Volume 2, Issue 4
July 2009
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Table of Contents
Anime Los Angeles ……………………………2
Postcard Contest In the Spotlight………………………………….….3
Mixed Vegetables Dragonauts: The Resonance Trips/Conventions…………………………………4 Anime Los Angeles Information Nexus…………………………………5 Terminology - Samurai Anime Expo Highlights…………………………...6-7
A Report by a Non-Otaku Answers to Games.………………………………..8
Anime Scramble: Voice Actors
Animé Los Angeles 6 (2010) call for postcard art
Who wants to design a postcard for Animé Los
Angeles 6? The prize is a pound of See's Chocolates.
We're going to cram an entire progress report onto
one side of a little postcard. What should we put on
the other side? We've got full color printing
capability. Bleed, even -- you can have color and
stuff going right up to the edge.
Postcard Art Contest Rules
1. Deadline for Fall Postcard: (Pacific time) 11:59 pm Tuesday 1
September 2009.
2. Dimensions at 300 dpi: 1125x1725 or
1725x1125 pixels. Display thumbnail size,
if you post your designs, should be 225x345
or 345x225 pixels (i.e., 60 dpi).
Design your art to be 3.75"x5.75" at 300
dpi, and allow for at least 1/8" along the
edges where you won't have any text or
anything vital to the design. It'll be
3.5"x5.5" once it's trimmed. So, don't have
any text or logos within 40 pixels of the
edge (1/8") and we should have no trouble
trimming it.
3. You can e-mail the high-resolution version
to animela2009 at postcardart dot info, or
just publish a link to it on your server. Feel
free to send it to us early, as we may have
some requests for minor changes (putting
the double R and double T in Marriott,
adding the accent to Animé Los Angeles, that
kind of thing).
Or if you are sending artwork made from
traditional media, such as an inked or
painted piece, please send them to:
Animé Los Angeles Postcards
PO Box 17522
Anaheim CA 92817-7522
4. Prize for the one we use will be a 1-lb. box
of See's chocolates, or something else if you're allergic or dieting. If
you've used someone else's art in your composition, get their
permission -- you'll be splitting the prize with them.
5. By contributing art to the postcard contest, you are granting the
convention permission to use it for promotional purposes for no
more than one year. Your art remains your property, you're just
loaning it to us.
6. Don't use trademarked characters. People dressed up as
recognizable characters are acceptable. You may include Animé
Angeles's mascot Ala, and fan art of our artist goh's characters is
usually allowed. Of course, your own original characters are
welcome as well.
7. You may enter as many times as you like.
8. Please sign your art.
9. If you would like to be put on our mailing list, send us a note. Your
info will be kept on a computer in California, and will only be used
to send you Animé Los Angeles postcards.
Visit: www.animelosangeles.org For more information
Macross Frontier Movie Scheduled for November 21
The theatrical film adaptation of the Macross Frontier television anime series will open in Japan on November 21 under the name Gekijō-ban Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ (Macross Frontier the Movie: The False Songstress). The Kadokawa Cineplex and
Shochiku Multiplex theaters' websites both revealed the title and date, and the second issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Macross Ace magazine will
announce the details on Friday. The teaser trailer for the film will premiere in Japanese theaters on June 27, which is the same day that ticket pre-sales will begin.
The planned Fall opening date for a theatrical film remake of the Macross Frontier anime series was first revealed via an itasha (vehicle decorated with character art) mini-van outside the "Macross: The Super Dimension Space Launching Ceremony" event in February. However,
creator Shoji Kawamori and the cast members Yuuichi Nakamura (Alto), Aya Endo (Sheryl), and Megumi Nakajima (Ranka) noted in the actual event that the new date and even the title of the project was subject to change at the time. The film will include new footage of Sheryl's concert
and Nakajima's new song, "Sō Da Yo." The Macross Frontier television series marked the 25th anniversary of Studio Nue's classic science-fiction
franchise that combines transforming robotic mecha , love triangles, and interplanetary war.
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DRAGONAUT: THE RESONANCE
Plot Summary: In order to avoid Earth's impending destruction from an asteroid, the International Solarsystem Development
Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and creates dragons after finding a dragon egg under the ocean.
However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful dragon-like creatures
appear on Earth. After witnessing a murder by one of the creatures, Jin Kamishina gets involved in the
mysteries of the dragons and becomes a dragon pilot, otherwise known as a "Dragonaut". Helping him on
his journey is Toa, a mysterious girl who saves him from falling to his death after the creature attacks him.
