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Who would you like to see at Akiba Fest???

Akiba Fest — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:43:51 GMT

Hello everyone!

First let us thank everyone who has supported our unique event. We are working hard to bring you the best show we can. Part of Akiba Fest's goal is to introduce the US audience to great new and talented performers but our other goal is to try and give you exactly what you want as well. With that said, we are on our way to plan for our next events and think it's the time to ask everyone who they'd like to see perform at Akiba Fest.

List who you'd like, big or small but ...

What does your desktop look like?

TheMightyWidget — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:09:50 GMT

the infamous what does your desktop look like post...

...and also the first post of the new year, =P Happy New Year all (yes it's late but who cares?)

I'm still working on mine, I'm making a collage of pictures that were put on the website from the last Akibafest (Psychic Lover, Salia, & Unicorn Table)

New York Anime Festival!

Mari — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:08:24 GMT

(I wonder what the acronym for this will be...)

So, okay, Unicorn Table will be there... and even if they weren't going to be there, I'd still go, I mean it's NEW YORK and ANIME put together, that's RIDICULOUS. I'm going I can't wait to see the cosplayers hopping around Times Square~!!!

Who else is thinking about this? I discovered how easy it is to get to Manhattan for the day and it isn't that expensive at all, compared to what people normally pay to get to and stay at cons! ...

I want to make a costume

TheMightyWidget — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:49:08 GMT

I want to make a costume, I'm gonna start looking for information too but if anyone knows any good sources of information I'd appreciate if you could tell me. I already know who I want for my next costume, and I'll give you a hint: I really love the .hack series.

So if anyone else likes .hack I'll probably be going to the next Anime Mid-Atlantic.

And maybe after I wear the one i make, I'll try to make an original costume. o.o who knows? I'm already psyched just thinking about wearing ...

What/Who are you listening to?!

Mari — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:33:52 GMT

My current playlist for this chilly Sunday afternoon consists of Alice Nine, NewS, Yamashita Tomohisa and The Captains! ><;; Strange mix, right?

Plastic Models

Conscious — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:28:40 GMT

I just finished making this model of the G-Armor.

What models has everyone else made recently?

The Classic "What Are You Playing Now?"

Mari — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:28:46 GMT

This forum post is a basic

Right now I'm playing Kingdom Hearts because I was never able to finish it! >< I want to play Kingdom Hearts 2 but by principle, I can't play that until I finish the first game!

I really like Kingdome Hearts so far, but I think there are things about it that just make me want to turn it off often! I can't play it for too long at one time because I just end up wanting to throw my controller through my screen-!! Otherwise, I really like the FFDis Mix ...

Favorite Sound Track

Conscious — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:57:39 GMT

What anime has your favorite songs?

"Con Mode" Myth or Truth?

Conscious — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:40:57 GMT

I've been going to conventions for a while now and everytime I go I notice what seems like a physiological change in my abilities. For some reason I can function normally with little to no food and sleep. I really like to eat. I mean REALLY like to eat, I am the sort of person that would never under any other circumstances skip a meal. Yet at conventions I don't really even think about food. The same is true for sleep as well. Some of my friends have said they have the same thing happen ...

NekoCon

Mari — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:42:21 GMT

Missed it Anyone go?

What should I be playing?

Conscious — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:27:52 GMT

Its been about three weeks since I last played a video game. Three long and boring weeks of no video games.

Of course some of that is due to the red ring of death that appeared on my 360 three weeks ago, and has left me really depressed since. I had just started disk two of "Blue Dragon" too. But, I now feel up to playing games again. This brings me to the title question, what should I be playing?

I usually play RPGs and things. I happen to like epic stories and many ...

Who's going to AUSA

Asu — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:29:39 GMT

Just found out we'll be doing some panels there!!

One on the TenBu Company itself and I may be doing a one of my Character design panels- Heven't done one in years so I may be rusty.

But who knows I may change it to a "The Characters of Cove" panel since I will be heading back into finishing my next issue.

What do you guys think?

Pictures...

Asu — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:23:48 GMT

Does anyone have pictures?? Ours will be up soon. If you have please feel free to post.

~Asu

Damn cutest cosplayers EVER...

Mari — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:25:33 GMT

Oh my GOD, how cute are they

We are Akiba Fest. Please post intro continuing this thread

Akiba Fest — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:13:40 GMT

Hi Guys, As you know We are Akiba Fest. Just so you know...

