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Kin-Yoobi Con 2008 |
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Special Guests:
Kin-Yoobi Con will feature many special guests such as bands, key speakers, panelists, and artists. Check it out: Music Bands: The Shogunate
Eloquence
Eloquence is an upcoming experimental artist whose focus is underground hip hop. Starting out participating mainly in free-style rap battling, Eloquence now has several songs under his belt and has already dropped an album. Eloquence is returning from last year's Kin-Yoobi Con to lay down some serious live tracks at Kin-Yoobi Con 2008! Check out his myspace for more information about his music.
Quarter-Circle Jab DBR
Ridiculous Quotes Fujiko-chan
Fujiko-chan is San Francisco based Japanese band playing anything goes style rock, featuring powerful, sassy and sexy vocalist Naoko. They do some covers of 70's Japanese pop songs with a bit hard edged spice to it. The J-Man
KCRH 2007 Broadcaster of the Year, The J-Man will be Kin-Yoobi Con's official DJ, dropping anime themes and sound bites in between activities and events. The J-Man is gonna make sure that Kin-Yoobi Con will always be alive and kickin' with plenty of cool anime music and sound. In the meantime, you can check out the J-Man's show every Wednesday from 6-9pm on KCRH 89.9FM if you live in or around Hayward, California. Key Speakers: Robert Axelrod
Robert Axelrod has carved a career in show business that runs the gamut. Born and raised in New York City, he did commercials and theater as a child and teen, eventually ending up in the Soho Avant-garde Theater scene in a show called “Little Trips”, then Off-Broadway in a play called “The Destroyers”. Axelrod left acting for the world of music. He spent eight years as a working rock musician playing electric bass and singing in folk, rock, and soul bands. Music brought him to Los Angeles where he decided to return to acting, a decision he never regrets. Since then, Mr. Axelrod has appeared in over thirty feature films including four with Charles Bronson, the Sci-Fi hit remake “The Blob” with Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith”, “The Last Shot” with Alec Baldwin and Matthew Broderick, and many others. Television appearances include guest star roles on “Amazing Stories”, “Star Trek Voyager”, and “The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He also starred in the Michael Jackson music video “Stranger in Moscow”. Mr. Axelrod is also a busy voice over artist. He is the voice of Lord Zedd and Finster on the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”. The Lord Zedd voice is one of the most recognizable character voices around. He voiced Armadillomon and Wizardmon on “Digimon, Microchip, The Punisher’s sidekick, on “Spiderman”, Rico on “Robotech”, and has voiced countless Anime features including “Akira”, “The Big O”, “Cowboy Bebop”, “Brain Scratch”, et al. As Lord Zedd, he starred in both the first Power Rangers feature film and the wildly popular live show that toured the country. He was a regular character on Saban Entertainment’s “Wowser” series (as Ratso Catso), “Journey To The Heart of the World” (as Scarface), “Hallo Spencer” (as Elmer), and more. He just finished narrating the mockumentary “Safety First: The Rise of Women and voicing two Anime series, “Gaiking” and “Danguard Ace”. Kin-Yoobi Con will feature a designated autograph signing segment with Mr. Axelrod in which attendees may also chat and ask questions with him. Panelists: Gilles Poitras A famous writer of anime, manga, and Japanese culture, Gilles Poitras will be hosting a panel that he regularly does at Fanime Con, Older Titles for Newer Fans: Many fans who are relatively new to anime know only about titles that have come out in the past few years. They are often unaware of many excellent older titles that are still on the market. Come for an exposure to some of the titles any anime fan should know about. Clips of anime will be shown. Go to http://www.koyagi.com/ for more info about Gilles.
Ian Sy Ian Sy of Studio Kyuu (www.studiokyuu.com) is a freelance artist and graphic designer who has worked with Dark Horse, PMBQ Studios, and Bay Area Artists Unite. His experience is in storyboarding, page layout, and coloring, but also works on his own comics and illustrations! The "Writing for Comics" panel will show how the roles of writer and artist must come together and make decisions about how best to use the page. Thumbnailing, page layout, and editing will be discussed. Questions and discussion are encouraged!
