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Hey, so check out these awesome photos from Steampunk World’s Fair 2011 from Somerset, NJ: Photo Gallery 1 – Friday and Sunday Photo Gallery 2 – Saturday Don’t worry, video of the cosplay contest and The Exraordinary Contraptions are to soon follow!
Archive for May, 2011
Aya Hirano to Retire from Music
May 29th, 2011 
Ari Rockefeller Hirano, holding a sketch of Konata Izumi from Lucky Star. Today, Aya Hirano announced via her twitter account that she would not be recording any more music. She stated on her twitter feed that her album, “Hysteric Barbie” was slated to be her last, but the decision was made to produce a Best-Of album soon […]
Ari Rockefeller presents Steampunk World’s Fair 2011 — So Familiar, and Yet So Bizarre (or “Rapture? What Rapture?”)
May 22nd, 2011 Ari Rockefeller When the topic of going to a convention comes up, given my experience and journalistic credentials, I assume I’m going to be covering an anime convention. Though, anime conventions are all I’ve ever been to and/or covered. The excursion this weekend was not an anime convention, but it wasn’t dropped me on the last […]
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Comments Off on Ari Rockefeller presents Steampunk World’s Fair 2011 — So Familiar, and Yet So Bizarre (or “Rapture? What Rapture?”)AJS #60 – Something or Other
May 17th, 2011 DJ Ranma S DJ Ranma S, Kuro Usagi, and Ari Rockefeller sit down on a semi-quiet Saturday night and talk about the Brooklyn Sakura Matsuri, Anime Boston, apperances by two J-pop artists. And cat ears that are powered by mind control? Also, how they scooped out Jap…
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Tags: anime, convention reports, conventions, cosplay, dancing, fandoms, maid cafe, one piece, panels, podcasting, VOG Network Comments Off on AJS #60 – Something or OtherJ-Pop Stars in New York City
May 14th, 2011 DJ Ranma S Wow. It seems that the last couple of days, New York City has become the mecca for seiyuus (Japanese voice actresses). Thursday was Aya Hirano (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star) and Tomoe Shinohara (Ultra Relax; Kodomo no Omacha/Kodocha). Well luckily for me, I was able to see them both and get photos. It […]
