2009 Meeting 8 (Halloween)

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Meeting # 8 Japanimation

ANNOUNCEMENTS!! : 

ANNOUNCEMENTS!! COSPLAY CONTEST TODAY!! NEXT MONTH: We will start the new Japanimation Schedule! Pending: T-shirt Video Game

This Week’s Latest News : 

This Week’s Latest News From Japan, Straight to you!

Annual Yamanote Line Halloween Party Makes Japan Hate Us Even More : 

Annual Yamanote Line Halloween Party Makes Japan Hate Us Even More GIVING FOREINGERS A BAD NAME, ONE TRAIN AT A TIME...

Thanks guys… : 

an annual drinking party held on trains looping around downtown Tokyo Takes place every Halloween costumed foreigners and their Japanese friends will meet at platform 13 inside Shinjuku station between 8 and 9 PM Many Japanese complain about the rowdy foreigners Thanks guys…

Horrible Cosplay Wigs are Horrible : 

Horrible Cosplay Wigs are Horrible MMMM… SEXY.

Urban Camoflauge: Japanese Style : 

Urban Camoflauge: Japanese Style SHHHH! I’M BEING NINJA. “Go ‘way”

Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I'm eluding detection via ancient ninja Coke disguises : 

a work from Japanese artist Aya Tsukioka. created a variety of clothing that provides urban camouflage. Skirt that turns into vending machine, pocket book that turns into manhole cover, and backpack shaped like a japanese fire hydrant The concept of clothing designed to camouflage and protect the wearer while traveling through the urban jungle. Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I'm eluding detection via ancient ninja Coke disguises

Tokyo International Manga Library to house 2 million manga, anime, and games : 

Tokyo International Manga Library to house 2 million manga, anime, and games IT’S JUST THAT EPIC.

Oh. My. God.…YES. : 

2 million anime, manga, games, and consoles, all housed in a 2.1 acre, five-story building, complete with a museum and a theater Meiji University is working on the Tokyo International Manga Library for 2014. you'll also be able to find related books, magazines, dojinshi, artwork, anime cels, game consoles, figures, and more, says ANN. Comiket and Kaiyodo is offering lots of help Oh. My. God.…YES.

Learn How to Make Your Own Adorable Bento Box with Face Food Recipes : 

Learn How to Make Your Own Adorable Bento Box with Face Food Recipes WARNING: BENTOS MAY CAUSE EXTREME JEALOUSY.

Just try eating something this adorable. : 

Face Food Recipes is an upcoming book from Mark Batty Publisher contains step-by-step recipes on how to make your own anime styled bento boxes The book just came out and retails for $14.95 Just try eating something this adorable.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 lets players control character’s breast bouncing : 

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 lets players control character’s breast bouncing

Guys say it’s the breast use of sixaxis ever! : 

new feature Tecmo is pimping for the PlayStation 3 release of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. ability to control the movement of on-screen breasts by tilting their controllers. Ninja Gaiden franchise about Ryu, a sword-wielding ninja who combats super-sized enemies. The new game is really no different. The developers decided to tone down the extreme violence for the PlayStation 3 audience and implemented breast movement as a gimmick based on the underused Sony Sixaxis controller technology. Guys say it’s the breast use of sixaxis ever!

TGS 09: Playstation Network to overflow with manga December : 

TGS 09: Playstation Network to overflow with manga December COMING SOON TO A PSP NEAR YOU.

Your PSP is finally useful. : 

The PSN manga distribution system is coming this December a new "manga" tab will be added to the PSP Playstation Store page. Eleven of Japan's major manga publishers, including the Kadokawa group, Kodansha, Square Enix, and Bandai Visual will be bringing some 100 series to the store at launch. Various high-profile lines such as Doraemon, Fullmetal Alchemist, Nodame Cantabile, One Piece, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Hopefully this'll also trickle into the English-speaking PSN space. Your PSP is finally useful.

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Ghost in the Shell live-action film gets a screenwriter : 

Ghost in the Shell live-action film gets a screenwriter PREPARE TO BE AMAZED.

Ghost in the Shell live-action film gets a screenwriter : 

Ghost in the Shell live-action adaptation in the works. Nobody knows too much about it (debate is still up on whether it's live-action or "3D 'live-action'"), one more thing you now know is that the film has a screenplay, which in turn will have an author. The author in question is a lady named Laeta Kalogridis, who is also apparently writing James Cameron's Battle Angel Alita adaptation screenplays for the Macedonian conqueror movie Alexander Native-American-Viking movie Pathfinder Nightwatch, also working with Martin Scorsese on his new thriller Shutter Island. Ghost in the Shell live-action film gets a screenwriter

The Trigun movie will probably destroy your town : 

The Trigun movie will probably destroy your town FEAR ME.

The Stampede returns! : 

To be released in 2010, at any rate. received its website, movie will star Vash, Milly, Meryl and Wolfwood as they go about saving a city from the catastrophes that tend to happen whenever Vash comes around The Stampede returns!

Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya film opens in 2010 : 

Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya film opens in 2010 YESU MY LORDO.

You will watch… : 

You will watch… The new TV series just ended, wrapping up with the announcement that the next Haruhi film, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Will in Japan in the Spring of 2010. There's no details on the film yet, but they're going to pop up eventually on the show's official webpage.

Make Dragonballs with this pancake fryer : 

Make Dragonballs with this pancake fryer WARNING: DRAGONBALL PANCAKES MAY NOT GRANT WISHES.

These are pancakes with some balls! : 

Won’t grant wishes but they will look awesome. Look at those little stars and the "Kame" character on those things! These are pancakes with some balls!

Burger King Japan Releases 7 patty whopper : 

Burger King Japan Releases 7 patty whopper WOW.

“Blue Screen of Death” meet “Burger Stack of Death” : 

Burger King Japan's commerative burger for the release of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system has, that’s right, 7 beef patties. Released last week. weighs about 1.7 pounds, with more calories than you should probably eat in a day, at 2,120 calories. “Blue Screen of Death” meet “Burger Stack of Death”

Best Buy anime shelf space shrinks even more : 

Best Buy anime shelf space shrinks even more NOOOOOOO!!!

Best Buy doesn't love you anymore, otakus. : 

only six shelves of anime, folks. For comparison, in this particular store, the anime selection was about 3 rack widths before this, and last year it was more than double that.  Most Best Buy’s are seeing the same trend. Best Buy doesn't love you anymore, otakus.