We’re proud to announce a few new additions to our growing list of DaiCon attractions!

1. Seiyuu Exhibition – Ever wondered what exactly a ’seiyuu’ is? Interested to know more about them? Then come to our seiyuu exhibition to know more about them!
2. Gundam Caravan – During DaiCon, we’ll be giving out FREE Gundam model kits from our very own Gundam Caravan! Only limited units available on both days, so better be quick!
3. Great Wall of Gashapon – Also, in DaiCon, we’ll be having a wall-ful of gashapon machines with the latest sets from Suzumiya Haruhi to Gundam 00. Gasha to your delight in DaiCon!
4. Gundam Constructor’s Championship – Only for the truest, hardcore fans! Join our Gundam Constructor’s Championship (limited to 20 entries only!) and stand a chance to win LIMITED EDITION 1/100 Master Grade Gundam kits!
5. Kareshi Kanojyo no Mise – As the official COSPA distributor in the region, we’re proud to announce that the venerable KKnM will be setting up shop in DaiCon where they will be selling numerous original, made in Japan character goods ranging from posters, keychains, mugs and t-shirts. Also, spend RM 50 and above at KKnM’s booth to get a chance to play KKnM’s Moe Moe Janken game to win wonderful prizes!
6. Board Games – DaiCon, in cooperation with ToyBox is going to have its very own board games section! Settlers of Catan, Jungle Speed, Saboteur and many more will be open for visitors to participate in and play! Don’t miss this fun-filled section catered for the whole family!
7. Art Competition –  Show off your artistic talents in DaiCon’s art competition. With fabulous prizes in the offing, come and sign up for it during our event itself. Only open to the first 20 people to participate.

Also, we’re sad to announce that our exclusive AWSM tickets (worth RM 250 each) have all been sold out! Due to overwhelming demand, DaiCon is now selling ENTHUSIAST tickets at RM 50 each which gurantees unseated viewing area access for Ms. Chihara Minori’s events in DaiCon. Hurry up and grab your tickets online now!

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Either Haruhi is really supposed to wear that in the novel, or KyoAni decided to use Aya’s choice of wardrobe during the gekisou as an inspiration:

Or… I just have a very dirty mind…

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Can’t believe I almost missed this by a day, I kept thinking it’s tomorrow when it’s actually today that this blog was first started 2 years ago.

You can easily see how often I used to post back then compared to now. It was probably the fresh excitement of having a blog, which has obviously died out by now.

But that doesn’t mean I’m getting tired of anime or blogging. I just have less time now and I’m really a lazy person by nature which is why I setup a Twitter account to accompany this blog so I can tweet short thoughts rather than doing a full post.

Thank you for reading and for you supports especially those through your comments. I really appreciate it!

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My first impression of K-On wasn’t very good…

I enjoyed the first few episodes, but had a few doubts.

I thought the animation quality was poor for a KyoAni production and that the show was only held up thanks to Mio.

I was naive…

K-On turned now turns out to be one of the best the season had to offer and is my favourite this season. In the end the animation style turned out to fit the show almost perfectly and while Mio is still the darling of K-On, the rest of the cast had proved their worth too.

I can’t really decide whether this is a good thing or not because they had to cut down on Mio’s screen time for Azusa and Ui… Oh well.

The K-On club performed Brush and Ballpoint Pen and even more Fuwa Fuwa Time in the last gig. Can’t really complain about that but I was actually hoping for a Don’t Say Lazy finale.

But with a winter special extra episode coming up, it may not be too much to hope for a new season to do just that. After all, they’re all only 2nd years and one first year. There’s still a whole full year to go before any of them graduates and series like this often goes all the way to the final year.

WE NEED MOAR MIO!!!

Kudos to Sawa-chan sensei for finally breaking her!

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I knew from the start that Eden of the East will end hanging. I thought I was ready for it, but I was wrong!

Damn it.

Did Takizawa wiped his memory again?

The sound from the phone and the way his mouth gaped was the same as in the first episode when he wiped his memory the first time. It’s safe to assume that’s what he did and then pre-programmed himself to slip his phone into Saki’s pocket.

What does he hope to achieve as King?

So all the hints about Takizawa being a Prince was referring to this moment. He became the King of Japan, or would it be more accurate to say the new Emperor.

And wouldn’t he be taken out by the Supporter for finishing up his money?

It happened to the good doctor. But since Panties is still alive after being presumed dead, it’s possible that the Supporter did not kill the doctor and that he is merely being held captive. Just a hunch.

What exactly is #1’s plan?

He seemed quite glad that Takizawa managed to stop the missiles, even though he was the mastermind behind it. He was also there when Takizawa first wiped his memory. It’s possible that there’s more to him than he’s letting out right now.

When will those of us outside Japan get to see the first movie?

It’s probably going to be a long, long time before we get to see it… And it’s probably going to be another cliffhanger ending that leads to the 2nd movie…

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“Which cake is better?”

You know sometimes a friend who isn’t into anime comes up to you and asks if you could recommend them an anime to watch so they can see what’s so great about it.

This happens more often if most of your friends are fans of anime and manga, and he or she always seem to get left out whenever one of you start bashing about this guy called Kishimoto for ruining someone’s fishcakes or something (yes, they probably know what fishcakes is in Japanese, especially since they’ve been dragged by you to the nearest ramen every week).

There will be at least a time when they will start to wonder what’s so great about these Japanese cartoons known as anime. You will then be approached by said person with the question “Hey, maybe you can recommend me something to watch.”

The usual response would be recommending your favourites, whatever that’s currently “hot” or recommending a random show based on their preferred genre.

