving us today. We wish him luck and safety.
Stay tuned for the next podcast recorded at an un-disclosed location with a special guest! It will be released tonight!
Video of the Day
Kusume Koharu - Chance!
To Jai...
07/11/08: Just an announcement to everyone... our Aftercon Podcast co-host, Jai, has been called to active duty and is leaving us today. We wish him luck and safety.
Stay tuned for the next podcast recorded at an un-disclosed location with a special guest! It will be released tonight!
Video of the Day
Kusume Koharu - Chance!
Aftercon Crew is back from Anime Expo 2008!
07/10/08: The Aftercon meeting went well! It ended up with us attacking a little girl dressed as Pikachu with our weapons. And every photographer jumped in to take pictures of the Aftercon Crew. Yay!
Stay tuned for the next podcast recorded at an un-disclosed location with a special guest!
Picture of the Day
Shoko Nakagawa - Shokotan cosplaying as Yoko from Gurren Lagann and singing the theme song to Gurren Lagann at her concert.
Aftercon Crew is back from Anime Expo 2008!
07/09/08: The Aftercon meeting went well! It ended up with us attacking a little girl dressed as Pikachu with our weapons. And every photographer jumped in to take pictures of the Aftercon Crew. Yay!
Stay tuned for the next podcast recorded at an un-disclosed location with a special guest!
Picture of the Day
Aftercon Meetup at Anime Expo 2008 - A Wolfwood, Rena, Pokemon Trainer, Eiji and No Face attacks a defenseless Pikachu girl.
Aftercon Crew is back from Anime Expo 2008!
07/08/08: The Aftercon meeting went well! It ended up with us attacking a little girl dressed as Pikachu with our weapons. And every photographer jumped in to take pictures of the Aftercon Crew. Yay!
Stay tuned for the next podcast recorded at an un-disclosed location with a special guest!
Video of the Day
Shokotan aka Shoko Nakagawa - Cruel Angel Thesis (Evangelion) at AX 2008 in Rei Ayanami cosplay!
Aftercon Cranks out another podcast!
07/01/08: Anime Expo Meetup on Saturday, July 5th, 2008. Location is Site 2 at 4pm. Check the map in this Aftercon Podcast. A link is posted.
So what did the Aftercon Staff and Crew did this weekend? We went to the Atomic Fest, Aftercon Fangirl Party, and created a music video! Gackto, Paris, and Frenchie sung The Way I Are by Timbaland and filmed it in their cosplay. Please watch! ^_^
Soul Calibur 2 - The Way I Are feat. Xianghua, Talim and Link
Aftercon Crew makes cosplay music video, Sexyback
06/30/08: Anime Expo Meetup on Saturday, July 5th, 2008. Location is Site 2 at 4pm. Check map: Site 1-3. It's site 2!
So what did the Aftercon Staff and Crew did this weekend? We went to the Atomic Fest, Aftercon Fangirl Party, and created a music video! Gackto, Paris, and Frenchie sung Sexyback by Justin Timberlake and filmed it in their cosplay. Please watch! ^_^
06/27/08: All right! Here is your podcast. Next week, we are expecting a special guest again so stay tuned! Invite a friend to sign up and listen on the fun too! And spread the word to other Aftercon members. ^_^
06/26/08: All right! Here is your podcast. Next week, we are expecting a special guest again so stay tuned! Invite a friend to sign up and listen on the fun too!
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
LM.C performs at Anime Expo and outside LA venue! The Slants perform in Arizona at Yaoi Jamboree!
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
Tamaki Nami sings the theme song to D.Gray-Man. It is called Brightdown.
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
Aftercon Members, David and Choco singing karaoke and rick-rolling all of you at Saboten Con!
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
06/06/08: Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
06/04/08: Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards. You can check out the A-Kon profile too.
All right! The next episode is of the Aftercon Podcast is out.
Utada Hikaru - Traveling (old school Hiki-chan PV)
And we are back from Texas!
06/02/08: Akon 19 was fun. The Jrock Concert starring Versailles was amazing! We also had small meetup. Prizes included a granola bar, a box of pocky and an Inuyasha t-shirt. Thanks to those who came!
Current Texas members, please add the new members from Texas. Oh well, everyone can add them. ^_^ You can also add Katheryn, the Texas Promotions Director. Or Gackto, the guy that passes out yellow Aftercon business cards.
Video of the Day
Versailles - The Revenant Choir
Akon 19 (2008) See you there!
05/29/08: Well, we got delayed but the podcast is out!
Aftercon crew will be at Akon, look at the previous news to see where the meetup will be. Be back on Monday.
05/27/08: Saboten Con was fun. We are exhausted. Our Jpop Superstar and Jdrama Actors COLLIDE panel was a success! We filled the entire room and kept it filled. Thanks everyone. ^_^ Arizona members, please add the new Arizona members!
Look for our weekly podcast due out sometime on Wednesday, and then our review of Saboten Con. Next up, Akon and Jrock Band, Versailles! Aftercon Meetup at the middle of the walkway bridge connecting the hotel at 5:30pm on Saturday. Games and prizes!
Caramelldansen in the Saboten karaoke room - we found this on YouTube. Enjoy! ^_^
Saboten Con!
05/23/08: Aftercon will have a meetup at Saboten Con. It is on Sunday at 9pm in Panel Room 2 (aka Salon B) depending if they use numbers or letters. Come have fun with us as some of our Aftercon Crew are assisting the Jpop Superstars and Jdrama Actors Collide panel. We will play games and there will be prizes. See you there! And spread the word.
HANA YORI DANGO: FINAL TRAILER - seems like this takes place in Hong Kong, Las Vegas, etc. And there's a lot of action and romance. Arashi does the theme song too called One Love. Enjoy! ^_^
Podcast every Tuesday or Wednesday
05/21/08: We just did our second weekly podcast. It will usually be released on Tuesday unless there is a convention the previous weekend. Then it will be on Wednesday. Here is Episode 2.
#1 Single of the Week in Japan
KAT-TUN - DON'T U EVER STOP
What a great weekend!
05/19/08: The Aftercon Crew is back from Anime Central. Please make all new people from Anime Central feel welcomed by adding them as your friend.
If you are new to Aftercon, add some people too. ^_^ Next podcast, Anime Cental Review and Preview of Saboten Con guests.
#1 Single of the Week in Japan
NEWS - Summer Time
Anime Central 2008
05/14/08: The Staff will be at Anime Central the entire weekend. Next update will be Monday when we come back. ^_^
05/13/08: We just did our first weekly podcast. It will usually be released on Tuesday unless there is a convention the previous weekend. Then it will be on Wednesday.
Here is Part 2 of 5. To see Part 1, click the View All link of the News & Events Section.
Hana Yori Dango - Episode 1: Part 2/5
Jdrama of the Day
05/12/08: This is one drama that you must watch in order to be a fan of Jdrama. It is a requirement. ^_^
Hana Yori Dango - Episode 1: Part 1/5
Music Video of the Day
05/11/08: Sorry about the previous video being unavailable. It's time for Veoh. They haven't been bought out yet, and it looks cooler. Apparently, YouTube has started banning most Japanese Music Videos at the requests of record labels. >.<
YUI - Rolling Star (Bleach Opening)
Music Video of the Day
05/09/08: DOUBLE & Namie Amuro - BLACK DIAMOND
Enjoy this classic anime, Slayers!
05/07/08: We have $151 dollars in donations. Our target is $200.
Today's video is Slayers. This series was back in the day old school style. Its wit and humor was unmatched, and the action was superb. Slayers never took itself seriously often times making fun of everything, and the characters had real personalities. Thanks to the great story, this franchise had numerous movies, OVAs, and 3 seasons on television making it one of the most popular series in Japan. It also helped that Megumi Hayashibara (popular jpop star) sang the themes and played the voice of Lina Inverse. Enjoy this great classic.
Video of the Day Slayers - Season 1, Episode 1
Part 1
Part 2
Next Weekend is Anime Central!
05/06/08: We have $151 dollars in donations. Our target is $200. And the surprise? A weekly podcast is in the works. Every Tuesday. Coming soon. ^_^
Video of the Day Nami Tamaki - Gokigendaze! ~Nothing But Something~ feat. KEN(Da Pump)
Summer is here!
05/03/08: We have $151 dollars in donations. Our target is $200.
Today, or more like yesterday because this website is set on Eastern Standard Time, musician hide passed away. If you didn't know, he was the lead guitarist for X-Japan. And his song, Pink Spider, was awesome.
So at the request of Aria, a tribute to him on the Aftercon Musician List. And he is the feature artist for this week as well.
Oh, savor the lobster on the banner. It will be gone by Monday.
That was fun!
04/30/08: Thanks for coming everyone!
Thanks for the donations as well. We are at $150 out of the $200 we are looking for so we are almost there! We also have a surprise for you next week as well. Can't tell you... it's a surprise.
The hot tub was fun. The steaks were delicious and the lobster was entertaining (look at the lobster at the top). Again, thanks for bring food and hanging out. ^_^
Next Aftercon meetup, Anime Central in 2 weeks!
Two Pieces of News
04/19/08: Pool Party and The Slants' CD Release
Pool Party / Fundraiser Date: April 26th Time: 8pm Location: Jai's pool in Tempe, Arizona by Arizona Mills (ask Jai or Gackto for directions and other needs like rides)
Yep, with our new party planner, Shawn, we are having a pool party with steak, hamburgers, a pool and hot tubs. Please bring drinks and other food that is not steak or hamburgers. It's also our fundraiser for the upgrades so we will have a donation jar. And we are giving away a prize (because we always do at our parties). So this party is in Tempe, Arizona. Sorry to those not in AZ. But catch the Aftercon staff and crew in Texas, Indiana, California, Las Vegas, etc. this summer. ^_^ We will have lots of meetups and parties.
Second, check out the deal that The Slants (All Asian Electro / Rock / Punk band in Oregon) are offering. They are helping Aftercon out with donations. Basically, they are donating $10 of every CD they sell on Myspace to Aftercon when the code AC30 is used. Read The Slants' new CD thread for more information.
Troubles and Good News
04/17/08: Seems like our forum still has bugs like not being able to make new threads. Some people are able to, and some are not able to make new threads. We are on it asap.
Pool Party / Fundraiser Date: April 26th Time: 8pm Location: Jai's pool (ask Jai for directions and other needs like rides)
Yep, with our new party planner, Shawn, we are having a pool party with steak, hamburgers, a pool and hot tubs. Please bring drinks and other food that is not steak or hamburgers. It's also our fundraiser for the upgrades so we will have a donation jar. And we are giving away a prize (because we always do at our parties). So this party is in Tempe, Arizona.
Sorry to those not in AZ. But catch the Aftercon staff and crew in Texas, Indiana, California, Las Vegas, etc. this summer. ^_^ We will have meetups and parties.
Upgrades News!
04/10/08: Hi, everyone!
So we have about $75 in donations now. And we went ahead with the upgrades but we are still needing some more. $250 is our goal! We'll cover the rest.
Right now... 75/200. We'll keep this number updated. Don't forget, we are having a fundraiser/party in 2 weeks! Details later.
As for the website, there's gonna be quite a few bugs until Friday. We have stopped working on it today and gone home. So tomorrow! Everything should all right.
Spring Update!
03/20/08: If you are not sure what's been going on at Aftercon, be sure to read the enter news section by clicking "View All."
