ROAD TRIPS 2

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The New York Anime Festival is December 7-9 in, uh, oh yeah, Manhattan.
If you are interested in finding out more about it, go here:
http://www.newyorkanimefestival.com/

If you are interested in going, let me know. If we have ten people, we can apply for a group discount rate on the tickets.

Call. Write. Show up at the next meeting prepared to discuss New York Anime Festival Commitment Issues.

Nola Ni the Librarian

ROAD TRIPS

Okay, if you're going to San Francisco, check this out:
http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2007/09/gallery_hoteltomo
It's a Best Western, Japanese style.

And a quick reminder that tonight, we'll be in the teen area for the Manga/Anime Club meeting.

Nola Ni the Librarian

DEATH NOTEs

Just ordered Death Note How to Read 13. Viz's pub date is February 19, 2008. And we put in an order for lots more manga & graphic novels, then realized a couple of things had been left off. So if anyone wants something added, now's the time.

Plan for next Manga/Anime Club meeting: Make plans for Halloween decorations, bookmarks, etc. More pinatas seem like a good idea.

Stayed up very late last night to watch Saiyuki Requiem. I liked it. The animation for the movie is much better than for the TV series. In fact, I liked it so much that I started started all over to listen to the seiyu commentaries. But. Not.

And in the too much information category: Wikipedia has a list of "notable voice actors" here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_notable_voice_actors

Nola Ni the Librarian

SMILE, Raina Telgemeier

So, I was at this Graphic Novels conference last week & met Raina Telgemeier. She illustrates the Babysitters Club graphic novels and even better, has a great webcomic, SMILE, about, well, teeth, among other things. Go here:

http://www.webcomicsnation.com/raina/smilecomics/series.php

and take a look. Actually check out her webpage, too:

http://www.goraina.com/Index2.htm

Try it. You'll like it.

(I chose this color pink because it's kind of the color of gums. Good, right?)

Nola Ni the Librarian

MANGA. MORE.

Okay, we're ordering here. Really. Finishing up a manga order, so now is your chance to let the library know WHAT YOU WANT. (Did I just shout. Sorry. Meant to use my librarian voice.) This is what is on the list: more NANA, HANA KIMI, ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND, BLEACH, VAGABOND, GODCHILD, BLACK CAT, CAIN SAGA, ES, RUROUNI KENSHIN, TENSHI LA NAI (I'M NO ANGEL). Oh, yes - and the next FRUITS BASKET. But I think I remember y'all mentioning others. Did someone say EMBALMER? Do you want more JING, KING OF BANDITS? TRINITY BLOOD? VAMPIRE KNIGHTS? And that wasn't all. Was it?

The POINT IS, post & let us know. 'Cause we're not manga characters here. We can't read minds...

Nola Ni the Librarian

MAKING PLANS, EATING POCKY

First, hi Melissa (aka Manga Party London Girl). We're glad you and Jacques (spelled right???) could come to the party. It was great you were there. We hope you come back -- we're going to the New York Comicon in the spring...

Next,I just got back from a Graphic Novel conference and need input. About graphic novels. Manga. Anime. For example, the author of MAIL ORDER NINJA was at the conference, and I know, it's not manga -- but I liked his stuff. You might, too, so I bought two of his books.

Third, pocky has been secured for the next meeting. But we need to make plans for some of our meetings this fall while eating said Pocky. Onigiri? Manga/anime drawing classes? Halloween costumes? Manga bookmarks? What?

Think about it.

See you then.

Nola Ni the Librarian