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Yes, Anime North 2008 is BACK! Now its the Doujinka Festival!

The event will be located at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC).

Address is at 6 Garamond Court in Toronto. Near the intersection of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East (near Ontario Science Centre).

The admission price to get in is $10.
If you bring your Anime North 2008 or you’re a member of the JCCC, $2 will be deducted off the regular admission price.

The hours of operation will be from 11am until 8pm on August 16, 2008 Saturday.

There will be artist alley and dealers specifically selling art merchandise from doujins, to art books!

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Public Transit Direction:

From Eglinton Subway Station:
- Take 100 Flemingdon Park bus.
- Get off at Wynford Drive and Garamond Court.
- Walk North. Look for 6 Garamond Court.

From Broadview Subway Station:
- Take any 100, 100A, or 100D Flemingdon Park bus.
- Get off at Wynford Drive and Garamond Court.
- Walk West for Garamond Court, and turn North at Garamond Court. Look for 6 Garamond Court.

From Don Mills Subway Station:
- Take 25 Don Mills bus.
- Get off at Wynford Drive.
- Walk West on Wynford Drive, and North on Garamond Court.
- Look for 6 Garamond Court

For More information on other transit routes, visit beta.ttc.ca

For More information about the events, and registration for tables, dealers, etc… visit the Anime North website!

I’ve been thinking about this lately… Its about my future life…

So you ask, what the hell do I want to do for the rest of my life from now on?

Well… at least, after I graduate from my Television program at Seneca that I’d be able to work for Citytv or some TV station in Canada that is highly recognized nationwide. But what I really want to do in life is start my own TV station. Broadcasting anything that’s related to Anime, and anything that is Japanese. I just feel like Japanese culture needs more exposure now… I’ve had enough of the media broadcasts of the war in the middle east.

But you’re asking why specifically Japanese… well… Since I’m an Anime fan *not a freak (I know that because I don’t squeal when I see a Sasuke or some hot guy in an Anime convention)* Anyways, I’m also interested in how Japanese culture really work. I want that to be passed on elsewhere, also increase the population’s knowledge of another culture.

But before I actually could go there, I’m aiming to initiate a business in the near future, hopefully in the next 5-10 years. A business that would help out with audio and video/visual technical production for business conferences, conventions, meetings, concerts, events, etc! Also go around graphic work as well and some printing as well. I’m hoping that I could start soon. I’ve been thinking of many different scenarios of how I can succeed in my future… Since I’m not really a wealthy kind of person, I’ve been buying myself a couple of lottery tickets in the past two weeks. None of them hit a prize yet… I’ve also imagined that if someone would actually be interested to sponsor my idea, and if the business grows, there could be a possibility of merging the companies together, though there could be many problems that can rise with two companies merged as one. But I guess that is my only hope to actually get my idea and business and my future rolling.

Imagine a TV station dedicated to just broadcasting your favourite Anime shows, all in Japanese with English subtitles, showing news in Japan and the industry here in Canada or North America. But I guess you can just download your fansubbed episodes online… Though having to see your favourite Anime on air in Japanese with full English subtitles on television is just amazing, especially if Canada goes crazy about copyright issues against downloading shows, even unlicenced onces from another country, then a TV station that dedicates itself to broadcasting just that is a dream come true for all Anime fans in Canada.

Mnemosyne no Musume tachi
©XEBEC • GENCO
6 episodes OVA • suitable for mature audience only
Kumai’s Rating: 9/10 (Tentative)

Official Website: http://www.rin-asougi.com

Rin Asōgi may look like an ordinary office lady on the outside but she is actually a private investigator taking on any jobs, from finding a stray cat to infiltrating a high-security corporate lab. What’s more, she appears literally indestructible, supernaturally healing any injuries and mutilations. Together with her partner Mimi, Rin delves into the darkest secrets of the society but the ones she hides herself are by far more sinister…
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This series has definitely have me going on to watch the final episode of this OVA series! I just recently completed watching episode 5 prior to writing this part 2 review and OMG!!! I just cannot wait another month for the next episode. As most of Mnemosyne watchers out there, this series air in Japan twice a month on AT-X to commemorate the channel’s 10th Anniversary on air.

Anyways, before I start going on writing about this Anime, please be advised that I may be writing with spoilers in this review. Thanks!

Okay, first off… episode 5 is almost a tear jerker. A lot of things happened since I wrote my first review of this series two months ago for episode 3. Maeno Kouki died by trying to rescue Rin Asougi as an “angel” by “eating” a Time Spore from his friend in the past, from the lunatic (I guess I could say…) bitch Sayara who was in a mission to take the world for herself. That sentence is so run-on but anyways, I said “was,” about Sayara because her Time Spore was taken by Eipos at the end of episode 3 which equals to -I applaud for- annihilation.

Episode 4, we get to see Maeno Kouki’s son named Teruki. He’s a teenager and got into an adventure with Rin and Mimi about the 1.0 and 2.0 digital world, virtual reality crap, as they tried to figure out the mysteries behind the idol Ruon Kamiyama. We also get to see Mimi becoming more lesbian episode after episode. So for those yuri fans out there, this show is for you! (^_^b) At the end of this episode, Rin got obliterated in the jet engine of the plane she, Teruki and Ruon during the fight on the plane.

We then go to episode 5 where we haven’t seen Rin, or at least the real Rin, until almost well after halfway of the show. The first time we get to see Rin was at the party of some corporation where she works. Apparently, her name at the time is Saito Tamaki. She actually lost all of her memories of the past after getting “killed” by the jet engine and took decades for her body to regenerate. Teruki is now a president of some corporation, which Mimi went to being a Buddhist nun in Kyoto. A lot of things happened at that episode with more yuri, and more action and Rin presumably being killed eternally because Eipos, the hermaphrodite, actually took out Rin’s Time Spore. I was actually about to cry when I saw that happened… The heroine of the show getting killed in action. What’s worse is seeing a hermaphrodite doing the stroking with Mimi. I was like OMG when I saw Eipos doing it with Mimi. If you don’t know what a hermaphrodite is, look it up on google or wikipedia or something… >_>

Anyways, so far, this show is getting in to me. Its like Kanon when Mai saw Sayuri getting injured in the school’s washroom. Or when Sekai kills Makoto and Kotonoha pwns Sekai. Rating this show 9.5/10 right now. Currently recommended for R rating due to excessive violence, sexual acts, nudity, and intense thinking after knowing what mnemosyne really is and what immortality is. Not recommended for kiddies. ^_^

Wow… I haven’t written a lot of what has been happening to me since Anime North 2008.

Well… its been quite a hot late spring season. The temperature reached in to the mid-30s last weekend with the humidex at 40. Note that I’m speaking in celsius and not fahrenheit.

Anyways… Right now I’m working as a graphic artist/printer for a company that services specifically funeral homes in the Greater Toronto Area. The company is located in Etobicoke which is about a 2 hour bus ride from where I live. That could be a pain in the butt, but recently, I’ve had a liking in working there. I also recently received two offerings. One as a part-time graphic/print/package designer located at Warden and 14th Avenue. The other one is a full-time summer graphic/web designer at Victoria Park and Steeles. I’ve definitely scrapped the Warden and 14th because the TTC and YRT is not very frequent there, even in the middle of the rush. The other one is TTC accessible and is about 10-15 minutes away from the closest bus stop. I actually have an interview tomorrow at 9am there. I’m actually hoping for a bad turnout because as I said earlier, I’d actually prefer to work near the airport because I get to travel around the GTA and actually learn more about increasing my dexterity and concentration on my work. I’ve got the graphic and photoshop/printing skills, but I need to focus more on what I’m doing even though I’m really tired in the middle of the 40 degree weather.

Also recently, I’ve received my first paycheck in probably almost 6 months. I’m happy about that. Right now, I’m planning to obtain my G1 Licence (finally) and get driving as soon as possible.

Anyways… back to the topic of this post…

Don’t you just hate it when you see things that you want to have and its so close, yet so far away because you don’t have the cash to actually pay for it.

Right now I have a lot of things that I want to get… I’ll actually list them right now just to waste your precious time when you could be working on other things, or just being up at 2am in the morning just looking at perverted crap…

- Wacom Bamboo Small Pen Tablet :: $79.99
- MacPro (the fastest one available) :: Approx. $25,000
- 2 Apple 30″ Cinema Display :: Approx. $2,099 each
- Mackie VLZ-1642 Audio Mixer :: $999.95
- Edirol V-440HD Video Mixer :: Approx. $13,500
- Edirol F-1 Video and Audio Field Recorder :: Approx. USD$2,995
- Edirol VC300HD Video and Audio Converter :: Approx. USD$9,495
- Bose Companion 3 V2 :: $299.95
- Sensaphonics ProPhonics Earphones :: Approx. USD$750
- Toyota Matrix or Honda Fit :: Toyota Matrix is up for under $14,000

That’s only the big ones… but anyways, I’ve got quite a lot in mind anyways when I do get to put my hands on those things.

The TTC has finally published their newly designed website!!!

http://www.beta.ttc.ca/index.jsp

I find it a lot easier to use, especially looking for bus routes and schedules. Its almost similar to the YRT/Viva website in terms of looking for scheduled time table. The TTC is more organized than the YRT though.

Reading one strip of the series touched me…

I found out about this from one of the people from Anime North Special Ops.

http://www.paulgravett.com/articles/133_china/133_china.htm

I hope the rest of the world will get to know what China has gone through and how its been doing after all of the aftershocks that they’ve received in the past weeks.

COMEX Media at WordPress is now online!

Please visit the website at…

http://comexmedia.wordpress.com

New Station ID has also been uploaded and is available for viewing on that website! Thanks!

My portfolio and resume pages are now up!

The portfolio is still incomplete because some of my videos are missing and some are not done with editing yet…

Please stay tuned for them in the near future!

Thanks!

The my.portfolio page has been finally updated! After a few months of no activity of when I was gonna start making my portfolio, its finally partially available online!

Its been quite a while since I’ve seen all of my past works in person, so its been bringing me back memories of what I’ve done at Seneca and around Toronto in the past year! I’m looking forward to making more in the future to add to my portfolio!

Also, I have some videos as a part of my portfolio that is not up on this blog yet… They’re all on my youtube channel at (Kana Kumai) which will be called COMEX Media Channel in the future in commemorating the official start of COMEX Media in the public eyes.

Please check them all out and I hope to hear from everyone!

Also, I’m looking for anyone who is interested in sponsoring COMEX Media Channel with audio and video equipments, and maybe some people who are interested in hosting an Anime and/or Manga shows in either reviews or advertising and news as well. I have quite a lot in mind for the future of COMEX Media, so please stay tuned for that as well!