Anime Convention News: Your experiences/upcoming MM con appearances! (next: New York Comic Con)

LiteraryAnomaly wrote:Luu told me to say I was chosen to go to Otakon with him and Deppeh =_=


Feeling a real sense of... Mental unglued-ness right now. Can't really formulate the words to express how FUCKING STOKED I am to be joining them. Fuck yes.


/Melt down

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:Holy crap, you got Homura!?

That's it. My urge to spend foolishly at Otakon has increased ten fold!!!

I love all the photos! The Korra related items you got are awesome!

Sera Myu Michiru....AHHHHH!!!!

Must of felt great to be around Homestucks, other than tumblr. ;p

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:

ookamidesu wrote:

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:

This. Is awesome!

XD

I love how out of everything you have, these are the two that caught my eye instantly. :3

What happened to Mitsu??

ookamidesu wrote:And Coke-turned-Pepsi was pretty interesting. :3

Yuuka Nanri, who’s autograph I got earlier in the convention, started her Q&A by showing the opening to Kids on the Slope. And truly that was why so many of us were there, it was clear by looking around the room where you could even spot a pair of guys cosplaying as Sentaro and Kaoru. And the first question from the audience was a request for her to sing A Few of My Favorite Things which she did in the show as Ritsuko. After a quick Google search for the lyrics, she delighted us with a verse.

A number of other Kids on the Slope questions were asked including what she thought of the ending. Ms. Nanri said for the anime she felt a bit frustrated on how it ended but at least everyone seemed to have some happiness. She continued on to say she hasn’t finished the manga yet because she doesn’t want to read the final volume and have it be over. Ms. Nanri mentioned that she met the manga-ka for Kids on the Slope and felt a real connection to Ritsuko’s pain in the series. When asked about her favorite characters, she talked about Sentao being a very Kyuushu boy and that she felt close to him because she is from Nagasaki, too.

Because of much of her work has been with music and characters who sing, many of the questions surrounded her experiences with Yuuki Kajiura and Yoko Kanno. Ms. Nanri started working with Ms. Kajiura when she was still in highschool. Ms. Nanri went on to talk about Ms. Kajiura’s depth of imagination which she was guided through. When asked about which Gundam SEED song she liked best, Ms. Nanri spoke of how Akatsuki no Kuruma was such a pivotal moment in her life that it will always be special for her. As for meeting Ms. Kanno for Kids on the Slope, Ms. Nanri said she was a fan so it made her quite nervous. However, once Ms. Kanno started playing the piano in the studio, Ms. Nanri felt her love for the work and it calmed her down.

When I stepped up to ask her about her new album which was soon to be released, we were treated to a video of her live performance of LIVE ON. This probably looked like I was an audience plant! But it was just luck on my part. Sadly the sound in panel 1 was quite low but we still enjoyed what we saw of the DVD.

Questions about the differences between voice acting and singing revealed that Ms. Nanri finds singing more lonely as you are a single person on a stage in the spotlight. With voice acting there is a group dynamic though it is still very nerve-wracking. Ms. Nanri discussed how very little time you have to fix your voice after a group rehearsal before recording the real thing. But you want to strive to have harmony with the other actors.

There were a few requests for lines from My-Hime/My-Otome which Ms. Nanri tried her best to comply with but it had been a long time since she did those roles. The audience loved her nonetheless and enjoyed every moment we were able to spend with her.

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:My only regret is not asking her where I can purchase her music.

depression76 wrote:

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:My only regret is not asking her where I can purchase her music.

This site is one of my favorite for CD/DVD purchase

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VTZL-39

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:

depression76 wrote:

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:My only regret is not asking her where I can purchase her music.

This site is one of my favorite for CD/DVD purchase

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VTZL-39

You are a life saver, Java.

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:Just got it! Muahahahaha! Now I have something else for Yuuka-san to sign...

One question, what does Tsuki no Kioku wo Tadotte mean anyway?

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:
In other news, we've got our official Mai-Multiverse T-Shirts for the event! I took the liberty in getting shirts that fit all the ladies on the lists. There's also one extra that will be shipped to Krystal of Nol since she put together the ShizNat emblem and our famous MM logo. Special thanks to our very own Midori Sugiura (James) for getting us these shirts!

HOLY SHIZNAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEY ARE AWESOME!!!

Wow just wow, I didn't think I could actually see the T-shirts (I admit it Luu I was a no believer for a while) but now I can't wait to get my hands on one, thanks a lot for it Luu!

Krystal of Nol wrote:
Wow just wow, I didn't think I could actually see the T-shirts (I admit it Luu I was a no believer for a while) but now I can't wait to get my hands on one, thanks a lot for it Luu![/color]