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    by Published on 05-13-2012 08:29 PM
    Categories:
    1. AL DJ Information

    DJ name: DJ Sutaa/Foxy

    Genres: Most (i play alittle of everything)

    Show name: Foxy's pick and mix

    Show times: dead air till i can find a suitable time

    Description: Helloies i'm a Dead air DJ. I play a mix of just about anything so i should have something for everyone. I tend to play what i feel like and i also take requests so give me a youtube link of your song and ill have it up
    by Published on 05-13-2012 07:24 PM
    Categories:
    1. AL DJ Information

    Username: MGSDan87

    DJ name: MGSDan

    Show name: Elk Hunter

    Genres: Video Games/Music

    Show times: 6 - 7pm UK time Sunday, also willing to do some dead air.

    Description: Micro bits of gaming trivia and news as well as music.


    Requests: Yes half way through show
    by Published on 05-13-2012 06:08 PM
    Categories:
    1. AL DJ Information

    Username: Naoto_Shirogane

    DJ name: DJ Naoto

    Show Name: DJ Naoto's Rock Off!

    Genres: Various
    Show Times: Thursday's 3-4pm if that's possible

    Description: A show that has a few themes - sentai songs, movie soundtracks and game soundtracks but mainly pop, hip hop, rap, country etc will be played.

    Requests: I can do requests, depends on the song and if I have it in the list of albums I have.

    Contact information:
    MSN: [email]namine200950@Liv e.co.uk
    Skype: namine20101
    by Published on 05-09-2012 09:33 AM

    The Otaku Fashion Show
    Sponsored By Spirit Model Management, Alt Fashion and Rebelicious Magazine

    Where:
    London Anime Con Upstairs Stage
    When: Saturday 3pm to 4pm on 30th June
    Website: http://www.londonanimecon.com

    CALLING ALL Lolitas, Steampunks, Cybers, Harajukus, Geek Chics, Kawaiis, Raves and Goths! Have you ever thought about becoming a model? Make sure to participate in the OTAKU FASHION SHOW at London Anime Con 5 (Get your online discount tickets to the event HERE) on Saturday 30th June at 3pm.


    As well as the alt-fashion press (Such as Rebelicious Magazine and Alt Fashion Magazine) and photographers in attendance, Spirit Model Management shall be taking part and exhibiting. They are the only ‘Accredited and Approved’ alternative and commercial modelling agency in the UK. They supply quirky, edgy alternative fashion and glamour models, tattooed models, pierced, Pin Up, Vintage, Gothic, Punk, Emo, Rocker and Skater models for promotions, TV, film, photographic, editorial, hair shows and catwalk.

    Spirit Models will be present at this years show to scout new talent and mingle with fellow Anime enthusiasts, they will also be modelling in the fashion show wearing the fabulous, squeakalishious 'Rubber Monkey Latex'. Come over and say hello to their representatives on their stand and have your picture taken with our very own vibrant manga themed models and they will post your image on their facebook page - the photo to get the most 'likes' will recieve a Spirit Models goodie bag!



    Get Your Discount Tickets Online Now!

    Make sure you get your ticket to London Anime Con now so that you don't miss out on this fantastic event! To do so just go to http://www.londonanimecon.com/register.php

    To Signup as a Performer
    To Signup to perform in the Fashion Show itself, please email the following to info@animeleague.com -

    Name:
    Fashion style: ( Lolita, Steampunk, Cyber, Harajuku, Geek Chic, Kawaii, Rave, Goth or Other)
    Introduction: (To read to audience)
    Portfolio/Photos: (Link to Portfolio site, or attach some photos)

    Please email this form to info@animeleague.com
    by Published on 05-08-2012 02:35 PM

    Hello!

    Well is been over a week and I am just about recovered from the awesomeness that was the Pre Alcon meet in Leicester on the 28th. This was my first meet with Anime League, and in truth I was pretty nervous! I have met people that I had original met online quite a few times before, main through World of Warcraft ¬.¬ yes I am that geeky. Though these were people I had spoke to for a few years so it wasn’t to worrying.

