Kawaii Kon Newsletter - February 2012
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February 2012 In this month’s issue:
Kawaii Kon Guest Announcements: Yuu AsakawaYuu Asakawa is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. Asakawa-san provides the voice samples for the Vocaloid, Megurine Luka, also notable as the voice of Rider (Fate/Stay Night), Sakaki (Azumanga Daioh), Priss Asagiri (Bubblegum Crisis 2040), Motoko Aoyama (Love Hina), and Shiris (Record of Lodoss War). Currently, she is affiliated with Arts Vision. 
David WilliamsKawaii Kon also welcomes back a longtime friend of the Kon, David Williams. David has been in the industry for nearly 20 years and is now working with Sentai Filmworks where he has brought out titles such as High School of the Dead, Angel Beats, Clannad, and many other titles. In his long career in anime, he has done nearly every job imaginable relating to the industry from subtitling, to marketing, and even directing and has been responsible for bringing hundreds of anime shows to the US market.
Guest Round-Up for 2012With the addition of Yuu Asakawa and David Williams, Kawaii Kon will have 10 guests at our show. Quick! Name them all: Yoshitaka Amano - world-renowned artist and illustrator best known for his work in the Final Fantasy series. Ryo Horikawa - Japanese voice actor of Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z, Andromeda Shun from Saint Seiya, and Captain Falcon from the Super Smash Brothers series of video games. Vic Mignogna - American voice actor best known for is roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, and Zero in Vampire Knight. Johnny Yong Bosh - former Black Power Ranger and American voice actor of Vash the Stampede from Trigun, Kurosaki from Bleach, and Lelouch Lamperouge from Code Geass. Eyeshine - 'Edge Rock' band composed of Johnny Yong Bosch, Maurice Salmin, Crystal Mesina, and Ji Ho "Daniel" Lee. Lisa Ortiz - American voice actor, director, and producer, known for her roles as Lina Inverse in Slayers, Amy in Sonic the Hedgehog, and Serenity Wheeler in Yu-Gi-Oh. Yuu Asakawa - Japanese singer and voice actress known for her roles as Priss Asagiri from Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, Rider from Fate/Stay Night, and provider of the voice samples for the Vocoloid, Megurine Luka. Chirstopher Sabat - ADR director, line producer, and American voice actor best kown for his roles as Vegeta and Piccolo from Dragon Ball, Ayame Sohma in Fruits Basket, and Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist. Kenichi Miya - Japanese voice actor best known for his role as Dragan from Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's, and Entre from [C] - Control. David Williams - 20 year veteran of the anime industry and responsible for bringing hundreds of anime shows into the US market, currently working with Sentai Filmworks.
Kawaii Kon Newsletter Mascots Art Contest - Results!Congratulations to the Kawaii Kon Newsletter first ever Mascot Art Contest, Amirah W! The judges were very impressed with the use of colors and patterns in the piece. Very well done! Amirah wins a free 3-day pass to Kawaii Kon 2012. Stay tuned to March for the next round of the KK Newsletter art contest!
Valentine's Day Sale on Kawaii Kon Passes!If you haven't yet purchased your Kawaii Kon passes yet, you are in luck this month! To celebrate Valentine's Day, Kawaii Kon is once again offering a chance to all Newsletter readers to purchase Kawaii Kon tickets at a specially discounted rate. For the entire month of February, you will be able to purchase Kawaii Kon tickets at 10% off the listed prices on our Eventbrite site! Here's how:
But hurry, even though this is a leap year, February is still a short month, and the code is only good until February 29, 2012, so don't delay!
2012 Karaoke Kompetition Preliminary Round 2 - February 5, 2012!All you Anime Idol's out there - it's time for the second round of prelims for the Karaoke Kompetition! So prepare to face the judges! Full rules for the Karaoke Kompetition are currently posted on the Kawaii Kon Website. Where: Orvis Auditorium on the UH Manoa Campus, 2500 Campus road Good luck everyone!
