#Welcome to Anime (Welcome to the Internet AMV)

[someawesomeamvs]

Warning: Profane language, violence, spoilers

Title: Welcome to Anime

Editor: The Otaku Potato

Song: Welcome to the Internet

Artist: Bo Burnham

Anime: ACertain Scientific Railgun T, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Assassination Classroom, Attack on Titan, Black Butler, Bleach, Blue Period, Boku no Hero Academia, Bungou Stray Dogs, Bungou Stray Dogs Wan, Cells at Work, Classroom of the Elite, Code Geass, Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, Death Parade, Demon Slayer, Dororo, Dr. Stone, EX-ARM, Fairy Tail, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, Food Wars, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Gintama, Given, Haikyuu, Himouto! Umaru-chan, Hunter x Hunter (2011), ID: INVADED, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kakegurui, Komi Can't Communicate, Kuroko No Basket, Little Witch Academia, Love is War, Love Live! Sunshine!!, Naruto, Neon Genesis Evangelion, My Neighbor Totoro (film), One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club, Overlord, Owarimonogatari, Pokemon, Shaman King, SHIMONETA, Sk8 the Infinity, Spirited Away (film), Sword Art Online, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., The Outcast, The Promised Neverland, Tsuredure Children, Yugioh, Yuri!!! on Ice, Zombieland Saga

Category: Comedy

[xrd]

Hi I'm Kennedy! Welcome to my blog!!

Info about this blog can be found below the cut. This is not a "before you follow" and reading/interacting with this post is not necessary to follow or otherwise interact with this account.

This is my main/personal blog that I usually use for reblogging things related to video games and animanga.

Commonly used media related tags on here are: #guilty gear #tf2 #persona #blazblue #fe

Personal tags I used to talk about things on here. #03: My posts #Purseowner posting #SMT posting #Femblem #Gear posting #Blaz posting

This blog is not spoiler free. If you're looking to avoid spoilers for something I post about I recommend blocking related tags.

Other misc tags: #01:funny/misc posts #02: saved posts/resources #video #animals #amv

Here’s some other blogs I own:

@flamerunn3r (personal art blog)

@inhumanrampage (aesthetic and miscellaneous)

@pandorastower (sources art reuploads; primarily from old sites accessed through the internet archive)

@oldcosplay (self explanatory, mostly aim to include stuff pre 2010s)

Unfortunately I can’t promise that this blog will accessible for screen readers or friendly to those sensitive to flashing gifs or videos. Sorry for any inconvenience.

And that's it. If you're reading this have a great day.

[noodlegodforfun]

Introduction

I haven't been on the server for a long time. but now I’m back and I want to raise activity like before, the guys are still often active there and communicate with each other, but I feel like the server is fading away, so I decided to again advertise for my server, so to speak.

Therefore, everyone who wants is welcome.

All rules on the server~☆

We have channels for artists, ordinary people, writers (fan fiction), screenshotters, etc.

But most of the information is about our favorite fandom! However, we do not forget that we are all people too, and in the chat we can discuss various topics, and if we get carried away, we begin to develop the topic in other channels, but still strictly by discussing the work of the participant or him as an artist, writer, meme maker and etc.

Be friendly and live happily ☆

What about channels?

Channel theme "It's our chat"

Includes:

Rules chat

Two chats

Two RP chats

A chat for hugs

A chat for discussing animals (for those who want to share the life of their pet)

A chat for a bot with music (yes!)

Channel theme "SRMTHFG stuff"

Includes:

The first channel for important events in the SRMTHFG community

OC characters (your description of their universe, etc.)

Au people (who themselves share them in this chat or send links)

Headcanons

References

Screenshots and resources( These are templates that anyone can use, for example in their work, mentioning the author)

Channel theme "Other stuff":

Includes:

Rules for commissions from people who themselves leave their sheets for this

Chat for ordering commissions (this is necessary if you want to leave a request of commission, but are afraid to immediately write a private message to the author)

Chat for birthdays (of course, I don’t ask server participants for a year)

Chat for the bot

Chat with a jokes

Special chat upon request with cat girls (I don’t blame )

An honorary chat to the deceased Antauri, with all the art mentioning his death and possible rebirth

Channel theme "ART" channels:

Includes:

WIPS — work in progress

OC art — art with your characters

Fanart — arts ONLY for the SRMTHFG fandom

Artofftopic — art for ANY fandom (posted by participants who want to share)

Memes

Cosplays

Fanfiction

Merch

Videos, amv and editing

And a channel with 18+ (yes, yes, there is such a thing, but I only let in those who are 16-18, how do I check? I believe in words, because I believe in people, although one out of every ten may be a liar in life, this will remain on his conscience, although honestly I don’t care, because there’s a lot of this in the public domain on the Internet).

And two voice channels:

A first voice channel if you want to talk to someone

A second voice channel if you listen to music

Here is a short excursion. All the best and positive ♡

[ilikekidsshows]

The Owl House music video recommendations

I've loved AMVs of my favorite shows ever since I was in the turn of the millenium anime fandoms, so here's some of my favorites for The Owl House

General Things We Lost in the Fire A Million Dreams Dead Butterflies Holding out for a Hero House of Memories I Want Something Like This Love From The Other Side My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) Run Boy Run Running Up That Hill Better Than One I Lost You The Phoenix In the End This is War The Last of the Real Ones Welcome to the Internet

Luz

Ready as I'll Ever Be Magic Ordinary

Hunter

Promiseland Bet on It Glitter and Gold I'm Still Here New Invention Other Side If I Killed Someone for You Rise

Willow

Surface Pressure Confident

Belos

Literal Monster The Nowhere King Hell's Coming With Me Hell's Coming With Me (2) We Don't Talk About Belos

Luz and Eda

Karma

Luz and Hunter

Everything I Wanted

Luz, King and Hunter

Brother

Eda and Raine

Later

Eda and Lilith

Dynasty Hey Brother

[wallpaper-inside-my-heart]

top five favorite songs (or artists/albums, whatever you wanna gush about!)

Oh Lydia.. you have no idea what you have unleashed by asking me to gush about music 😹💕 Music is truly one of my nr.1 interests of all time! 🫶

So me answering this got way out of hand... Therefore, here a (somewhat) brief summary:

Top 5 songs of last week:

The grudge by Olivia Rodrigo -> “your flowers filled with vitriol” is a line that goes so hard istg! (the whole song is a banger tho)

Midnight by Ed Sheeran

Making the bed by Olivia Rodrigo

Stick Season by Noah Kahan

That’s on me by Ed Sheeran

Top 5 fave artists atm (artist -> fave album -> fave song on it)

The Amazing Devil -> Ruin -> Drinking Song for the socially anxious

Taylor Swift -> evermore -> cowboy like me

Sleeping at last -> Enneagram -> Nine (my own type lmao)

Bo Burnham -> Inside -> Goodbye

Ed Sheeran -> (currently) Autumn Variations -> Spring

Way too extensive elaboration under the cut (bc once I start talking about music it’s very hard to stop)

So out of the 5 arrtists I mention, I also have fave albums and on those albums at least 5 songs so… I don’t expect anyone to actually read through all that, no worries 😹💕 (I was also about to include fave lyrics, but then I was reminded of several irl deadlines so… another time maybe…hopefully... cause I love talking about lyrics so much!)

(fave songs in order of their track nr. On the album, not their actual rank; fave bolded)

1.) The Amazing Devil

Love Run -> King, Shower Day, Elsa’s Song, Two Minutes, Not Yet/Love Run

The Horror and the Wild -> The Rockrose & the Thistle, Welly Boots, Farewell Wanderlust, Fair, That Unwanted Animal

Ruin -> The Calling, Drinking Song, Chords, The Old Witch Sleep, Ruin, Inkpot Gods

2.) Taylor Swift (okay, I am just doing top 5 albums for her, cause otherwise we’ll be sitting here all day)

Evermore -> champagne problems, ivy, cowboy like me, marjorie, right where you left me

Red -> The Lucky One, Better Man, Nothing New, Forever Winter, ATW 10 min

Reputation -> I did smth bad, King of my Heart, Dancing with our hands tied, Call it what you want, New Years Day

Folklore -> the 1, my tears ricochet, seven, peace, the lakes

Midnights -> Maroon, Sweet Nothing, The Great War, WCS, You’re losing me

3.) Sleeping at last

Space -> Sun, Earth, Mars, Neptune, Pluto

Enneagram -> 1, 2, 3, 8, 9

4.) Bo Burnham

Words words words -> WWW, Oh Bo, What’s Funny, Rant, Art is Dead

What -> left brain right brain (yt amv flashbacks istg…) , from god’s perspective, Nerds, Channel 5 News, Hell of a Ride

Make Happy -> straight white man, country song, lower your expectations, kys, can’t handle this (+ r u happy – bc oof…)

Inside (deluxe) -> problematic, welcome to the internet, that funny feeling, all eyes on me, goodbye + five years

5.) Ed Sheeran (also just 5, bc I am ignoring that = exists)

Plus -> it’s been too long since  listened to this one, so I only remember “Little Bird” and “The A Team”

X -> Don’t, Photograph, Tenerife Sea, Thinking Out Loud, I see Fire

Divide -> Shape of you (idc that it’s overplayed!! I still unironically like this song!), Happier, What do I know?, Supermarket Flowers, Save Myself

Substract -> Eyes Closed, End of Youth, Curtains, Vega, Stoned

Autumn Variations -> England, Midnight, Spring, Punchline, When will I be alright

[squideo]

How Snickers Nutterly Smashed It with The Mr Bean Advert

This week’s installation of Advert Alchemy is breaking down the success behind Snickers’ 2014 Mr Bean advert, starring the one and only Rowan Atkinson. Chosen by one of our brilliant Video Producers, when asked why this particular advert had become her favourite of all time, Sarah said: “It's relatable! I get hangry, and I know other people do too. It just makes me laugh how a Snickers fixes the moodiness, plus it's Mr Bean and that brings the nostalgia factor.”

Enter the Snickers

The Snickers bar was created in 1930 by Mars Inc., an American brand founded in 1911 that is behind many well-known sweet treats like M&M’s, Twix and Skittles. They also produce non-confectionary treats like Dolmio, Wrigley, Whiskas and Ben’s Original. Allegedly, Snickers was named after the Mars family’s favourite horse – what a life.

Until 1990, Snickers was sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland under the name Marathon. The name was eventually changed to standardise the product in a global market and to reduce confusion, as an American candy bar named Marathon had been produced during the 1970s; some people thought the bar was being sold exclusively in the UK when the two were in fact entirely different. Similarly, another Mars Inc. product – Starburst – had been named Opal Fruits in the United Kingdom until the 1990s.