We

are an interactive concert show that focuses on activities surrounding

performances by Japanese entertainers. Though there is a merchants and

activity area, most of the focus is on stage where we present the

talents of Popular and up-and-coming Japanese Entertainers and at times

pull the audience in to experience and learn the latest trends moving

through the small portion of Tokyo, Japan known as Akihabara (Akiba ...

Sound Tracks

Conscious — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:56:29 GMT

What's your favorite sound trackfrom a video game?

I liked Chrono Trigger?

I thought that was great.

Death Note American debut!

Mari — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:18:56 GMT

The much anticipated arrival of Viz's Death Note anime series in the United Sates is almost here! Death Note (in an english dub) will first broadcast on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim October 20th at midnight!

Eeep, how exciting ^^ I don't care what you all say about Death Note. I've read all of it and I still love it to... death. I'm so excited!

If you all are like me, Viz Media made the Japanese language, english subbed episodes available for download online for only $1.99 now (that's ...

How was it? What did you think??

Mari — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:33:34 GMT

I had such a great time with everyone last night! Of course, even though I WORK for TenBu, there are still many things that happen inpromptu , and I get to enjoy the concerts as well! Oh my god I can't even begin to describe how amazing those concerts were! I fell in love with Psychic Lover~!!!!!!!!!! And then Salia, beautiful voice; I was so happy to see her again! And her new music is fantastic! And how about SHINGO?!?! Showing up out of nowhere! Well... I knew he was coming, but no one else ...

Rangercast @ Akiba Fest J-Pop Halloween Concert Ball

aresef — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:45:02 GMT

Hey guys, I do a podcast for the Tokusatsu/Sentai/Power Rangers fandom called Rangercast. I had a blast doing the show, of course. I also got a brief interview with Unicorn Table and Psychic Lover after the show, so check that out.

http://www.rangercast.net/index.php?post_id=273096

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT-

Akiba Fest — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:10:13 GMT

THANK YOU to everyone who attended the J-Pop Halloween Concert Ball! Salia, and Psychic Lover were very amazed with the energy present. And let�s not forget Shin-go, who popped in to complete the Unicorn Table team!! So thank you again for welcoming everyone! Akiba Fest wouldn�t be the same without all of you fans who brought out the passion and energy of the show. Everyone one of us on the staff would like to thank you all for coming. It was great!

~AKIBA FEST

OTAKU LIFE RADIO INTERVIEW WITH PSYCHIC LOVER AND SALIA~!

Mari — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:47:53 GMT

On Friday, October 26, fresh from their flight from Japan to the States, Otaku Life Radio will be conducting a sit-down interview with artists Salia and Psychic Lover prior to their appearance at Akiba Fest!

We encourage everyone to send in any questions they have for these spectacular guests through Otaku Life Radio, or even through this forum! Post your questions here and I'll make sure to send them over to Otaku Life Radio for the interview to see if they will ask your question on air!

The ...

Did You Buy Your Tickets Already?

Conscious — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:29:14 GMT

Akiba Fest is right around the corner. Did you get you tickets? I have mine!

Of course if you haven't I'm sure people around here can give you some suggestions.

Favorite Anime Stores

Conscious — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:31:03 GMT

Where do you like to buy your anime?

Who has the best price?

Inventory?

Salia and Psychic Lover

shinobi062 — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:54:36 GMT

I just heard a couple of Psychic Lover songs. They're a pretty good rock band and I think together with Salia they will put on a great show. Wow, come to think of it it's only a few days away. Time sure flys doesn't it.

What's Great About Your Fav. FF?

Conscious — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:33:03 GMT

Everyone has there favorite Final Fantasy game and this usually creates endless arguments about which one is the best. Rather than create one of those arguements I though we should each say what we like about the games.

My personal favorite is FFVI. I really like the sound track. The Opera scene was quite moving I thought.

Let's see... how should we start? Oh, what's your top anime?

Akiba Fest — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:23:43 GMT

Gotchaman, Captain Harlaock (Space Pirates), Maccross 2, Orbots, Cowboy Bebop, Iria, gungrave, Heat Guy J, El Hazzard, Visions of Esclifone, Eva, Crying Freeman, ...

Dalai Lama

Conscious — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:07:55 GMT

Did anyone else go see the Dalai Lama receive the Congressional Gold medal on Wed?

