StarFest 2008: Con Report

Well, the weekend is over, and so is StarFest 2008, Denver, CO.

I was flying solo this weekend, as my co-host had to work. So since my car isn’t running, and I didn’t feel like riding my motorcycle 50 miles each way each day (Max had some teeth out, so I had to come back at night to give him his meds), I hitched a ride with Jason and Heather Martin from ArtPlayMix.com. Getting in was no problem. I went up and told them who I was, the lady looked, unsuccessfully, for a list of press people, gave up and just gave me the worth-more-than-it-weighs-in-gold “All Access” badge, and I was on my way.

Turns out Anime Pulse drove the most traffic to the StarFest site out of any sites doing banner ads for them. Since I “won”, they gave me two free autograph/photograph tickets, which I immediately used for Adam Baldwin (see pic below.. Oh Yeah!).


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Manga Pulse 23: The Buddha Saga

Tim and Weltall, coming straight at you. They review Buddha and The Guin Saga. Check out this great show.

The Guin Saga – Read it at Borders.
Buddha – Read it at Borders.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – Ai (Chuu Seishin) by Excel Girls from Excel Saga
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

Reviews

The Guin Saga
Wikipedia
Official Site

Buddha
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Official Site

Episode 127: Chi's Sweet Bus Gamer

We’ve got a great show for you this week. We do the news and talk about Bleach. As far as reviews we do Chi’s Sweet Home and Bus Gamer. I also do part two of my spring ’08 first look, with previews of Allison & Lillia, Amatsuki, Himitsu – The Revelation, Kamen no Maid Guy, Kanokon, Kure-nai, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki, Monochrome Factor, Nabari no Ou, Neo Angelique ~ Abyss, To Love-Ru and Wagaya no Oinari-sama. Enjoy!

Chi’s Sweet Home – Download Now!
Bus Gamer – Download Now!

Show Notes

Music

Intro – O2 by Orange Range from Code Geass R2
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

Reviews

Chi’s Sweet Home
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Official Site

Bus Gamer
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Official Site

Manga Pulse 22: The Fairy Tale is Translucent

Tim and Weltall have a great show this week. They review Translucent and Fairy Tale. Plus they subject you to something almost unnameable.

Translucent – Read it at Borders
Fairy Tail – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – J-E-N-O-V-A by The Black Mages from The Black Mages
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

Also featured, Gunya Gunya Gasu Gasu from Pokemon

Reviews

Translucent
Anime News Network
Official Site

Fairy Tail
Anime News Network
Official Site
Official Site (Japanese)

Episode 126: Yu Yu Yotsunoha

We have an outstanding show this week. We review Yotsunoha and Yu Yu Hakusho. I also do first looks at the following shows: Blassreiter, Bus Gamer, Code Geass Season 2, Duraga (Tower of), Itazura na Kiss, Library War, Soul Eater, Special A, Vampire Knight and Zettai Karen Children. There’s lots of content, so be sure to listen.

Yotsunoha – Download Now!
Yu Yu Hakusho – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi by On/Off from Vampire Knight
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

Reviews

Yotsunoha
Anime News Network
Official Site

Yu Yu Hakusho
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Official Site

Manga Pulse 21: Addicted to Hell….redrum…redrum

This week Tim and Weltall dance a little jig. Well, maybe they do, but it’s audio so I can’t tell for sure. They review Addicted to Curry, Hell Girl and Redrum 327. Enjoy the show.

Redrum 327 – Even if you receive it as a present, burn the book and piss on the ashes.
Addicted to Curry – Read it now!
Hell Girl – Read it now!

Show Notes

Music

Intro – Ave, the Ancient Dance by Yasunori Mitsuda From Xenogears OST Disc 1
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

Reviews

Redrum 327
Tokyopop Site

Addicted to Curry
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Official Page

Hell Girl
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Official Site

Episode 125: Kotetsushin Koshonin

This week we’ve got a great episode. We discuss the news, talk about Sakura-con, review PiQ and update One Piece. On top of all that we also review Kotetsushin Jeeg and Koshonin.

Kotetsushin Jeeg – Wait until it hits the US and NetFlix it.
Koshonin – Wait until it hits the US and NetFlix it.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – Storm Bringer by Jam Project from Kotetsushin Jeeg
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

Reviews

Kotetsushin Jeeg
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Official Site

Koshonin
Wikipedia
Official Site

Sakura-con 2008: Ketchup Mania Concert!

Here is the Ketchup Mania concert from Sakura-con. They were the first act in the Ali Project double-concert. The audio sounded great, but Batou’s right in front of the speaker for a lot of it so there is a lot of distortion, but I still watched it and enjoyed it, so I hope you do as well. We’ve got one more video for you, their encore, and that will be the end of our Sakura-con coverage for 2008.

Official Site
MySpace Site

Manga Pulse 20: Confidential XXX….holic that is..

This week Tim and Weltall get down to business with Confidential Confessions. That’s actually the name of a manga they review. They also review xxxHolic and talk about the news.

Confidential Confessions – Read it at Borders.
xxxHolic – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – Chiyoko’s Theme Mode-1 by Susumu Hirasawa from Millennium Actress
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

Reviews

Confidential Confessions
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Tokyopop Site

xxxHolic
Wikipedia
Anime News Network
Official Site