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Mini A-Kon VI is coming! Take a look at last year.
Hey everyone – only 10 days until Mini A-Kon VI!
The schedule of the day will be posted soon so you can plan your Mini A-Kon VI adventure!
Remember to check our Facebook page www.facebook.com/dentonpubliclibrary and follow us on Twitter @dentonlibrary for updates!
Mini A-Kon Art Contest Rules
Entries will be accepted from youth, grades 4 – 12, starting Dec. 28, 2012 at your local Denton Public Library branch. All entries are due to your local DPL branch by closing Jan. 20, 2013.
Art must be of anime or related theme. Fan art of characters
& original characters are acceptable. Art must be original. Copies of other works are not acceptable.
Entries may be no smaller than 8.5” x 11” and
no larger than 18” x 24”.
Artwork on notebook paper will not be accepted.
Art work can be in any medium,
but may not be mounted or framed. Digitally
Created art is welcomed.
Artists may enter a maximum of 3 pieces, but
there will be only one winning entry per person.
Each piece requires a completed entry
form adhered to the back.
Printable Rules and Entry Forms
Artwork will be displayed at the
North Branch Library. Judging will be
done by local anime artists.
Winners will be notified by phone, &
recognized through a press release, the
library’s blog & social networking sites.
Ribbons will denote winning pieces
at Mini A-Kon VI on Jan. 26th.
All entries may be picked up from the
North Branch starting March 1, 2013. Entries
remaining past 3/12/13 will be discarded.
(DPL will not display art that does not meet specified criteria.)
Mini A-Kon V – February 18, 2012 @ the North Branch Library
Mini A-Kon V Line Up
(Please check back frequently for the most up to date information or follow us and AKon on Twitter @DentonLibrary and @AKon_Convention)
Main Event Schedule – Events to take place in the front Meeting Room
10am – POP Candy Girls – Para Para Dance Demo & Workshop
They will be will be teaching, Happy Synthesizer by Vocaloid. Expect fun, laughter, excitement, and maybe a few treats here and there!
11am – Ani-Idol All Star Mini Concert -
brought to you by Mu Epsilon Kappa, UNT’s Anime Club http://muepsilonkappa.com/unt/
Winner’s from past Ani-Idol events will do a mini concert of anime and jpop songs.
12pm – All About Comics Panel
What to know how to make comics? Come speak with various writers and artists on how they made their comics.
1pm – 3 pm – Voice Actor Panel
Come hear the people behind the voices of your favorite anime characters talk about their experiences in voice acting.
For now you can follow some of them on twitter!
Cherami Leigh – @CheramiLeigh
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0473873/
Micah Solusod – @maioceaneyes
Sonny Strait – @sonnystrait
Jad B. Saxton – @jadbsaxton
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3617620/
Alexis Tipton -
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3470960/
Bruce Elliot -
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254602/
3pm – Funimation Panel -@FUNimation
Funimation will be on hand to talk about what they have planned and share a few behind the scene stories.
http://www.facebook.com/FUNimation
4pm – Cosplay (put on by Mu Epsilon Kappa, UNT’s Anime Club)
Cosplay as your favorite character and you could win one of the several awards!
Voice Actor Autograph Alley Schedule
10am – Cherami Leigh/Micah Solusod
11am – Sonny Strait/Bruce Elliott
12pm – Alexis Tipton/Jad B. Saxton
Artists and/or Writers – will be on hand to provide everything from their hard work (from free sketches to expensive masterpieces) to how you too can be an artist or writer. Come learn from professionals of all shapes and sizes.
Taylor Lymbery
http://barnlord.deviantart.com/
Kristen McGuire
Sonny Strait – @sonnystrait
Micah Solusod – @maioceaneyes
Jerry Bennett
Karen Martin
Jeff Provine
http://theacademy.comicgenesis.com/
Hector Rodriguez
Charles Martin
August Walker
http://thecowsmoo.deviantart.com/gallery/
Don Rosencrans
Iron Cosplay - by Mu Epsilon Kappa, UNT’s Anime Club http://muepsilonkappa.com/unt/
Join the competition of timed costume creation! The winner will receive a prize!
Gaming Schedule
12pm – 3pm Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Card Game
12pm – North Texas Derby Revolution – @RevolutionDerby
All Day Happenings
Food Trucks
Nammi – Vietnamese Fusion – @nammitruck
sshamBBQ – Gourmet Korean Tacos – @ssahmbbq
DFWGames – video game room and tournaments – @DFWGames
Costumed Crusaders
http://www.costumedcrusaders.com/
The Secret World of Arrietty Trailer – local Disney representatives will be on hand to promote Disney’s Studio Ghibli release
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp2nb9Vq0yY
Game Demos by:
Valkyrie Games
Roll2Play
REAPER - running a free paint and take demo
Pachinko machines – 100 balls for $1
Anime Art Contest Gallery - art on display and winners announced
Anime Showings
Sound of the Sky
http://sound-of-the-sky.rightstuf.com/
Emma – A Victorian Romance
Antique Bakery
Piano
Mini A-Kon IV Video
Check out this video highlighting all of the great events at Mini A-Kon IV! It’s otaku-licious (^o^)
Anime Art Contest Winners
We had over 100 entries in the Anime Art Contest this year! Out of those, 5 winners were chosen from both the older and younger contestant’s entries.
1st Place
| Younger | Older |
 Welcoming by Nina Kauffman |
 A Maiden's Heart by Mayra Puga |
2nd Place
| Younger | Older |
 Alice's Morbid Wonderland by Miriam Puga |
 The Mad Hatter by Tamara Manning |
3rd Place
| Younger | Older |
 Shirro by Cathleen McRitchie |
 Silver Hair by August Walker |
4th Place
| Younger |
 Under the Rainbow by Summer Grady |
| Older |
 Disney-kon by Emily D. Ray & Jessica L. Collins |
5th Place
| Younger | Older |
 Untitled by Kara Cherms |
 Team A-kon by Diana Maldonado |
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