All of the presentations and performances were very warming. I thought that musical performances that happened around 2:30pm were quite good. Richard Gere gave a nice speech as well.

J-Pop Favorites!!

Mari — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:23:46 GMT

Here's a nice thread to talk about your favorites in the J-Pop world:

I confess I am a closet Johnny's Entertainment Fangirl. (Shh, I'm still in the closet...) So mostly anyone you can think of from Johnny's in the past ten years, I know about and listen to. Kinki Kids, Arashi, NewS, KATTUN, TOKIO, Tackey&Tsubasa, blah blah... (I can go into specifics if anyone is really interested )

Miss Yoko Ishida has some of the best music too. I've had the pleasure of working with her, too!

UNICORN ...

Cosplay and Fashion--Where is the line drawn?

Mari — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:48:42 GMT

I had a pretty interesting conversation with a cosplayer earlier today about the difference between cosplay and fashion when it comes to the j-rock, j-pop styles from Japan.

I have been doing a lot of research into the realms of Japanese popular fashion, and I was reading a lot into Gothic Lolita fashion. I came to an awesome article about the line between Gothic Lolita and Anime between the Japanese and international cultures.

In Japan, Gothic Lolita is an alternative fashion statement ...

Girls and Gaming

Mari — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:31:41 GMT

I get so fed up with the stigma that girls don't play video games, and when they do, it's things like "The Adventures of Cookies and Cream."

Recently I revisited an old arcade I used to go to as a kid. They had many of the same old school games, and a few updated versions of the old games. Soul Calibur was a favorite of mine. So I walk towards where Soul Calibur was and there was a big group of guys hanging around, playing that arcade game. I put my coin on the edge of the screen ...

Rules, Regulations, and Etiquette!

Akiba Fest — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:15:10 GMT

I - Rules

Thank you for coming by.

Before we start, please note that this is a board meant for entertainment purposes. Though this board may also be used at times to announce specific information, comments, views or opinions of any kind do not necessarily reflect any views or opinions of Akiba Fest or the TenBu Productions LLC company.

To enjoy this board to its fullest, please read to the following carefully and abide bay all rules and regulations stated.

1. You are expected ...

DJ ASU A-Pop Mix Show moved to Thursday Nights...

Asu — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:52:51 GMT

Hey Everyone one- Thanks for supporting the A-Pop Mix Show, on for only two weeks and already the station is reporting great numbers!!!

I hope my mixes continue to please.

Well as you know Otaku Life Radio is going thorough new show formatting and from responses from fans that tend to go out on Friday nights and can't listen in to the whole show as well as from those who attend cons from Fridays- they have rescheduled my show to Thursday so that everyone can get their chance to listen ...

Salia is...

Akiba Fest — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:03:07 GMT

We are excited to present Unicorn Table's lead vocalist Salia!!!

Salia is the lead singer of jrock group unicorn table. This sexy vocalist already with top solo hits like �Cutie Honey Flash� and �Trust� from the anime �Vandread�, as well as the opening and ending themes for the sentei series � Gao Ranger�, is gearing up for her first solo album to be produced by TenBu Productions and have it�s debut in America. Akiba Fest will feature the first concert boasting her brand new music and look.

Cosplay Corner! Discuss Your J-Cosplay for Akiba Fest Hallow

Mari — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:38:48 GMT

Need some ideas on a music artist to dress as? How about sewing and construction tips? Feedback on ideas, or maybe even coordinating cosplay together (like, putting together a group to dress as a band?). Why not do it here?

I am always available to give suggestions for artists I'd like to see there! ^^

Pshychic lover is...

Akiba Fest — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:04:19 GMT

We are pleased to present the J-rocking group Psychic Lover!!!

Psychic Lover is making waves thorough out the Anime and Sentai scene by making hit after hit theme songs and a popular album. Made up of vocalist Yoffy and guitarist Imajo, Psychic Lover has been chosen to do the themes of hit anime shows like Witchblade and Transformers Amada. Before that, they were known for the high powered action themes of �G� G� Sentai Boukenger� and "Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger," to name a couple.

Salia

shinobi062 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:16:48 GMT

I have seen Salia in concert twice and I can honestly say that her voice and her shows are amazing. She puts on a great show!

Merchandise

Hart_Nana — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:09:28 GMT

Nana here!

Don't forget that there will be plenty of wonderful stuff for you to buy in remembrance of such a wonderful night!