    The Pre Alcon meet was different, I hardly knew anyone I would be meeting! I have been a user here on AL for about two years now though I have to say I have hardly gotten to know anyone, mainly because I am far too shy, even when I can hide behind a computer screen. It perhaps didn’t help my nerves that I would either arrive slightly early or incredibly like, and because I am incredibly weird about being late isn’t acceptable to me O.o yeah it’s weird I know.

    So as I stand at the station thinking to myself that I need coffee the first three people arrive which is bootAnna, GentlemanGuy and Amy-Sabaku. Though it doesn’t take long for Most people to arrive who we are expecting and we head to the first port of call… A PUB. Though we don’t stay there to long just so the few remaining stragglers can arrive before we split into two groups one (the largest) go off for a walking trip through Leicester to Forbidden Planet, the Other group Consisting of Ferefire, SpartanNinja, bootAnna, Deathtopia, tinpot_creos and Messy remained to drink them selves into oblivion… though they all failed apart from one….. Poor Anna.

    The rest of us march across Leicester in search of FP, stopping off at some game stalls on the market, which is saw not one but three Dreamcast…. But they didn’t have many games so I resisted the urge to buy one… or two. But once we arrived at FP I satisfied my need to spend money by getting twelve new tankōbon, five of Highchool Of The Dead and seven for Claymore, although I got volume six twice… serious fail there.

    Once again it was only a fly buy visit, and quick stop in HMV for some DVDs before another ramble across Leicester to Laser quest where we meet those who remained in the pub! Those sensible people they were. After a few rounds of shooting each other, and being shot at by an apparent army of small children… serious there were hundreds and they seemed to be everywhere!!!!

    So we made our way to the hostel to dump our stuff and grab some food from a near buy pub before stocking up on alcohol and skittles at Tesco we return to the Hostel for some fun and games involving two packs of card, 20 bags of skittle, alcohol and a bed. Which strangely enough was cleaner and much more entertaining then you may have guessed.

    Though the fun could only last so long before a security guard came along and shuffled us off to the other rooms, there were three rooms for about Ten of us who remained! Though bed seemed boring for the six of us who had been evicted from the first room, so we met up in another one to continue to talking and games and more importantly the drinking. With frequent visit from Ferefire who claimed to be after vodka was clearly missing us… or was after something completely different O.o. Though once again security were not impressed and curfew was imposed and we had to break up and go to sleep.

    Awake and hung over, or at least feel a little rough, got up grabbed our stuff and Made to leave the Travel lodge saying good bye to those still snoozing in the remaining and getting some breakfast before we all went out separate ways.
    by Published on 05-04-2012 03:34 PM
    Categories:
    1. AL DJ Information

    This area will be updated as new DJs are added to our list. All times below are in GMT, I am still trying to find an easier way to ensure that all members in the different time zones can have an easy at-a-glance way to see when a DJ will be on. If you have any suggestions, please let me (Android 18) know. All DJ names are hyperlinked to their profiles, so if you plan on listening you can shoot them a PM and request a song ahead of time or ask questions about their shows! Also, clicking the show titles will take you to their Show information. You can also post comments or questions about their show in that window as well.

    If you are interested in becoming a DJ, have any issues listening or simply have inquiries, you can go HERE. Thanks![B]

    Monday

    1 AM
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    4 PM - DJ Omega - The Noise Session
    5 PM
    6 PM
    7 PM - DJ Fury - Syndication
    8 PM - DJ Fury - Syndication
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    Tuesday

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    8 PM - DJ Taz - Mix 'n' Mash
    9 PM - DJ Taz - Mix 'n' Mash
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    Wednesday

