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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 12:50

FanimeCon 2011 Special Auction

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On the last day of this year's FanimeCon, a special charity auction was held by one of the guests, Mamoru Yokota. Nineteen amazing colored sketch and autographs done by popular artists were up for auction including Rui Araizumi (Slayers mangaka [manga writer/creator]), Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin mangaka), Tamiki Wakaki (The World God Only Knows mangaka), and Akio Watanabe (Bakemonogatari Character Designer).

The grand total for the auctions came out to $38,800, with proceeds going towards the relief efforts in Japan. No organization was specified as the recipient for the money; however, it was stated that Yokota-san and his colleagues would be distributing food to areas affected with the auction money.

Interestingly, Warsuki's sketch of Kenshin netted $15,000 alone.

We have included the sketch images, descriptions, and final prices courtesy of FanimeCon.

We've been hearing chatter within the industry lines for the past few months that Japanese voice actresses for a popular anime series about a high school girl band may be making an appearance at this year's Anime Expo, North America's largest anime convention.

Further speculation has flared recently when Bandai Entertainment, the American license holder of the series, posted this on their official Twitter page last week:

 

This posts suggests that there will be some type of performance from the K-ON! series at Anime Expo, though it could be very well just the American voice acting cast.

With only 2 weeks away, and a rather sparse guest list for their twentieth anniversary, we should be hearing the exact details soon. In the meantime, feel free to take guesses in the comments.

UPDATE: Bandai has confirmed on their official Facebook page that the English voice cast will be present at Anime Expo performing at their booth.

"SATURDAY JULY 2

2:00 - 3:30pm @ Bandai/Aniplex Booth 901 > K-ON! Musical event and Autograph session with Stephanie Sheh, Cristina Vee, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley, and Christine Marie Cabanas"

Sunday, 12 June 2011 13:22

FanimeCon 2011 Cosplays!

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FanimeCon 2011 has come and gone, but the images of some of the awesome cosplayers live on in photos! Stop on by our gallery and check them out!

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Just found out about this news~ And it seems it isn't reported on any English websites yet~

On June 8th, YAMAHA hosted a Nico Nico Douga live stream and released news about the upcoming successor of the Vocaloid system - Vocaloid 3 (called Vocaloid 3 editor)

As I read through, it looks like they are really shooting for making Vocaloid a multi-language and international culture trend. I will do my best to give a summary of the event information.

 

Two more voice actors, Toshiyuki Morikawa and Taliesin Jaffe, was announced that they will appear at Anime Expo 2011 as Guests of Honor.  Morikawa has voiced Griffith from the anime adaption of Berzerk, Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, and many more.  Jaffe has done English voicing for known series such as Hellsing, Ikki Tousen, and DearS.  Less than a month until Anime Expo 2011, the current list isn't as impressive as last year.  But stay tuned for further announcements.

Press release inside

Thursday, 09 June 2011 22:56

E3 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Hands On Impression

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Earlier this year, Square Enix announced the second direct sequel to be ever released for any Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy XIII-2. And knowing about the Final Fantasy franchise, their games never have any connections to the previous one. At E3, Square Enix happened to have a playable demo at their booth and I was able to get my hands on it. From what I can say, the game has been improved, but for better or worse? More after the jump!

Thursday, 09 June 2011 16:08

Yuya Matsushita Interview @ FanimeCon '11

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Japanese pop sensation Yuya Matsushita made his first American live performance in San Jose, California at the anime convention, FanimeCon 2011. Matsushita is probably best know for his music featured in several anime series including Durarara! and Black Butler. More recently, he has made appearances in Japanese television dramas and movies. See what this young rising star had to say about his rise to stardom!

Wednesday, 08 June 2011 00:27

E3 Dead Island Hands On

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We managed to get a sneak peak at the new upcoming game, Dead Island, with the developers from Techland. Dead Island is a first person horror action adventure game that takes place on a zombie-infested island where players have to survive using only items available on the island. Developed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platform, will this game be better than the current zombie titles such as Left 4 Dead or Dead Rising series? Continue reading for more information about the game.

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