Not long after the rebrand, Snickers went through a publicity nightmare when it was targeted in 2000 by a series of threatening letters claiming to have poisoned thousands of Snicker bars in Australia. One of the letters contained a Snickers bar contaminated with rat poison. This lead to a massive recall. The culprit was never found, and thankfully no one was hurt.

Snickers Man

Created by AMV BBDO, the British branch of the BBDO advertising agency, the Mr Bean advert came under the larger ‘You’re Not You When You’re Hungry’ campaign that Mars had run since 2010. A rafter of well-known stars had appeared in these Snickers adverts since then, including Betty White, Robin Williams, Aretha Franklin and Liza Minelli.

It took four years for the UK adverts to catch up, still using the slogan ‘Snickers: Get Some Nuts’ from the former Mr T series until 2014. These adverts had been hugely popular, with the exception of one advert which was pulled after accusations of homophobia by a US pressure group. Yes, a British advert was pulled because of complaints by an American group – welcome to the gilded age of the internet.

Like Mr T, Mr Bean worked on an international level despite being a British creation – given the popularity of the Mr Bean films overseas. The Rowan Atkinson character had been absent for two years, since his cameo in the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Before that, his last appearance was in the 2007 film Mr Bean’s Holiday. In October 2014, he returned to the screen in the Daniel Kleinman directed Snickers advert.

Fist of Snickers

The production cost for this advert must have been high, but at least the return on investment (ROI) was significant. The video has over 18 million views on YouTube. Factoring in YouTube adverts, the overall campaign reached over 20 million people on the platform. It’s been nine years since the Mr Bean Snickers advert aired, so what made its legacy so long-lasting?

Nice Nostalgia

A generation of children grew up with Mr Bean, when the eponymous television show was first broadcast in 1990. This later progressed into an animated series, and two feature-length films that aired globally. By 2014, this generation of children were now adults with spending power which made a comeback of this character a profitable marketing tool.

Fortunately for Mars Inc., Rowan Atkinson was going through costly divorce proceedings in 2014 and 2015 and agreed to appear in multiple adverts for an undisclosed figure – his first advertising appearance in eighteen years. Due to his lack of appearances as Mr Bean in recent years, the advert garnered a lot of attention.

High Humour

The advert features classic Mr Bean humour, with plenty of slapstick action and mumbled lines that are indecipherable to the human ear. From the offset, the background completely contrasts the character: a British caricature inside a martial arts film. Mr Bean fumbles after three men, all trained in martial arts, failing to keep up until someone finally throws him a Snickers bar. After taking a bite, Mr Bean is replaced by a character more suited for the setting and escapes the mess Mr Bean had ended up in.

The slogan used here is slightly different from the American version: “You lose your focus when you’re hungry, have a Snickers” instead of “You’re not you when you’re hungry.” This slogan merges the American slogan with the Mr T line that had been used since 2006: “Snickers: Get Some Nuts.”

Successful Series

The Mr Bean advert could easily have been a standalone success, but AMV BBDO saw the marketing potential and produced five adverts with Rowan Atkinson. In an early edition of Advert Alchemy, the potential of the marketing series was examined and found that these series have a strong return potential; as people want to see what happens next. This also followed a trend in the British Snickers adverts. While the American adverts often have a roster of famous celebrities, the British versions have stuck with the same actor for several adverts.

Previously, this had been the legendary Mr T. In the campaign, which ran from 2006 to 2008, Mr T randomly appeared in a tank – or helicopter – to pelt Snickers bars at men he thinks need to toughen up. Bedecked in Snickers-themed jewellery, sporting his signature mohawk, and wearing a vest made of Snickers bars, it’s a call-back to Mr T’s role as B.A. (Bad Attitude) Baracus in The A-Team and it quickly became a classic. 

What do you think? What made Snickers’ Mr Bean advert so successful? Watch the full advert below and let us know in the comments.

Get in touch with the Squideo team today to find out how we can improve your advertising strategy with video production, motion graphics, social media management and much more!

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Every day I live I walk around with One Piece spoilers for upcoming arcs rattling around in my head. As I still doggedly pursue watching every episode in the One Piece canon despite knowing many of what is going to occur. (SPOILERS)

Some spoilers are just by virtue of being on the internet in the same spaces. Like there was no hiding from Gear 5. Saw it when the manga hit and then the anime. So I just went and watched the first episode it was introduced in so I could witness the fun.

Other spoilers I actively seek out bc sometimes I like knowing what I have to look forward to. I basically skimmed through all of the major plot points up to the time skip when I was on specifically Luffy’s wiki page. And I do this periodically for vibes bc sometimes something happens in a recent episode that I didn’t watch but again knew about bc fandom spaces are no holds barred and I like to see how quickly the wiki gets updated.

And sometimes I’ll get a spoiler that I didn’t plan on seeing just bc I happen to go to a space intentionally to look for information I already know and accidentally see something I shouldn’t have. Like I’ll be looking up amvs about one piece just to feel the hype and had pretty much the core conflict of Whole Cake spoiled for me bc when I actively started watching One Piece in like 2014ish, that’s what was airing at the time so obvi edits were abundant in whole cake arc things.

This time around I was just checking up the arcs list to see what’s coming next and on the wiki there are mini overviews that also include key plot points that occur in each arc.

I’m having a fun time reminiscing about prior arcs and get to Wano and I’m like nothing here will surprise me bc I vaguely know the major plot points anyway. And any I don’t know will probably involve a character I don’t know about yet and so will mean nothing to me.

But THIS time around what do I see? Kanjuro is revealed to be an enemy spy and gets killed in battle??????

The audacity of this multicoloured bitch?!?!?

How aware was he that his shitty drawings were hindering the Straw Hats or was he just an idiot??

Also is he an enemy spy that’s secretly been evil the whole time and just excellent at acting OR does he turn out to be a nice enemy spy who regrets his actions, appreciates the friendships he’s made along the way, and sacrifices himself/welcomes the death as served by the heroes as retribution for his actions?

BECAUSE I CAN SEE EITHER HAPPENING???

Don’t tell me what he is. FYI. I’d like to see how it happens.

Anyway. Now I have this knowledge in my head and just gotta watch Kanjuro make his crappy lil drawings and know he’s an enemy spy. For like the next 300 episodes or so.

[kasagianimecommunity]

Know the Influence of Social Media on the Growth of Anime Community

Anime used to be something only a small subset of the population could enjoy, but it has lately begun to gain a lot of public attention. Anime was a socially awkward and/or nerdy subculture with a small but dedicated following before the advent of the internet. But because of social networking and other internet developments, the anime (and manga) sector has been able to thrive. Consequently, more and more people are becoming interested in anime and joining the online anime community platform. In this post, you will see the significance or influence of social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and more. 

How Social Media Helped in the Growth of the Anime Community 

Since its global premiere in 2017, the social media app TikTok has been an important factor in the success of the anime and manga industries. Video clips that feature popular dances, melodies, and visual art have the potential to go viral. For a video to gain a lot of views and likes on TikTok, it needs to be featured in a user's recommendations. TikTok has also become a safe space for anime lovers to talk about how much they adore the shows. Many artists compile fan art clips with their beloved genre characters and create videos showing them. 

Fans of anime can demonstrate their support for the genre on many other social media sites besides TikTok. Many anime fans have taken to other well-known social media sites to express their devotion to the medium. Midway through the 2000s, YouTube became a platform for fan-made anime music videos (AMVs). Scenes in these animated music videos sync up with the words or tempo of popular songs, which can be anime or mainstream music. Creators quickly ramped up their creativity, posting anime fan art on Instagram and SoundCloud in the form of parody music. 

Some Advantages of an Online Anime Community Platform 

Thanks to digital media, anime can now be enjoyed by people all over the world. Many anime movies, series, and episodes are available for streaming or downloading, and fans from all over the globe can enjoy them with subtitles or dubbing in a variety of languages.

A wide variety of anime, including obscure and hard-to-find releases, are available on digital platforms. Because of this, people can now experience many different kinds of music.

 A wide variety of anime, including obscure and hard-to-find releases, are available on digital platforms. Because of this, people can now experience many different kinds of music.

A wide variety of anime, including obscure and hard-to-find releases, are available on digital platforms. Because of this, people can now experience many different kinds of music.

Bottom Line 

The proliferation of social media has levelled the playing field for anime, allowing creators to reach a worldwide audience and cultivate a lively and active fandom. With the help of digital transformation, the anime business has been able to thrive and adapt to the changing entertainment market. If you want to join the online anime community platform, then you can visit Kasagi.ai, as they are an official anime community platform. Get in touch with Kasagi if you're interested in hosting in-person events and showcasing your creation to the anime community. When you become a member of their community, you'll get access to exclusive benefits and more. 

[ask-edd]

do you have a favorite song?

((You’ve activated my special interest, I shall now talk about music for way too fucking long

Under the cut cause it’s gonna be long))

So I mentioned here some favorite songs, but since it’s just about 4am and I have nothing better to do, I’ll expand on that list

In no particular order from my fav bands

Fav Sonata Arctica songs 

- Shy - San Sebastian - Wolf & Raven - Kingdom for a Heart - FullMoon - Replica

Fav Autoheart songs (I love literally all of them but I”m not gonna put their entire discography here so here’s some recommendations for if you wanna get into the band yourself)

- Lent - Stalker’s Tango - My Hallelujah - Control - The Sailor Song - Robbing Banks - Anniversary - Agoraphobia - Heartbreaker - Moscow - Foolishly Wrong - Murky Waters

Fav Ghost songs

- I’m a Marionette - Witch Image - Mary on a Cross - Dance Macabre - Kiss the Go-Goat - Rats - Year Zero - Monstrance Clock - Cirice - Square Hammer - He Is

Fav Streetlight Manifesto songs

- Keasbey Nights - One Foot on the Gas, One Foot in the Grave - A Better Place, a Better Time - Everything Went Numb - Point/Counterpoint - We Will Fall Together - Would You Be Impressed?