    1 AM
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    7 AM - DJ Tengu - Vanity Show
    8 AM - DJ Tengu - Vanity Show
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    7 PM - DJ KIRA! - Musical Spunk
    8 PM
    9 PM - DJ Bear - Midweek Mauling
    10 PM - DJ RedHat - J-Rock Party
    11 PM - DJ RedHat - J-Rock Party
    12 AM

    Thursday

    1 AM
    2 AM - Alchemist Raiji - Overload Alchemist's Insanity
    3 AM - Alchemist Raiji - Overload Alchemist's Insanity
    4 AM
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    12 PM
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    3 PM - DJ Naoto - DJ Naoto's Rock Off!
    4 PM
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    7 PM - DJ Ttosk - Anime Show
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    Friday

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    7 PM - DJ KIRA! - Musical Spunk
    8 PM - DJ Sabby - Happy Fun Time Radio!
    9 PM - DJ Sabby - Happy Fun Time Radio!
    10 PM - DJ Nightmare Rider - Metal Castle
    11 PM - DJ Nightmare Rider - Metal Castle
    12 AM

    Saturday

    1 AM
    2 AM - Alchemist Raiji - Overload Alchemist's Insanity
    3 AM - Alchemist Raiji - Overload Alchemist's Insanity
    4 AM
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    8 AM
    9 AM - DJ_Desol - Desolated Variety
    10 AM - DJ Tengu - Vanity Show
    11 AM - DJ Tengu - Vanity Show
    12 PM
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    9 PM - DJ Bear - Enter the Cave
    10 PM - DJ Bear - Enter the Cave
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    Sunday

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    6 PM - DJ MGSDan - Elk Hunter
    7 PM
    8 PM - DJ Taz - Mix 'n' Mash
    9 PM - DJ Taz - Mix 'n' Mash
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    Dead-Air DJs
    These are our DJs who do not have a specific time slot that they can commit to, so they fill in the times that they can when no other DJ is on. Below you can find their DJ name (linked to their profiles) and show name (linked to their show information).

    DJ Yami - Musical Wonders

    DJ Mog - Random Times

    DJ Jim's - Variety Hour

    DJ Pies-chan - Pieseon Simopath

    DJ K7 - Sniper's Edge Radio

    DJ McLovin' - Miscellaneous Show

    DJ Cupcake - Cupcake's Play Time!

    DJ Sutaa - Foxy's Pick and Mix

    DJ Noodal - Musical Ramblings
    by Published on 05-03-2012 06:44 PM

    Perfect, flawless skin. Confident, independent. Warm, good-natured. The sounds of her laughter brings all the boys to her doorstep, each wanting to be the one she gives her heart to. ...
    by Published on 05-02-2012 02:21 PM
    Categories:
    1. Your Shout

    Hello! Koru here again with yet another opinion to spew!


    My article today is actually about a game. Specifically Zelda: Skyward Sword. I know by this point most people who have the game beat it a while ago but due to certain circumstances, I only just completed the game. Wow. I was actually rather impressed by this game. There might be slight spoilers so read at your own risk.


    Graphically, it was beautiful. Obviously they brought the texture detail down from Twilight Princess and this disappointed quite a few people. It was like the Wind Waker incident again. However, as with Wind Waker, using the less-taxing style shown allowed for many more things to be rendered at once, leaving Skyloft to be one vast, continuous area to explore.


    Musically, it was gorgeous as well. Music is part of the immersion process for me and they did a fantastic job, as always. Though in my opinion, it was awkward at times to hear the dragons' parts of the Song of the Hero. Still, it was beautiful and the Ballad of the Goddess in particular, I think, was incorporated in many parts of the game in several varieties without getting tiresome.


    Story-wise, I was surprised. I expected the usual formula of Zelda getting kidnapped and Link having to save her from Ganon. Well, alright, they didn't disappoint on the kidnapping, but I was honestly pleasantly surprised at just about everything else in the plot. They figured out a way to do Link and Zelda that didn't involve her being a princess up front, nor did it involve her being something outlandish like a pirate to conceal her identity. I won't spoil the twist on what they DID do, but it was intruiging.


