| September 18, 2008 | ||
| 5:30 pm |
The first Manga Social Night will be 5:30 on September 18th at the free speech cafe before the second game night. We will be introducing ourselves and talking about our favorite manga, as well as deciding what to read for future manga socials.
Location: UC Berkeley, free speech cafe [View Map]
| September 15, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
The second showing of the school year, featuring Macross Frontier and more Kurenai and Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.
Location: UC Berkeley, 2040 VLSB [View Map]
| October 15, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm | ||
| October 16, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
Runtime: 2 hr. 50 min.
Not rated.
By popular demand…NCM Fathom and Viz Pictures bring Live Action Death Note II: The Last Name to select movie theatres nationwide for two nights only – Wednesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 16th at 7:30 PM (local)! Death Note II: The Last Name (English dubbed) is the sequel to, and an immediate continuation of, Death Note, brought to U.S. movie theatres earlier this year by VIZ Pictures and Fathom. This exclusive event will feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Death Note II: The Last Name and a unique look at the talent behind the characters.
Tickets to showings in Bay Area theaters are available online at Fandango.
First established back in 1980 as a Japanese antique and kimono store, Kimono My House was the first retail store in Emeryville (their shop is still situated in its original warehouse rooftop location), and may well have been the first in the U.S. to specialize exclusively in imported anime and sci-fi toys. Their long history and vast selection makes them THE place in the Bay for rare vintage toys and collectibles. They also stock current toys, t-shirts, and trading cards (no kimonos, though).
Location: 1424 62nd St, Emeryville, CA 94608 [View Map]
Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 11-6, Sunday 12-5
Phone: 510-654-4627
Email: [email protected]
Online Store (appears to be out of date): www.kimonomyhousetoys.com
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| August 23, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 8:00 pm |
| August 24, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 7:00 pm |
The Bay Area Collectible Show is a 20,000 square foot retail showroom with vendors selling toys, comic books, Bowen Statues, McFarlane, GI Joe, wrestling, Star Trek, MOTU, sports cards, photos, video games, stamps, coins, Japan imports and more.
Grand opening events include: special celebrity guests and models signings, Pokemon/Yugi-Oh trading card event, Yugi-Oh tournament, raffle prizes, World of Pixar’s cars, Hot Wheels track races, and live music.
Address: 1820 Embarcadero, Oakland CA [View Map]
Phone: 510-772-7977
Website: bayareacollectibleshow.com
| August 9, 2008 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 9:00 pm |
A gathering for cosplay, manga, anime, game, music, and art fans alike! It’s a fairly new convention and this will be its second year (with just over 100 participants in 2007). If you’re looking for a cozy place to build a community, this is a great place to start!
Beginning August 9th at Chabot College! The cost is $15 at the door, and $12 in advance.
Official Kin-Yoobi Con 2008 Website: www.gzronline.com/kin-yoobi-con2008_main.htm
The Official MySpace page: www.myspace.com/gamezonerecreation
Tokyo Television Broadcasting Corporation (TTV) is a Japanese media company in the SF Bay Area providing Japanese programs since 1976. Their programming includes daily morning and evening news (FCI News and NHK News 7), drama, music, quiz, and cooking shows, and seasonal special programs. They broadcast on KTSF Channel 26.
View TTV’s programming schedule on their website at: www.ttvusa.com
Local channel 26 KTSF provides Japanese television programming to the Bay Area.
TTV covers news every weekday in the morning and evening, and airs Japanese shows on Sundays from 8:30pm until midnight. Fuji TV broadcasts their Japanese programming on Saturday evenings also from 8:30pm until midnight.
Coverage areas include San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Marin County, Napa Valley, Richmond, San Mateo, San Jose, Stockton, and some parts of Sacramento.
For more information visit: www.ktsf.com/en/index.html
Fremont-based multimedia startup Okashi Studios is developing an anime-themed ren’ai / dating simulation game in English called Shira Oka: Second Chances. Release date TBA, but we hear it might be sooner rather than later!
For more information visit: www.shira-oka.com
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