I actually had a few friends asking me just that and it got me curious about how others go about it. Would you recommend your favourites or do you take a different approach to recommend something?

Is Lucky Star a top choice?

At the top of my head, I can easily suggest some of my favourites like Cardcaptor Sakura, Ranma, Lucky Star and Haruhi. But thinking about it, I doubt someone who has never been exposed to anime would want to watch a mahou shoujo and a show like Lucky Star would only alienate them. A parody is not a parody unless you’ve seen the original, and let’s just say that even right now I haven’t been able to catch all the jokes yet.

Ranma might be a good place to start, but with over 160 episodes, it might be too much for someone completely new. Haruhi is shorter (so far) very popular and are light novel adaptations, but I still wouldn’t recommend it for a newbie.

Instead I find myself recommending shows that are mostly slice of life or comedy and are short (or have short season), such as Minami-ke, Ouran Host Club and Honey & Clover. Then depending on what they like, I would recommend obvious choices like Gundam, Black Cat, Initial D or Slam Dunk.

It’s quite interesting to see how some would immediately recommend Lucky Star or Gundam to someone who just wanted to have a peek at what anime has to offer out of curiousity and that the last mecha show he watched was Robotech about 20 years ago.

I believe it’s important to recommend something you know the person will enjoy, and that is not necessary what you yourself find enjoyable. Lucky Star is one of the best shows in recent years, but it’s a heavy hitter. First, you gotta bait the poor soul into the dark side with easily digestible snacks… then you bring in the heavy artillery and forever corrupt a pure soul…

Haruhi-sama will be so proud of you.

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The original Full Metal Alchemist anime was good. But I didn’t quite like it all that much. The main attraction was definitely Mustang and his love for mini skirts.

When the first episode of Brotherhood came out, I was disappointed that Mustang was now Lockon. Took a while to get used to, but I still strongly prefer the original. The new voice just doesn’t have that sarcastic feeling anymore.

But after 8 episodes, I find that I’m enjoying Brotherhood a lot more than I did the first time. Brotherhood goes straight to the point instead of dilly-dallying around and letting the solemn atmosphere sink in deeper than the South China Sea.

The first FMA was way too gloomy and I hated that. Some liked it for that, but not me.

The only reason I continued watching was because the story was quite interesting, and with majority of the people around saying that FMA is a must watch, that probably helped me finished the entire series – except the movie.

With Brotherhood, I find myself somewhat looking forward to the next episode. While the main plot remains, the execution is different, although I admit that my memories of the original plot is rather hazy.

But whatever.

I had my doubts at first, but Brotherhood will be a lot more enjoyable, for me at least. One way they can improve it even better is by killing the voice-over during the mid break.

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Must I pay any entrance fees?

No. DaiCon is free of charge. You only buy tickets if you’re interested for the Chihara Minori LIVE @ DaiCon session.

What does the AWSM or ELITE tickets entitle me to?

An AWSM ticket entitles you to:

1. A specially numbered seat for Chihara Minori Live @ DaiCon session
2. A pass for Autograph Session with Chihara Minori

An ELITE ticket entitles you to:

1. A specially numbered seats for Chihara Minori Live @ DaiCon session
2. A chance for our lucky draw to be upgraded to AWSM tickets (15x only)

So what exactly is happening in the Chihara Minori LIVE @ DaiCon” session?

It is a two-day session. Yes. Two days. You can use the same ticket for the both days.

On Saturday, 11th July 2009, the session includes:

1. Q & A panel with Chihara Minori (more details to be released soon)
2. An autograph session with Chihara Minori

On Sunday, 12th July 2009, the session includes:

1. Chihara Minori Special Performance

Autograph session! Great! So, what can be autographed?

Permitted items to be autographed are:

1. Chihara Minori original CDs / DVDs.
2. Chihara Minori posters (included in the CDs or DVDs).
3. Whiteboards (LOL).
4. More items to be announced later

So is it a pre-signed thing?

No, it’s a LIVE autograph session. This means you get to go up the stage and get your item signed in person.

I have her poster AND her CD. Can I get both signed?

No. Only one item is allowed per person.

Is there anyway I will get her autograph or watch her session without purchasing the ticket?

No.

My question is not answered here.

Feel free to send your questions to info@daiconnews.com.

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At first I didn’t plan to update it simply because the last time I updated a blog from 2.3 to 2.6 a lot of problems appeared and it took me a couple of days to get it all sorted out. But I had to update due to some security problems – my webserver was hacked and a lot of weird files started popping up and WordPress php files were suddenly filled with unknown codes.

So me and Dyna took the last few days to clean up everything in the server and took the opportunity to update both our blogs. Thankfully, it went a lot smoother than I thought and the bugs I experienced were apparently fixed with 2.7.

Everything seems to be working fine now, but let me know if you find any problems anywhere on the blog. And it’s a good thing I actually like 2.7, as I thought 2.6 was just horrible

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AWSM tickets are sold at RM250 each with the following privileges:

• Specially numbered AWSM seating for Miss Chihara Minori’s Q&A Panel on Saturday and Special Performance on Sunday
• Entitlement to ONE (1) Autograph Pass for Miss Chihara Minori’s Autograph Session on Saturday.

Elite tickets are sold at RM150 each:

• Specially numbered ELITE seating for Miss Chihara Minori’s Q&A Panel on Saturday and Special Performance on Sunday
• Lucky Draw chances for 15 ELITE ticket holders to be upgraded to AWSM tickets.

And I found it interesting that instructions #14 and #15 reads “???” and “PROFIT” lol.

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