    Gameplay... oh boy. This is probably my only real complaint. I mean, the controls in general weren't that bad. I loved the absolute control you had over sword swings, as well as the fact that your shield was done in a much less stupid way this time. However, the controller has a horrible, horrible habit of getting out of alignment. Nintendo even knows this and puts the ability to recalibrate the centering on several menus and the map screen to correct it. I might have been better to just fix the problem before launch in my opinion, but I'm guessing they either ran out of time or just couldn't find a way to get it to stop. Either way, you'll notice that over time your controller will think that pointing at the center of the screen is pointing the controller down at your left kneecap. Quite irritating in a game where several tools, including your sword, are based on pointing rather than tilt.


    That little obstacle aside, I have little else to complain about. The story was engaging, many of the boss fights were unique and fun to do, and the game, while in a more simple art style than Twilight Princess, was beautiful in its own right. The only complaint is that maybe it was a little too easy to beat the game with just about every time collected, but that's why there's a Hero Mode in the game. If you haven't played it yet, I highly recommend picking up a copy. Controller quirks aside, this is a great game to play.
    by Published on 05-01-2012 04:34 PM
    Categories:
    1. Other

    Crazy League is a small integral part of AnimeLeague. If GFX is the superficial, beautiful inside out, flawless skin of AL, then Crazy League is the intestine that sucks up all the nutrients and turns into something salvageable: love, warmth, laughs, and compassion. Mostly laughs.

    Crazy League is the place I go when I wanna commit acts of uninhibited spammage. From the Stickied threads to the legendary slave auctions and everything in between, crazy league is the best place to lurk, post, and expel any and all wasteful thoughts. Just purge them. Some days I log on to lurk the Welcome thread to remind myself why I've stayed around a few months this time around, the longest I've stuck around AL in all my years having an account. Yes, I am sentimental as well as other kinds of mental.)

    Maybe it's because Tuffin's life is so crazy nightmarish at times, punctuated with beer and music that she strives to make CL one of the best times you could ever have at AL. Maybe my perception is biased because Tuffin and her Triple D's (Deepika, Dezi, and Alexander), gave me a reason to stick around longer than I ever have at AL. Maybe it's because of both. I don't know. I'm just another hyperactive ALer writing an article about something I thought was meaningful.

    I wanna tell you all about the love and warmth Crazy League embodies. No other part of AL has a thread with Welcome in the title. And even if it did, it'd never boast the outright kindness CL's regulars dole out by the shit ton. I feel criminal for sucking up every drop of positivity that place offers and rarely returning the favor. But then I see how Tuffin walks through her turf in all manner of moods and lets everything good about CL engulf her spirit 'til she reflects the same affections as the citizens of CL. To go to CL is to embark on a voyage through a gauntlet where people hurl altruistic motives at you with the same deadly force of an anti depressant.

    I thought such happy experiences were restricted to the purists of religious leaders. Like Gandhi or the Daili Lama. I'm not drawn to many religious establishments but I lurk at the altars of CL's Spam threads quite often. I highly recommend others do the same. Second to that, I recommend the CL Family Tree, a history of all the friendships formed between people who are as different as a saint and sinner but united by a bond strong as Tuffin's impenetrable inner strength she uses to combat the idiots trampling through her world outside of CL.

    I wanted to tell you about all the fun times I've had with the Crazy League's inhabitants. Even if I had all the words in me to describe them, there isn't enough bandwidth to support such a venture. And if there is, there isn't enough time in the world for me to do so. I'd rather show you all the fun I've had. I've eaten with Alex, shared recipes with Cookie, watched people willingly sell themselves - mind ,body, and soul to gentle masters - and I want to do it all again every chance I can.
    by Published on 04-25-2012 01:21 AM   
    Categories:
    1. Your Shout

    A black cat's ass rested on the pillow beside her face. The cat purred at the rays of sun drifting in through the slits in the blinds to lightly warm her behind. The woman beside her sat up quickly at the sound, gasping for air, searching for something. Her gaze went around the room, taking in every poster, before settling on the army of ball joint dolls atop her scarred blue dresser.