As they delve deeper into the mysteries of the dragons, they encounter new friends and enemies, and also
begin to develop a closer relationship.
Spoken Languages: Japanese, English subtitles.
Available in library.
MIXED VEGETABLES
Hanayu Ashitaba is the daughter of the celebrated Patisserie
Ashitaba, but all she wants to do is be a sushi chef. Hayato
Hyuga is the son of the prestigious Sushi Hyuga, and all he
wants to do is be a pastry chef! It's love and leftovers in the
Oikawa High School Cooking Department as these star-
crossed gourmands do their best to reach their cuisine
dreams!
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As of July 2009 we have 8 open slots for the trip to Anime Los Angeles
Convention. Total Cost for transportation, hotel and registration will be:
$200.00
If you would like to go and be put on the list, please contact us A.S.A.P.
and we will get you on the list. Please remember that there only 8 seats, if
you do not pay your deposit then your seat will NOT be guaranteed.
A deposit of $100.00 which will cover the cost of registration and partial
hotel fees will be due on December 1, 2009. You can pay via paypal -
[email protected] - or check payable to: Rintaki Anime Club
Society.
The club will not provide snacks or meals during this convention, unless 5
or more members request it. Thank you.
Departure Location Date/Time: Merced, CA - January 7, 2010 @ 8:00am
Departure Location Date/Time:
Los Angeles, CA - January 10, 2010 @ 1:00pm
Anime Film Festival
May 14 - July 23, 2009
Seven films, five nights, and lots
of fun! Enjoy early Japanese
cartoons such as Momotaro’s
Sky Adventure (1931) by Yasuji
Murata and The Animal Village
in Trouble by Sanae Yamamoto
along with popular films
including Samurai X and
Gundam Wing: The Movie.
Kin-Yoobi Con 2009 August 8, 2009
Chabot College, Hayward, CA
Saturday & Sunday
August 29 & 30, 2009
Radisson Hotel
500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento
CA 95815
Pacific Media Expo 2009 Veterans' Day
Holiday Weekend
November 6 to 8, 2009
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Anime Los Angeles 2010 January 8-10, 2010
Marriot, Los Angeles
Hi,
I’m Rinaka, the new
mascot for the Rintaki
Anime Club Society. I
will be on all of the
products, merchandise,
and letters from the club
from now on. I hope we
get along well. Thanks,
nice to meet everyone!
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Samurai (侍?) is the term for the military
nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to
translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese,
the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning
to wait upon or accompany a person in the
upper ranks of society, and this is also true of
the original term in Japanese, saburau. In both
countries the terms were nominalized to mean
"those who serve in close attendance to the
nobility," the pronunciation in Japanese
changing to saburai." According to Wilson, an
early reference to the word Samurai appears in
the Kokin Wakashū (905-914), the first imperial
anthology of poems, completed in the first part
of the tenth century.
By the end of the 12th century, samurai became
synonymous with bushi (武士) almost entirely
and the word was closely associated with the
middle and upper echelons of the warrior class.
The samurai followed a set of written rules
called the Bushidō . Samurai teachings can still
be found today in modern day society with the
martial art Kendo, meaning the way of the
sword.
A ronin (浪人 rōnin?) was a samurai with no
lord or master during the feudal period (1185–
1868) of Japan. A samurai became masterless
from the ruin or fall of his master, or after the
loss of his master's favor or privilege.
Etymology
The word rōnin literally means "wave man".
The term originated in the Nara and Heian
periods, when it referred to a serf who had fled
or deserted his master's land. It then came to be
used for a samurai who had lost his master.
Status
According to the Bushido Shoshinshu (the
Code of the Samurai), a samurai was supposed
to commit oibara seppuku (also "hara kiri" –
ritual suicide) upon the loss of his master. One
who chose not to honor the code was "on his
own" and was meant to suffer great shame. The
undesirability of ronin status was mainly a
discrimination imposed by other samurai and
by the daimyo (the feudal lords).
Like regular samurai, ronin wore their two
swords. Ronin used a variety of other weapons
too. Some ronin, usually if they lacked money,
would carry a bō (staff around 5 to 6 ft) or jō
(smaller staff or walking stick around 3 to 5 ft)
or they would use a yumi (bow). Most weapons
would reflect on what ryu or bujutsu school
they came from if they were students.
