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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 6^th  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

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

http://www.micahsolusod.com/

Sonny Strait – @sonnystrait

http://sonnystrait.biz/

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

http://www.funimation.com/

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

 www.taylorlymbery.com

http://barnlord.deviantart.com/

www.xenexthebugman.com

 Kristen McGuire

http://kriscomics.com/

 Sonny Strait – @sonnystrait

http://sonnystrait.biz/

 Micah Solusod – @maioceaneyes

http://www.micahsolusod.com/

 Jerry Bennett

www.artistjerrybennett.com

 Karen Martin

http://literatipressok.com/

 Jeff Provine

http://theacademy.comicgenesis.com/

 Hector Rodriguez

http://www.elpesohero.com/

 Charles Martin

http://literatipressok.com/

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

http://www.vekn.net/

12pm – North Texas Derby Revolution – @RevolutionDerby

http://ntderbyrevolution.com/

All Day Happenings

Food Trucks

Nammi – Vietnamese Fusion – @nammitruck

http://nammitruck.com/

sshamBBQ – Gourmet Korean Tacos – @ssahmbbq

http://www.ssahmbbq.com/

DFWGames – video game room and tournaments – @DFWGames

http://www.dfwgames.com/

 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

http://www.govalkyrie.com/

 

 

Roll2Play

http://www.roll2play.com/

REAPER - running a free paint and take demo

http://www.reapermini.com/

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

http://emma.rightstuf.com/

Antique Bakery

http://antique.rightstuf.com/

 Piano

http://piano.rightstuf.com/

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

 

Many more photos are available at our Shutterfly site: http://cityofdentonlibrary.shutterfly.com/pictures/1104

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 !

Mini-Akon III Was a Success!

Winners of Prize Drawings and Cosplay Contest

DPL’s Mini A-Kon III was a great success!  Anime and manga fans came to the North Branch Library in droves this past Saturday to participate in gaming, see guest speakers, and participate in art and cosplay contests.

The Denton Public Library would like to thank everyone listed below.  You all contributed greatly to Mini A-Kon III’s enormous success!

• A-Kon
• VIZ Media
• DFW Games
• Role2Play Games
• David Brehm, director/animation producer
• FUNimation
• Ian Bailon, graphic artist
• Tyler Walker, voice director
• Stephanie Young-Brehm, voice actor
• James McGrath, voice actor
• all the anime lovers who attended Mini A-Kon III!

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 Anime Art Show and Contest. The North Branch Library will showcase all entered art beginning January 30, 2010 as a part of Mini A-Kon III. Art work will be on display for public judging until February 6, 2010. All entries must be turned into your local Denton Public Library branch by January 27, 2010. Prizes, including anime DVDs, manga and art supplies will be awarded for the first, second and third place pieces. Winners will be announced and featured on the library’s weblog and social networking sites.

For rules and additional details, visit http://www.dentonlibrary.com and click on the Mini A-Kon III icon.

For more information, contact Juli Gonzalez at 940-349-8741 or juli.gonzalez@cityofdenton.com.

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