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Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Anime of the Week: Angel Beats 1 year, 8 months ago · View
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Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: AX 2011: A View From The Inside 1 year, 10 months ago · View
By Maurice Lewis I have been attending AX (Anime Expo) for about 6 years. The expo has come a long way. The sheer diversity alone had me shocked. I’m used to seeing young and old fans at the convention, but to see families attending the expo is quite refreshing. Anime Expo’s attendance had really made me realize how [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: First Experiences: AM2 vs AX 1 year, 10 months ago · View
By Sean McQuillan I love conventions. When I’ve gone to the San Diego Comic-Con there is always a wonderful feeling in the air. Never before have I been in a place with so many people and felt a wonderful sense of camaraderie. From the merchants to the fans, from the cosplayers to the exhibitors, there is [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: AX 2011 Pics! 1 year, 10 months ago · View
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Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Day 4 of AX 1 year, 10 months ago · View
by Marcio Guastavino Though I’m now in my humble abode typing this out, I still have the longing to be out and about joining the masses in a cosplay frenzy. The worst part of con going is the ride back home to normalcy. The last day of AX was a shopper’s day to scavenge anything [...]
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Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: AX DAY TWO….AND THREE
1 year, 10 months ago · Viewby Marcio Guastavino Yeah yeah, bite me. So I didn’t update yesterday. Well now you just get more to read right!? So let me start with our day two. More cosplays than the day before that’s for sure. It almost seems like everyone that checked out AM2 decided to come to AX the next day [...]
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Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: AX Day 1 and a bit of Day 2 too! 1 year, 10 months ago · View
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Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Anime Expo Day 1 1 year, 10 months ago · View
by Marcio Guastavino What can I say? It’s good to be back in LA and enjoy the nice cool breeze and temperatures that don’t rise up to excruciating. Another year of anime and cosplay goodness. So what do i expect from AX this year? Well so far it’s pretty much what I got last year, but [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: A Day In the Life of a Popular Cosplayer at AX 2011 1 year, 10 months ago · View
by Marcio Guastavino You enter the convention after driving for awhile and your main concern is getting your badge first and everything else second. You park your car, you adjust yourself making sure everything is perfect before you make your grand entrance. You look good, you’ve worked on your cosplay for endless nights and today it’s [...] -
Reilly Mcginley posted an update: 1 year, 10 months ago · View
AX DAY1
by Marcio GuastavinoWhat can I say? It’s good to be back in LA and enjoy the nice cool breeze and temperatures that don’t rise up to excruciating. Another year of anime and cosplay goodness. So what do i expect from AX this year? Well so far it’s pretty much what I got last year, but is that a bad thing? In my opinion it’s much better actually. Think about it. There’s been controversy over the AX vs AM2 for so long now that no one really thought AX was going to be as good as it was in previous years. I will say this right now, AX has so far been everything last year was with the exception of the lack of interesting panels. That’s my opinion of course. I’ve been extremely picky and refuse to sit in a panel talking about how much a company can’t tell us. I’m all for new anime, but I’m here to scope out the scene, mingle with the peeps, and find out why I decided to hit up AX for 3 out of the 4 days I’m here and not AM2.