    It started with one, a present from a friend then grew into an obsession. They quickly multiplied conquered, and threatened to annex her bedroom starting with the top of the dresser. And when that wasn't enough they hid between sailor moon underthings inside the drawers, and made sleeping bags out of cute socks. One doll in particular, a blonde, blue-eyed doll, reminiscent of something from Full MEtal Alchemist stared back at her, silently daring she take back the dresser. Not ready to tackle the problem of a territorial Ball Joint Doll, she sighed in resignation ready to tackle the next most urgent matter: coffee.

    Stretching her arms out wide, she wished coffee could make itself, pour itself, and magically float up the stairs. And Relena Peacecraft would've died during Endless Waltz, she smirked.

    Shuffling around the room grabbing mismatched Gatomon and Pikachu slippers, a Bleach tee, and a one of a king Yusuke Urameshi robe, a casualty of the break up with her a former love, she dragged herself out the bedroom. Ball Joint Dolls watched her departure. The black cat, hissed and ran after her mistress when the dolls averted their gaze back to the bed.

    Dazed and desperately needing a quick infusion of caffeine, she shuffled past blow up after blow up of fantasies only attainable from deviant art. The Claude and Sebastian pieces watcher her uneven gait, wincing a little when the black cat stepped between her legs, making her collide with the banister.

    Nearly toppling down twenty three carpeted but painful steps, she hastened her pace to kitchen. Crossing the threshold separating the kitchen from the living room. Her ca'ts paws clacked on the linoleum floors resonating as sharp pings to her under caffeinated brain. A painful reminder of her task ahead. Coffee first, everything else later, she thought. Angling her head tot he side, she stared at the coffee maker, silently willing it to churn out coffee faster. A cat's meow interrupted cravings. Reaching for the bag of cat food on the counter, she hefted the nearly empty bag onto the floor and let the cat have at it, not bothering to pour it into Luna cat bowl.

    Crumpling into the nearest chair at the table, she lay her head on the table cloth, yet another work tribute to her life as an otaku. In the center was a picture of several tables, each piled high with food. At the end of all the tables was a very hungry looking Goku.

    Welcome to the life of Raiji MAgiwind, AL's Sage Guardian and Keeper. And in house otaku too!
    by Published on 04-24-2012 10:44 PM
    Categories:
    1. AL DJ Information

    Username: Yami
    DJ Name: DJ Yami
    Genre: All over the place. I've got Kpop, Jrock, Vocaloids, Folk music, oldies, random fun songs, stuff you can dance to and a lot of prog rock which grows constantly. Its a solid mix that is easy to listen to
    Show Times: Dead Air Lover
    contact info: over AL either pm, visitor message or private chat
    by Published on 04-24-2012 08:58 AM
    Categories:
    1. Your Shout

    When someone mentions a Furry, a bulk of the internet shrinks away like you just mentioned punting babies and tries to pretend they don't see you. Or they fling insults until you go away. Most of this is just simple misconceptions about the fandom.

    First, our fandom is full of a variety of people, just like any other fandom. You think Naruto fanclubs don't have gay guys in them? You think there aren't lesbians in Christian Bible meetings? Varieties of people are in every conceivable topic of interest. Furs are like that, too. We come in all shapes, sizes, and preferences. That doesn't make us bad, that makes us fun.

    It's the same with (sorry to leave PG-13 land) our porn. People freak out and think all of our porn is 'vore' or 'macro' or 'futanari' when this isn't the case. Okay, futa is rather popular but you KNOW you've seen worse. As for the vore and macro, that is a VERY tiny portion of the fanbase that actually is into all that. The majority of us are just a bunch of people who enjoy the fandom, some of us having fursonas and many of us liking to group up. It's fun to have a community that enjoys what you enjoy and, in the case of our fandom, we're disliked by a lot of people outside of it, so we really have to stick together.