Also... anything that you buy... you can get signed by Salia or Psychic Lover!!!

^_^ Nana

Resident Evil: Should it end at 5 or keep going?

DMC2006 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:07:43 GMT

I personally always wondered if they are making too many Resident Evil games. I mean, don't get me wrong, I do like the series and not just for the horror feel to it but the storyline. But making too many of an awesome game series isn't always the best. Okay, RE4 was amazing, by far one of the greatest right after the first one, but to me it just feels like it needs to just wrap up and Umbrella needs to finally be completey destroyed with Wesker getting killed by Chris. Yet, at the same time, ...

Rules and Regs:

Akiba Fest — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:59:15 GMT

This is primarily a Look-Alike costume contest; craftsmanship of your own costume is not required (though it will be appreciated by our judges).

Fashion Show Rules

1) Costumes must be related to Japanese rock & pop bands.

2) Each entry has a maximum time of two minutes (120 sec.) on stage to exhibit his/her costume and interact with our emcee. You may be asked questions by our emcee, so please be prepared to discuss your costume on stage.

3) There is a maximum ...

Who is your favorite Silent Hill character?

DMC2006 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:03:53 GMT

Who is your favorite Silent Hill character? good guys and bad guys and even the monster from all 5 games (soon to be 6) and the movie! My favorite has got to be Henry Townshend from Silent Hill 4: The Room, good guy and bad guy, of course none other then PH! OMG, that guy rocks my socks! Even in the movie he kicked serious butt.

Visual Kei--WHAT IS IT?

Mari — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:36:38 GMT

So many times I have gotten people asking me, "Mari, what is with all this j-rock stuff? Why do the artists dress so funny?"

So here I am in the J-Rock forum and I have decided to explain the concept of Visual Kei (Visual Rock) within the realm of J-Rock~!

So what exactly IS Visual Kei? There are actually three definitions, depending on who you talk to; (1) Visual Kei is a genre of music, or a sub-genre of J-Rock, (2) a fashion style defined by the sort of people who listen ...

Your Favorite J-Rock Artist

Mari — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:18:06 GMT

So what kind of J-Rock Artist or band strikes your fancy? I'm particularly interested in hearing about your favorites in this category, so please, rant and rave all you can!

Some of my favorites include some of the older ones:

Bz (...Old J-rock/Pop group, I believe they are the #1 best selling artist in Japan of all time, 75million albums sold in Japan alone. They'll be the first J-music group to get stars in Hollywood~!!)

/\ucifer (Broke my heart when they broke up)

Hide ...

Your Favorite Cosplay~!

Mari — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:06:31 GMT

Hey all you experienced cosplayers out there. What have you all done in the past that makes you a great cosplayer? What is your favorite cosplay to date? Insert and image and tell us the story behind the costume! How long did it take you to make? What special challenges did you have to overcome and how did you solve those problems? How did your cosplay hold up during cconvention time? Did you get any awards?

Spill!

Is there a portion of J-pop that is being ignored by the US

Asu — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:15:56 GMT

I must say that i think a good deal of J-Pop is ignored by the J-Pop loving crowd in the US. At Least the names I am going to mention are definitely not as widely heard or mentioned as let's see... Gackt, utada, or Ayumi-

In fact I think these days acts like utada and Ayumi have even taken a back seat to more flamboyant Rock groups.

I know with the mix show I now DJ I will try to cover a wide variety of J-Pop music.

So I'd like to know everyones opinion on how you think these other ...

Clazziquai Project

Asu — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:36:21 GMT

I love them to death!!! There a 3 member group consisting of two guys and one girl and with a smooth jazzy disco and electronic sound- Think Jamiroquai in Korean. Any body else like this hot group? I also like Gummy and Drunken Tiger.

Also we here about plenty of J-Pop artists what are some K-po artists that you guys like?

Welcome to All and to All a Good Night

Omni-Anime — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:40:32 GMT

Hay Everybody! and Welcome to AKIBA FEST!

I'm an employee here at Akiba Fest, reminding you that it's Oct 1st which means that the "J*POP Halloween Concert Ball" is just 26 days Away!

Everyone 16 and up can enjoy a whole night of fun before you go trick or teating with the kids. Tickets are being sold now so get them while you still can, so you won't miss out on the fun n' games, live concerts, prizes, costume party, and more!!

There will be Akiba Fest sales reps throughout ...