So anyway, both of the Phoenix Comicon Reports are up! Next event is Taste of Chaos Concert Tour with MUCC, D'espairs Ray and the Underneath. Come join us at the AZ concert on 4/9/2008!
Thanks to those who donated. We are at $45. Yay! Of course, the total search and forum upgrades upgrades are over $300. We hoping to reach $200 in donation by May so help us out! It's easy as 1-2-3 with Pay Pal. Just watch for the donate area that randomly appears under the banner. ^o^
And just for fun, here is a photo we took with the Jrock Band, MetalPhyzix, back in 2007 during our interview.
Arizona Japanese Matsuri 2008 is over!
02/24/08: Thanks to all of those in our Arizona region for coming out to hang out with the Aftercon Crew.
Well, at our PCC meeting, we gave away Japanese Capsule Ball, Naruto pins and buttons and an Excel Saga plushie hat thingy. This time, we played some trivia and gave away some pocky. Hope all of you had fun! The yukatas and kimonos were very pretty. Stay tune for more Aftercon meetups in your state/area! ^_^
And yes, we will get the PCC reports done soon!
Arizona Japanese Matsuri Festival
02/21/08: Aftercon Meeting!
February 23, 2008 - Saturday Heritage Square and Science Park 115 N 6th St Phoenix, AZ 85004 (Northwest corner of 7th St. and Washington St. in downtown Phoenix)
We are meeting near the Main Stage at 1pm. Prepare for a game of trivia of Japanese Culture and win a cool prize. Come join us. Look for a big crowd standing near the seats on the open concrete area. And spread the word to all the Arizona members. ^_^
Phoenix Comicon 08 is over!
01/28/08: Thanks for all those people that came to the Aftercon meeting at Jack in the Box. It was a HUGE success! We are still trying to make Aftercon a national community where it doesn't matter which convention you at, Aftercon members will be there to hang out with you!
Aftercon Meeting @ Jack in the Box
Now, it's time to hound our two staff writers that were there, Gackto and Frenchie, to write their convention reports. If you have links to your photo galleries, post them here in the forum.
Look at Maxinne's profile if you are stuck on how to decorate your Aftercon profile. Her profile is totally wicked!
Aftercon Meeting at Phoenix Comicon 2008
01/21/08: Phoenix Cactus Comicon 1/26-1/27, 2008
Please come to our Aftercon meeting! We will meet after the fashion show on Saturday 26th outside of the room where the fashion show is held. It's a 5-10 minute walk from PCC to the ice cream shop. Get some ice cream, play some ice breaker games, take pictures and then go back to the dance!
We will play a Jankenpon (rock paper scissor game) and winner gets a capsule ball from Japan!
Rockstar Taste of Chaos Presale
01/11/08: D’EspairsRay and MUCC
Dates and Locations:
3/1 – Kansas City, KS (Kansas City, MO) – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall 3/2 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave / Eagles Ballroom 3/4 – Saint Paul (Minneapolis), MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium 3/5 – Saint Charles / Saint Louis, MO – Family Arena 3/7 – Dayton, OH – Hara Arena 3/8 – Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena 3/15 – Asbury Park (Northern NJ), NJ – Convention Center 3/17 – Fairfax (Washington, DC), VA – Patriot Center 3/18 – Portland, ME – Cumberland County Civic Center 3/20 – Uniondale (Long Island - New York City), NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3/21 – Lowell (Boston), MA – Paul E. Tsongas Arena 3/22 – Albany, NY – Armory Center 3/24 – Duluth (Atlanta), GA – The Arena at Gwinnett Center 3/25 – Tampa, FL – Sun Dome – University of South Florida 3/26 – Miami, FL – Bayfront Park 3/28 – Orlando, FL – New Arena – University of Central Florida 3/29 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum 4/1 – Grand Prairie (Dallas – Fort Worth), TX – Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie 4/3 – Oklahoma City, OK – State Fair Arena 4/4 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheater 4/5 – San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum 4/6 – El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum 4/9 – Glendale / Phoenix, AZ – Jobing.com Arena 4/12 – San Jose (San Francisco – Oakland – Bay Area), CA – Event Center – San Jose State University 4/13 – Sacramento, CA – ARCO Arena 4/15 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater
Aftercon is working with MusicToday to bring you presale information! Of course, we have a disclaimer. Aftercon just provides the info and handles nothing else! So all of you loyal Aftercon followers, if you go to the show, click through the link above and give Aftercon some credibility. (o^_~)b
The Aftercon crew and staff will be going to the one in Glendale, AZ!
Taste of Chaos 2008
01/09/08: Rockstar Taste of Chaos 2008 with Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Bless The Fall, Idiot Pilot, MUCC, D'espairsRay, and The Underneath.
Saturday, March 1, 2008 Memorial Hall Doors: 4:45 pm | Show: 3:30 pm 600 North Seventh Street Kansas City, KS 66101
Saturday, March 8, 2008 Cobo Arena Doors: TBD | Show: 12:00 am Detroit, MI 48226
On Sale Sat, 1/12 at 10:00 am EST
Happy New Years
12/31/07: Aftercon wishes everyone a happy new year. Let us have more fun and more happiness than ever. See you at cons across the nation.
By the way, it is Aftercon birthday a few days ago. It is one year and a few days old!
Merry Christmas!
12/24/07: Be merry and wish everyone on here a Merry Christmas.
Fun fact: In Japan, everyone eats Kentucky Fried Chicken for dinner for Christmas. KFC is marketed as a gourmet family food. And also, the Japanese confused the turkey dinner for a chicken. It seems turkeys are really rare in Japan so they thought it was a chicken. ^_^
Hence, KFC Christmas dinner.
New Features!
11/23/07: Pictures and Music. And a lot more!
Some of you might have noticed that you can put links, videos, music players, pictures and other cool stuff on your profiles now.
