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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!
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Mini A-Kon VI
Anime lovers – mark your calendars – we are preparing for that time again!
The North Branch of the Denton Public Library, 3020 N. Locust, is excited to present its 6th Annual Mini A-Kon event on January 26, 2013, from 10am – 5 p.m. with support from A-Kon®.
Come experience a little slice of A-Kon® 24 right here in Denton.
This free event features, an Art Show, Cosplay Contests, voice actors from FUNimation, local artists, open gaming, anime showings, live music , food trucks and plenty of other activities and 3 chances to win a 3 Day Pass to A-Kon® in Dallas. Don’t miss out on this amazing anime afternoon.
Main Stage Schedule
- Whitney Rodgers Concert 10:30am – 11am
- Voice Actor Panel 11 am
- The Brehms Band Concert 1 pm
- Cosplay 2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm – Raffle
- Ani-Idol Concert 4 pm
2nd Panel Room
- 11am – Comic Panel
- Noon – Anime Jeopardy
- 1pm – Comic Showdown
- 2pm – Anime Midstream
- 4pm – Funimation
Autograph Times
- 1:30-2:30pm – Tindle, Rodgers, and Huber
- 2:30-3:30pm – Young and Roberts
Meet:
- Kristen McGuire - Mangaka
- Whitney Rodgers - Voice Actress – Deadman Wonderland
- Valkyrie Games
- roll2play.com
- Chad Middleton - Writer – Kobold Press/Open Design
- Don Rosencrans - Artist – Litterati Press
- Painapple Teriyaki - Artist Micah Solusod and Writer/Colorist Ayu Sakata
- ShoNuff Studios - Artists Halo Seraphim and Terry Parr
- Hector Rodriguez - Creator – El Peso Hero
- Nammi Truck
- Tutta’s Pizza Truck
- Phatso’s Cheesesteaks
- Cup Cakin – Cup Cakin Machine
- A-Kon Console Gaming
- Chuck Huber - Voice Actor – Full Metal Alchmeist Brotherhood, Soul Taker, Borderlands 2
- Aaron Roberts – Voice Actor - Toriko
- Austin Tindle – Voice Actor - Deadman Wonderland, Fariy Tale, Fractale.
- Michael Champion – Artist
- August Walker – Artist
- Brian Delaney - Silver Sparrow Comics
- Stephanie Young – Actress – Summer Wars
- Brehms Band
- FUNimation
- Sonny Strait- artist, voice actor and musician – has a new book out!
Dress Code:
This is a family friendly event and as such there are procedures regarding dress code. These apply to regular clothing as well as costumes. Denton Public Library staff will have the final say on determining whether or not your costume is appropriate. If your costume is deemed inappropriate, you will be asked to change. Failure to comply will result in you being asked to leave the property of the North Branch Library.
No costume should be larger than 6’6” tall or 2’10” wide. You must be able to fit through the doors for safety reasons.
Your costume must be at least the equivalent of shorts and a sleeveless T-Shirt (men and women). If you have a skirt or kilt you must be able to bend over without your undergarments showing. All attendees must wear shoes.
Your costume may not contain any inappropriate images.
Props and weapons:
Prop weapons may be carried during the event. These are homemade or commercially rendered costume props that support the look of a costume or character. All weapons or other props will be checked when you enter to determine if they are safe.
Any weapon/props that are determined to be unsafe will not be allowed. You can either take them home or we will hold them for you in the staff area for the remainder of the day. You will receive a ticket to pick up your item when you are ready to leave.
No real weapons are allowed. Realistic/toy guns will be allowed as long as they are clearly marked with orange on the barrel.
Due to potential damage to property, filled water guns, bubble guns, silly string and the like are prohibited.
If you have any questions about the dress code please contact the North Branch assistant manager, Wylaina Polk at 940-349-8774
Learn to Draw Anime Art & Basic Cartooning
Are you a tween or teen interested in drawing? Would you like to learn basic skills or tips to improve your anime drawing or cartooning? The North Branch Library is providing an awesome opportunity. Kristen McGuire, a professional anime and cartoon artist, is providing a drawing workshop, Saturday, August 11, at 2:30 p.m. This workshop is best for tweens and teens ages 10 to 18.