Fav Red Vox songs

- From the Stars - In the Garden - Job in the City - Back to School - We Had a Little Talk - There She Goes - Atom Bomb

Fav TWRP songs

- The No Pants Dance - Phantom Racer - Life Party - Starlight Brigade - Tactile Sensation - Rock n Roll Best Friends - Body Image - Atomic Karate - The Hit

Fav NSP songs (and covers)

- I Don’t Know What We’re Talking About - Nights on Broadway - Glory of Love - Heart Boner - Orgy for One - First Date - Cool Patrol - Danny Don’t You Know - Three Minutes of Ecstasy  - Pour Some Sugar on Me - In Your Eyes - Don’t Lose My Number - The Decision - Everybody Shut Up (I Have an Erection) - Peppermint Creams - Subdivisions - Rock With You - Road Trip

Fav Richie Branson songs (for those who watch Camp Camp, this is the guy who does all the outro songs from season 2 onwards)

- Not Myself - I, for one, Welcome Our Robot Overlords - Bon Bon Voyage - Underpaid and Overqualified - Outro Outro - Keeper of the Flame - Cult of Personality

Fav Jeff Williams (RWBY) songs

- All that Matters - Lionize - Forever Fall - Bad Luck Charm - All Our Days - Let’s Just Live - Home - Cold - This LIfe is Mine - Like Morning Follows Night - RWBY vs FNKI - Not Fall in Love with You - Red Like Roses Part 1 and 2 - Boop - Shine - This Will Be the Day

Fav Reel Big Fish songs

- Beer - Sell Out - Nothing But a Good Time - Brown Eyed Girl - Everyone Else is an Asshole - Take On Me - Life Sucks... Let’s Dance! - Another FU Song

Fav Living Tombstone songs/remixes

- Drunk - My Ordinary Life - Don’t Tattle on Me - No Mercy  - Epoch - It’s Raining Men - Squid Melody Blue - Dog of Wisdom Remix Blue - Die in a Fire - It’s Been So Long - Five Nights at Freddy’s 1 Song - The Road to El Dorado Remix - Fun Dead Theme - Collecting Cookies - Hampire - Pinkie’s Brew - Good Girl - Mine Turtle - Tom’s Dog - Smile Song - Discord - September 

Fav ABBA songs

- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - Voulez-Vous - SOS - Money Money - Super Trouper - Mamma Mia - Take a Chance on Me - Dancing Queen - Knowing Me, Knowing You

Fav Mystery Skulls songs

- Heaven - When I’m With You - The Future - Every Note - Soul on Fire - Freaking Out - Money - Paralyzed - Hellbent - Forever - Magic - Ghost - Losing My Mind

Fav Glass Animals songs

- Toes - Black Mambo - Season 2 Episode 3 - Youth - Gooey - The Other Side of Paradise - Pork Soda - Your Love (Deja Vu)

Fav Saint Motel Songs

- You Can Be You - Move - Van Horn - My Type - Sweet Talk

Fav The Hoosiers songs

- Killer - Goodbye Mr A - Up to No Good - Worried About Ray - A Sadness Runs Through Him

Weird meme-y mashups and bits from Youtube

- Text to Speech by Louie Zong - Korn - Coming Undone But It’s Pony By Ginuwine by William Maranci - U Got That | JJBA Requiem Version (Giorno’s Theme Remix) by Reii-kun - Plastic JoJo - Sono Chi No Future Funk (plastic love+JJBA) by Seventh Sage - Aaron Grooves - Jazzy Note Blocks (Animation vs. Minecraft) by GuckTube YT - Kanye West but make it Disney by John Fassold - Sober Black Horse - KT Tunstall vs Evanescence (Mashup) by oneboredjeu Mashup - Scanty & Kneesocks’ Absolute Territory, This WIll Be the Fighting Gold, Lone Friends on the Wild Side, and CARAMELLGASSIN’ by Triple-Q

rq special mention to a few AMVs everyone should see - Anime’s Got Talent - Edited with JazzsVids & ReplayStudios by AmvLuna  - Speedwagon Slamjam (AWA Pro 2015 Best Action) - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure AMV by irriadin - Hero AMV (Ultimate Cartoon Tribute) by Writermist - Spirit Never Dies Anime AMV by Rajiv Andrade 

And then some random favs

- 12 Feet Deep by The Front Bottoms - Set On You (Life in Toronto) by Billy’s Bones) - Naked and Love the Way You Move by Slightly Left of Centre - She’s So High by Tal Bachman - Dangerous by LEFT BOY - I Don’t Wanna Be in Love by Good Charlotte - Wild Side by ALI - In the End, Crawling, Papercut, Numb, Breaking the Habit, New Divide, and What I’ve Done by Linkin Park - Picture Frames and Everything Falls Apart by rei brown - Romeo and Juliet, Sex in the City, Peach Scone, and Creve Coeur 1 by Hobo Johnson - Kangaroo Court by Capital Cities - Campfire Light by Tequila & The Sunrise Gang - Cola Song by INNA - Here Comes the Hotstepper (Remix) by Baby & Me - Bruises by Fox Stevenson - Shut up and Dance by WALK THE MOON - Applejack, Feed Me with Your Heart, Lullaby for a Princess, and The Moon Rises by Ponyphonic - Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer - So Good by Bratz - Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey - Amhran Na Farraige by Lisa Hannigan - A Moment of Silence by Dan P - Rockefeller Street (New Nightcore) by Getter Jaani - Broken Record, 15 Reading Homestuck on the Internet, and Chamomile by atlas - Thumbnail by Louie Zong - Baby Hotline by Jack Stauber - Hey Jealousy by Gin Blossoms (and the cover by Hit the Lights) - Spirit Never Die by Masterplan - Magnum Bullets by Night Runner - Tonight by Vague003 (and the original Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler) - Hoodie by Hey Violet - Worst in Me by Unlike Pluto - A Night to Forget and Too Tired to Run by Cain’s Offering - Private Eye by Alkaline Trio - Karma and I’m Ready by AJR - Sorry Haha I Fell Asleep, Passing Papers, and Putting a Spin on Never Ever Getting Rid of Me by Egg - Cannibal by Tally Hall - interlude IV (Showtime) by Zach Callison - Scarborough Fair by Super Guitar Bros - Misery Business by Skatune Network - The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala - Relatively by Faded Paper Figures - Schizophrenia, Under My Skin, and Victoria by Jukebox the Ghost

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[TRANSCRIPT] Episode 0: The Anime They Once Saw (Or Didn’t See)

Kat  0:00  

Hello and welcome to the Untitled Tallgeese Podcast, a podcast where four of us will watch Gundam Wing and then tell you all about Gundam Wing. My name is Kat, I write about comics on the internet, and I will be your episode moderator for today.

Mallory  0:17  

And I'm Mallory, and I also write about comics. 

Cathy  0:20  

I'm Cathy, I don't write about comics. I am actually a lawyer, which sucks.

All  0:26  

[laughter]

Caitlin  0:28  

I am Caitlin. I'm a PhD researcher in Tokyo right now working on Japanese film. Yeah. 

Kat  0:33  

Extremely legit. 

Caitlin  0:35  

Are we? 

Cathy  0:36  

and we're all here to talk about the Gundam Wing.

Kat  0:38  

[crosstalk] I mean we might be.

Kat  0:41  

We are here to talk about Gundam Wing, the maybe not critically acclaimed, but fandom, okay, audience favorite anime  that was released in 1995 in Japan and then made its way to the US in March 2000 on Toonami. So, we're going to talk about our fandom history and our history with the show Gundam Wing and I guess I will kick that off. So I-- I grew up watching anime because my dad is a huge nerd. So we were obviously watching Toonami. And the promos blew my mind. My friends and I all got really into it in middle school. Then we discovered fanfiction and we started with Heero/Relena fan fiction. [Caitlin: Ugh.] And then then we realized people could be gay. 

Caitlin  1:29  

Uugh, thank god.

Kat  1:30  

That opened up like, I know it was like the clouds parted. rainbows fell from the sky. We were like, Oh, wow.

Mallory  1:39  

[singing] "A whole new world"

Kat  1:40  

[laughter] And then I don't know. I wrote a lot of fanfiction posted it on FF dotnet, got into fandom and then stayed in fandom. So, Mallory?

Mallory  1:53  

I didn't have cable growing up. So whatever anime exposure I got was like, whatever was on Saturday morning cartoons. So Digimon was my first fandom and I was really into that. 

Kat  2:08  

Hell yeah 

Mallory  2:09  

And that sort of like bled into Gundam Wing somehow, I don't really remember how. But I found my way to Gundam Wing, read a lot of fanfic, hadn't ever really watched the show. And then in high school, my friend had some like random episodes from the first season question mark. I have no idea. So I watched those, and really enjoyed that? But I have no idea what their context was, so I'm coming at this pretty, pretty new.

Cathy  2:44  

So you have never watched it from beginning to end?

Mallory  2:47  

No. 

Cathy  2:47  

Got it. This will be fun. 

Mallory  2:50  

I'm expecting to be really disapproving of all the adults in the room. I find that like, now that I'm watching anime about kids, I'm really protective of these kids like, "Hey, this is really unethical!"

Cathy  3:02  

So I'm like Kat, I started watching anime when I was I think around Middle School. I had a friend who got me into Sailor Moon, then I think it was Dragon Ball that was on Toonami at the time? I can't really remember the chronology. 

Kat  3:16  

Yeah. 

Cathy  3:17  

But then they did the promos for Gundam Wing, so then I started watching that on Toonami. And it was my first mecha series. And my first Gundam series, I think it's a lot of people's first Gundam series in the United States. 

Cathy  3:31  

I have attempted to do similar projects to this multiple times where I go back and I rewatch, and I haven't really had the opportunity to actually finish those rewatches. But my memory of it is still kind of stuck of when I was in middle school slash high school. I did get into fandom, so I expect to remember a lot of inaccuracies about what happened. [laughter] Because a lot of what my facts have with this series are have now mutated and changed. But I was a huge Gundam Wing fan, I think it still remains my favorite of the Gundam series just because I have so many memories of it? But I really excited to talk to Mallory, about what you feel and your experiences because it's been so long since I've talked to somebody who actually has never seen the series and doesn't know the story. So I'm super excited about this.

Caitlin  4:24  

Yeah!

Cathy  4:25  

All right, Cait, tell us about your family history.

Caitlin  4:27  

Yeah, so similar to all of us, I guess, I watched anime growing up. I got into Sailor Moon sort of through an accident of just happening to see a very specific episode on Toonami in like 1999, 1998 maybe. So after that, I got really into anime and really into the internet. I think I was very depressed as a child. [laughter] So I spend a lot of time online. I believe that like my my first memories of Gundam Wing are when it was on Toonami: Sailor Moon was on first and then Dragon Ball Dragon Ball Z, and then Gundam Wing. And then they also were showing like the quote unquote unedited versions late 

Cathy  5:09  

Yes!

Kat  5:09  

Yes, the midnight run 

Cathy  5:11  

The midnight run Right. 

Cathy  5:12  

Yeah. So very specific memories of like, I think I was mainly attracted to the, like, team format of Gundam if that makes sense? [Cathy: Yeah yeah yeah!] where it was used to sailor Sailor Moon where you have a team of color coded characters. And I'd, at a younger age been really into Power Rangers, where you had a team of color coded characters. So the marketing of Gundam Wing really appealed. You know, cuz I was just a kid watching on TV, I never really, I don't know if I watched the whole thing as a kid, but I got really into the fandom. And by 2000, 2001, I already knew about gay stuff online.