Well, if you didn't know, this is the official announcement. We are still working on increasing the character limit and other things so you can do more. But for now, please enjoy. ^_^
We just got a Japanese correspondent, Lexi, and she will be writing all the cool stuff that is happening in Japan. Let's see, she likes to go party and clubbing a lot and shops like every week in Tokyo so she is going to have lots of interesting stories to tell. Aftercon staff has heard some of them already and they are very good. Please look foward to it!
Polysics, a Japanese band, known for its electric funk is back in the U.S. since last Spring. Their concerts are always wild, hot and very energetic. It's more wild and fanatic than a lot of Jrock concerts. Well, see them if you can. The Aftercon Crew will be seeing them in Phoenix/Tempe, Arizona. Other Aftercon members are seeing them in the Texas and California.
Well, enjoy the show! Check out the forum threads for time and location and which Aftercon members are going. ^_^
Polysics, a Japanese band, known for its electric funk is back in the U.S. since last Spring. Their concerts are always wild, hot and very energetic. It's more wild and fanatic than a lot of Jrock concerts. Well, see them if you can. The Aftercon Crew will be seeing them in Phoenix/Tempe, Arizona. Other Aftercon members are seeing them in the Texas and California.
Well, enjoy the show! Check out the threads for time and location and which Aftercon members are going. ^_^
It appeared some profiles are unavailable and some people are not able to upload pics. But it is all better. You can upload and stuff now. Thanks for your patience. Let us know in the feedback if you find anything else so we can fix it asap. ^_^
On another note, our site programmer has been found after weeks of being MIA. Expect new features and fixes soon! ^_^
Website is Down!
10/29/07: Profiles and Photo Gallery
It appears some profiles are unavailable and some people are not able to upload pics. We are looking into that. Thanks for your patience.
Let us know in the feedback if you find anything else so we can fix it asap. ^_^
Akiba Fest!
10/25/07: THIS SATURDAY IS THE J-POP HALLOWEEN PARTY OF THE YEAR
AKIBA FEST PRESENTS THE J-POP HALLOWEEN CONCERT BALL!!!
FEATURING LIVE CONCERTS BY SALIA & PSYCHIC LOVER!!!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27, 2007 JAXX NIGHT CLUB SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA
$15.00 PRE-SHOW $20 AT THE DOOR AGE 16+ MUST BE 21 TO DRINK W/ ID
www.afxakibafest.com
A FUN AND SPOOKY NIGHT INVOLVING
* TWO CONCERTS!!! * WITCHBLADE ANIME VIEWING! * A J-Rock themed cosplay fashion show! (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) * An overall best costume award! * Chances to win great prizes and get giveaways! * A Chance to draw on an actual Scion! * & OTHER ACTIVITIES!!
Costumes welcome!!
Salia
Salia is the lead singer of the J-Rock group unicorn table. This sexy vocalist already with top solo hits like "Cutie Honey Flash" and "Trust" from the anime "Vandread", as well as the opening and ending themes for the sentei series " Gao Ranger", is gearing up for her first solo album. To be produced by TenBu Productions and have it's debut in America, Akiba Fest will feature the first concert boasting her brand new music and look.
Psychic Lover
Psychic Lover is making waves thorough out the Anime and Sentai scene by making hit after hit theme songs and a popular album. Made up of vocalist Yoffy and guitarist Imajo, Psychic Lover have been chosen to do the themes of hit anime shows like Witchblade and Transformers Amada. Before that, they were known for the high powered action themes of "Gô Gô Sentai Boukenger" and "Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger" to name a couple.
For more info: www.afxakibafest.com
Aftercon Party Success!
10/21/07: Thanks to everyone who came to the party in Chandler, Arizona. The large house, great weather, hot tub and pool, and the state of the art theater room was very fun. King of Fighters, Space Channel 5 and other video games play great on a large screen. The Aftercon Crew had a great time. Especially riding in the H2 Hummer to the store for orange juice. ^_^
Well, until next time we meet, see you here on Aftercon.
Aftercon Party in Arizona Updated
10/17/07: There will be an Aftercon party in the Chandler area in Arizona on October 20, 2007, Saturday. The starting time is 9pm. Chandler is southeast of Phoenix. Please RSVP with Shawn or Gackto. All staff members should attend if possible ^_^! If you have questions, you can use the feedback link to send an email. Every Aftercon member is welcome to the party.
Forum thread for the event: http://aftercon.com/forum/view.php?id=5&thread_id=1533
Sorry to those that are not in Arizona, but we will come and have a party in your state soon!
Aftercon Party in Arizona
10/15/07: There will be an Aftercon party in the Tempe area in Arizona on October 20, 2007, Saturday. The starting time is to be determined. Please RSVP with Shawn or Gackto. If you have questions, you can use the feedback link to send an email. Every Aftercon member is welcome to the party.
Sorry to those that are not in Arizona, but we will come and have a party in your state soon!
Welcome back from Otaku University!
10/01/07: What a fun time!
Thanks to those that attended Otaku University. Hope everyone had fun because the Aftercon Crew certainly did. Look for the Aftercon report of OU soon, and Aftercon Photographers had special access to the OU Fashion Show. So check for those high quality photos in the reports section soon!
The Next Phase: Aftercon will be getting a slight make-over. In addition, it will be easier than ever to find people in your area. And... maybe... even html editing freedom on personal profiles... ^_~
Shout outs: A shout out to Simon of The Slants, Oregon's very own all Asian band, for joining Aftercon. And another shout out to Maja, Arizona's very own anime hip hop rapper. Welcome, both of you. ^_^
Otaku University draws near... Fun time!
09/26/07: News Flash!
Aftercon meeting is after the fashion show around 7:45pm in front of the fashion show room on Saturday 29th, 2007 at Otaku University. From the looks of it, this will be a very chill conference with attendees, staff and guests. Aii-chan may even take some high quality photos for your display pictures on Aftercon. Let's have fun!