For more information, contact Juli Gonzalez, Public Services Librarian at (940) 349-8741 or at juli.gonzalez@cityofdenton.com.
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Comic Book or Manga Boot Camp
Calling All Comic Book and Graphic Novel Lovers!
Have you ever wanted to make comic books and/or manga? The best way is by doing! Join the fun of creating sequential art with graphic novel writer/publisher, David Doub, and fellow creators and comickers, Saturday, September 24, from noon – 6 p.m. at the North Branch Library.
Publisher, Dusk Comics, and other creators (TBA) will guide you in the creation of an original comic. You’ll get to be a penciller or writer, letterer or inker and as a group you’ll make a comic by the end of this 6 hour boot camp.
This program is for tweens, teens and adults. Feel free to bring snacks and a sack lunch.
Call 940-349-8752 to register.
Check back for more details in a few weeks!
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 |
Mini A-Kon IV : See It To Believe It
 Something Kawaii This Way Comes |
 The Day's Agenda |
 A Huge Panel Crowd |
 Voice Actor Autographs |
 Artist Table |
 Mini A-Kon Raffle |
 Funimation Panel w/ Justin and Joel |
Voice Actor Autographs |
 Voice Actors Panel w/ Cherami and Micah |
 Artist Panel |
 Tabletop Gaming |
 Getting Your Game On |
 Cosplay Contest |
 Iron Cosplay |
 Cosplay Cataloging |
 Dancing Cosplayers |
 Anime Art Contest Wall |
 TV Time |
TODAY — Mini A-Kon IV!
Anime and Manga fans, we just wanted to make sure you had all the info you needed for Saturday’s Mini A-Kon IV. And don’t forget, at the end of the day, A-Kon raffles off 2 free, 3 day passes to A-Kon, you may be one of the lucky two!
Here is the schedule of events:
Noon – 1pm – Justin and Joel - Funimation Panel
1pm – 2pm – Jrock Panel
1pm – 2pm – Autographs
2pm – 3pm – Voice Actors’ Panel
Cherami Leigh
- My Bride is a Mermaid (TV) as Lunar Edomae
- Summer Wars (movie) as Mao Jinnouchi
- Peach Girl (TV) as Sae Kashiwagi
- Birdy the Mighty Decode (TV) as Natsumi Hayamiya
- Black Butler (TV) as Elizabeth
Micah Solusod
- Soul Eater (TV) as Soul Eater Evans
- Birdy the Mighty Decode (TV) as Tsutomu Senkawa
- Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations (OAV) as Kamui; Subaru
- Blassreiter (TV) as Malek Werner
Stephanie Nadolny
- Voice Actress of Dragon Ball Z Anime and Video Games
3pm – 4pm – Artists’ Panel (BBOA Studio and Kristen McGuire)
3pm – 4pm – Iron Cosplay Competition
4pm – 5pm – Cosplay Contest
In addition, DFWGames will be running motion gaming and a Free Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament – you can win a $100 cash prize from DFWGames !
Youth Anime Art Contest
Do you enjoy drawing anime or manga characters? Have you created your own anime character or spend your free time drawing fan art? Show off your talent and your love of the art by entering the Denton Public Library’s Mini A-Kon Anime Art Contest and Gallery for teens and tweens, grades 4 – 12. The North Branch Library will showcase all entered art by February 26, 2011 as a part of Mini A-Kon IV.
Art work will be on display until April 1st, at which time participants can collect their work from the North Branch. All entries must be turned into your local Denton Public Library branch by February 20, 2011. Prizes, including anime, manga and art supplies will be awarded to select winners in varying categories. The judges are local artists from BBOA Studios. Winners will be featured on the library’s blog and social networking sites.
For rules and additional details, visit http://www.dentonlibrary.com and click on the Anime Art Contest button.
For more information, contact Juli Gonzalez at 940-349-8741 or juli.gonzalez@cityofdenton.com.For other news items on the City of Denton, visit our website at http://www.cityofdenton.com, go to Quick Information and click on Press Releases.
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