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Animation On Display Convention coming up in a month. Here's the details:
A.O.D. Convention
January 30-31, 2010
@
Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco Japantown, California Events include:- Masquerade-Costume Contest
- Artists Alley & Dealer's Room
- Panels (Writing for Animation; Stop Motion Animation; Careers In Videogames; Comiket, Doujinshi, and the Touhou Phenomenon; Cosplay Photography for Beginners; Criticizing the Job of an Anime Critic; Developing your own Iconic Manga Character; Dilbert: The Animated Series; From Fan To Pro: Using your hobbies in your career; NicoNicoDouga, MADS, and the Vocaloid Phenomenon; Otaku at work: Why you don't have your dream job; South Park Panel; 1960's cartoons; Your Otaku Business; etc.)
- Charity Auction
- Anime Games (Trivia Game Show)
- Video Gaming Room (includes Tournaments)
- 24-Hour Video Rooms (showing the hottest new anime, as well as oldies)
- Board Games galore (Munchkin, Killer Bunnies, Zombie Mayhem, Risk, Apples to Apples, Star Trek)
- Anime & Pop Karaoke
... and more to come!
Special Guests:Cristina Vee Valenzuela (voice actress for anime & video games)
Tony Oliver (voice actor for anime)
Carl Macek (creator of 'Robotech')
David Vincent (voice actor for anime & video games)
Kyle Hebert (voice actor for anime & video games)
Ken Pontak (writer)
AnimeMyu (SeraMyu - live action 'Sailor Moon' Musical performers)
David Nereus & Jakol (a.k.a. Vex Mode) (anime music spinners)
Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang (aka P.M.B.Q.) (comic artist & writer)
Ian McConville and Matthew Boyd (webcomic artists)
Tommy Yune (character designer for video games)
Maganda/Tommy Pedrini (musicians)
Cost:Until January 15, full weekend - $25
At the door, full weekend - $30
At the door, Saturday ONLY - $20
At the door, Sunday ONLY - $15
NOTE: Children under the age of 10 are always free!