Otaku University is taking place this weekend on Sept. 29th and 30th. In addition to classes and workshops, there will be a Cosplay and Japanese Fashion Show and a 7 hour Cosplay Dance Party. Check out www.otakuuconf.org/ for more information.
Oh, Aftercon has been talking with Silicon, and it seems they have some good events lined up. Check out Silicon in the convention ticker to the right.
Otaku University, Cosplay Party and J-Fashion Show
09/21/07: It's time to party!
Otaku University is taking place next weekend on Sept. 29th and 30th. In addition to classes and workshops, there will be a Cosplay and Japanese Fashion Show and a 7 hour Cosplay Dance Party. Check out www.otakuuconf.org/ for more information.
Aftercon Crew welcomes Aii-chan as our newest staff member. Her position is Cosplay Photographer. She will be the doing photoshoots at Otaku University as well as the Fashion Show for Aftercon.
There will also be an Aftercon Meetup at Otaku University! Meeting time and activity is to be determined! Aii-chan may even take some high quality photos for your display pictures. ^_^
Mikomicon and Otaku University
09/10/07: We are back!
Aftercon crew has come back from Mikomicon. Look for photoshoots and pictures soon.
Up next is Otaku University in Mesa, Arizona. Catch the Aftercon crew there.
Well, a lot happened at Anime Vegas and the convention was so much fun! ^_^ The Aftercon crew had a major blast because the attendees and staff there were just so nice.
Well, the Aftercon report of Anime Vegas will be up soon. And also posted will be a Staff Gallery of all the pictures we took at Anime Vegas. Oh yeah, we did photo shoots on cosplayers so watch for the photo shoot reports as well. Last but not least, we interviewed the Anime Maid Cafe maids and the jrock band, Metalphyzix. That will be up as well.
That was a lot of work and fun this weekend. Again, thanks to Anime Vegas for such a great time.
Anime Vegas 2007 Starts!
08/31/07: Well, not until Saturday Sept. 1st, 2007.
From the looks of it, it's going to be crazy. If you haven't checked out the programming, they are up on their website, www.animevegas.com, and the Aftercon Crew can't wait to see their new event, The Anime Maid Cafe. With real maid cosplayers serving drinks. ^_^
The Aftercon Crew will be seeing Tokyo Smog, Metal Phyzix and Eyeshine in concert so come join us. Of course, we will be seeing the lovely Yoko Ishida concert as well. Here's a list of Yoko's big hits...
Yoko Ishida’s big hits:
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R Ending Theme song “Otomme no Policy”, TV Anime "Bluer Than Indigo2 (Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~) Theme song “Eien No Hana”, TV Anime "Bluer Than Indigo2" (Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~) Theme song "Takaramono", Ah! My Goddess Theme song “Open your Mind”, Ah! My Goddess Ending Theme song “Negai”, Shakugan no Shana Ending Theme song “Kurenai no Seijyaku”, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Ending Theme song, “Natsuiro no Kakera”.
Our Anime Expo Report is up!
08/24/07: Finally, after 3 months, one of our reports is up. That leaves 4 other ones that needs to be finished. Well, enjoy!
Furthermore, Anime Vegas is next weekend on Sept. 1, 2007. There will be no Official Aftercon meetup. However, many Aftercon members will be there, so say hi if you see them. :)
The Aftercon Crew will be seeing the MetalPhyzix concert so come join us.
Anime Vegas and User Blogs
08/08/07: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
The Aftercon crew is heading out to Vegas, Anime Vegas. The convention is scheduled for September 1st, 2007 at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This makes it the 7th convention for us in 2007. Holy cow! Therefore, since the staff is going to be there, an Aftercon meetup is in the works, if we have enough people and such.
User blogs! Finally these things are up. They don't have full html on them but should have tags opened for urls, linking photos, fonts and text adjustments. Nothing else though. Just the basics. ^_^
AtsuiCon, Anime Festival Orlando, Friend Friday
08/03/07: Aftercon staff designers are making a new template for Friend Friday today! Friend Friday is where you tell a friend to join Aftercon. Don't forget to add them. O_O! And have fun this weekend at the two cons.
Anime Festival Orlando is in Florida, but unfortunately, none of the Aftercon staff is going to be there. For those who are going, please enjoy yourselves. ^_^
AtsuiCon is in Houston, Texas. Aftercon crew's good friend, DJ Laen, is the creator of the con and promises lots of fun. Happy enjoyment at AtsuiCon if you are going. ^_^
If you are planning to go to these or might want to go to them in the future, go ahead and add the convention profile to your own personal profile. Well, have fun everyone!
San Diego Comic Con is over!
07/30/07: Anime Festival Orlando is next!
Well, hope you all had fun at San Diego Comic Con, if you went. Our lead cosplayer, Muze, got on an Associated Press segment. Check here:
Website update: the reply-to links in the forums are finally working, html for url are available in the forums, latest posts dates are added to the categories section, and now, threads with recent posts are pushed up to the top. ^_^
What's next? The Aftercon Blogs and Reports section! And organizing the Lounge categories into sections. Ok, mata ne!
San Diego Comic Con and New Template
07/22/07: Summer is almost over.
Whoever is going to Comic Con in San Diego, have fun. Some of the people on Aftercon are going, but there is no official meetup like the one at Anime Expo. Anyway, have fun! If you are wondering who is going, check out the Comic Con profile.
Also, Aftercon just released a new template called Into The Deep on Friday for Friend Fridays where you tell a friend about Aftercon on Friday. So far, Friend Fridays seem to be a success! ^_^
Friend Fridays
07/13/07: Today is Friday!
