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Which is why I like posting on fan initiatives like the CLAMP Appreciation Project and now a new one: Global Shinkai Day, intended to celebrate the works of Makoto Shinkai. Now, I admit, I'm not Shinkai's biggest fan: Voices from a Distant Star was pretty incredible for an almost one-man show, but nothing earth-shattering for me. That said, I would never deny that his works have had a profound impact on some anime fans, and he has certainly brought himself to a pretty high level within the anime industry.
So! Fans have established February 27 - 28 as Global Shinkai Day for 2009. The effort is centered around a Shinkai fansite, Cherry Blossoms Falling, which is running discussions, contests, and encouraging fans to hold viewings of Shinkai's works on those days. They have also gotten Shinkai fansites in China and Japan participating, so it's an international project. How cool is that?
And how about for our own site's celebration, someone fills in the info for Shinkai's works by Global Shinkai Day?
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Follow-Up: Twilight, Fandoms, and the Whipping Boy
Anime fans get picked on by other fan groups-- but do we pick on others in response? |
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Overheard on Twitter: Twilight Fans vs Moe Fans
An interesting comparison. What do YOU think? |
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Level-5 Soon To Announce Phenomenal Game
My top five guesses on what this game could be. |
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Anime/Manga Creators Form Alliance Against Loli Ban
The greatest alliance since the Elves allied themselves with man to defeat Sauron on the slopes of Mount Doom. |
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Life After Handley: Will Manga and Anime in the US Change?
Manga publishers, anime localizers, and retailers get their chance to comment on life after Chris Handley's sentencing. |
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The Rest Of It: Free Anime, Free iPads
If that headline doesn't win you, I dunno what will. |
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Five Anime 4Kids Should Destr-- Err, Dub
This could be fun. |
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Black Lagoon Scores 3rd Season OVA, Gia Dies Happy
No, really, I have no fear of death from today forward. |
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Follow-Up: Twilight, Fandoms, and the Whipping Boy
Anime fans get picked on by other fan groups-- but do we pick on others in response? |
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Life After Handley: Will Manga and Anime in the US Change?
Manga publishers, anime localizers, and retailers get their chance to comment on life after Chris Handley's sentencing. |
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Overheard on Twitter: Twilight Fans vs Moe Fans
An interesting comparison. What do YOU think? |
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Level-5 Soon To Announce Phenomenal Game
My top five guesses on what this game could be. |
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Anime/Manga Creators Form Alliance Against Loli Ban
The greatest alliance since the Elves allied themselves with man to defeat Sauron on the slopes of Mount Doom. |
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Are North American Gamers Ready for Dating Sims?
BioWare + Type-Moon. How cool would that be? |
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Weekly Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach Manga Discussion
Join us for a talk about the recent events in the three major Shonen Jump series. |
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Black Lagoon Scores 3rd Season OVA, Gia Dies Happy
No, really, I have no fear of death from today forward. |
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Eh, I'm a big enough fan I'll do it if no one else has.
I'll probably do it over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend assuming no one else does by then. Between classes and Valkyria Chronicles (my PS3 arrives Monday) I've been busy enough to where I still haven't even finished the Gundam Wing section yet... and that makes me sad... D: