Author: Linda

Linda is a life long fan of anime, and dabbles in a lot of things. She writes with a tentative neutral voice.. and as for that three year anime blogging mark, she tries to defy that as she is gaining a voice in other mediums ie: Twitter. Find her at other places online. "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance." -Terry Pratchett
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Special Guests of the Masquerade at Otakon- a part of X Japan

Whew, made it just in time, before their United States debut at Lollapalooza tomorrow. Part of X-Japan specifically Yoshiki and Sugizo were at Otakon’s Masquerade…

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Home Made Kazoku Set List at Otakon 2010

Home Made Kazoku, referred to as HMK was Otakon’s Sunday Concert, so this was their United States debut. Anime  fans of Bleach, Naurto or Eureka…

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Fire Alarm Evacuates Otakon…convention war story potential.

A fire alarm prompts the evacuation of the entire Baltimore Convention Center, into the muggy heat that was outside. So an estimated 30,000  people walked…

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Yoshida Brothers at Otakon 2010 and onward…

For convention goers, Yoshida Brothers were Otakon 2010’s Friday Concert guests, and for the rest of the world in terms of Japanese anime/gamers hobbies, they…

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Masao Maruyama/Hiroshi Koujina Joint Press Conference Transcript

This year, Otakon had the return of Masao Maruyama, founder of Madhouse who has brought the world, Black Lagoon, Chobits, Chi’s Sweet Home, and a…

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Anime Journalism: The Story Behind the Story Panel at Otakon 2010

This was a panel moderated by Ed Sizemore of Manga Worth Reading, with guest speakers Brad Rice of Japanator and Christopher Macdonald of Anime News…

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