Aftercon has been growing fast lately, so we are doing something fun called Friend Fridays. Friend Fridays happen on Fridays. On Friday, every Aftercon member should invite a friend to join Aftercon. Because Aftercon should consist of your friends to build this community. ^_^
In conjunction to this Friend Fridays, Aftercon will release a new template every Friday for your profiles.
Don't delay, tell someone about Aftercon. ^_____^ Nya nya!
Welcome back from Anime Expo 2007
07/03/07: Well, AX is over once again. We hope you had fun.
The plans for Aftercon is the Aftercon Reports section with staff blogs about events, cons and whatever opinions or stories that should be told. Yes... we know, once we get it up, we will upload the ACen, A-kon, Jrock Revolution and Anime Expo stories. Sorry for the delay. Nya! m=^.^=m
If you want to check out some our staff, visit myspace.com/aftercon and it should links to their Aftercon profiles.
If you are new to Aftercon, upload a picture of yourself, cosplay or normal picture. Add some people that interests you. ^_^
Aftercon Meeting at Anime Expo 2007
06/22/07: Aftercon members and whoever we want to bring along will be meeting at Anime Expo 2007.
The meeting place is the stairs on the Convention Promenade. Right across the street from the plaza with Smoothie King. If you think you will get lost, get contact information from Aftercon members so you can call them.
The time: Saturday the 30th at 7:25pm
If there are questions, look at the thread in The Lounge on the left.
Other news: ORESKABAND and SOS Brigade will also be having concerts at Anime Expo. Check them out!
12012 performs in the U.S. again on July 6, 2007!
06/18/07: 12012
Jhouse-Rock ENT and AnimeNEXT are pleased to announce 12012 live in concert at the 2007 AnimeNEXT convention! This amazing Japanese rock band has been growing in popularity with each performance. They just recently played their very first U.S. concert and now they have their sights set on the East Coast. Come watch 12012 in an explosive Friday night concert and then catch them at various convention events throughout the weekend. Make sure to check out 12012's Cyclone promo video.
The Meeting Lounge
06/15/07: Well, the Aftercon forum is up!
Here is another way to interact and communicate. Set up meetings or just talk about random stuff.
Here is a break down of 2 categories that might need a description.
Awesome Cosplayers: For you to let people know that you finished your cosplay or you saw some awesome cosplayer and people should know about it. Post a link to it.
Introductions: Introduce yourself or re-introduce yourself. We don't want you to disappear. Or if you want to introduce someone else so they feel welcomed. Post a link to them.
If there are any problems, feedback button is on the left. And posting links will be available in a few days as well as a working Return key so you can create new lines and new paragraphs for both the forums and commenting. ^_^
J-ROCK CONCERT OF THE CENTURY
06/13/07: Anime Expo 2007
Anaheim, California (June 12, 2007) — Premier tickets for super group S.K.I.N. (group composed of: Yoshiki, Gackt, Sugizo and Miyavi), the J-Rock concert of the century, is now available online for online purchases along with other amazing concerts (i.e. ORESKABAND, SOS Brigade, Halko Momoi, Anna Tsuchiya and Chiaki Ishikawa) to take part at the highly anticipated 2007 convention June 29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.
The concert will occur on June 29, 2007 at the Long Beach Sports Arena as a Main Event during Anime Expo® 2007. Premier tickets for the S.K.I.N. concert will be sold at $50.00 U.S./each (All 2007 registered attendees with a valid confirmation number can purchase a Premier ticket regardless if it is for a one-day admission into the convention or four). Premier tickets allow attendees to sit in the “Premier” area, which is floor seating, close to the stage. In addition, attendees with Premier tickets do not need to wait in any extended lines to obtain their tickets or to gain entrance into the arena. Only 1 (one) ticket per registered attendee will be provided, no exceptions. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. No group orders. Premier tickets can be ordered online after noon PST on June 12, 2007 at:
Attendees will need to provide the pre-registration confirmation number for Anime Expo® 2007.
Individuals that do not purchase Premier seats can access the “General Seating” tickets (over 6,000 seats), which are free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Anime Expo® 2007 Ticketing Office will be distributing tickets during the convention during the following times:
Thursday, June 28: 4PM - 8PM Friday, June 29: 8AM - 4PM Saturday, June 30: 8AM - 4PM Sunday, July 1: 8AM - 4PM Monday, July 2: 8AM - 11AM
June 2007 Update
06/05/07: It's June!
Well, just came back from A-kon 18. Look for the blog of it soon. Our mysace.com/aftercon has some photos of it since our blog feature is not up yet. Up next, Anime Expo and the SKIN concert with Myavi, Gackt, Yoshiki and Sugizo.
Other news, photo gallery is up! For those who have not uploaded a pic of themselves, please do so. That way, we know who you are.
But there is a bug. :( So not that you have to but deleting all your pictures and re-uploading them will get you the correct numbering for the pictures. If you don't care about that, then don't do anything. ^_^ Just keep checking your photo gallery and see if everything is all right. If not, complain with the feedback link on the left side.
SKIN: Gackt, Myavi, Yoshiki and Sugizo
05/28/07: Summer of 2007 at Anime Expo
The Aftercon Crew had a blast at Jrock Revolution camping out in line, taking pictures and hitting up Little Tokyo afterwards.
But what was the greatest thing that happened was... after Myavi's great jam session concert performance, Yoshiki announced the 4th member of his band, and then announced that SKIN will be performing at Anime Expo 2007. It was electrifying and the screams could have been heard around the world. Look for the Aftercon Crew at Anime Expo and the concert. ^_^
Oh yes, we just came back from Jrock Revolution so stay tuned for the blog that is coming soon along with the Anime Central blog. Now, the Aftercon crew is heading to Dallas, Texas for A-kon 18 this week. See you there!
Jrock Revolution!
05/25/07: Nine bands! Miyavi, alice nine, MUCC, etc.