    I'm not going to go into full detail about this, as I'm sure people don't want to read what I could make pages of arguments about our community and why we're a lot more fun than you think. Let me just finish by saying that all we really are is a fun-loving community, loving what it is we love. It's the same as anyone else who enjoys video games or a certain anime or whatever it is that interests people.

    On a side note, if you're a Fur or interested in the community, we have a clan building up on our very own ClanNation. Shameless plug in progress!

    ~Koru, a rather opinionated fox-cat.
    by Published on 04-23-2012 06:02 PM

    Its random I know but I saw in this morning and thought what the hell. Yes! That’s correct today, 23rd April 2012, is the ZX Spectrum's 30th birthday! *\o/* I would sing happy birthday but you would all end up deaf and it would probably rain a lot more, and we don’t want that with the Pre Alcon meet this weekend!







    So, the ZX have been with us a long time, and in truth there wasn’t just one version but eight all together released between 1982 and 1987, the last the ZX Spectrum +3 with 128 kB RAM and built in Floppy drive. In total over 5 million units were sold worldwide, which doesn’t include clones/copies. Over 23,000 software titles have been released since the Spectrum's launch, despite its age people are still releasing software for the Spectrum with over 90 new ones in 2010.





    Personally I never had one, the first computer I ever had was a thing called a Memorytex and it came with the original Prince of Persia or at least a PC port of it. Not to mention that the Spectrum was released a few years before I was born. My friend had one and I really enjoyed playing on it, the load times might have sucked but it was enjoyable! Well the games I played on it were mainly Dizzy games which were made by the Oliver Twins





    So this was just a quick story about that, I felt like it needed a mention J

    Oh and Happy St. George’s Day!!

    by Published on 04-22-2012 10:12 PM
    Categories:
    1. AL DJ Information

    Username: DJ_Desol
    DJ name: ^
    Show name: Desolated Variety
    Genre: Anything, How do you think i deal with all the crazy requests?
    Requests: I will play them as soon as i can get them downloaded
    Description: Mostly survives through requests, Though plays own songs, Introduces songs and mentions requestees
    Contact Info:
    Email: Addicted_videogamer@yahoo.com.au
    Skype:Jedric serrano (username Unvivid)
    by Published on 04-19-2012 07:24 AM

    We have a LOT of updates for you regarding London Anime Con this 30th June and 1st July and Alcon 2012 in Leicester this 6th-9th September!



    LONDON ANIME CON NEWS

    Time running out to get Discount Tickets(!) - Make sure to register and pay for yours by June to get an online discount at just £8 for the entire day or £15 for both! Do so HERE.
    Event Timetable - A provisional Timetable has now been released so that you can start planning your day! Check it outHERE[/B]
    Ticket Prize Draw - We're offering everyone a chance to win tickets! If you have TWITTER - Follow @londonanimecon and RT this status to enter the draw! Alternatively if you have FACEBOOK you can also enter by clicking SHARE on this status. You can enter more than once. The more times you RT, share when we put up a new status the more chance you stand of winning! Winners to be msged.
    J-Pop Go and WOTA - To do Saturday's Party, Nintendisco to do Sunday's party HERE
    Otaku Fashion Show Announced- A chance to be recognised by fashion press, modelling agencies and more! Read more HERE
    MORE NEWS TO COME! GET LATEST ON THE FORUMS - You can read the latest news and updates on the London Anime Con forums HERE. Posting on the forums is also a great way to get to know members beforehand! We would encourage you to join a clan HQ and use this to get to know fellow members beforehand!