Kat  5:48  

Wow. Look at you early bloomer.

Caitlin  5:50  

Yeah. So So I got really into the various Gundam Wing pairings, I think it was mainly, I was mainly a 3x4, I think as a child. I went through some, 1x2, and then 2x5 phases. [laughter]

Caitlin  6:09  

I still am a big advocate for 2x5, I think it's underrated.

Kat  6:12  

I'm a big 2x5. 

Cathy  6:13  

2x5 is a good pairing, it definitely is. 

Kat  6:16  

Yeah.

Cathy  6:16  

It's a better pairing as an adult. 

Kat  6:17  

So okay, I think that's actually a pretty good bounce off. So these are the things we remember about Gundam Wing. It was marketed, like, I remember the Toonami marketing 'cause I was really hype for this show. They had like these really extreme commercials. 

Caitlin  6:34  

Yeah. 

Kat  6:35  

Um, and I thought the voice acting was good. I don't know, maybe we'll revisit that during this watch, to see if it still is, 

Caitlin  6:43  

[crosstalk] Was it dubbed?, 

Cathy  6:44  

[crosstalk] It was dubbed, yes.

Kat  6:44  

But I was ready for it. It was dubbed. 

Caitlin  6:46  

It was dubbed. One thing with the with the Japanese voice acting though, is that it's every single famous voice actor from the 90s. And so you can, you can use Gundam Wing is like a six degrees of every single voice actor from the 1990s. 

Caitlin  6:59  

Oh, that's cool.

Mallory  7:00  

I mean, there are a lot of big American or like, dub dub names on the dub side, too.

Cathy  7:06  

One of the things that I remember very strongly about Toonami is that they had what I think we would now call anime music videos, AMVs. 

Kat  7:16  

Yeah 

Cathy  7:17  

But they would play

Caitlin  7:18  

Yeah, 

Cathy  7:18  

These montage trailers, where they'd stich together all their different series. And as they accumulated more anime series, these became really, I think, cinematic and gripping tales, where they would kind of try to tell a story to be about, like bravery or honor or like, 

Kat  7:36  

It's like, plugged directly into my little 11 year old brain like, Whoa,

Cathy  7:40  

Yes. And one of them was, I remember was called, like, "technological development" or something like that, that featured a lot of the Gundam Wing clips. 

Kat  7:47  

Oh, yeah, cuz you only download them from like, KaZaa,  or whatever horrible thing I was putting into my computer. 

Caitlin  7:52  

Yeah. We gotta see if we can find those. [crosstalk] They must be online somewhere.

Cathy  7:56  

They are online. And I think they actually came out with like, I think somebody had either like hand by hand remastered them.

Kat  8:03  

[crosstalk] Oh sick.

Cathy  8:02  

Or they created a remastered version of it. They're wonderful. But that's I think one of the things about Toonami that I remember really strongly was Gundam Wing kind of is one of their, like epitome of like, Cool Anime that I feel like Toonami did and what it did was like they stiched together all these different things Outlaw Star and Tenchi Muyo and all these other stories to create a story about teenage growth, which is kind of strange and also weirdly fitting at the end of the day about like where Gundam is in the whole universe. 

Kat  8:07  

I think that's one of the reasons it blew up so much here because the marketing was really intense. Like Toonami, like it sort of right at the beginning, like people were into Sailor Moon, Dragonball Z was getting big. And like the manga boom was sort of happening in bookstores. So contextually, I think, Cartoon Network knew what the hell they were doing. They were like, "We can market the hell out of this."

Caitlin  8:55  

And also objectively speaking, Gundam Wing was one of their cooler series. Like, Sailor Moon is cool. Tenchi Muyo is not cool. 

All  9:04  

[laughter]

Kat  9:06  

Yeah. 

Caitlin  9:07  

Even even if you love it, it's not really cool. Dragon Ball. Love it. I don't know if it's really cool. Gundam Wing had like a very strong -

Kat  9:14  

[crosstalk] like the chad of animes

Caitlin  9:16  

- adult aesthetic to it, even though it was like, relatively, well, relatively appropriate for like 12 year olds. 

Kat  9:23  

And they swore during the midnight show.

Caitlin  9:25  

Oh yeah, 

Kat  9:26  

They swore and there was blood. 

Caitlin  9:27  

So it was very cool. And so I felt very adult watching it even though I didn't really understand what was going on because it's all this fake politics crap.

Kat  9:35  

Yeah, I was gonna say I did do a rewatch in like, like, right after college, so it was probably around 2010 ish, maybe? And I don't think we finished the series, but it was like, wow, I used to think this was very deep. [laughter] And I thought all the people in it who are the adults like Mallory, you were mentioning earlier, like they're actually like 17 and 19 

Cathy  10:01  

Yes! 

Kat  10:01  

in this show. So watching it at the age of 21, I was like, "Ooh no, don't give these people anything."

Cathy  10:09  

I was actually thinking about that. Because when you said Mallory, "oh, well, I become very protective of the children. I disapprove the adults," in my head of thinking "what adults?" [crosstalk, Caitlin: yeah what adults?] because actually, in Gundam Wing, there's a funny thing where people are either 15, 25 or like 70. And there's no in between and nobody really makes adult decisions. So it, That was one thing that really shocked me because as I go back to revisit it, I think, "Oh my god, I'm actually older than almost everybody in this series."

Caitlin  10:39  

How old, how old is Treize supposed to be? 

Cathy  10:41  

He's like 23, or 24. 

Kat  10:42  

He's 19.

Cathy  10:43  

No, Zechs is 19.

Kat  10:44  

Oh, Zechs is 19. Right. 

Cathy  10:47  

I just the idea of giving people who, you know, would have either been in college or just graduate college in my worldview, huge robots. 

Kat  10:58  

I think the ages of all the characters gets obscured by the anime art style, you know?

Cathy  11:03  

Yeah. 

Kat  11:03  

In a lot of anime fandoms.

Mallory  11:04  

And when you're watching this, when you're a kid, you want to see yourself as the protagonist. So it makes sense that, you know, a 17 year old seems like old and cool, and I want to be that person. And then when you're 30, you're like, the 17 year old should not be at war. 

Kat  11:23  

Relevant is that we definitely watched Evangelion. That was our last series.

Caitlin  11:29  

I don't know, I think, I think Heero Yuy is doing fine in war. I'm gonna, I'm gonna be honest, as a 30 year old, I think these kids are much better at war than I would be. 

Cathy  11:39  

Well, so that's what I find kind of interesting, is that I think this series actually... I don't, I know this wasn't the point but when I rewatched it recently, or just like the first couple of episodes, it seemed, it made a lot of sense, because they were like 15 or 24. Like the series, actually stitches together... 

Caitlin  11:58  

Yeah. 

Cathy  11:58  

...really well, because of how young they are, and kind of like the purity of feeling that they have, which I think is 

Kat  12:05  

Yeah, it is, like 

Cathy  12:06  

only maybe 

Kat  12:07  

like that [indistinguishable?] 

Cathy  12:07  

which I think is like only really, truly possible because I have to think of them as like 15 or 21 or 19 year olds. that is not at all when I took away when I was watching in high school. Right? 

Mallory  12:21  

Well, I mean, right.

Caitlin  12:22  

Part of the ideology of Gundam in general is like trying to restore a form of hope, and youth to, like, young people growing up in Japan, who are the target audience for this, and this idea that, like, you still have the power to change the world, you still have the power to bring about peace in a way that you want, even though you're being manipulated and oppressed by all these crazy adults who make you pilot giant robots. So I think there's a significant, like part of the series is the fact that they are kids who have been recruited into child warfare, and now have to find some way out of that. And like my memory of the series is that even though most of, most of the decisions made are very bad, the kids in general are not making terrible decisions. They're making pretty good decisions.

Kat  13:12  

Yeah, the pilots themselves... 

Mallory  13:14  

[crosstalk] Yeah 

Kat  13:14  

...are like doing the best they can be doing in that circumstance. 

Cathy  13:17  

[crosstalk] Exactly, exactly

Kat  13:19  

But I think it's sort of interesting, 'cause it's like, to me Gundam Wing is definitely like a fandom era, because I think a lot of stuff exemplifies like...there's like a lot of tropes cycling through it. But also like, the series itself, is so perfectly...like, I think of it as a series that are so perfectly set up for fandom because there's a lot of like, here's my one episode mission, and we have to be at a safe house, I guess. And it's just like, a long interminable war. So there's like, a big, a lot of world building. Yeah, that creates all these spaces that sort of separate from all the political machinations of the series.

Caitlin  13:58  

And that's also I think, a lot of what it was meant to be when it was created within the Gundam franchise like it was it was designed to have sort of a BL appeal to girls writing for comic market and that sort of thing. So it had like the setup of five hot guys who you could combine in various forms. And then also like Gundam itself, in general, it's designed to be and a sort of open universe that you can step into at various points, which also facilitates fandom engagement 

Mallory  14:28  

[crosstalk] literal fandom bait. 

Caitlin  14:29  

usually in the form, yeah, usually in the form of model collecting, which is like one of the main Gundam forms of fandom which we probably won't talk about too much on the show. But you, you kind of

Kat  14:41  

Uh I've definitely built some Gundam models. 

Caitlin  14:43  

Yeah. Well, you will be the expert on that because I've never touched a Gundam model in my life. But that is like the big thing where you can you can get the model you can construct it, you can learn a little bit more about the, like, the technology and the different like details of the models and stuff like that. And it just gives you like a slight, like Little bit more of these like tiny narratives and that sort of what the fans are consuming rather than an overall plot that makes sense, which is not what Gundam has really.

Kat  15:11  

So Gundam [Wing] has like the cool robots but also these hot boys in them.

Caitlin  15:15  

That's what I want. 

Mallory  15:16  

I mean Well, that's exactly what I want to show right now. So it sounds perfect?

Kat  15:21  

Honestly, yeah.

Mallory  15:23  

I think Evangelion, sort of, because, Kat, you and I just finished -- or are almost finished with -- Neon Genesis Evangelion [Kat, crosstalk: we haven't done all the movies yet] which was also it was my first time [Cathy, crosstalk: Congratulations, laugh] watching the whole series...wow, grim 

Kat  15:40  

I also only consumed 

Mallory  15:42  

[crosstalk] grim 

Kat  15:42  

[crosstalk] I consumed it like piecemeal too 

Mallory  15:44  

And depressing

Kat  15:45  

It was great. 