See you all in LA. Aftercon's Jrock Revolution blog will be up soon! Have fun everyone. :)
Black & White Cosplay Masquerade Ball
05/20/07: FanimeCon Announces "Black & White Cosplay Masquerade Ball," to be Held on May 26th, 2007
San Jose, CA / May 16, 2007 – The Black & White Cosplay Masquerade Ball, presented by FanimeCon, will be held on Saturday evening, May 26th. This highly anticipated event will take place in the Dance Ballroom B of the San Jose Convention Center, starting from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM. Entrance to the ball is included with any FanimeCon 2007 membership. A wide range of musical styles will be heard at the ball. Ranging from big band swing to ballroom dance music to songs from anime and video games, attendees will dance the night away. In preparation for the ball, free ballroom dance lessons will be held on Saturday morning and afternoon at FanimeCon 2007.
Attendees are encouraged to either dress in black and white finery in accordance with the theme or proudly display their best cosplay outfits. Ladies in beautiful gowns, smartly dressed gentlemen, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Scouts, or even those in general attire are all welcome.
Participants will enjoy a magical evening of fun and entertainment as the Dance Ballroom B is transformed into a display of elegance and delightful whimsy. The Black & White Cosplay Masquerade Ball will be an extraordinary event not to be missed – see you at the ball! Note: As referenced from the Weapons Policy for FanimeCon, no real weapons or live steel will be allowed. All scheduled events in this press release may be subject to change depending on last minute emergencies. For the most up-to-date information, please check an Information Desk or ask Convention Operations during FanimeCon.
An Cafe will be at A-kon 18 of 2007
05/18/07: A-kon, Dallas, Texas
The band, An Cafe, will be doing a Q&A session and an autograph session at A-kon 18. A-kon is being held from June 1st to the 3rd of 2007. Unfortunately, there will be no concert at the moment, but go support the band.
*********************************** Guess who is going to be A-kon 18! The Aftercon Crew. Want to join the crew, send us an email. The crew consists of Aftercon staff and their friends that hang out at awesome events.
May 2007 Updates! Part 2
05/15/07: Anime Central Rocked The House
Website update: Look for the Staff Blog for Anime Central coming soon! Aftercon crew is heading out to Jrock Revolution, A-kon, and Anime Expo. Then, the picture gallery and the innovative forum we thought up.
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Official Press Release for JaniCon in Jacksonville, Florida
May 13, 2007 - JaniCon is proud to announce its latest two sponsors! First up is Bawls, the energy drink and life blood of any LAN or table-top gaming session. As if that wasn't enough, Yaoi Press, publisher of such titles as Winter Demon and Wishing for Moon, has signed on to make sure all the fangirls (and boys) leave happy.
Our first new guest is American manga extraordinaire, Svetlana Chmakova, writer and illustrator of Dramacon. Next up is FUNimation Production's Operation Anime Coordinator Sophie McNutt, who will be here to answer your questions about their current and upcoming titles. Meanwhile, Amelie Belcher, creator of "The Real Life Adventures of Amelie" and admiral of the "Ami-Army", will be available throughout the weekend in the Guest Alley. Covering all of this madness will be D.F.P. Radio, an anime and video game-based Internet radio show out of Atlanta. And finally, Doug "Loves-The-Ladies" Smith, voice of Kintaro from Golden Boy, will be here to crash various parties throughout the weekend.
JaniCon is a Japanese Animation Convention in Jacksonville, Fl on November 2 – 4 at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk. Pre-registration is only $25 untill October 1, 2007 and rooms at the Wyndham are just $109 a night. The first 100 people to book a room at the Wyndham will get their hands on special gifts from Demented Dragon and Infinity Studios, publishers of several well-established manga titles.
May 2007 Updates!
05/03/07: It is May! (Look at the date to the left)
In May, the Aftercon crew is heading out to Anime Central (Acen). So if anyone is out there, give us a holler and let's meet up.
Then it's Jrock Revolution. A few days after, A-kon in Dallas, Texas. Look for someone cosplay as L from Death Note sitting at a table in the Artist Alley! Last but not least for this summer, Aftercon crew will also go to Anime Expo 2007.
Ok, now for website updates.
First off, thanks to those who has joined. Please upload a pic of yourself if you haven't. Otherwise, how do we know if it's you. ^o^ Anyway, we are at 189 members as of this exact moment. Most of us on there are connected in one way or another by knowing someone.
Second, we finally got email notifications up like 2 1/2 weeks ago. Traffic for the site has doubled since then. Who knew that email notifications were that important. ^_^
Third, just to let you know, Aftercon is focusing itself back on the convention scene so everything we do or create will be on people meeting and talking and the conventions.
Lastly and most IMPORTANTLY, Aftercon is creating a groups or forum feature so people can talk about stuff! Haven't decided yet. Please reply on the feedback link to the left and let us know which you prefer.
Groups with their own mini-forums like facebook/myspace or just a regular forum. Or both? ^_^
Third Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration
04/25/07: The Anime Pavilion
This year eigoMANGA proudly produces The Anime Pavilion at the Third Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration.
The Anime Pavilion celebrates the otaku (anime fan) culture in the San Francisco Bay Area. Anime fans all over the Bay Area are invited to an exciting day-long programming line-up of live Japanese rock (jrock) performances, an anime themed runway fashion show produce from Japanese designers, an anime cosplay masquerade, and exciting surprises of The Asian Heritage Street Celebration.
Otaku fans can kick start the summer anime convention with The Anime Pavillion at the Third Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration. So come join us!
Third Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration Saturday, May 19, 2007 Downtown San Francisco - South of Market Howard Street - Between 5th and 7th Street
If you are in Falls Church, Virginia...
04/20/07: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: (703) 534-1544 anime.festival@gmail.com
Anime Pavilion's Anime Festival
A Night of Anime Fun.
