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Preparing For Anime North: Part 2 – Anime North 2012
So, Anime North 2013 is almost upon me but it would be wrong to go to this year’s con without looking at what happened last year. (Please note everything in this post wasn’t created by me – to see that, look at the archives, thank you.) Let’s get going!
AWESOME DOLL(S)
Remember CardCaptor Sakura? Well, maybe you remember CardCaptors, the butchered English ver of this show. In any case, it is a completely adorable Magical Girl story with a sweet and powerful young girl. Can you guess her name? Yup It’s Sakura!!! Which means Cherry Blossom in Japanese, real cute! Which makes this doll even cuter!
Source: DollNorth 2012/13 (Seriously, they have their own tumblr).
IS HE THE ONLY WHITE GUY?
So, Toronto has a large Japanese Population or at least a large Asian Population – it’s hard to tell the difference sometimes (Don’t hate! It’s true). Many of those young, Japanese People come to the con. It’s almost like going to Japan, only it’s Toronto and everyone speaks great English. Now, at this con there are a lot of people like me – who are white, but there are almost as many are Asian. You will see whole groups that dress up and are completely Asian. Like this group, only I know one of those dudes is totally white – can you guess which one?
PS: Yeah I know the Kisuke might also be white, it’s a bit hard to tell . . .
Source: The HeavensAnswer
BEST ENTERTAINMENT OF THE CON
So, if you haven’t heard this from me before – listen – the best Entertainment of the Con is free. 100% free. It is the large numbers people coming and going in front of the TCC (Toronto Congress Centre). You see the back is where both registration & the dealer’s rooms lie – so there are large groups of people there at all times. People are coming and going, dressed up in their best cosplay.
But that’s not the part that is entertaining. It’s the people around them! Generally, the rest of the public treat these cosplayers as if they were celebrities. Stopping them, asking for pictures, etc. And these cosplayers often have poses or skits that they do for the pictures. So, literally, without paying, you can sit on the lawn watching the action around you. And it is VERY entertaining. And 100% free!
Source: FreudianLolita
PEOPLE WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS!
If you ever saw, William Shatner’s Get A life, then this is no surprise to you, but: we should be so lucky as to be inspired by something to create art (paraphrased of course). And while these are NOT Trekkies, they are just as passionate. And they do make us question, do you have enough time on your hands?
Source: MsYumYumSoGood
CROSS-DRESSING IS COOL
So, this section has two, count it two photos of different people!!! WOOOTTT!!! Anyway, A staple of any con is cross-dressing.Be it male or female, it doesn’t matter. It’s okay and is actually kinda cool. Think about it: What would Sailor Moon look like as a guy? Or Superman as a girl (I saw that once)? It might be pretty cool!
SAILORMOON
Source: A-Novels end
Believe it or not, this image was fairly hard to find – men seem to cross-dress as women a lot more than women cross-dress as men.
Source: Macleans.ca
How to Draw Real Women
So, this one is another great post from Escher Girls. Juniysa posted a how to draw women guide that is worth your time. These women all have curves, which pretty awesome if you ask me. There is even an Avatar-styled girl. Sweet!!
How to Draw Real Women
(No Real Title)
By Juniysa
Posted May 6th, 2013
From: http://eschergirls.tumblr.com/post/49761472448/juniysa-hey-new-followers-in-addition-to
juniysa:
Hey new followers!
In addition to writing, I also reblog art and great writing/drawing tips.
This tutorial is incredible if you are a character designer looking to diversify your female characters. Adding weight to a character is not as simple as drawing a simple body and curving the lines; you have to know the body structure to get it right.
A helpful guide for comic artists, character designers, and cosplayers alike.
Tutorial – Curves on Girls by *Ai-Bee
Edit: This is not the end-all, be-all tutorial guide to drawing larger people. This style is more cartoon than realistic. Photo references (of professional and amateur models in the #fatspo #bbw tags) are helpful as well.
What do you think of this tutorial? Is it useful to you? Let me know in the comments below:
Now for More Light-Hearted Stuff . . .
So, before my discovery of that women, I found this:
Apparently, Superman believes in the new Wegmans App. So much so that he promoting it. I wonder if DC knows about this? It kinda reminds me of all those people who use Superman to promote junk in the DC Universe without his permission. . .
Of course, I am sure Wegmans got the rights to do this. After all, lawyers are a lot scarier than Superman . . .
This is Completely Wrong
So, Saturday when I was grocery shopping, I found this magazine:
I should note that the date that I found this was the 11th of May and the date on the Magazine was for the 20th. Now, I get the fact that Magazines are published a month a head of time – so May was released in April – but still. Even if you were to say it was put out there April 20th, that’s only 37 days before Memorial Day. You cannot lose that much weight in that amount of time!!! It’s unhealthy and extremely dangerous!!! And even if you consider weight an important barometer of health, this ain’t healthy! You could die doing something his stupid. You need to lose weight gradually not suddenly like this.
For Women First should be ashamed of making such a publication. Of course, this maybe the way they run things. I dunno, I never heard of them before and I don’t care to learn more. They aren’t worth it.