Mallory  15:46  

Very good but um grim.

Kat  15:50  

Yeah it's pretty grim.

Cathy  15:52  

Yeah, it's interesting to me because I feel like Evangelion doesn't make a lot of sense as a cultural product unless you've consumed a series like Gundam or its ancestors before watching it and yet Evangelion is a lot of people's introduction to giant robot series. So I always find that kind of interesting...

Caitlin  16:13  

[crosstalk] It's very weird.

Cathy  16:14  

because it, it is subversive, and I think it's subversive even if you don't know the tropes of the giant robot series, of which Gundam is perhaps a prime example. Gundam Wing...

Kat  16:27  

So I was gonna ask that and like, would you say, since Evangelion is definitely a like the subversion of this genre, would you say Gundam Wing is like the type of series that it is subverting? Or do you think it's in a different place?

Caitlin  16:41  

Gundam Wing and Evangelion came out the same year? Gundam Wing is in some ways a, it's already like a parody form of the original iteration of Gundam. 

Kat  16:55  

Okay, so it's--is it like, um, like the pure essence of teens-robots.

Caitlin  17:02  

It's, it's more like, I feel like by the time of Gundam Wing, the tropes of the original Gundam series are so well set that a lot of things in Gundam Wing to, like the fans who watched the original Gundam or like later Gundams, seemed like a rehash but it was designed to bring in new fans. So something like Zechs Merquis is very clearly like a Char Aznable character. It's just sort of a reiteration of that.

Kat  17:29  

So is it like a Star Wars, like a Star Wars sequel?

Caitlin  17:33  

Like how the Force Awakens is kind of a rehash of yeah, of A New Hope. And then, but it still brings in a lot of fans and has appealing characters and good aesthetics

Kat  17:43  

Right, yeah, I guess I think of them, the two shows, as sort of like, splitting the take on... like, what would you say is like the ur-mecha show? 

Cathy  17:52  

The original Gundam 

Caitlin  17:54  

Original Gundam? 

Cathy  17:54  

Yeah, Mobile Suit Gundam. 

Caitlin  17:56  

I mean, they're, they're older iterations, there's other robot shows. But I feel like when people think of mecha, the first thing they think of is Mobile Suit Gundam. 

Cathy  18:06  

So the way like I now think of Gundam Wing after the fact of experiences I have now is that like Gundam Wing is actually a perfect like K-Pop boy band way that they built it and so if you can kind of think of it like that, like it's, you need enough of the tropes and symbols, so that everybody watches it and immediately knows it's a Gundam series.

Cathy  18:30  

Like the colors of Wing Gundam are so obviously 

Kat  18:34  

Yeah.

Cathy  18:34  

a Gundam Mecca and you need that you can't get away from it. And same thing with like Zech's having a mask it the reason I think of it as being in in the Kpop industry is like there's a derivative sense. And that's animated by both like Merchandising, and advertising and what audiences want but at the same time, it's like this incredibly pure understanding of what makes us like things? And like when you get that when you really get it, like, it doesn't matter how like, quote, unquote manipulative or exploitative it can seem like you love it. And that's enough, right to make it like a thing that we all want to keep coming back to.

Mallory  19:12  

And there's basically like, an archetype right? In  all of the different characters like you have the more

Kat  19:18  

Yeah, you have the serious one. 

Mallory  19:20  

That's what I was thinking.

Kat  19:21  

Like, the goofy one.

Mallory  19:23  

Yeah, the goofy one, the sort of mess 

Kat  19:25  

the ugly one, 

Mallory  19:26  

like really cute one.

Kat  19:29  

Yeah, that's why I was thinking American boy bands cuz they all have to have like a type of heartthrob. Yeah, I'm a bad boy. I love death.

Caitlin  19:38  

One of them's, one of them's a rapper.

Kat  19:40  

Okay, so we talked a little bit about how we got into it. We talked a little bit about fandoms. And we touched on pairings, do we want to go into pairings at all? Or like our fave characters, or who we think our fave characters will be Before this rewatch?

Cathy  19:54  

You know before we do that--Mallory, can you try to tell us what you think this series is about? I'm actually really curious, like before you do a complete viewing, like what? what is what is your understanding of what happens in Gundam Wing?

Mallory  20:08  

Um, there's a long interminable war. These boys are recruited by some shadowy government whatever. And they're piloting these mecha. Uugh, I just remember Duo being really annoying.

Caitlin  20:28  

[loud gasp] [laughter] [crosstalk] Oh my god.

Mallory  20:29  

I mean, not annoying, like, being sort of... 

Kat  20:32  

Wow. 

Mallory  20:33  

...the one the pushy one like, he's the challenging one to Heero's "I'm serious and dour." Literally, I have the most broad strokes impressions of what this show is. I just know it looked really fucking cool every time I saw it in, like, a commercial and couldn't watch it.

Cathy  20:55  

Fascinating.

Caitlin  20:57  

Honestly, even having seen Gundam Wing, I'm not sure I could explain it much better. I don't remember who recruited them.

Mallory  21:03  

Okay. Okay, that does make me feel better. Because I was like, Oh, I don't? Do I actually know what the show is? What am I getting myself into? 

Caitlin  21:14  

There's there's a lot of weird politics. 

Mallory  21:17  

Well, I'm really excited for that. And I don't mean that sarcastically. Like, I'm really excited to, to see what this world is like, because I remember, like images or impressions. But everything is like out of context. So it'll be cool to see what that context is. Like deja vu? Oh, I remember that. I've seen that in AMV.

Kat  21:48  

I remember this from fics that just rewrite scenes from this show.

Mallory  21:55  

Yeah, like, what do I know? What do I know of Gundam that is from fanfic only, or is actual canon? I'm curious to figure out.

Kat  22:10  

I think everyone's a lot less obnoxious in canon.

Caitlin  22:14  

That's true. 

Mallory  22:15  

Okay, okay. 

Caitlin  22:16  

This was a this was a really good fandom for the the fandom phenomenon of, you take a character's most, like, annoying trait, and you emphasize it like times 10 in your fanfic.

Cathy  22:28  

Yes.

Kat  22:28  

Yeah 

Caitlin  22:28  

Just so everybody knows you know what that character is like.

Kat  22:31  

Heero's gonna threaten to kill everybody all the time, constantly.

Caitlin  22:34  

"Omae o korosu."

Cathy  22:36  

[laughing crosstalk] And so, it's funny that you guys mentioned safe houses, because actually, there are very few safe houses in the original series. In fact, I think there's like maybe one or two scenes ever, where they are all in a safe house provided by one of their allies. And it's a really fascinating trope, because it like pervades the fanfic? But I remember, that I remember was like a big deal, like, I went back and I was like, actually, these people spend very little downtime with each other in the actual series and I find that fascinating.

Kat  23:12  

Right? So you have to fill it all in. 

Mallory  23:13  

Oh, wait, what?

Caitlin  23:14  

They actually barely know each other.

Cathy  23:16  

Yeah, they truly barely know each other. [crosstalk]

Mallory  23:18  

Wait. Oh no, I thought, I thought this was going to be like..

Kat  23:23  

[crosstalk] They actually never interact. 

Mallory  23:24  

we're going to get together and become like a team 

Caitlin  23:26  

No, no.

Cathy  23:26  

Absolutely not, 

Caitlin  23:27  

They don't fight together; It's 50 episodes of them not interacting. 

Cathy  23:31  

They, they literally have like, they like, there's probably one or two scenes in which all five of them are on the same battlefield at the same time. And almost every single one of those scenes involves them fighting with each other because like, 

Kat  23:44  

[crosstalk]Oh, yeah, they fight each other alone. 

Cathy  23:45  

What's going on? And this was the thing that I'm sure we'll come back to when I came back to this is when I was rewatching. It in college, I realized that of the two people who spend the most time with each other, it's like Trowa and Heero. Because, yes, it is what arc where they actually go on a road trip, which like, 

Kat  24:03  

it's great. I wrote a thing 

Cathy  24:04  

like wiped it from my memory when I was thinking about the series, but it really drives home. You know, again, to your point like what of this series do I did I remember that was just from fanfic, and was just what like the fanfic I read very specifically. And so that was one of the things is like, when you come back as an adult, I was like, all of this stuff is so much more interesting to me because like, I actually, like, I don't get me wrong, I still have shipping opinions. But like, I'm older and I have I I'm famous for this. And Kat knows this. I like don't have OTPs. And I'm like not very good about actually being very loyal to pairings. And so as an adult coming back to this, I was like, Oh, this is actually really interesting because the permutations that fandom came up with also came from, like,  non-canon material, because there's a lot of non-canon material, like promotional images that bear no resemblance whatsoever to canon. 

Kat  24:54  

Okay, I would,  I would call those extra canonical, right?

Caitlin  24:58  

No, they're, they're extra canonical, they count in some form. 

Kat  25:02  

Right? 'Cause they're official.

Cathy  25:04  

I guess so. I mean, sure, we'll talk about that as time comes but like.

Caitlin  25:08  

Listen, a canon is not just the story. It's the entire media mix around it. It's those, it's those things that you can collect. It's the extra manga. It's Frozen Teardrop, 

Cathy  25:18  

Like, Gundam Wing actually, I think is one of the few franchises I know where like "pair the spares" was a real merchandising tactic. 

Kat  25:26  

Yes, it was. 

Cathy  25:27  

And so, so everybody had somebody... gay, I mean, like, not like, 

Kat  25:34  

Wufei had two! 

Cathy  25:35  

They had a gay and a straight interest that they were paired up with. And so, um, so it's like, fascinating to me to come back and be like, actually, the canon is a lot more flexible and interesting than I remembered it.

Caitlin  25:49  

The canon for me is like, remarkable in its commitment to not officially putting anyone together. Like it was, it's very good at balancing out all of the different pairings that it wants to support. 

Mallory  26:01  

Mm hmm. 

Caitlin  26:02  

Um, it's interesting to see which ones got picked up as the main two in fandom, which for me, were always 1x2 and 3x4 dominated the fandom, because they're both like, friendly, maybe talkative, personable guy and like silent, brooding, weirdo, 

Kat  26:22  

Warrior. 

Caitlin  26:22  

What fandom loves! Fandom loves that exact dynamic in every form. And so like, what 1, 1 and 3, were never going to work together because they're both silent and brooding. Fandom was never gonna pick that up. It's too It's too boring. It's not dynamic enough, right?