During the Edo period, with the shogunate's
rigid class system and laws, the number of
ronin greatly increased. Confiscation of fiefs
during the rule of the third Tokugawa shogun
Iemitsu resulted in an especially large increase
of ronin. During previous ages, samurai were
easily able to move between masters and even
between occupations. They would also marry
between classes. However, during the Edo
period, samurai were restricted, and were above
all forbidden to become employed by another
master without their previous master's
permission. Also, low-level samurai, often poor
and without choice, were forced to quit or
escape their master.
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Anime Expo
LOS ANGELES, CA – July 5, 2009 – Once again, Anime Expo® dominates all other anime and manga conventions and holds the title of nation's largest anime and manga event with over 44,000 unique attendees flowing into the halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center to attend the nation's largest anime and manga convention, Anime Expo® 2009, from July 2 – July 5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found at www.anime-expo.org .
The SPJA Charity Auction has also generated just under $30,000.00 (U.S.) in proceeds to be donated to benefit the adolescent patients of Children's Hospital Orange County (CHOC).
Mark your calendars! Anime Expo® will return next year to the Los Angeles Convention Center and be held on July 1 through July 4, 2010.
AX 2009 A Report by a Non-Otaku
By Tony P
Where to begin? Well I won’t bother
informing you about the events, you can look
that up on the schedule on the website. So…..I
will just tell you what I did and what my
impression was. When I arrived Friday mid-
morning I was really excited. It was my first
time attending any type of anime convention
and had really wanted to go to one for many
years. I had an idea of what to expect and at the
same time was not sure what to expect. When I
first arrived I was totally overwhelmed with the
abundant number of Cosplayers. They were
everywhere; and ready and willing to pose for a
picture at the request of anyone who asked. So
for the first couple of hours I walked around the
entire convention center taking pictures of
anyone and everyone. I later learned that it’s
best to just hang-out in the main lobby. There
were professional photographers there with
small areas and set ups for Cosplayers to have
their picture taken. So, that’s where I hung out
to take some great pictures of some really
amazing costumes.
After an exciting few hours of taking
pictures I then decided to attend a few
workshops. One of them was a workshop on
Photo Shop coloring. There a few speakers
reviewed with the audience some tips and tricks
to fully utilizing their photo shop software. They
also spoke on how this type of software is
continuously changing and adapting to the needs
and wants of the industry as well as giving the
artist and writers a more powerful medium to
bring to truly bring to life what they envision the
anime and art they want to present to the world.
The next workshop I attended was a
dance class……..I learned to do the Para Para
and competed in then competed in a Para Para
contest. But there was also a lecture on it as
well…..who knew the Para Para actually has a
history that it is based on. As the speaker
9indicated there are a lot of different historical
aspects to it that I won’t get into the details of,
but they can easily be researched on-line. By the
way, I totally suck at the Para Para so I did not
win the contest.
The next thing I went to check out
was the workshop on Metal etching for
Cosplay and Model kits. This was something
I was really interested in since I was at one
time an avid builder of model kits, especially
since at the time I had no training or
reverences for model building. It was all
years of trial and error for me, but I still think
I did really well in the end all things
considered. I was really intrigued at the
techniques and tools that are currently used,
and the demonstrators made it all seem so
simple to do. The most impressive technique
I saw was how to make an etching design
look like it was sand blasted into the metal.
There were no special tools or techniques it
turns out all you need is a specially made
type of “sticker” or rub on “decal” all you do
is cut out the shape or design or in some
cases its already premade, then just simply
apply.
The next event was the highlight of
the day for me. I went to a concert. I was just
simply walking down the hall when I was
handed a ticket….they were just giving them
away. I did not even know what it was for,
and decided what the heck I’ll just go and
check it out. It was the best decision on a
whim I have made in recent memory. I got to
see “Morning Musume”. Live. In Concert. It
was great. For those who do not know
Morning Musume is an all girl band made of
9 performers. They had a great program of
songs that ranged from J-Pop, Bubblegum-
Pop, Hard Rock, and Ballads. They saved the
best for last. It was actually a compilation of
many different songs and styles that flowed
seamlessly from one to the other. I had a
great time.
