Anime North Programming

Seeing as Anime North is 7 days away, I thought I'd give you guys the link to the current program schedule:

http://www.animenorth.com/docs/2010sched.pdf

Fullmetal Alchemist Transmutation Circle Workshop! Tea Tasting! Vic Mignogna, people!

Though it appears they still have some of their panel time slots to fill up, all in all, it seems to shaping up to be an interesting com this year.

Make sure you check back closer to May 28th to see if they updated the schedule!

Oh, and check out this link if you wish to find more information on the programming:

http://www.animenorth.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=66

All the best,

Jess

Spotlight in Manga...

For those of you who enjoy a little Drama in your manga, I suggest the following titles:

Backstage Prince by Kanoko Sakurakoji

La Corda d'Oro by Yuki Kure

Forbidden Dance by Hinako Ashihara

Fullmoon o Sagashite by Arina Tanemura

Gravitation by Maki Murakami

Nana by Ai Yazawa

Skip Beat! by Yoshiki Nakamura

W Juliet by Emura

Swan by Kyoko Ariyoshi


All the best,

Jess

Transported to Another Dimension...

Imaginary realms play a key role in the fantasy genre, and many manga artists take great pains and delight in creating imaginary worlds of the past, or altogether new realms with their own histories, cities, and skewed reality.
A popular take on this fantasy element is the transportation of someone from our reality into that of another.
If you are a fan of this fantasy motif, here are some manga titles that might peak your interest:

Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi

Fushigi Yuugi by Yuu Watase

MAR: Marchen Awakens Romance by Nobuyuki Anzai

From Far Away by Kyoko Hikawa

Merupuri: Marchen Prince by Matsuri Hino

.hack// Legend of the Twilght by Tatsuya Hamazaki

Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP

All the best,

Jess

Raves & Faves

Locate near exit of the Courtneypark Branch Library you will find a shelf filled with sparkly new books. These books are part of our Raves & Faves, a collection of of critically-acclaimed, awarding-winning and, all together, well-reviewed books selected across all genres. This year, for the first time, two graphic novels have been selected.

The first one is one many of you may know:

Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka



The life's work of Japan's "God of Manga', this manga was first published in 1967, with installments appearing over the next 21 years. This story portrays both the triumph and frailty of humanity with a fantastic voyage through time and space.

This is a book any self-respecting manga fan will read at one point in their life - and believe me when I say it is worth it.



The next one is:





Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

Here is a story chronicling the life of Toronto teenager Kimberly Keiko Cameron, aka 'Skim',the not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth. Set in the 1990s this is a story of suicide, depression, love, being gay or not, crushes, cliques of popular, manipulative peers and all the other things that come with a tortured teen's life.

This is a story I myself have not read yet, but look forward to doing so.

Make sure you folks take a look at them next time your in the library.

All the best,

Jess

Spiderman Stops a Robbery

Once again, Melvin has directed me to rather interesting article on boingboing.net. Some of you may not have realized it, but this past weekend was International Free Comic Book Day, and many people around the world celebrated by visiting their favourite comic book shops dressed up as their favourite superheros. Kind of like a mini con. Well, it seems that someone at one of these many comic book shops attempted to shoplift a valuable item. He was, however, stopped by a man dressed in a Spider man costume while two Jedi and the Flash blocked the door.

Check out the article here:

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/04/free-comic-book-day-1.html

Am I the only one that finds this situation simple hilarious?

All the best,

Jess