Mallory  26:37  

Like, you can't fight. There's no banter,

Cathy  26:39  

Which is actually weird, because if you go back and watch the episodes, you'll see it. Heero actually is not that quiet. And Trowa is like a nutcase. And so 

Kat  26:48  

they're really funny together, 

Cathy  26:49  

when they are together, they're actually incredibly dynamic in ways that in fact, the canon doesn't establish 1x2, or 3x4 to be. And so it is really fascinating, because I do agree with Caitlin. What came out of this canon is very different from what I think the show gives. And I don't know the show was like, open minded because it wanted to sell as much merch as possible or

Caitlin  27:13  

It's that.

Cathy  27:13  

Yeah, so I don't know.

Mallory  27:14  

Capitalism.

Kat  27:16  

I am gonna say I think the show is a 3x4 shipper. Like I think if the show had a pairing, it would be a three, it would be 3x4, like from my recollections of the show

Mallory  27:26  

Yeah

Caitlin  27:26  

I always thought that was true. But now 

Cathy  27:28  

I disagree. 

Caitlin  27:29  

I feel like I'm gonna go into this and and be like, they never

Kat  27:32  

Nobody else has a musical interlude.

Cathy  27:34  

But the but the thing is, here's Okay, so not to, like, make this too much about the pairing... But I also think 1x2 and 3x4 become established. I put that in quotes early in the series. And so it becomes entrenched and people assume that that's the pairing. But actually, I just remember so strongly when I went back and rewatched that I was like, there really is not that much evidence for Trowa and Quatre's like instantaneous connection because Quatre has that with almost every other pilot, and Trowa's relationship with Heero is like so much more interesting when I come back to it, even though I definitely think they would never work. They would like killing each other and instead as an adult.

Kat  28:12  

And I mean, I love that pairing. And like the one thing that came out of my rewatch a million years ago was I wrote a 1x3 fic cuz I really love those episodes, and fandom didn't do anything with it. But I feel like, I feel like Quatre and Trowa are framed slightly differently than all the other potential pairings so that they could be together.

Cathy  28:33  

Even up until Endless Waltz like, I really just feel like that that was an early series thing. And then as you go on into the series, that relationship while still important, was not really emphasized any more or less.

Kat  28:47  

But I mean, if it, if it comes out of the gate strong, [laughter] like

Caitlin  28:51  

That's all that matters

Kat  28:52  

I still think that the show was pushing that one if it pitched. Like if it was giving the most evidence to any one of them, I think the early stuff was really like, ~look at this beautiful pairing.~

Caitlin  29:04  

So wait do we all want to, maybe to end this episode, we should all go through and predict what are OTP or pseudo OTP for Cathy will be by the end of this rewatch. 

Kat  29:16  

But also tell me your fave character because that's what I asked like, 15 minutes ago.

Cathy  29:21  

Okay, Kat you first.

Kat  29:23  

Oh, well, my favorite character has always been Duo Maxwell. And I'm predicting that he's still going to be my fave character. And I am going to stake my flag on Duo/Wufei, 2x5.

Cathy  29:36  

Mallory?

Mallory  29:37  

I think from what I remember, I really liked Trowa, I thought Heero was too dour, but I also think that I might relate to him a lot more this time around. So I'm going to say that Heero is going to be my favorite character. And I've always liked...see, I don't know about fandom pairings. I want to say it'll be...well it was Duo/Heero before? No, but I've-- I really like Duo/Wufei so, like, I think that's just always gonna be my Gundam Wing ship.

Cathy  30:20  

So when I was a kid watching it my favorite was Duo Maxwell, but I know from my prior rewatching, or attempts to rewatch the series, that as an older person coming into the series, I actually like the girls a lot more, like Relena and Dorothy and Noin became my favorite characters and I did not give them the credit they deserved when I was watching it as a younger person. 

Cathy  30:41  

I also was 1x2 shipper but again, I know that what I came out of the series really shipping was disastrous Heero/Trowa, and then Duo/Wufei.

Caitlin  30:56  

Okay, I see we are all Duo/Wufei fans now.

Kat  30:59  

[crosstalk] That's why this is going to be the superior Gundam Wing podcast.

Caitlin  31:02  

Yeah. I feel like so, my favorite character when I was originally watching as a kid was Quatre. I think probably because like I always liked like, the friendly blondes in boy bands? 

Kat  31:13  

That go apeshit? 

Caitlin  31:15  

When I got older, I was more into Duo and Duo is was probably still my favorite character. I was into Duo/Wufei for a long time. I just think that they are funny together and terrible. And I actually really like Wufei a lot. I sort of admire that fake honor sort of thing. But I, since everybody said Duo/Wufei, I feel like I should say something else, which is that I think that I will get more into 3x4 again after this rewatch, because it's a comforting pairing, in some ways. It's a return. And we're all very full of anxiety right now. [laughter] And so we just need Quatre and stupid, crazy Trowa, you know, having their pure love connection that fandom imagined for them from the beginning.

Kat  32:02  

It's real.

Mallory  32:03  

I look forward to it. 

Cathy  32:04  

I do too. I also look forward to hating Treize because that's what happened the last time I rewatched this. He's such a fuck boy.

Kat  32:12  

I'm excited to love Dorothy and Relena.

Cathy  32:14  

My god, they're so good. Yeah, they're so good. That's what I should have said is my favorite pairing.

Kat  32:20  

Fandom definitely ruined me for a little bit, like, "urgh, Relena!"

Caitlin  32:24  

When I was a kid, part of the appeal of Gundam Wing fandom was in some ways that it was so sexist, and so I could like act out my own internalized misogyny at the time. And so like, I like I was definitely participating in that of like a group breaking up the boys, whatever. And then in later iterations, I like love Relena. So.

Kat  32:45  

Yeah, she was just such an easy reason for them to get together, right? For 1x2, but in the show, she's way more than a plot device. So that was kind of frustrating.

Caitlin  32:56  

In the show, she's easily the most one of the most interesting and active characters for sure.

Kat  33:02  

As podcast Daddy, I declare Episode Zero officially over. Thank you everyone for your time and catch us in two weeks with Episode One: The boy whose wings killed adolescence.

Caitlin  33:16  

Byeeee [laughter]

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Lucky you, that’s the kind of videos I’ve been sifting through lately! Idk what “pathos flavored folk” is exactly, so my guesses might be hit-or-miss.

It’s gonna be a long list, so click the “read more” thingy. More playlist stuff is available on my “playlist” tag.

aesthetic groove by AUDITORY-ART= 

Currently listening to, pretty upbeat stuff. I don’t recognize most of this stuff, but I’m enjoying it.

Dark Disco by Greg Deep

Gothy industrial electronic stuff. Still kind of upbeat, not sludgy - more mid-tempo really. You can chill, but it’s not a “bouncing full of energy” thing. There are 4 video-mixes in this series, so far.

Upbeat Study Music House Mix for Deep Focus (Sloth) - Isochronic Tones - by Jason Lewis - Mind Amend

House music beat (kinda stereotypical “techno” I guess?), really immersive. Like, I don’t realize I’m bouncing around in my seat, as I listen to it. Listening with headphones lets you feel the buzzy effect (isochronic tones). The channel has other mixes, which I haven’t tried yet. This one repeats the songs, but it’s long enough to not really notice.

Dark Blues Music to Escape to... by Justin Johnson

I really love Johnson’s music, and I’ve posted it before. “Son of a Witch” was the first one I listened to, and then this mix (which also starts with “Son of a Witch”). It’s really nice bluesy guitar - feels like a haunting soundtrack to a southern-gothic horror film. It’s down-tempo, so it may not be great for cleaning. Maybe treat yourself with this mix while laying in the bathtub, trying to cool off on a hot summer day.

Outbreak 2020 - Fear N Loathing

Underground Dark Techno Mix March 2021 (145 bpm) - Lawaai

Underground Dark Techno Mix November 2021 (145+ bpm) - Lawaai

All 3 of these have heavy and fast beats. Sort of a grungy, industrial, techno flavor happening here. These are really good on headphones, if you’re trying to drown out noisy neighbors or such.

Darksynth AMV Radio - Brutal 80s Beats - by The 80s Guy

Live-feed of synthwave music with heavy beats. They’ll probably include groups like Perturbator and Carpenter Brut, if you’re familiar with those acts. Alas, there’s flashing visuals (anime clips), so that may be bothersome. Same dude has some other live feeds, if this slice of synthwave isn’t exactly your speed.

songs I discovered a while ago (maybe it would be your taste, indie and some funky vibes) - playlist by hasoyi

Fun, upbeat, pop music in a summery blend. Ginger Root’s “Loretta” is one of the first few songs, to give an idea of the vibe.

Masayoshi Takanaka - “All of Me” (1979)

Posted previously. Another fun summer vibe. Japanese jazz funk

welcome to the overworld by z00t_404 

webcore | internetcore by idonttrustatoms 

Odd songs that fit well with the “weirdness” of the internet. Jack Stauber and Neil Cicerega (Lemon Demon) are on both lists, to give an idea of the vibes.

a playlist for midnight revelations and strange urges by jangled 

“themes of: dark academia, cryptidcore, crowcore, and bastardcore.”

I’m not entirely sure what those terms mean, but it kinda makes sense as I listen. Includes Girl in Red, Mitski, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Woodkid, Hozier, and more. Not a happy peppy vibe, but it’s mid-tempo.

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That was a lot of lists, I know, but that’s nowhere near the end of my bookmarks. Not to mention all the shit I’ve just been glancing by lately. Did I get close with any of these? I’d love to learn more about “pathos flavored folk. I think I know what it means, but I can only think of sad and down-tempo things.

Hey guys do you have any music recs? Stuff that'd be good background noise for shoving furniture around?

I'm open to trying anything, especially if it's already in youtube playlist form 👍

Maybe disco? Or grungy gothy noise?? Pathos flavored folk???

I suck at digging up music on my own so I am begging for outsourced playlists ahahahaha

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Anime Conventions You Can Attend Online in 2020

Photo by Kevin Matyi

With SARS-CoV-2 continuing to shut down events and businesses, and the potential of a second wave coming later in the year, anime conventions have needed to adapt and consider the safety of bringing large groups of people close together.

As a result, many conventions have shut down for the year, promising to return next time, some have been postponed to see if the COVID-19 situation changes, and others have moved to virtual conventions to adapt to the current environment. For example, our own Crunchyroll Expo is now a virtual convention scheduled for September 4-6.

  With all of the confusion and rapid changes though, it’s difficult to know what conventions are still going to happen at all in 2020. To help out, here’s a list of every anime convention still happening this year, including when it’s occurring and a link to its website for more information. Check back for updates as situations change.

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Without further adieu, here are the remaining conventions still scheduled to happen in some form during 2020:

    Anime Expo Lite

“Anime Expo is the largest anime con around, with over 100,000 fans in attendance. Grab your friends, craft your cosplay, and get ready to experience anime like never before.” When/Where: July 3-4; Virtual Website

  Aniplex Fest Online

“The festival will feature a diverse array of online content including talk shows with the staff and cast from popular anime, special appearances and past live shows from music artists, and behind-the-scenes stories from the anime industry!” When/Where: July 4-5; Virtual Website

OokiiSoraCon

“OokiiSoraCon was formed in 2017 with the mission to develop an ever growing gaming, anime, entertainment and culture driven convention that is affordable and accessible to Montana and the Northwest.” When/Where: July 11; Virtual mini-convention Website

  Okashicon

“Okashicon At Home will be a community-driven, virtual two-day event on July 18-19, 2020. Leading up to July 18th, however, we’ll be hosting a number of contests and providing quality content to bring you together with the community you know and love.” When/Where: July 18-19; Virtual Website

KuroNeko Con 

“Get ready for the premier anime convention in Spokane, Washington! Three exciting days of Japanese culture and pop culture at the Spokane Convention Center!” When/Where: July 19; Virtual Website

  AnimeIowa

“AnimeIowa is the largest anime convention in Iowa and still growing, hosting well over 3000 attendees each year.” When/Where: July 31-Aug. 1; Virtual Website

  PopCult Anime Con

“We want to make PCAC feel like a summer vacation compared to more crowded and heavily scheduled cons. A place with all the same great programming, such as the Masquerade, AMV contest, game shows and exhibitors’ room; as well as less common and more relaxing activities like evening dances, blanket fort building workshops, intimate guest opportunities or taking a dip in one of the Sheraton Framingham’s two beautiful pools!” When/Where: Aug. 15-16; Virtual Website

  Otakuthon

“Otakuthon est le plus grand festival bilingue au Canada célébrant la culture pop japonaise! | Otakuthon is Canada's largest bilingual festival celebrating Japanese pop culture!” When/Where: August; Virtual Website

  Crunchyroll Expo

"We are excited to announce Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, a digital event that celebrates the best and brightest in anime. Join us September 4 - 6 as we come together with our passionate community for amazing guest panels, interactive events, special announcements and more." When/Where: Sept. 4-6; Virtual Website

  Photo by Kevin Matyi

  A few conventions are still going the conventional, in-person route (for now). Think carefully about the risks of attending and please wear a mask if you do.

  Ani-Me Con

“Ani-me Con is the largest anime convention in the central valley!” When/Where: July 11-12; Fresno, CA Website

Delta H Con

“Delta H Con is the budding flower of hobby Gaming enthusiasts and Anime aficionados in the southern United States.” When/Where: July 17-19; Houston, TX Website

  Feria Mundo Anime

“Feria Mundo Anime, the convention of anime, comics, video games and entertainment in the Dominican Republic and one of the largest in Latin America.” When/Where: July 25-26; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Website

  Anime-zing!

“This Iowa anime convention includes dozens of anime screenings, a plethora of discussions, autograph signings, a dealers hall, and group meetups for fandoms including several anime, BJDs, Homestuck, Lolita fashion, MLP, science-fiction, and video games. We're not just about anime - we are everything Otaku.” When/Where: July 31-Aug. 1; Davenport, IA Website

Anime Sekai

“Anime Sekai is a 3-day convention that celebrates Japanese culture, geek culture, anime & manga, cosplay, tabletop & video gaming, comics, TV shows, movies, and much, much more!” When/Where: July 31-Aug. 2; Abilene, TX Website

Anime: Roseville

“Roseville’s anime convention.” When/Where: Aug.2; Roseville, CA Website

Anime Houston

“Join your fellow anime fans in talking about your favorite anime and cosplays. Come together and learn about anime, video games, and more.” When/Where: Aug. 7-9; Houston, TX Website

Kawaii Kon

“Kawaii Kon is a 3-day convention that celebrates Japanese anime (cartoons), manga (comics), and all facets of Japanese culture.” When/Where: Aug. 7-9; Honolulu, HI Website

SaikouCon

“SaikouCon, which means ‘best convention’, is the annual anime convention of Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains with several side events in the Lehigh Valley, boasting a dedicated staff of longtime Japanese anime and manga fans.” When/Where: Aug. 7-9; White Haven, PA Website

Kin-Yoobi Con

“It's Kin-Yoobi Con's thirteenth year hosting a cosplay gathering & contest, video gaming & tournaments, panel discussions & workshops, dealers hall & artists alley, live music performances, and free food!” When/Where: Aug. 9; Union City, CA Website

Star Con Leon

“Donde la estrella eres tu!” When/Where: Aug. 14-16; Gto, MX Website

Ani-Medford

“SOUTHERN OREGON's ONLY anime convention.” When/Where: Aug. 15; Medford, OR Website

  Superstar Anime

“SUPERSTAR ANIME is a new annual 2-day convention held in Virginia Beach, VA or fans of Japanese Animation, Entertainment, and Culture.” When/Where: Aug. 15-16; Virginia Beach, VA Website

Anime Matsuri

“Anime Matsuri is the spectacular annual anime and Japanese pop culture convention hosted in Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center. Join attendees from over 30 different countries in a celebration of anime, music, art and cosplay, with hundreds of hours of programing and exciting Guests, Celebrities and Industry Experts.” When/Where: Aug. 20-23; Houston, TX Website

Liberty City Anime Con

“The best three-day anime convention in New York City.” When/Where: Aug. 21-23; New York City, NY Website

Tiger Con

“Welcome to Tiger Con III. The third year of Valdosta’s anime, gaming, cosplay and comic convention.” When/Where: Aug. 22-23; Valdosta, GA Website

Anime Magic

“We're a convention by fans, for fans with a focus on FUN. This isn't your typical cookie-cutter convention! We have all the normal fanfare you've come to expect from other conventions, while pushing the boundaries even further.” When/Wherel: Aug. 28-30; Schaumburg, IL Website

MizuCon

“MizuCon is an annual convention that celebrates Anime and Japanese culture.” When/Where: August (and ongoing livestream events); Miami, FL Website

Colossalcon

“Colossalcon is a Japanese animation convention held in Northern Ohio during the beginning of June each year, and prides itself with being the region’s kick-off to the start of summer vacation.” When/Where: Sept. 2-6; Sandusky, OH Website

Meta Con Minneapolis

“MetaCon is a massive entertainment expo filled with exhibitors, guest stars, interactive events, costuming, exhibitors, artists, entertainers, and beyond. We bring together thousands of geeks for a three-day celebration of geek culture and nerd life.” When/Where: Sept. 4-6; Minneapolis, MN Website

Nan Desu Kan

“For us, the love of anime and Japanese culture isn’t just a marketing tool or a nifty side feature on our schedule; It’s our purpose for existing and a mandate of our Nonprofit Charter. We bring people together to further the knowledge of Japanese Art, animation and culture, and welcome people from all over the region under our roof.” When/Where: Sept. 4-6; Aurora, CO Website

SacAnime

“SacAnime is the show where ‘Fans Come to Play’. Our philosophy has always been to provide fun, safe, family friendly environment, with top shelf entertainment at a reasonable price.” When/Where: Sept. 4-6; Sacramento, CA Website

San Japan

“San Japan is the Largest Anime & Gaming Convention in the South Texas Region.” When/Where: Sept. 4-6; San Antonio, TX Website

Saboten Con

“Saboten Con is the largest anime convention in Arizona with attendance reaching 13,298 (unique) / 37,983 (turnstile) for the 2018 event.” When/Where: Sept. 4-7; Phoenix, AZ Website

Animex

“ES EL EVENTO DE CÓMICS, ANIME Y ENTRETENIMIENTO MÁS ANTIGUO DEL NORTE DEL PAÍS. BIENVENIDO A #ANIMEX” When/Where: Sept. 5-6; Monterrey, MX Website

RTX Austin

“RTX is the world’s greatest celebration of gaming, animation, comedy, and internet culture.” When/Where: Sept. 5-7; Austin, TX Website

CampAnime 

“A summer-camp and anime convention hybrid that is perfect for all ages, families, geeks, & otakus of every kind. With activities like boating, archery, and rock-climbing, & panels for every fandom and interest, there's something for everyone at CampAnime.” When/Where: Sept. 11-13; Woodstock Valley, CT Website

Star Con Lagos de Moreno

“Donde la estrella eres tu.” When/Where: Sept. 12-13; Jal, MX Website

Anime USA

“At its heart, Anime USA seeks to discuss and promote anime; other associated arts such as storytelling, costuming, and voice acting; and Japanese culture at large.” When/Where: Sept. 18-20; Washington, D.C. Website

Colossalcon East

“We offer the most fun you will ever have at an anime, gaming, and Japanese culture convention.” When/Where: Sept. 18-20; Pocono Mountains, PA Website

Crystal Millenium Convention

“The Crystal Millennium Convention, also known as Crystal Con, is an anime themed event held in Vancouver, Canada dedicated to the magical girl genre, specifically the groundbreaking 1992 Japanese animated series Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon.” When/Where: Sept. 18-20; British Columbia, CA Website

Ramencon

“Ramencon was built by anime fans for anime fans. We get a lot of our ideas from the fans. We want you to feel that this is your convention.” When/Where: Sept. 25-27; South Bend, IN Website

Senshi Con

“Senshi Con is an annual convention that caters to enthusiasts of Asian culture, animation, graphic novels, and gaming held in Anchorage, AK.” When/Where: Sept. 25-27; Anchorage, AK Website

KimiKon

“We aim to service and celebrate our local talents as well as showcasing international ones, by creating an outlet of expression for them through the next big convention in Toronto, KimiKon!” When/Where: Sept. 26-27; Ontario, CA Website

Queen City AniFest

“Queen City AniFest is a single-day convention held to celebrate anime, games, all things nerdy in Regina and the surrounding area.” When/Where: Oct. 3; Saskatchewan, CA Website

Super Dimension Convention

“Originally known as ‘MacrossWorld Convention’, Super Dimension Convention (SDCon) is the largest gathering of Macross fans in North America!” When/Where: Oct. 3; Torrance, CA Website

Pop Culture Convention

“Pop Culture Con is a convention that brings together the talents and passion of local fans and businesses; created to be a safe place where people can come and geek out either as an attendee, guest, or volunteer. A convention that local fans can call their own.” When/Where: Oct. 9-10; Provo, UT Website

Tsubasacon

“Tsubasacon is West Virginia’s first Anime, Gaming and Cosplay convention.” When/Where: Oct. 8-10; Charleston, WV Website

Bakuretsu Con

“Bakuretsu Con is Vermont's premiere anime convention! Our family-friendly event draws approximately 600 attendees, and is sponsored by The Anime Society of Vermont, a public, non-profit organization whose primary mission is to promote cultural awareness and diversity through the celebration of anime and manga.” When/Where: Oct. 16-17; Colchester, VT  Website

Animatic Con

“Animatic Con started in March of 2015 with the idea of delivering to the fandoms across the U.S. a convention that was fun, and had a higher purpose. After much consideration and discussion, we decided that we wanted to help raise funds for Autism, and with that we wanted to create a convention that welcomed people with limitations, and accommodate to their needs.” When/Where: Oct. 16-18; Cincinnati, OH Website

Anime Banzai

“Presented by UAP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, this three-day weekend is filled with anime, manga, gaming, Asian culture, guests, panels, games, contests, kids’ events, viewing rooms, an Artist’s Alley, an Exhibitor’s Hall, silent auctions for various charities, two dances, and so much more.” When/Where: Oct. 16-18; Layton, UT Website

Anime Fusion

“Anime Fusion is truly a convention for all ages, with many family-friendly activities along with 18+ restricted programming for the older crowd. With our family discount options, it’s the perfect place for parents and children to share their love of anime and games. Our nightlife features dances and room parties, and the daytime hours are filled with panels and activities.” When/Where: Oct. 16-18; Plymouth, MN Website

AnimeCon Arkansas 

“Join us for a magical celebration of fandoms, geeky stuff, animation, art, music, and everything else beautiful!” When/Where: Oct. 16-18; Little Rock, AK Website

Another Anime Convention

“Another Anime Convention is a run by people who love Japanese culture especially Japanese animation. It is a place for fans to gather in New Hampshire for a three day convention to enjoy events, special guest's and other media that celebrate aspects of Japanese culture.” When/Where: Oct. 16-18; Westford, MN Website

YumeconUSA

“YumeCon staff aspires to create a more intimate con experience than what you might find at a large scale convention. Enjoy cosplay, gaming, panels, and a maid cafe in a friendly environment.” When/Where: Oct. 17; Palo Alto, CA Website

Kantaicon

“Kantaicon is an anime event that will be held on Oct 24th, 2020 at the AAF Tank Museum. Vendors and Artists will be selling their wares and cosplay is encouraged!” When/Where: Oct. 24; Danville, VA Website

Anime Weekend Atlanta

“AWA has been recognized as one of the most popular Japanese Animation conventions in the United States, and one of the top ten attended anime conventions in North America. In 2016, over 28,000 people attended the event.” When/Where: Oct. 29 - Nov. 1; Atlanta, GA Website

Youmacon

“Youmacon is a celebration of Japanese animation, videogames, popular culture and costuming, and its influence on our own culture over the past few decades.” When/Where: Oct. 29 - Nov. 1; Detroit, MI Website

Banzaicon

“While Banzaicon is a Japanese anime convention, we offer a wide variety of programming options by diverse members of the community throughout the course of the weekend which include our costume contest, dances, events and discussions featuring anime industry guests, game shows, and a wealth of educational seminars and workshops about not only anime, but manga, video games and aspects of Japanese culture as well.” When/Where: Oct. 30 - Nov. 1; Columbia, SC Website

DerpyCon

“DerpyCon is New Jersey’s Anime, Gaming, Sci-Fi, and Comic Convention, bringing every nerdy genre under one roof.” When/Where: Oct. 30 - Nov. 1; New Brunswick, NJ Website

Lumi-Con

“LUMI-CON is a Florida Halloween Convention based off Animation, Video Games, Cosplay and Interactive events!!” When/Where: Oct. 30 - Nov. 1; Tampa, FL Website

Oni-Con

“Oni-Con offers many things to do such as: anime viewing rooms, a manga lounge, table top and card gaming, an arcade, concerts, contests, dances, demonstrations, a masquerade and various panels.” When/Where: Oct. 30 - Nov. 1; Galveston, TX Website

Anime Festival Orlando

“Anime Festival Orlando has earned the title of “Florida’s Favorite Anime Convention” as well as being voted one of the “Top 10 Things To Do In Orlando” by DK Publishing’s Travel Guide.” When/Where: Nov. 6-8; Orlando, FL Website

Anime Nebraskon

“Anime NebrasKon is Nebraska's longest running Anime Convention! Our mission is to connect all people and community through Japanese animation and pop culture with education and activity.” When/Where: Nov. 6-8; Omaha, NE Website

NekoCon

“NekoCon is Virginia's oldest and longest running anime convention. Spanning nearly two decades, NekoCon is dedicated to bringing you the finest in entertainment from the world of anime, educating it's attendees on Japanese culture, and expanding horizons with new and innovative programming.” When/Where: Nov. 6-8; Hampton, VA Website

Anime Iwai

“With a decade on convention experience behind us, we have both learned a lot about how to run a convention and seen the changes that have taken place within the con community over the years. We are proud to have contributed this labor of love to a community and a culture that has provided us entertainment, insight, and so much more.” When/Where: Nov. 13-15; Fort Lauderdale, FL Website

SNAFU Con

“Sierra Nevada Anime Fans Unite Convention (SNAFU Con) is a collaborative effort of local anime, game, comic-book, and science-fiction fans. Our goal is to provide a convention that will benefit both the producers within the local area and community at large. The primary goal is to connect local fans to each other as well as producers and retailers, allowing them to interact with their customers in a fun and relaxed setting.” When/Where: Nov. 13-15; Reno, NV Website

J-1 Con

“Are you a fan of animation, cosplay, gaming (tabletop, card and console), artists, vendors, panels, and live music? You’ve come to the right convention! You can enjoy all of that here, for a GREAT PRICE!” When/Where: Nov. 14-15; Atlantic City, NJ Website

Con-Nichiwa

“Con-Nichiwa is the largest anime convention in Tucson Arizona with attendance reaching over 2,000 yearly.” When/Where: Nov. 20-22; Tucson, AZ Website

Sin City Anime

“Our mission is to create and orchestrate an anime convention focused on three values. Entertainment, Inclusion, and Guest Hospitality.” When/Where: Nov. 20-22; Las Vegas, NV  Website

Pacific Media Expo

“Pacific Media Expo is a new generation of convention for a new generation of fans! PMX brings the cutting edge of Asian entertainment to America, whether it is the newest anime from Japan, the hottest bands from the Pacific Rim, the latest street fashion from Harajuku, or the most disturbing horror films from Asia.” When/Where: Nov. 21-22; Pasadena, CA Website

Anime Pasadena

“Now in our 3rd year, we are creating an awesome 2 day event with a focus on Anime, Cosplay and Nerd Culture in Pasadena, California.” When/Where: Nov. 28-29; Pasadena, CA Website

Holiday Matsuri

“Holiday Matsuri is a multi-genre convention that brings the members of our community together during the holidays to have fun and give back!” When/Where: Dec. 18-20; Orlando, FL Website

  Know of a convention we missed? Tells us about it in the comments!

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[aprichii]

A Little About Me!

안녕하세요 여러분! ^-^~

My name is Zozo! Welcome to my little space where I will post everything to do with my precious experiences at KCCUK’s 12th         K-POP Academy!

I know I have already introduced myself to all of my fellow students but when it came to my presentation I got so nervous that I skipped a lot of what I wanted to stay and ended up babbling on about things and laughing o͡͡͡͡͡͡╮(｡>口<｡)╭o͡͡͡͡͡͡ ᵑ৹! So to make that right I thought I would add a little about me page! 

Basic Info

Right now I am a 24 year old high school Drama teacher from the cosy and wonderful seaside town of Brighton! I live with my boyfriend who can luckily tolerate my constant K-POP obsessing and singing and in the near future we hope to get a cute Exotic or British Short hair kitty; maybe we will even get one during this course so kitty can make an appearance =^3^=

How I Got Into K-POP

It actually all started when I was a little child years and year ago. As far back as 5 I was obsessed with anime, especially Bishoujo Magical Girl animes like Sailor Moon and Cardcaptors! When I got a little older and I started to use the internet, I found these anime music videos (AMVs) and I thought they were the coolest thing ever and I used to get goosebumps and sometimes even get a little tear in my eye I felt that moved by them >-<“. One day in around 2009 I came across an AMV that used the song Gee by SNSD. At the time I had no idea it was K-POP but I was so interested in the song that I decided to watch the original MV…which then turned into every MV, variety show, live performance and radio show that SNSD had featured in. MY LIFE HAD BEEN CONSUMED. Since then I have become really interested not only in the music but the rest of Korean culture too!

Favourite K-POP Artists/ Groups

SNSD, Red Velvet, Mammamoo, AOA, Dreamcatcher, Pristin, 4minute, Stellar, Nine Muses, LOONA, Laboum, SHInee, BTS, EXO, Day6, Ailee, Jessica.

My Ultimate Bias is…TAEYEON!

Favourite K-DRAMAS

The Heirs, You Who Came From the Stars, Cunning Single Lady, City Hunter, To the Beautiful You, Emergency Couple, One More Happy Ending, Boys Over Flowers, It’s Okay That’s Love, Marriage Not Dating

What I do for FUN!

In the little free time I have I like to try and fit in as many creative hobbies as possible (much to increase the business in life ;3;).

Singing

My main hobby is singing! I like to cover Anime songs, K-POP songs, Vocaloid songs and songs from games in a community called the Youtaites! Each member of the community creates an anime character to represent themselves and we sing together and have lots of fun! Sometimes I am even lucky enough to sing on stage in conventions, including the K-POP World Festival! You can find my singy songs here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Aprichii

Cosplay

As an anime fan … of course I am into COSPLAY! This is quite a new hobby of mine, but I love to dress up as my favourite anime and game characters and create make up looks based on them! I am still learning but if you like cosplay too you can find my cosplay page here: https://www.instagram.com/aprichii/

Dancing

I have not been able to dance as much recently, but I really love dancing! I love learning KPOP dances and following the KPOP X Fitness channel to burn off all the snacks and food I consume ^3^. I really like contemporary and hip-hop so I am very excited about the dance week at the K-POP Academy!

Drawing

I LOVE to draw! :D I am still learning but I love both traditional and digital art. I hope one day I can draw my own comics or draw for my friends ~

Graphics/ Video Editing

I also really like to create graphics and video edit! I am beginning to learn how to animate and I am slowly getting back into making Anime Music Videos too!

GAMING

I play video games way too much. Anything that has anime graphics, especially JRPGs and RPGs, totally consume my evenings…hence why my other hobbies suffer ”“”“

Anyways, that’s all about me for now! To the students of the K-POP Academy; I can’t wait to get to know more about you all and grow closer over the next 10 weeks. To those who have stumbled upon this; Thank you and I hope you enjoy following this fun journey of mine (●♡∀♡))ヾ☆*。

읽고아주셔서감사합니다!~ ❤

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