I, then took a little break to rest,
have a little something to eat, and get my
hearing back. I then went to check out the
premiere of “Evangelion 1.01 You Are (Not)
Alone”. I did not know what to expect or
what it was about since I did not do any
research on it at all. I was expecting some
kind of side story that was not in the original
series. I was wrong. It turns out that the new
Eva movies, of which there will be 4 in total,
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is just another version of the original
series. I was disappointed. I was hoping
for a new story at the very least, but it’s
just all 26 episodes crammed into a shorter
length of time, so there are a lot of scenes
that were removed making it looked like
you are watching the series in fast forward
or just skipping to the good parts. But, I
was impressed with the way they remade
the series by incorporating a few new
scenes replacing a lot of scenes using
digital technology that really brought
justice to what the creators probably had
in mind and surprisingly they gave “Rei” a
lot more dialogue. In some Q&A with a
producer he indicated that a lot of the
changes that were made were to present a
darker gloomier version of the series and
that a lot of the changes that were made
were mainly removing or replacing
dialogue, back ground music, and scenes
that were comical in nature. After that my
first day at the AX 2009 ended.
Day 2
I arrived first thing in the
morning and had already decided that I
was going to do what I really wanted.
Watch some anime. At the time there was
nothing playing that I wanted to see so I
attended the Origami Workshop. There I
continued to develop my paper folding
skill. Then I went to go see an anime I
have wanted to see, “Freedom”. It was
canceled. I was bummed. So to kill some
time till the next one I wanted to watch I
spent it in the lobby again taking pictures
of Cosplayers. I later went to spend some
time at the vendor’s area. There I walked
around seeing some of the usual items
such as DVD’s, figures, wall scrolls, gig
bags, etc, etc, etc. to tell the truth noting I
have not seen before. I was bummed that I
did not find the box set for “Wall Flower”
it was the only thing I was really looking
for. However there was an entire area
where artists of all kinds that displayed
and sold their works. I was totally
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enamored by the works the artist presented.
After spending sometime there I took a short
break and had some brunch.
Then I went to the video room that was
presenting “Lucky Star”. It was another anime
series that I really wanted to see. What was
even better was that before the viewing
members of the audience were invited to step
up front and do the opening dance. I will say
that the pom-pom’s they handed me were really
cheap and virtually fell apart in my hands and
that my years in the sport of fencing allowed
me to have the highest kick….and that’s all I
will say. I really enjoyed watching “Lucky
Star”. I won’t give any of the details away but I
am patiently waiting for the series to be
completed so I can get the box set.
And with that my second day at the AX 2009
ended. For my first time at and Anime Expo of
any kind I had a lot of fun. I will need the rest
of the weekend to recover however. Let’s see
what adventures there will be for the Non-
Otaku anime lover next year.
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Anime Scramble
Voice Actors
Solution
1. LtiunarhciisC is Luci Christian.
2. iacVoinMgng is Vic Mignogna.
3. iPtranoshCt is Chris Patton.
4. geAGerysr is Greg Ayres.
5. riRoahcrawtdyHh is Richard Hayworth.
6. BenrHdtnua is Bredan Hunt.
7. iralgaHyaH is Hilary Haag.
8. edavaiDKy is David Kaye.
9. BmroarnmDndiu is Brian Drummond.
10. MatilHlt is Matt Hill.
11. SnactVimne is Sam Vincent.
12. CievaaSrrgae is Carrie Savage.
13. oJutCiksno is Justin Cook.
14. acRonliiMa is Monica Rial.
15. AslnitKhloei is Allison Keith.
16. edAiaLeamnnnW is Amanda Winn Lee.
17. ceeirpSSkpen is Spike Spencer.
18. atyGrnfTfani is Tiffany Grant.
19. rDeoMhrelnztdyoe is Dorothy
Melendrez.
20. gLnaeLx is Lex Lang.
21. enWeeLede is Wendee Lee.
22. eCnmiFierasprn is Crispin Freeman.
23. eaalnJnA is Jane Alan.
24. neannrvaehSJWo is Shannon J Weaver.
25. aviaebscRDce is Rebecca Davis.
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Cover Art: Dragonaut The Resonance Original Artwork: Dragonaut Project © Funimation 2009 Source: Animepaper.net Page 3 Mixed Vegetables Vol. 1 Cover Original Artwork: Ayumi Komura © Viz Media 2008 Dragonaut (Left, Center, Right) Original Artwork: Dragonaut Project © Funimation 2009 Source: Animepaper.net Page 4 Rinaka (Bottom) Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne (character) © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Page 7 Anime Expo 2009 Pictures Photographer: Tony Perez
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Love
Anime?
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Thanks.
published by
Rintaki Anime Club Society
editor-in-chief
Kimberly Johnson
president Tony Perez
vice-president
Javier Esquivel
contributing writers Kimberly Johnson
Tony Perez
web master Kimberly Johnson
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