Anime Rocks! with the Hard Rock Cafe and Kawaii KonIn collaboration with our friends at the Hard Rock Cafe, Kawaii Kon has created a limted edtion pin for 2012. The pin features our very own mascot, Nami, decked out in full rocker gear! To celebrate, Kawaii Kon will be holding its first ever pin release event at the Hard Rock Cafe in Waikiki on Saturday, February 25, 2012, from 2pm to 5pm. Food and beverages at the Hard Rock will be discounted 15% for all attendees at the event. And to keep us rocking, musical guest, Eleven Staples, will be performing a free concert, live on the Hard Rock stage! Also, come dressed in your best rocker outfit and join in on the Rocker Cosplay Contest at the event! Unleash your inner rocker for a chance to win special prizes, including as grand prize, a free 3-day pass to Kawaii Kon 2012! And for those of you who haven't yet purchased passes to Kawaii Kon 2012 yet, here's your chance! At the pin release event, we will be offering a special discount for all attendees to purchase 3-day passes to the show, so don't miss this chance! Pin supplies are limited, so be amongst the first Kon-goers to get your limted edition Kawaii Kon 2012 pin at this event. And, to help give back to the community, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the limited edition pin will be donated to charity. So come to the pin release and rock with the Hard Rock Cafe and Kawaii Kon!
February Edition of the Kawaii Kon Polls - Win Free Passes to KK2012!Congratulations to January's poll winners Eri Neko and blueapple542 - both will be receiving a 3-day pass for Kawaii Kon 2012! Didn't win? Well, don't worry, you have 2 more chances this month to win some passes to our 2012 show - all you have to do is visit our website's forum and our Facebook page and put your response to the questions posted there. The rules are simple:
What are the questions for this month you may ask? Here they are with their links: Kawaii Kon Forum Poll Question for February: Kawaii Kon Facebook Poll Question for February: Good luck everyone!
Honolulu Festival 2012Once again, Kawaii Kon is a proud participant in the 18th annual Honolulu Festival at the Hawaii Convention Center, on Saturday March 3rd and Sunday March 4th, 2012. Come and join us at Hawaii's premier cultural event, promoting understanding, economic cooperation and ethnic harmony between the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim region. At Kawaii Kon's booth will be our good friends from Pen & Ink Works and Manga Bento with various art activities for all ages, and they are also helping us with our popular photo booth again, too. Passes to Kawaii Kon 2012 will also be on sale during the festival. Lastly, Kawaii Kon will be presenting an anime block on the 3rd floor on Saturday, along with a special presentation on Cultural References in Anime that explains some of the Japanese cultural references in anime that are not normally understood by an English-only speaking audience. So come on down and join us!
Guest Dinner at KK2012Want to have dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe with your favorite American voice actor at Kawaii Kon? Here's your chance to sit next to them in a more intimate setting, get their autographs, photos, and have a meal with them, too - all at the same time! Seating is extremely limited and space is going fast, so get your tickets soon! Pre-sale tickets are only $65, which includes both dinner and transportation to and from the Hard Rock Cafe. At the Kon, tickets to the Guest Dinner will increase to $80, so lock in your spot and the lower price by pre-registering today! The Kawaii Kon Guest Dinner will be on Friday, March 16, 2012 from 6 - 8 pm. For full details, please see the Kawaii Kon forum page for the event.
Kawaii Kon at First Fridays in Downtown HonoluluOnce again, Kawaii Kon will be at the First Friday event in Downtown Honolulu. Please join us on February 3, 2012, from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, in downtown Honolulu on Chaplain Lane (opposite Mark's Garage) to help promote the 2012 show. If you'd like to be a part of the Kawaii Kon booth and help to promote the show, please see the First Friday post on the KK forums!
Be Involved - Volunteer for KK2012!Kawaii Kon is a massive undertaking; it is put on by a small army of dedicated fans who volunteer their time and effort to put on this show each and every year. Each and every staffer is a volunteer at Kawaii Kon: from the first year staffer, senior staffer, Assistant Directors, Directors, Administrators, and even to our Founders - we are all volunteers at Kawaii Kon. We are always on the lookout for more fans who are just as crazy dedicated to help out! In February, we will be holding our fourth and final general staff meeting before the Kon, which is open to the public. There, you can find out some general information about what it is to be a staffer at Kawaii Kon and talk to each of the departmental directors and see just what's involved to be a staffer. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at Kawaii Kon, come to this general staff meeting. Date: Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Pre-Register Now and Save!Reserve your ticket now and get yourself into the pre-registration lines on the Thursday night before the Kon so you won't miss ANYTHING that goes on at Kawaii Kon this year! You can pre-register here @ Kawaii Kon’s Pre-Registration site! Don't forget the discount code in this month's newsletter, too (scroll back up a bit if you missed it).
Stay Connected to Kawaii Kon!There are many ways to keep connected to our community besides this newsletter: Kawaii Kon’s Official Website: http://www.kawaii-kon.org/ |
