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Special Eureka Seven Movie Tickets at Comic Market 75

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Based on the above image I assume that Pocket Full of Rainbows will be about Eureka’s ascent to the throne of Kei.

Last week the official Eureka Seven website updated with not only a release date (some time during Golden Week 2009) but also an official title. Prepare yourselves for Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows.

Just the knowledge that this movie is indeed being made and that it hasn’t been inexplicably canned brings me great joy. The title also tells me to play this game and just pretend the little girl is Eureka, or rather Eureka’s tiny alternate movie version.

The movie is described as “One More Love Story.” Also remember that the Eureka Seven PS2 games were described as “Another Boy Meets Girl,” so if you haven’t caught on yet love is an important theme in Eureka Seven.

As for the information at Comic Market, the website says that on Sunday December 28, 2008 they’ll be selling special “Bare Tickets” (I have no what this means) to the first 2000 people to get to their booth. This will allow them to see an advance screening of Pocket Full of Rainbows.

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2008
Location: Anime Booth (Tokyo Big Sight West Building, 4th Floor Industry Booth No.255)

Waiting in line, drawing the Ogi

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This is something I did while occupying time yesterday.

May 5th, 2008: Genshiken & Kujibiki Unbalance Doujin Event

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Gen-An, the Genshiken/Kujibiki Doujin Event is set to go this Monday, May 5th, 2008. The event will take place from 11am – 5pm in Hanakawado in Taito City, Tokyo at the Taito City Meeting Hall.

Some big names are going to be there, not least of which is Kansai Orange. Not to mention some of the finest Ogiue-drawing artists I know of, such as CAB and Anri of Work Arts.

Sadly, I am not in Japan and I have some serious work to do, so I cannot attend. But if enough people can go, you can carry my spirit to Japan for me.

And I hope everyone who goes keeps a look-out for the kinds of things I’d be looking for.

As for what my preferences are, I’ll give you a hint: Ogiue.

Sowing the seeds of a Doujin Event in the US?

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A few months back DL Site began allowing international submissions, which is something I was pleasantly surprised about. It’s not so much a matter of quality, as I know that a lot of the work submitted to DL Site so far is not what one might call the most… technically sound, but it’s the thought and spirit that count.*

I begin to wonder then, with this opportunity, if it’s possible to establish some form of Japanese-style doujin event in America. I vaguely recall someone actually attempting this, but I haven’t heard about it since, and if anyone has any updates or information or even URLs to point me to I would be grateful. That aside, I have a basic idea of how to at least lay a foundation for this sort of thing. Keep in mind I have no economic sense or experience with creating organizations, so be sure to scrutinize me as I’ll be needing it. I also have no idea about the legal ramifications.

There’s already a similar structure in the form of Artists’ Alleys at your typical anime convention, only the tendency is to sell individual drawings. To test the waters, how about creating an Artists’ Alley with certain stipulations, i.e. that everything to be sold has to be some form of comic or book? The requirements would be fairly lenient in terms of what qualifies as a comic or book, and it would also be announced well in advance to give people time to work towards that goal. Depending on how successful it is, maybe it could become a key feature of that con and slowly expand.

*As for me, I have been tempted to try and create a body of work to submit to dlsite. If ever you see me on there, all you need to know is that my doujin will be Ogitudinal.