As if the premiere of FMA: The Sacred Stars of Milos isn’t fortunate enough, I had the distinct pleasure to interview the director hours before the film. Kazuya Murata has also lent his talents to other animes including Eureka Seven, Pokemon and Gunsmith Cats. Transcript of the interview below, followed by an edited video. The [...]
Posts Under Otakon 2011 Category
Ever wanted to see Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary soundtrack composer for the Final Fantasy games? Our friends and partners at Dragonfish Films caught him at a Q&A session at Otakon 2011. He was only at the convention for a single day, and this is one of his rare public appearances in America. And now you [...]
The Ultimate Lolita Fashion Show serves to showcase a number of designers across the various subsections. Sitting through the handful of catwalks, I had a recurring thought and felt the exhibit raises more questions than answers. What is the attraction to lolita fashion? Given the current gravitation towards anime with a moe theme, it offers [...]
After a previous two days filled with just following Makoto Shinkai (新海誠) around, there was finally a 9AM Press conference at the Sheraton. Typically press conference happens when there is just too much interview requests for a particular guest. I know thePaper got 1:1 interviews with other Otakon guests, but here is my main press [...]
A large number of fans arrived early to wait in line for the Baby, the Stars Shine Bright and Alice and the Pirate fashion show. It was an adorable sight to see so many dressed in their cutest lolita outfits. The turnout provided an auspicious beginning to Otakon’s second day even if the show started [...]
Chemistry Q+A The panel was more than half empty which was unexpected. The moderator asked some questions and showed a music video before opening the floor to the audience. Highlights below. With the release of a “best of” album after ten years and a debut in the US, the band stated that they will focus [...]
Experiencing fan parodies often for a person on their computer is a solitary experience, but how about screening it on a large screen for two nights until the wee hours of morning? Many people I know would definitely put Fan Parodies on their agenda. For me, this is my second year experiencing some form of [...]
Released in Japan around May 7th, 2011, Otakon had the honor of being the place and event to debut Makoto Shinkai’s latest film in North America. A trailer for Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below (星を追う子ども) can be viewed here. Prior to this film, I have never fully watched any of Shinkai’s other [...]
Video shot by our friends at Dragonfish Films. Please visit their website! Makoto Shinkai was a featured guest at Otakon 2011, and a majority of my press coverage was focused on his appearances. I do hope that before reading this transcript, that there is a fair warning on there being spoilers for the latest Shinkai [...]
After only three weeks since its premiere in Japan, Funimation and Aniplex made an international premiere of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos a reality Saturday night for Otakon attendees. It was a very special treat especially for the fans. This was clearly evident as the audience roared each time a returning character first [...]
As I rushed out the set list, the day after I received it, I was still in the middle of fixing images from Friday’s Otakon concert, so now a week later…here! (BTW, I went back and revised the set list, with appropriate anime videos.) Compared to last year’s Otakon, Friday’s concert was the only concert [...]
The Kylee concert started on a positive note. As a connoisseur of music, I am used to bands procrastinating but she started the set three minutes before schedule. Lacking the history and fanbase of Chemistry, it was no surprise that the venue was sparsely populated. However, those who turned out were enthusiastic in showing [...]
Staff