Top Five Fun Tanabata Festival Activities
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Guides and How-To's, Travel and Living | No Comments
The Tanabata is a Japanese festival celebrating the meeting of two legendary lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi, represented by the once-a-year encounter of the stars Vega and Altair. It is held every 7th July, and the Japanese enjoy a number of traditional activities associated with the festival.
The largest Tanabata celebrations are held in the cities of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture and Hiratsuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, but if you’d like to hold your own little festival with friends and family, here are five things you can do to make it feel traditionally fun and extra special.
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Guest Post: The Lolidudes on Popular Asian Poses
Monday, June 29th, 2009 | Guest Posts, Guides and How-To's, Street Fashion and Cosplay | 14 Comments
This is the first article in a series of guest posts made by friends and supporters of magnetic-rose.net while I am chasing after Rafael Nadal’s famous ass recovering from the flu. Please watch our for more very soon!
You must be wondering why this particular blog post is… well… frillier than usual. Nope, nothing’s wrong, and in fact, everything’s just peachy, so you can put the phone down now, and please do call off the SWAT team. It just so happened that your resident webmistress has stepped out for a bit and has given us this golden opportunity to frolic upon her site’s front page.
So, coming straight from the pancake and pan de coco castles of Manila, this is The LoliDudes, bringing you today’s dose of cheer and joy! \o/
So, let’s see. To be honest, when Miss Magnetic Rose informed us of this chance that she’s giving us to appear on her blog, we were rather floored, and we worried for quite a while if we would be able to come up with ANYTHING which would follow her tradition of posting about things which were both informative and uniquely-local-otaku-flavored… while not scaring everybody away. Much.
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JPQueen Closes Online Shop
Saturday, June 27th, 2009 | BL Manga and Doujinshi, Society and Business | No Comments
In a shocking and all-too-speedy turn of events, Japanese BL manga source JPQueen has closed its doors as of 25th June 2009. Orders posted by then will be shipped out by 8th July 2008, after which the future of the site remains unclear.
Currently, the website is still operational but most of its functionality has been stripped. Site admin has left a message on the Accounts page that an explanation for the closure will be given at a later date, but for now many of its loyal customers have been left in the dark.
JPQueen has been one of the best sources for BL manga in Japanese for international buyers, and I am deeply saddened to see it go.
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Macross Frontier Film on 21st November
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | Anime and Manga, Movies and Television, Music and Entertainment | 2 Comments
According to ANN the film adaptation for Macross Frontier will open in Japan on 21st November 2009. The film will be entitled Gekijouban Macross Frontier [Itsuwari no Utahime] (Macross Frontier the Movie: The False Songstress). Details regarding the film will be published in the latest issue of Kadokawa Shoten’s Macross Ace magazine.
The film was first announced during the mock “Launch Ceremony” of the fictional SDF1 Macross last 22nd February 2009. The event was highlighted by the attendance of Macross creator Kawamori Shouji and Macross castmembers Nakamura Yuuichi (Macross Frontier – Saotome Alto), Endo Aya (Macross Frontier – Sheryl Nome), half-Filipina Nakajima Megumi (Macross Frontier – Ranka Lee), Hazama Michio (Superdimensional Fortress Macross – Captain Bruno J. Global) and Hayashi Nobutoshi (Macross 7 – Basara Nekki).
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Manila Comic Con 2009 and MCC Cosplay Competition
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | Anime and Manga, BL Manga and Doujinshi, Local News and Events, Street Fashion and Cosplay | No Comments
Hobbylink Productions, Inc. in partnership with COSPLAY.PH is proud to present the first ever Manila Comic Con! The Manila Comic Con will be held on the 8th and 9th of August 2009 at the SM Megamall Megatrade Halls 1 & 2.
The Manila Comic Con is the Philippines’ most recent addition to the hobby convention circuit, and is also quite possibly the biggest event dedicated to comics and comic book artists.
Aside from their exclusive line-up of comic book workshops, art exhibits, indie comic booths, and special sessions with guest artists, the Manila Comic Con is also excited to announce the very first MCC Cosplay Competition!
The MCC Cosplay Competition is an Open Category event, where costumes from anime, manga, games, comics, movies, western animation, and Visual Kei and Harajuku fashion are welcome to compete. Participants will be vying for the following categories:
• Best Pinoy Comic Character
• Best Western Comic/Cartoon Character
• Best Anime/Manga Character
• Best Mecha Character
• Best Game (Western/Japanese) Character
• Best Chibi Cosplay (for children 12 years old and below)
• Best Group Cosplay
Registration for the contest will be held online and on-site. For a complete listing of rules, prizes, and for additional information on the competition, please visit COSPLAY.PH. For more on the Manila Comic Convention and their line-up of activities, please visit their official website.
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Top Five Resources for Local Gothic Lolita and Harajuku Fashion Wannabes Part 2
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 | Guides and How-To's, Street Fashion and Cosplay | No Comments
In the previous post, we’ve discussed two of the five places where you can learn more about Lolita and Harajuku Street Fashion. Let’s finish up with the last three items in our top five list.
Shimotsuma Monogatari
Shimotsuma Monogatari is a novel by Lolita maven Takemoto Nabara (Novala), which was adapted into a film with the same title. The movie stars Fukada Kyoko and Tsuchiya Anna as a Sweet Lolita and a street gang member in an unusual but deep friendship. Both the film and novel are famous for prominently featuring the Sweet Lolita fashion house Baby The Stars Shine Bright. BTSSB is responsible for many of the dresses featured in the film.
The film is entertaining more than it is educational, but it does impart the lesson that if one desires to follow the Lolita lifestyle, one should do it with all their heart. You do not dress Lolita only because you are going to a local anime convention — you strive to inculcate its values even in your daily life. True Lolitas are pleasant, well-mannered, loyal to their friends, and are interested in the finer things in life; Filipina Lolitas should strive to be the same.
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