Anyone going to the CNAE???

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Postby JustinCredible » Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:11 pm

http://www.hobbystar.com

would say something if they had any doubts... but Toronto is basically up and running at full steam anyways...
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Postby Otohiko » Tue Aug 19, 2003 8:01 pm

Good. Presently obtaining the cash and confirming my accommodations. I'll probably be there just after 11am on friday, sitting in line.

Well, I'll enjoy this :D Long-needed break from work
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Postby JustinCredible » Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:12 pm

Otohiko wrote:Good. Presently obtaining the cash and confirming my accommodations. I'll probably be there just after 11am on friday, sitting in line.

Well, I'll enjoy this :D Long-needed break from work


Did you pre-order your tickets? If you didn't tomarrow is the last day.

Whoo Hoo... this is going to be great!
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Postby Otohiko » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:20 pm

Aw crap :( :( :( :(

I'm out of luck with finding a place to stay on friday. That means that I might miss a day this year :(

that sucks
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Postby Otohiko » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:22 pm

Hey wait, Anime All night - is there chance I could just tag along that way and spend the night staring at anime? Might be my only option...
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Postby JustinCredible » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:23 pm

Otohiko wrote:Aw crap :( :( :( :(

I'm out of luck with finding a place to stay on friday. That means that I might miss a day this year :(

that sucks


The hotels are booked? O_o?
Did you try the Days Inn near University and Carlton (I think its Carlton)
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Postby Otohiko » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:26 pm

No money for hotel, either. Have you been to Anime All Night before? Is it really All Night?
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Postby Otohiko » Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:43 pm

Well, I'll spin the bottle. That is, I'll take the chance and trust the impulse of going to anime all night. If that doesn't work - then me and my brother are screwed. Any last-moment survival tips for getting through a night out on the streets of TO?
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Postby Otohiko » Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:42 pm

Well, alright, last post here before I go sleep and then head out tomorrow.

If you see a tall guy, 6'4", 170lbs, wearing black (or is it dark blue?) cargo pants, a 'Dali Museum' t-shirt or some generic shirt, funny shades and big hat, or if without hat - really messy curly hair - that's me. I'll be with my brother who has a nike cap with 'CR34' written on the side that he wears permanently.

Later then. Will definitely visit the AMV contest and Friday's Anime All Night - the rest is options.
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Postby JustinCredible » Fri Aug 22, 2003 12:09 am

I'll be around... blue jean shorts and my 'Let The Wookie Win' shirt... just tap me on the shoulder and say 'Yo!'
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Postby Otohiko » Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:16 pm

Hey!

It was fun. Great stuff, didn't get to see so much of the anime as I did of Fred Gallagher. Suppose I should rename this year to CNME - Canadian National Megatokyo Convention.

I might or might not be there next year (I'm likely going on an exchange during that school year, and I could well be gone by aug. 27) - if not, then Anime North will hopefully be something I visit next year...

It was good hanging with you... oh yea, in case he didn't tell you - the 'Piro stunt double' guy will have a lot of pictures posted on his site, probably tomorrow - that's at trickfred.com I believe.

Cheers 8)
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Postby Moonlight Soldier » Mon Aug 25, 2003 8:29 am

Weep!!! I could only go on Sunday...But we had soooo much fun just the same....heh.....i spent so much money....

I missed the Masquerade :( (Rachel a.k.a Kaiba, Sakura (Naruto) , Kimono Girl, she changed costume everyday was raving about it).

Did you guys catch any premiers? I thought Witch Hunter Robin was really cool...

*current status*=saving money for anime north....i think it's May 28th ish....
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Postby Otohiko » Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:27 pm

Nope, didn't catch any premieres as I was too embroiled in the whole Megatokyo thing. However, I still have WHR fansubs, which I haven't watched but what I've seen really was cool.

Now, here's a question: Who knows the AMV's screened at the contest?

Personally, I was a little puzzled by the whole competition. Three qualms: On one hand, you have this seeming 'originality bias', where a lot of the AMV's use anime I've never seen nor even heard of until the con, nevermind watched AMV's to them. On the other hand, you have bizzarely bad music bias - Evanescence for 3 (!!!) of the screened AMV's, two (!!!!!) actually being among the winners. Lastly, and it might just be the fact that I went on a good 35 hours of no sleep before the contest, but why was it so damn WEIRD? The videos! Christ! I had to ask my brother several times whether he actually saw 'that AMV with the kids and shit' (it was actually from Alien 9 I think), because I thought it was some kind of BAD hallucination. Hair turning into drills and teeth coming out of hats and stomachs? Oh Jesus! And the acid trip seemed to go on for quite a few other outrightly weird AMV's.

Plus, the video quality was a bit poor and the image too dark.

So, that's my thought on this Anime Evanescence Contest.

Of the screened AMV's, the only one I knew was Tom the Fish's Love Hina vid.
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