Neal "Iie" Trotter & Dallas "No. 6" Marshall Topic number 1: Manga or Anime, which is better? A huge amount of purist are heartfelt in believing that manga is always the best however you'd be surprised by how many anime fans would much rather sit and watch an animation than read a black and white comic. Topic number 2: Dubs vs. Subs, which is the better take on anime. The typical otaku generally prefers the Japanese subtitles when watching anime, yet today's anime new comer would not have even stopped to look at an anime without it first being dubbed over with English voicing. We weigh in the points of view in one of the biggest clashes in the anime community. Topic number 3: Which console is the best, the Nintendo Wii, the Microsoft Xbox 360, or the Sony PlayStation 3? You best believe that tensions are going to rise from Nintendo fan boys, hardcore Sony fans, and Xbox purists. Not a discussion for those who are easily offended in the heart of a heated argument. The Printed Otaku
Steven Savage Steven Savage co-runs a blog called Fan To Pro which he will convert to a panel for Kin-Yoobi Con: Thinking about turning your fannish interests into a career? Come discuss the opportunities, the challenges and the surprises that you have or will face in turning the things you love into the things you do for life. Check out the blog this panel is based off of at www.fantopro.com. Artists: Wolf S Studios
Wolf S Studios with their new breed of designers are hitting the comic industry for all it’s got! Being a graphic design company for years, with extensive knowledge in many forms of design, but specializing in anime and manga. They have taken a huge step forward and gotten into comic book and graphic novel production. With there first graphic novel coming February 2008 and with their countless projects in development, Wolf S Studios is a name you won't soon forget. Visit http://www.wolf-s-studios.com.au/ for more info.
Yamoto Studios
Yamoto Studios is a band of Freelance artists that draw Manga and Anime for a living. With over 27 years of combined experience they can handle anything that comes their way. There artists are dedicated professionals that enjoy japanese culture and their art. Weither you're an Anime or Manga distribution company in Japan, or maybe somebody that needs professional quality anime artwork set-up before a convention opening in the U.S, they got your back. It doesn’t matter where you are, they can accomplish great aspects for your needs whenever you need them. Go to http://yamoto-studios.com for more info. J9 Check out some of her art on her myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/darkflower87.
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The Shogunate's
popularity is ever increasing as they continue to play for the biggest
anime con venues. From Fanime to JTAF the Shogunate always woo their
audiences with their experimental hip hop sound. With many of their
tunes influenced from video games and anime they have made quite a name
for themselves in the anime community. Get ready for the Shogunate
coming to you at Kin-Yoobi Con! For more information about the band
check out their 
Quarter-Circle Jab is a
band that fuses their unique sound with old school game music.
Influenced by the early video game consoles such as the Sega Master
System and the Super Nintendo, this band's drive is to keep that
spectacular old-school style game music alive through their music.
Quarter-Circle Jab is no stranger to the anime con scene playing for
such conventions as JTAF and Ani-Jam. Now they're rocking out at
Kin-Yoobi Con so get ready for their retro style sound. Check out their
Ridiculous
Quotes a.k.a RQ, are a new group made up of 3 young rappers
from 3 seperate groups already well established in our cities. Jeff
Soul from ORG, A Anonymous from MCT, and Lo from KOC-E. All
hailing from the Hayward and Union City areas. They've performed at
fund
raisers and venues in San Jose and Milpitas and local gigs. Feel good
music and they just want to be heard and spread good music and good
messages. Their website should be up soon.
Co-founder
of Game-Zone Recreation and Kin-Yoobi Con, Iie, and leader of the anime
faction of GZR, No. 6, will be leading three controversial topics in
the anime and game community.
One of the key
coordinators of Kin-Yoobi Con, J9 will be showcasing her manga
influenced art style in our art gallery. A prime example of her work is
the logo of the con itself! Her specialty is chibi style as well as
manga. On her free time J9 illustrates and writes manga of her own. One
of her main creations is a murder mystery thriller featuring manga
renditions of people she knows in real life.