What do you think? About this Magazine? Leave your Comments below.
EBAY LISTING FAIL
So, I was recently shopping for “Destroy All Humans 2″ for the original Xbox. I bought the first game recently and I liked it a lot. So, I thought I should track down it’s sequel. I was off to ebay where I found this listing:
So, this game original sold for $20 at gamestop. Then since this particular one didn’t sell, they had a sale for it. Hence the 50% off sticker. Assuming said person bought this game directly from gamestop, that’s $10 they spent. Now they want $20 again? Yeah right. Particularly since most complete copies of “Destroy All Humans” go for about $10 bucks right now. Why would I pay $20 plus shipping? Good luck selling it!
Why You Can’t Divorce Lois Lane From Superman
therearecertainshadesoflimelight:
It’s so ironic (and amusing) to me when men who identify themselves as Superman fans engage in sexist, “putting women in their place” type behavior in regards to Lois Lane that is so far removed from the core of who Clark Kent is supposed to be that if he actually were a real person…you’d be on his shit list.
I mean he’s Clark….so he’d try to solve the problem with words and would forgive you for your behavior. That’s just who he is. (Or worse yet, he’d sick Lois on you and then you’d have no chance in hell cause she’d humiliate you far worse.)
But you’d be on his shit list. He wouldn’t like you.
SUPER-MAN. The meaning is literal. He’s supposed to be a man who is better than the average man in a world of patriarchy which means while you still live in a culture that encourages you to go on to your little tumblr and shit all over the efforts of women because it “bothered” you….he would be standing there totally and utterly embarrassed for you. The whole concept of a “SUPER-MAN” means he’s going to be more sensitive and more understanding and more enlightened about the meaning of true equality, worth and oppression than many men who great up in a culture that encouraged patriarchy. Particularly now in the year 2013.
And then you get some of these men who worship this character—-who idolize the very idea of a Super-man who truly understands oppression and equality and justice and love and then act in such a gross way about the very existence of human, flawed woman like Lois Lane that so misses the f***ing point that it’s incredible.
You sit there and you make these ignorant little arguments where you downplay her importance and career achievements in an unjust professional context, downplay what she means to women, call her plain, judge her age, judge her body, judge if she’s “hot” enough for him, judge his choice to not want to sleep around, judge if her vagina can be pounded hard enough for your male gaze liking during sex, judge her aggressive personality, call her a bitch, go on about how unworthy she is for this great male hero, wax about how she’ll get old first or die first, judge everything about her which usually boils down to a bunch of sexist, misogynist bullshit….and the irony of your behavior as you worship this “Super” man is so severe, so poignant that it smashes through like a sledgehammer.
You want to love the “SUPER-MAN” but you don’t even know what the f*** that means. Which is, I guess, why you aren’t him.
Source: Fuck Yeah! Lois Lane
ALLEY’S COMMENT:
Couldn’t say it much better myself. Although I feel compelled to try. Maybe there is a little Lois Lane inside me.
A collection of great “Demotivational Pictures”
So, the Demotivational Pictures craze is over. Been over for a long time. Still, there are some great images that should see the light of day. So sit back, relax and enjoy:
Deciding what will be my Retro-PC
So, I have been working on a couple of projects for a while now. One is the “Day of the Dreamcast” series (out soon) and the other is my Retro-PC project. And while the “Day of the Dreamcast” project was never intended to take so long, the other is a project purposely spaced over several months. Which is going along nicely.
I have sorted (yes I said sorted) several game system roms including NES, SNES, Genesis, Gameboy & Gameboy Color, & GBA. And while I haven’t gotten anyway near finished, I am progressing at the speed that I like. Which is pretty much – I have no idea when I’ll be finished.
Of course, this project has turned up some nice gems. And if you haven’t seen them before – check them out here: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, and Post 4. Now, I am the first to admit that these little gems were never the intention of the project. They are mere awesome bi-products. So, don’t complain about how it’s taking. (actually no one has done that . . .)
But what about the intention? How is that progressing? Well, I am doing okay. I work for a while – get bored – and come back later to do more work. To be honest, it can be a week or more in-between work sessions. However, a work session can last for an entire day. So, figure that one out . . . As I said before, I don’t really care on this one how long it’s taking – it’s for me and I will be finished when I am finished. Still, I need to consider the final form the project will take.
I never intended the ROMS to remain on my Mac. I have done this before on other PCs in the past to varying amounts of success. I just don’t want that anymore. Particularly with awesome videos such as the one below, I want something like it:
NES PC
(You wanna see the pc – go to 3:22)
SNES PC
(To start seeing him talk about the PC, go to 4:42)See Part 2 Below
Now, I know that I am not up to making a computer such as the two above. And I have batted around the idea of putting computers inside a lot of gaming systems, NES, SNES, Famicom, SuperFamicom, Genesis, etc, but I have never really locked down what one I wanted – assuming that I wanted to do that all. However, I did like the idea of making a computer to play roms like the ones shown above. So without knowing what the hardware would be, I started sorting the games. I’ve put months into the project already and I am nowhere near done. And I am okay with that – I knew that this would take a while – but it’s a labor of love. Just gotta get through it!!!!