    ALCON 2012 NEWS

    Alcon Pre-Meet - On April 28th, takes place in Leicester, good way to get to know fellow attendees beforehand! SignupHERE
    Retroactive - Confirmed to do Retro-Zone for Alcon. Read more HERE
    Venue to do Student Pricing at Bar- Read more HERE
    DJ Snap to Host Otaku Rave on Saturday Night - Also, more DJs to come! Read more HERE
    New Guests - LittleKuriboh, MasakoX, Shady and other abridgers confirmed. HERE
    MORE NEWS TO COME! GET LATEST ON THE FORUMS - As always, you can read the latest news and get involved with the community on the Alcon forums HERE. We would encourage you to join the HQ for the clan which you are in, since this is a great place to start off and get to know fellow members.

    OTHER EVENTS!

    Make sure to check out these other events shortly coming up -

    Camcon - In Cambridge on 12th May - http://www.thecamcon.com
    London Film and Comic Con - Friday 6th to 8th July - http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com

    ANY QUESTIONS?

    If you have any questions about your registration, or need to recover the password for your forum-account, or wish to change anything, then don't hesitate to email us on info@animeleague.com

    We look forward to seeing you at all these events!
    by Published on 04-17-2012 06:18 PM

    Hello all, first off this is my first article for this site so be gentle please and i hope you find the below interesting. In addition I know there are many examples i have missed and obviously this is only my point of view


    Anime and games have gone hand in for a long time in Japan from Pokémon to Zone of the Enders and Blue Dragon to Street Fighter, whether it is the game inspiring the anime or the anime which has inspired the game. They go hand in hand very easily, in particular cell shaded games, where the line between anime and game can become blurry. They are ways for which to expand the existing universe into a new medium which to be honest I enjoy, so much so I tend to buy more Japanese games (whether they have anime attached to them or not) due to the extra effort they put into their gaming and anime universes.



    This being said there has been a change in recent years by which Western games have been getting on this way of expanding their universe, by release complimentary anime films which fill in gaps between a game and its sequel. Such examples of these are franchises like Dead Space, Halo and Dante’s inferno to name but a few, with Dead Space releasing Downfall and Aftermath both of which are very good and include plenty of extra content to make the games more enjoyable. Though these try to live up to the original concept of anime and game going hand in hand, they do not do as well such examples as Devil May Cry. Such franchise from the West cashing in on the popularity anime which franchises will be next? We already know that in May Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker and later in the year Mass Effect: Paragon Lost both being produced by Funimation, which in itself is a little unusually as they normally deal with the distribution of anime not creating one. So what would we like to see next, a Modern Warfare or perhaps a Darksiders anime would be better?



    This being said the Japanese are still far further down this road as they produce a vast variety of games for an anime, for example Evangelion over the years has spawned many game from simple java strategy games, to a side on shooter and various dating sims. It’s not just anime generating games they also spawn manga’s, audio drama and whole sub cultures. So are we catching up in computer gaming? We have the like of dungeons and dragon crossing from the RPG game to books and a long time ago a cartoon, so this isn’t really something new, but maybe something that had been forgotten.



    Personally there are a few game franchises that I feel would benefit from the Japanese touch, the Homeworld series, Warhammer 40,000 (especially the Horus Heresy part) and Sins of a Solar Empire. So is there any franchise people would like to see getting the anime treatment?
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    Show times: Friday 5-8 and possibly do some dead air if nobody is on.
    Requests: Open to requests, if I have it on my computer I will play it, if not, then I will get it via Youtube and play it that way.
    Description: Me, music and a whole lot of random, laughable banter? Seems like a normal day for me!
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    Username: Sabriel.

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    Show times: Thursday 9-11 hopefully but open to doing most times just now.

    Description: Me, my music and general awesome!

    Requests: Always open to requests, if I have it, I will play it. If I don't, I will get it via Youtube and play it that way.

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    Requests: I welcome requests! I know my taste isn't to everyone else's sometimes I might even hear a band I've not even heard of! So bring it on!

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    Contact Information: bjgreedy@gmail.com

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