Anime Pavilion Presents: Anime Festival on Saturday May 19,2007 at 6pm located at Anime Pavilion 115 Hillwood Avenue, Suite 110 Falls Church, VA 22046. Anime Festival will consist of screenings of Anime (Japanese Animation) cosplay (the Japanese term for costume play), dressing up in homemade costumes as their favorite Japanese animated characters.
There will also be video game sessions such as Dance Dance Revolution (dancing video game) for all Anime video game fans.
This program is free and open to the public. For more information please visit AnimePavilions Website at www.animepavilion.com or call (703) 534-1544.
The Official Jrock Revolution Announcement
04/13/07: Jrock Revolution
Yoshiki and 4 Fini Surge Forward with Multi-Artist
Festival, May 25-26
SANTA MONICA, CA – Created by Japanese rock superstar Yoshiki of X JAPAN, Jrock Revolution, the first multi-artist music festival in North America to exclusively showcase Japanese rock music (jrock for short) straight from Japan, launches May 25 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles.
Boasting a variety of artists, some of which have already performed and released albums in Europe, the U.S., and Japan, Jrock Revolution answers the wishes of curious music lovers and tens of thousands of jrock fans alike. The festival is scheduled to run May 25-26 and will feature alice nine., Vidoll, DuelJewel, Kagrra, Miyavi, DéspairsRay, Merry, girugamesh, and MUCC.
Jrock Revolution spawned as the brainchild of Yoshiki. With his ear for talent and intent to please audiences, Yoshiki senses the desires of jrock fans—and the desire for new music by all music fans. As the mentor and producer of globally successful jrock bands such as Dir en grey, Yoshiki is also responsible for introducing this pool of Japanese rock talent to an ever-growing Stateside audience.
Tickets for Jrock Revolution will go on sale April 21 at 10 A.M. through TicketMaster/Music Today. Information and updates will be available at www.jrockrevolution.com, the festival's official Web site. For even more information, check out Yoshiki's MySpace Blog.
Anizona in Arizona Starts April 6th, 2007
04/06/07: Hey Everyone,
Even though it says Anizona starts on the 6th in the Anizona profile, it doesn't say that on the homepage. It says the 14th. We don't know why.
But if you talked to one of our street team members (Gackto, Spence, Danny, Jim, Kage, and the talking red cat) at the con and received a card, then welcome! Please upload a photo, add yourself to the Anizona profile and start keeping in touch with people you met. Or talk to people you didn't meet or wanted to meet.
Look for the Official Anizona Review coming soon! And more website features and upgrade on the way too.
Bye bye for now. ^_^
Sakura-Con 2007 and Musical Guest: m.o.v.e.
04/03/07: The Asia-Northwest Cultural Education Association is proud to present the 10th Annual Sakura-Con. Sakura-Con is the oldest and most well-attended Anime Convention in the Pacific Northwest. Non-profit, all ages, all volunteer and "for the fans by the fans", Sakura-Con provides an opportunity to join in Asian cultural education while having fun with the arts that fans love the most! Join us for the celebration! Sakura-Con will be bigger and better than ever!
Join us in 2007 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle on April 6th-8th!
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Please join us for Sakura-Con 2007, as both the convention itself and m.o.v.e, celebrate their 10th Anniversaries together.
Best known to many anime fans as the music behind the smash hit Initial D, m.o.v.e is also known for breaking down musical barriers. Featuring a unique style with which they blend rock, rap, electronica, metal, and many other genres, m.o.v.e, as their name implies, is always exploring and searching out an original sound.
With over 8 original albums, dozens of amazing singles and an international fan base-m.o.v.e has pushed well beyond the borders of their native Japan. m.o.v.e's latest album is entitled GRID and features singles such as "Freaky Planet", "Angel Eyes", and "Disco Time". To find out more about m.o.v.e and to purchase their material visit www.electropica.com or iTunes Store. Better yet, to see m.o.v.e live come to Sakura-Con 2007!
DIR EN GREY IS BACK in June 2007!!!
03/26/07: Well, sources say, DeG is back for another tour. Go check them out.
6/6/07 Providence, RI - Lupos 6/7/07 Worcester, MA - Palladium 6/9/07 New York - Roseland 6/10/07 Albany, NY - Wash Ave. Armory 6/11/07 Niagara Falls, NY - Dome Theatre 6/15/07 Chicago, Il - Riviera 6/16/07 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom 6/17/07 Minneapolis, MN - Myth 6/22/07 Denver, CO - Fillmore 6/23/07 Salt Lake City - In The Venue 6/24/07 Salt Lake City - In The Venue
Fifth Annual Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon
03/19/07: CONTACT: vickto@si.edu or 202.633.4880
Fifth Annual Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon In Person: Satoshi Kon! Saturday, April 14 In celebration of this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival, the Freer presents a day-long festival of four Japanese Anime films. As a special treat, famous anime director Satoshi Kon will be on hand to discuss two of his films. The DC Anime Club will also present an interactive display of the evolution of anime fandom throughout the day. For more information please visit www.asia.si.edu.
Tickets for all films (two per person) will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 10:30 AM. Tickets for all films will be available throughout the day.
All films are in 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles, unless otherwise indicated.
This event is made possible by the Japan Information and Culture Center of the Embassy of Japan, Otakorp, Inc., and Sony Pictures Classics.
11:00 AM Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie 1:30 PM Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters 4:00 PM Tokyo Godfathers 7:00 PM Paprika
Look here! Important! Need Your Feedback!
03/05/07: Hey everybody,
Thank you for joining the Aftercon community. It’s been a little over 2 months since we started the website. Now, it’s time to get things rolling. But before we do that, we want to know how you guys feel about the site, and especially what features you want in the next phase. Your opinion is very important to us.
It has come to our attention that the site is not as interactive as we hoped. The
