As many of you probably know thanks to Jim, we went to NDK's 20th anniversary. And one of the special things they did for this event was a NDK Museum highlighting what brought them this far. If you did not get to visit the museum I have great news, I took pictures of everything they had there. Please take a moment to peruse the photos and help us remember 20 years of NDK!
New episode of the podcast is up on the podcast feed.
New podcast is posted over in the podcast feed. Listed to roundtable interview with Shinichiro Watanabe and Dai Sato.
Hi Everyone! Sorry for the delays on the podcasts. I've been more busy after work than I had anticipated this week. Currently, I've recorded an intro and outro for each interview. I need to cut the interviews down to the appropriate portions, apply any needed post-processing or noise reduction, and splice the interviews together with my introductions and ending tags. With some luck, I should have a few of the files completed this weekend.
Again, sorry for the delay, and we should have some great interviews posted here soon.
Together, we have all made it to the final day of Nan Desu Kan 20. Sunday is usually the most interesting day of the convention, largely due to the lack of sleep that everyone, attendees, staff, and guests alike are dealing with. But, it is also the last opportunity to make connections, talk with other fans, and buy that cool merchandise and art.
Read MoreThe long standing AMV contest for NDK has one again come and gone, and the talent continues to grow. They had 13+ hours of AMVs submitted this year. And now the best of the best, the cream of the crop have been named. Per usual I will place links / videos as I am able to find them and will update this page as possible. Enjoy!
Read MoreWelcome to Day 2 of Nan Desu Kan. I hope you all slept well and keeping well hydrated. Altitude alone can make this a tough convention to attend.
Read MoreHello everyone from NDK 2016. This year marks the 20th annual convention organized by the Rocky Mountain Anime Association. And it looks like we’re going to have a very special convention this year. The guest list is packed, there are plenty of panels to attend, and lots of cool stuff to buy in the merchants room and artists alley.
Read MoreA quick reminder to our readers: Nan Des Kan is this weekend! Have a look at the schedule and program here. We'll be in attendance, walking the floor, attending panels and interviewing guests. Hope to see you there!
Hello readers! I have a very short article for you this week. I am out of town for the weekend at the Fort Collins Comic Con, helping Crystal with her vendor table. If I have learned nothing else this weekend, it is that Fort Collins has even more beer than I imagined. The convention went really well. Maybe not as many sales as we might have hoped, but a lot of very friendly fans. I wasn’t able to spend a lot of time outside of the vendors hall, but everything at the convention seemed to be well organized and efficient. I hope that we can come back again next year.
In other geeky happenings, I’ve spent some of my time this weekend reading some of the comics that I’ve purchased at past conventions. I have a bad habit of late with regards to buying comics, but not getting around to reading them. Therefore, I’m glad that sitting at a table for most of the weekend afforded me some dedicated time for reading. This weekend I read Second Quest, Friends with Boys, In Real Life, and the first to issues of Flat Track Furies. Since the first three are full length novels, I’ll hold off discussing them for separate posts. Let’s talk about Flat Track Furies.
The comic is written and drawn by Moriah Hummer, and centers on Molly, derby player by day, monster hunter by night. Molly and her team, the Nuclear City Furies, play a rough game at the rink, then, take out some of the monsters that have begun appearing on the city streets. Issues 1 and 2 are available for purchase at Shopify and Issue 1 is available digitally on Comixology. I have also seen Hummer at several Colorado area conventions.
These first two issues provide a quick introduction to the characters and world that they inhabit. The Furies seem well characterized and remind me of some of the Derby Girls that I’ve met in the past. With only two relatively short issues available at this point, the characters seem a bit lacking in depth. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone fleshed out a little bit more in the future. The art in the first issue is a little shaky, as though Hummer is still finding her characters, but gets a lot more solid in Issue 2. I enjoy the higher contrast art with some spots of pink to highlight some items. Overall, it is a fun read.