Still, I have to consider what I will end up using. I’ve kinda discarded the idea of building my own PC from scratch such as WesM did. It’s just not as cost effective or as easy to do as I would like (duhhh!!!!). So, I have been keeping my eyes open and I have found a few possibilities:
1. RaspberryPi
So, this little pc board is intended for kids and tinkerers who want to experiment for cheap. It was suggested that this could be used to teach computer science to kids. It is literally an entire computer contained on a single, self-contained board. And for my purposes this was pretty cool.
As you can see, the RaspberryPi is pretty cool and small – around the size of a iphone. With that size, I could fit it into any old system shell or just use an optional case designed for the RaspberryPi.
With this board, creating the hardware for my RetroPC wouldn’t be hard at all. However, the software would be an issue. I would be using Linux. Sure I like Linux better than Windows, but it is a lot harder to set up and mod. Plus, I would be using an version of Linux not set up for this purpose. This would mean a lot of extra work for me. And I am not even certain the board could handle the front-end. It could be a waste. Then again – it’s real cheap. So perhaps, it is worth it. Then again perhaps not . . .
2. Open Pandora
So, this is the world’s first open handheld (maybe). Anyway, it’s basically a handheld-Linux box designed to play games. But not just any games – ROMS!!!! It’s provably one of the neatest devices I’ve seen in a long time. Granted, this was not the original plan – I wanted them on my TV – but this could be a great option to take my gaming on the go. And with the ability to soft-mod it so easily, it could be truly awesome!!!!
Of course, unlike RaspberryPi, there are a lot of videos that represent this handheld (And What I wanna do):
The Promotional Video
Pandora System Review
Open Pandora Review
There are way more videos on it than this but this gives you an idea of what the system is like. It’s pretty awesome but it’s also pretty expensive. And hard-to-find. I couldn’t find it to give you an exact price, but I remember it going for $300 bucks or more. Which in comparison to it’s nearest competitor, the 3DS, it is a 175 dollars more than buying one. OUCH!!! Not sure I wanna pay out that much cash. But if you are interested, go to OpenPandora.com for more info.
3. OUYA
This is something I only recently learned about. Apparently, a little while ago a kickstarter project was posted to help develop OUYA into a viable product. Not only was it fully funded, but they received over a seven and a half million more than they asked for. An awesome start for a great console! But before I talk about why I am interested in OUYA and why it is most likely going to be the choice for my RetroPC, why don’t you watch the video posted on their kickstarter page?
So now that you have seen the marketing message, what do you think? Is OUYA Cool? Well, it’s a lot cooler when you think about the emulators already available for the system and what could be to come. Since it is completely open, hackers can hack OUYA to do almost anything!! Now, I’ll admit that I wouldn’t be doing anything ground-breaking but I can think of some really cool shit that I can do with the system. All I need is something with programming skill to figure out how.
Of course, I wouldn’t be interested in OUYA without looking at reviews of the system. And while they show that OUYA is clearly no Xbox – it is pretty cool – and pretty cheap – just $99!!! But don’t take my word for it – take theirs:
Some reviews of the system:
GDC 2013: OUYA – Hands-On Preview
Ouya Hands-on Impressions
Will the $99 Ouya gaming console succeed?
Ouya hands-on review
Now one of the great benefits of OUYA beyond price & ease of hacking is the fact that this console is designed for games. I will have access to a possible treasure-trove of indie games available on their store. All of these apps will be made to play on OUYA & my TV. Which is pretty cool since the TV is one of my favorite places to play games. Now, I won’t get Hyperspin or MAME on this system (or the others either) but I still could get a great retro gaming experience plus the extra Indie on the top. Which is pretty awesome!!!
Watch below to see some of the cool games on the system
Plus, I just found out that OUYA will be featuring the OnLive! Streaming service. Which pretty cool since I have been on the fence whether or not to buy the OnLive! Service. Though it might hurt their own box’s sales. Then again they aren’t just on that thing, so maybe it doesn’t matter.
If I did get the OUYA and I wanted to maintain that retro look that the NES PC has, I could easily take OUYA out of it’s case and place it inside a classic console. I would most likely choose either a SNES, a SuperFamicom, or a Dreamcast. All these consoles have a great deal of meaning to me and look really cool. I would just have to find a dead one to rip it’s guts out. Of course, I may just end up keeping the OUYA as is.
Now, I am not saying that I am buying the OUYA for sure – just that the likelihood of me doing that is a lot higher than before. I really like the system and it’s potential. I might even be an early adopter. Which, if you know me, is rare. Congrats OUYA for making such an interesting little device – I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it comes out!!! And if you want to take a look at the OUYA, go to www.ouya.tv for more information. You’ll be glad you did.
Pictures: Pals: ‘Little Girl and Tomcat’
These images come from this article here. I am not going to discuss it though. You can do that on your own. Just sit back and enjoy great art.