The first thing I noticed was how SPACIOUS everything was. And while I know they are creating the illusion of having as big an exhibit hall as they did last year I know for a fact they’ve lost some of the exhibits they’ve had over the years. Not going into details, but let’s get down to why this is a good thing. I personally find it rather silly to overrun the exhibit hall with the same crap over…and over….and over again. I swear I see the same plushies, pillows, posters, etc. in every other booth with the exception of some rarities here and there. This year we have a less confined amount. More space means you get more walking room. Yeah it still gets crowded, but not as crowded as before. And what’s this? They put in carpeting!? Hot dang, now my feet won’t yell at me when I get home and change out of my cosplay. The other thing they did was increase the size of the ”artist alley” and moved them to the back instead of squished in one corner of the convention. The amount of artists this year is insane, but when you have a lack of exhibitors I think you can open the doors wide for various artist that want a chance to show off their work. I asked a couple of them how they liked this change and they agree that being out in the open is much much better than crushed to the side. The whole artist alley section is basically viewable once you enter the hall, so they aren’t overlooked in any way and believe me when I say there’s a lot to see. That said, I would say that someone checking out the exhibit hall for goodies can do it within an hour if they’re just skimming through. The most important thing is that the people are still as animated (putting it nicely) and as excited as ever to be there. Which is what AX has always been about. Those that love anime gathering together to show off their costumes and the hard work that went in them….plus meeting some cool voice actors and getting some info from panels, but that’s far from the main point. Which is that, so far, I’m having a good time. Three more days to go and today was just the tip of the iceberg. We’ll see what tomorrow brings! Make sure to check Natash Campo’s pics of various cosplays and her coverage of the Hetalia History panel on TME’s Vlog site on youtube. -
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Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Wanna Cosplay at Conventions? Here Are Some Tips! 1 year, 11 months ago · View
Tips for Cosplayers and Other Convention Attendees By Natasha Campos For beginning cosplayers, try to choose characters whom you can relate to—personality-wise or appearance-wise. Studying the character’s mannerisms and/or speaking voice will also help you to “get in character.” Try not to get TOO in-character as other people may find this annoying—it’s always good to keep [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Tenjhou Tenge 1 year, 11 months ago · View
By Maurice Lewis Genre: Action/Fighting Released: 2004 Written by: Toshiki Inoue Directed by: Toshifumi Kawase Number of episodes: 26 Tenjou Tenge is quite an interesting anime. The first thing that lured me in was the beginning theme song. As I’m watching the opening video, im thinking in my head “wow, they’re break dancing, this is sweet”. The anime starts off with Bob [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Ichi 1 year, 11 months ago · View
By Marcio Guastavino Genre: Action Japan Release : October 25, 2008 Run Time : 120 mins. Director: Fumihiko Sori Writer: Kan Shimosawa Cast: Haruka Ayase, Shidô Nakamura and Yôsuke Kubozuka Rating: NETFLIX! Ichi is a blind swordswoman who is on a journey to find her mentor (who is also a blind swordsman) who left her in the care of a group of goze. The blind [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: ANIME EXPO 2011 ANNOUNCES VOICE ACTORS TOSHIYUKI MORIKAWA AND TALIESIN JAFFE AS GUESTS OF HONOR 1 year, 11 months ago · View
Anime Expo, North America’s largest anime and manga celebration, has announced voice actors Toshiyuki Morikawa and Taliesin Jaffe at its latest Guests of Honor, when it returns to the LA Convention Center from July 1 – 4, 2011. Fans will have an opportunity to see and hear from both of these prolific artists during a meet-and-greet, [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: AM2 ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE ³SNEAK PEEK² OF HIGHLY ANTICIPATED COMPUTER-ANIMATED LIVE ACTION FANTASY FILM BUNRAKU 1 year, 11 months ago · View
Written and Directed by Guy Moshe and stars Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman and Gackt! Limited Seats with Priority Seating for Passport Holders! Get your Passports Today and Experience the Difference! LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 10, 2011) ¬ This summer¹s most anticipated anime, manga and music convention this coming 4th of July weekend, [...]
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Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Afro Samurai: Resurrection 1 year, 11 months ago · View
By Marcio Guastavino Genre Action/Fighting Released 2009 Directed by: Fuminori Kizaki Voice Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu, Mark Hamill, Grey DeLisle, Yuri Lowenthal Afro is back, and this time he isn’t backing down for anyone. After abandoning his responsibilities of the title “number one” he is beaten and stripped of his title. Afro is forced to search for the second [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Anime Movie Review: Street Fighter II the Animated Movie 2 years ago · View
By: David Burrola Genre: Action Released: 1994 Director: Gisaburo Sugii Rating: 4/10 So So…Plot. Worth seeing if you are fan of the Street Fighter Franchise. International crime syndicate Shadoloo has been scouting out top fighters around the world, in order to turn them into soldiers for their quest for domination. One in particular Ryu, a Japanese [...] -
Reilly Mcginley wrote a new blog post: Macross Tribute 2 years ago · View
Listen to the latest show on TME radio with Norm from Anime Social Scene.
Norm’s tribute to the Macross Saga is now on TME Radio
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