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ウルトラヒーローズ EXPO 2017

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An ad for the new Ultra Heroes Expo 2018 New Year Festival coming from December 2017 to January 2018.

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New Guests and Panels Announced for Crunchyroll Expo 2018!

Wow! Crunchyroll Expo 2018 is coming up fast! With only a few weeks left until the big show from Sept. 1-3 begins, it’s worth taking a moment to survey the latest big guests and panel announcements! Take a look below for the latest Crunchyroll Expo info!

  PANEL: ANIUTA - STREAMING THE SOUNDTRACK OF ANIME IN THE US

ANiUTa Music President and CEO Shiro Sasaki and prolific Japanese voice actor Ryo Horikawa (Vegeta, Andromeda Shun, Captain Falcon) discuss ANiUTa’s new anime music streaming service in this panel moderated by Alfonso Ortiz of qdopp, Inc. and Honey’s Anime. 

  GUEST: Shiro Sasaki

Shiro Sasaki is the President & CEO of ANiUTa, INC. and FlyingDog Inc.. In 1982, he got his start in the music business when he entered Victor Music Industries (Currently: JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment). After three years of work at the Victor Music Industries’ Osaka office, he was promoted to music production director for anime. Mr. Sasaki has produced music for many series including Akira, Macross Plus, Macross 7, Macross F, Gunbuster, Gunbuster 2, You’re Under Arrest, Memories, Brave series, Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea, Cowboy Bebop, X, Cardcaptor Sakura, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Genesis of Aquarion, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and more. In January of 2009, Mr. Sasaki founded FlyingDog Inc., and in March of 2017, he founded ANiUTa, INC.

  GUEST: Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa is a live action and voice actor from Osaka, Japan, known for voicing some of the most iconic characters in anime. Some of his most well-known roles include Vegeta (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super), Heiji Hattori (Detective Conan), Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes), Shun Andromeda (Saint Seiya), Kou Uraki (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory), Karasu (YuYu Hakusho), and Zaruchimu (Zatch Bell!). He currently represents himself and other top talent as President of Aslead Company. 

GUEST: Alfonso Ortiz

Alfonso Ortiz is the Editor in Chief of Honey’s Anime, an information website for anime enthusiasts; the PR manager for qdopp, Inc.; and the manager of the Honey’s Anime US branch. As a journalist, he attends various gaming and anime conventions in the USA and around the world. While living in Japan, he came to understand Japanese culture and developed a love for the delicious tororo soba.

GUEST: TEDDYLOID

TeddyLoid started his career as MIYAVI’s DJ and sound producer by joining his world tour when he was only 18 years old. He produced the OST for the GAINAX anime “Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt” with ☆Taku Takahashi(m-flo). He has also had experience in units with Shibasaki Ko and DECO*27, established galaxias!, worked on the album “TOXIC” for the GazettE, and has produced “Neo STARGATE” for Momoiro Clover Z. Furthermore, he has provided BGM to the anime “Mekakucity Actors”.

  TeddyLoid has also produced Vocaloid IA tracks and remixes, Square Enix’s “Mugen∞Knights”, and WRECKING CREW ORCHESTRA’s new long production “SUPERLOSERZ SAVE THE EARTH”, directed by Amon Miyamoto. In 2014 he produced the music for the short film “ME!ME!ME!”, which was visualized by Hibiki Yoshizaki from Studio khara and vocals sang by DAOKO.

  TeddyLoid debuted as a solo artist by releasing his EP from King Records’ EVIL LINE RECORDS in August 2014, “UNDER THE BLACK MOON” and his first album “BLACK MOON RISING” in September. In summer 2015, he started “Momoiro Clover Z×TeddyLoid Remix Project” and released an official remix album, “Re:MOMOIRO CLOVER Z” . In Momoiro Clover Z’s big summer event “Momoshinsai 2015”, he performed the opening act as DJ. In December of that year, he released his first collaboration product with 12 tracks and 14 sets of guests on “SILENT PLANET” as his original 2nd album. The guests included big names like Tetsuya Komuro, Yasutaka Nakata, HISASHI from GLAY, KOHH, and more.

  In 2016, TeddyLoid produced two tracks for HAL College of Technology & Design, one of which titled “Daisuki withTeddyLoid” was a commercial with Hibiki Yoshizaki and vocals by DAOKO. The contrasting track “Daikirai feat. Chanmina” also garnered attention for featuring the up and coming Korean rapper Chanmina. In 2017, TeddyLoid went on to perform at Ultra Japan Festival, produced songs for the new anime 18if, Japanese musical legends Yuzu, and performed on Music Station Super Live with YouTubers HIKAKIN & SEIKIN.

  TeddyLoid’s appearance is presented by FAKE STAR.

GUEST: Yoshitoshi ABe

Yoshitoshi ABe is known for his numerous works in graphic art, manga, anime, and video games including Serial Experiments Lain, TEXHNOLYZE, Lucika Lucika, and more. Most recently he’s worked as the character designer on the upcoming RErideD – Derrida, who leaps through time – anime, produced by Rie Ogura. 

GUEST: Rie Ogura

Rie Ogura’s anime career spans multiple series including KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!, Kabukibu!, SUPER LOVERS, and Junjo Romantica 3. Ogura is currently producing the upcoming RErideD – Derrida, who leaps through time –, which features character designs by Yoshitoshi Abe.

  For more information about Crunchyroll Expo and to purchase tickets, visit the official homepage!

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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Kaiju Forecast - 2018

The new year is quickly approaching us and kaiju fans certainly will have their plates full next year. Here’s a list of some of the major movies, events, merchandise and more to look forward to in the coming year!

Movies

Obviously the main tent-pole film of the year will be Legendary’s Pacific Rim: Uprising due out on March 23rd. The sequel to arguably the forefather of the New Kaiju Boom has seen plenty of ups and downs during it’s development, including a terrifying “indefinite hiatus” stamp placed upon the film in late 2015. Thankfully, the film has marched on through production and features the return of fan favorite characters from the first film as well as a new team of Jaeger pilots, led by Star Wars and Attack The Block’s John Boyega. Although a few trailers and promotional ads have been released, kaiju groupies can probably expect a surge in marketing around February.

Second banana (no pun intended) to Uprising is New Line’s Rampage loosely based on the popular city-crushing game franchise. Another film that’s spent time in Development Hell, Rampage stars perennial popcorn flick favorite Dwayne Johnson and will be unleashed April 20th to theaters everywhere.

One can’t forget about the King of the Monsters either. The second installment in the anime trilogy will make landfall in Japan on May 5th, titled Godzilla: The City Mechanized for the Final Battle (whew). Initial details remain scarce bar the inclusion of Mechagodzilla (who can be seen in the poster above). International fans may also get the chance to view the first installment in the series on Netflix, although no details for that are available either, aside from a continuously fluctuating date on the film’s Netflix Instant listing.

Tsuburaya’s latest entry in the Ultraman franchise will be seeing it’s traditional theatrical film in the form of Ultraman Geed: The Movie. Abroad fans of the show will most likely have to wait for a fansub service to translate the film in order to see it, but it may also be subject to a small theatrical screening like it’s predecessors Ultraman Ginga S: The Movie and Ultraman X: The Movie, although those were released to coincide with the Ultra series’ 50th anniversary. Never give up hope, though!

Of course, one can’t also forget about the ever-so-secretive Cloverfield franchise, which supposedly launches it’s third film in the semi-anthology series on February 2nd. Tentatively titled God Particle, the film has been pushed back three times from its initial October 2017 release date, leaving some to speculate if it is even going to come out at all. The Cloverfield franchise is noted for its heavy use of alternate-reality games for its marketing, but God Particle has seen effectively nothing so far, even when we’re less than three months away from release. Only time will tell, however.

Not necessarily a kaiju film, but it does feature the 8th Wonder of the World and may or may not feature Ultraman and the third incarnation of Mechagodzilla, Based on a thoroughly bland and tasteless early teen novel, Ready Player One is basically this generation’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit only for “geek culture” (hard gag) and...you know, bad. Kaiju fans will most likely want to wait for the YouTube compilation of all the references instead of wasting $9.00+ on a movie ticket to see some giant monster action.

Also supposedly on the docket is a film adaption of the above novel, Steve Alten’s Meg which features a surviving prehistoric Megalodon terrorizing some form of human society (you can tell I’ve read the book, can’t you?). Yet another film stuck in development hell, although the production for this film is at least two decades old. Supposedly principal photography has been completed on this film, but who the hell knows.

Television

While Tsuburaya is most definitely working on the next main installment of the Ultra series, a short series in the style of Ultraman Retsuden or Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle will be aired starting January 6th. Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle follows the history of the titular Ultra’s alter ego Gai Kurenai. Unlikely to be picked up by Crunchyroll like it’s original show, Ultra Fans will most likely want to stalk fansub sites to view this series.

Another of Tsuburaya’s toku heroes will see an animated revival next year with Studio Trigger’s Gridman anime based on a short shown at the Japan Animator Expo in 2015. Titled SSSS Gridman, named after the original show’s Americanization Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, the show will be released in the Autumn of 2018. Also related to Gridman, the original show is being broadcasted to nearly-impossible-to-document-channel Toku starting this December.

Aside from Ultraman and Gridman, I don’t know of any other kaiju-related television shows happening next year, so to not leave this section sparse, I should probably mention Kamen Rider Build, which while technically not kaiju based or a 2018 release, is tokusatsu-related and will be continuing into the new year. I know nothing aside from the basics of Kamen Rider, but according to the wiki it will be the last Rider show to be fully broadcasted during the Heisei era, as the next series will run into 2019 when Emperor Akihito will abdicate the throne to his son Prince Naruhito, thus beginning a new era of Japan.

Events

It would be heresy to discuss kaiju-related events and not bring up the quintessential annual kaiju con G-FEST! Next year’s convention looks to be an absolute banger and the entire guest list and schedule hasn’t even been announced yet! In attendance next year are Akira Takarada, best known for his role as Ogata in the original 1954 Godzilla film as well as his other roles throughout Toho’s library. Joining him will be Megumi Odaka, known as Miki Saegusa in the Heisei Godzilla series. This is her first G-FEST in over fifteen years, having attended back in 2000. Fans will most definitely not want to miss this event! G-FEST 2018 will be held July 13th - July 16th at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, IL.

San Diego Comic Con has always been the number one hotspot for pop culture news every year, and 2018′s convention is definitely one kaiju fans want to keep their eyes peeled to. The highly anticipated sequel to Legendary’s Godzilla reboot has wrapped filming and it’s extremely likely that the film will have some sort of presence at next year’s SDCC. Whether this means a panel with the cast and crew or a trailer is anyone’s guess, but considering it’s the last major convention before the film’s release (with the possible exception of New York Comic Con in October), it’d be insane of Legendary not to promote the film here. San Diego Comic Con will take place July 19th - July 22nd at the San Diego Convention Center.

On a slightly smaller note, Monsterama is a convention in the Atlanta, GA area that seems like your average horror/monster fan convention. Of special note on the guest list to kaiju fans is Matt Greenfield, former president of ADV Films and current president of Kraken Releasing. Both companies are notable for releasing many kaiju films to DVD & Blu-Ray in the west. Kraken’s latest tokusatsu releases include The Return of Godzilla on Region 1 disc for the first time, and Garo, the creation of character and monster designer Keita Amemiya. Fans will want to keep their ears open for this convention as new information regarding possible new releases from the company could be revealed.

Merchandise

The S.H. MonsterArts line continues releasing highly-articulated and accurate representations of characters from the Godzilla franchise, including the first non-Godzilla Showa character in the form of Mechagodzilla. Reissues of the infamous Shin Godzilla figure and the sought-after SpaceGodzilla and Little Godzilla are also in the pipeline. And of course, the highly anticipated release of the 2002/2003 KiryuGoji design as well. Mechagodzilla has been licensed by BlueFin to see a stateside release, but the others will remain Japanese exclusives.

Continuing the theme of super-articulated figures, the S.H. Figuarts line will be seeing a surge of Ultra-related figures next year. On the docket are too many figures to list (see the Ultraman Wiki article) but of special note are the kaiju Antlar, Pandon, Twin Tail and Gudon (seen above). No release dates for any of the kaiju have been revealed, but it’s very likely these monsters will see release in the coming year.

In the world of vinyl figures, chances are Bandai will produce figures for the Godzilla anime sequel, but of special note are new releases in the Movie Monster Series line for 2003 Kiryu and Biollante! This marks the first vinyl figure of Biollante since the original 1990′s deluxe-sized figure. Despite the lack of pictures, the low price of only 1500 yen means collectors will not want to miss out on this one.

Pacific Rim Uprising continues to dominate off the screen with a highly anticipated line of figures from Bandai’s Robot Spirits line. All six of the film’s main Jaegers will be released for less than $40 each (and imported to America via BlueFin) and are easily available for pre-order from mainstream sites like Amazon and BigBadToyStore. Tamashii also plans to release an expensive yet extraordinarily accurate Gipsy Danger figure through its Soul of Chogokin line as well as vinyl representations of the kaiju enemies in the newly revitalized Sofubi Spirits line.

Alternatively, Diamond Select Toys is putting out their own line of Pacific Rim Uprising figures of the Jaegers and the kaiju. These figures appear to be more in-tune with what NECA released for the first film, so those who want similarly scaled figures have that option. DST is also releasing articulated kaiju, for those who aren’t satisfied with Bandai’s vinyl offerings.

Continuing with American companies, NECA has been hard at work sculpting new figures for their Classic Godzilla line. Nothing new has been revealed yet and information is reportedly coming at ToyFair in February, although NECA is notorious for not keeping their word on reveals for their non-80′s properties. Part of this has to do with Toho’s infamously strict licensing policies which resulted in NECA being only allowed to do Godzilla suits in their line as opposed to supporting monsters as well. NECA also revealed that they do not have the rights to create figures based on the 2019 designs of Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah leaving the likely scenario being similar to Pacific Rim Uprising’s toys, with Bandai doing S.H. MonsterArts figures of the three kaiju to be distributed in America via BlueFin.

In late 2017, Criterion secured the streaming rights to fourteen Showa Godzilla films, comprised of the films Classic Media released in their Toho Master Collection, Media Blasters’ two-film library of Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla vs. Megalon, and the out-of-print Son of Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974). The films are currently available for streaming on the FilmStruck service, but Criterion has implied that they are interested in a physical release sometime in the future. Nothing concrete has been revealed yet, so fans will want to keep an eye on Criterion’s monthly Future Releases updates to see if any of these films make the cut.

Finally, kaiju artist and fan extraordinare Matt Frank is drawing an officially licensed Redman manga! From the previews shown, it appears to be taking on more of a dark tone than the original show. No word on a US release yet (although it’s likely copies will be offered at his G-FEST Artist Alley table).

With each passing year, the kaiju fandom grows bigger and bigger and more and more kaiju-related media is being released every month. It’s truly a new age for the genre and definitely the best time to be a fan. Here’s to a happy 2018!

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Up to Seventy-Eight Dynamite Digital Comic Books, Valued at Close to $160, On Sale for $15 or Less!

Dynamite Entertainment is pleased to announce they have once again partnered with Groupees.com, the unique media and charity bundling site, to launch their all-new, limited-time sale featuring a wide variety of titles designed to meet any fan’s tastes! With seven tiers to choose from, ranging from free to $15 for Digital Comics!  And for the discriminating fans who enjoy collectibles as well as digital comics, there are thresholds beginning at $49.99 and up to $499.99 for fans who enjoy the high end collectibles!  The collectibles include limited edition comics from Dynamite’s sister company, Dynamic Forces, Inc.  And leading into the holidays fans can receive steep savings on these amazing bundle thresholds!  Featuring 78 Dynamite digital titles that equal 2,600 total pages, this bundle is the perfect holiday gift for the comic book lover in your life!  Or for yourself as well!

 The Dynamite & Groupees 2017 Blockbuster Holiday Bundle is available for a limited-time only beginning Thursday, December 7th at 3 pm EST/ 12 pm PST and fans can gain access these tremendous savings and hit-series by visiting:

www.groupees.com/DynamiteBlockbusterHoliday17

The Dynamite & Groupees 2017 Blockbuster Holiday Bundle promotion offers three tiers at price points suited for almost any budget! The first tier, which features five of our exciting series debut issues, is free of charge, while a $5.00 minimum investment offers fans an additional batch of comics, and the third $15.00 tier unlocks even further comics and one trade paperback. Read on to for full details on tiers and special incentives!

The FREE Tier includes 5 comics:

Red Sonja #0

Sheena #0

Vampirella #0

Bettie Page #1

The Sovereigns #0

  The $5.00 Tier includes 20 additional comics at an approximately $40.00 value (88% savings):

Killer Instinct #1

John Carter: The End #1

Pierce Brown’s Red Rising: Son of Ares #1

Mighty Mouse #1

Project Superpowers: Hero Killers #1

Twilight/The Shadow #1

Vampirella #1

Warlord of Mars: Fall of Barsoom #1 – 4

Kid Cosmos #1 – 3

Zorro Rides Again #1 – 3

Magnus #1

Sovereigns #1

Turok #1

  The $15.00 Tier includes an additional 52 comics and one trade paperback at an approximately $114.00 value (87% savings):

Bionic Woman #1 – 5

Flash Gordon #1 – 4 (2014)

Dejah Thoris of Mars #1 – 4

Vampirella #1 – 3

Agent 47: Birth of the Hitman #1

Aliens/Vampirella #1 – 6

Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #1 – 5

Lords of Mars #1 – 6

Merciless Rise of Ming #1 – 4

Red Sonja: Rise of Atlantis #1 – 4

Six Million Dollar Man Season 6 #1 – 6

Xena Warrior Princess: Dark Xena #1 – 4

Borderline Vol.1

The $49.99 Tier (Limit 75) includes all items above, plus:

Red Sonja #0 J. Scott Campbell Sneak Peek Incentive ($125 value)

Spider-Gwen #1 Comic Sketch Art Exclusive signed by Mark Brooks ($59.99 MSRP)

Star Wars #1 DF Exclusive by Greg Land (MSRP $29.99)

The $89.99 Tier (Limit 49) includes all items above, plus:

Women of Dynamite Arthur Adams Bust (regular $89.99)

The $149.99 Tier (Limit 19) includes all items above, plus:

Star Wars New Jersey Comic Expo VIP Ultra Limited Edition Complete Set by John Cassaday (MSRP $449.95)

The $499.99 Tier (Limit 3) includes all items above, plus:

Women of Dynamite Vampirella Statue – B+W Diamond Eye Proof (regular $349.99)

A percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), the  non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics medium. Please visit www.cbldf.org to learn more about this great cause!

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Dynamite to offer this year end exclusive bundle,” said Thomas Brooke, Groupees Founder. “While great priced bundles are more common these days, THE DYNAMITE 2017 BLOCKBUSTER HOLIDAY BUNDLE is uncommon in both its overall value of exciting digital comics as well as with its inclusion of 4 limited tiers of comic collectibles. The bundle is a special gift to comic fans from Dynamite so everyone should definitely check this out while it’s available.”

“Dynamite’s efforts to support CBLDF help protect the rights of readers, creators and retailers of comics everywhere,” said Chrales Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. “We’re grateful to their continued commitment to this important work!”

“We always enjoy delivering great comics at an excellent value to the Groupees’ audience, and the holiday season is certainly no exception,” said Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite. “We chose to get into the holiday spirit this year by offering one of these great tiers completely free of cost as a thank you to all of our fans, old and new alike, who have made 2017 such an incredible success! This bundle includes something for everyone, and benefits the amazing people working so hard at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, so there’s simply no reason to miss out on these extraordinary savings!”

This limited-time sale will be available beggining Thursday, December 7th, so be sure to check out the Dynamite & Groupees 2017 Blockbuster Holiday Bundle for further information today at www.groupees.com/DynamiteBlockbusterHoliday17!

For updates, or to learn more, please follow Dynamite on Twitter or Facebook today!

About Dynamite Entertainment:

Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more.  Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt.  In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent.  Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles – including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger’s Project Superpowers – have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors.  In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011.  The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

About Groupees:

Groupees is a unique online and mobile platform for distribution of digital media, including games, comics, ebooks and music, with real-time social features so users can share their passions with like-minded people from around the World. Based in Portland, OR, USA, the Groupees team spans continents and includes passionate professionals with backgrounds in games, music, social media and technology.

About CBLDF:

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics medium. Our work takes us into courtrooms, classrooms, conventions and libraries all over the United States where we provide legal aid, education, and advocacy to protect the First Amendment rights of the readers, creators, retailers, publishers, and librarians of comics, manga, and graphic novels.

THE DYNAMITE 2017 BLOCKBUSTER HOLIDAY BUNDLE AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME FROM GROUPEES.COM Up to Seventy-Eight Dynamite Digital Comic Books, Valued at Close to $160, On Sale for $15 or Less!

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Ayame Apricot at Akiba Stage, STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

We are just 2 weekends away from Singapore Toy Games and Comic Convention  2018 . Returning on the 8th to 9th of September 2018 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Center . Here is what is to be expected at  Singapore Toy Games and Comic Convention  2018 (STGCC 2018). This is a Developing article to check back for more updates from time to time! 

STGCC 2018 Guest Lineup

 Entertainment Guest-TAM

TAM, STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

TAM is the representative of TAMusic. Possibly known as the world's first Anime & Game specialised violinist, TAM’s online videos have over 50 million views. He has released 173 CDs till date and toured 10 countries within a year for live performances. Related Anime Works:Atom: The Beginning, Key / Rewrite, Girlish Number, others. Related Game Works: Atelier Series (KOEI TECMO GAMES / GUST), Key, others Related Artistes: Lia, Kurosaki Maon, Yoshino Nanjo, Tanemura Arina, others.

Entertainment Guest-Akai Ryuusei

Akai Ryuusei, STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

Akai Ryuusei is the Arranger, Pianist, Mixer, Producer and also the Founder of the famous doujin circle “Tokyo Active NEETS”. The circle started with uploading video clips of their performance medleys on NicoNico Douga back in 2008 and they have since been releasing video actively till today. Known for their high energy jazz arrangement of famous tunes from Touhou, Kancolle, Vocaloid and others. AkaiRyusei is actively performing in both Japan and international stage with other doujin artistes.

Entertainment Guest-chuLa

ChuLa (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Making their debut in 2017, ChuLa, is a Shibuya Harajuku styled "Kawaii x Fun x Idol Unit!". Known for their 200BPM and above high tempo repertoires, they aim to spread their energy to fans through their performance. They held their 1st Solo LIVE at Aoyama Rizm in 2017 and 2nd Solo LIVE at Shinjuku ReNY in 2018. chuLa means "Lovely girl" in Spanish. Member profile: Emika Fujii (Red) Emina Sakurai (Pink) Misaki Natsume (Blue) Marin Sato (Purple) Ayano Watanabe (Orange)

Entertainment Guest-Kana Ueda 

Kana Ueda (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Ueda Kana debuted as Voice Actress in 2001, providing voice work as Cyborg 001/Ivan Wisky in "Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier" and as Herba in "Final Fantasy: Unlimited". From there on she has been voicing many fan favourites such as Miyanaga Saki from "Saki", Yagami Hayate from "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" series and also Tohsaka Rin from the popular "Fate" series. An active personality, her hobby includes playing video games, mahjong, and skiing.

Creator Guest-YUC'e

YUC'e (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Started her career in 2015, YUC'e is well-known as a multi-talented musician who composed,edited, sang, mixed and wrote the lyrics for her own songs. Releasing her first self-produced album in October 2017, her hit song “Future Cake” topped theViral Chart of Spotify for a total of 11 days.While being busy with the official remixes for animation music such as “Bakemonogatari” and “Aikatsu!”, and artistes such as m-flo and Deen Fujioka, she also provided songs and vocals for popular rhythm game such as “beatmania IIDX” by KONAMI and “CHUNITHM” by SEGA. Other than being active in the live music scene in Tokyo, YUC’e have performed in Chicago and Los Angeles for Anime Expo in July 2017.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Ryan Meinerding

Ryan Meinerding (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Ryan Meinerding is the Head of Visual Development at Marvel Studios. He has been with Marvel Studios since the early days of 'Iron Man,' helping to design the look and feel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He studied Industrial Design at the University of Notre Dame and Illustration at the Art Centre College of Design. In his last semesters at Art Centre, he had the opportunity to leave school to work on a project with one of his heroes, Iain McCaig. It was ultimately because of this project that he met Jon Favreau. Jon hired Ryan to work on Iron Man as an illustrator and then subsequently Iron Man 2 as a lead character designer. After this time, he stayed to work on concept designs for Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Marvel Studios was growing and was about to go into production with Avengers. In order to keep up with the character design work, the Visual Development department was created. Headed by Ryan and Charlie Wen at that time, they led a team of artists to accomplish the character design for Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron. In the last few years he has had the opportunity to work on one of his favourite superheroes for Spider-Man: Homecoming, as well as revisited the Avengers for Infinity War and ventured into the new world of Black Panther. He is currently working on new Marvel Studios projects.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Range Murata

Range Murata's artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Born in 1968, Range Murata started as a character designer for the fighting game Power Instinct (Atlus) series in 1993. From 1994, he started to gain public attention and fame after he was asked to provide the cover illustration for Comic Kairakuten (Wanimagazine) and Ultra Jump (Shueisha). He resigned from the game company in 1996, began his career as a freelance illustrator and released his first artbook 『LIKE A BALANCE LIFE』(Wanimagazine) within the same year. In 1999, under his supervision as an editor, Range Murata released a full colored comic magazine 『FLAT』(Wanimagazine) which won the 34th Japan Book Design Awards in the Comic category. In 2001, he initiated the art gallery, GoFa, that began the trend of physical art gallery for its kind and it led to his first gallery, the  『fa RANGE MURATA collection 001』in 2003. As his portfolio as a product designer increased, he won the 38th JapanBook Design Awards with his second art book 『futurhythm』(Wanimagazine) subsequently the prestigious 37th Seiun Award in 2007. Range Murata started gain popularity overseas as the full color comic『robot』 got translated into various languages such as English, Spanish, French, Chinese and Korean. As both the editor and the covert art illustrator, Range Murata was invited to many conventions and art gallery worldwide as fans overseas started to know more about his works. In 2010, he released his first artbook based on his animation work 『PRISMTONE RANGE MURATA ANIME WORKS 1998-2006』(Wanimagazine). Aside from his busy work schedule, he also teaches at Kyoto Seika University in the character design course and is also actively participating as a doujin circle in Comiket as “PASTA'S ESTAB.”. Known for his originality for character design and also his retro-look feature within his design, Range Murata reputation skyrocketed globally with his work as character designer for OVA “Blue Submarine No.6”, TV Anime “LASTEXILE”, TV Anime “LASTEXILE – Fam, The Silver Wing”, and TV Anime “Shangri-La” by GONZO. Recently, he has worked on the original character design for Anime ID-0 (SANZIGEN). Some of his other works consist of the cover illustration for the children book “Tara Duncan” (Media Factory), and also illustrations for “Garaku.mag” (HomeSha) and “Kikan Ace” (Asuka Shinsha). In Feburary 2018, he released his fourth artbook,『futurelog - standard edition-』(Wanimagazine), and held his first celebratory art gallery at space caiman from March to May 2018. He held the same art gallery in Taipei d/art as well. From illustrating innocent-looking female characters to cool male characters, the attention to details enabled him to bring the texture of his art to life. Range Murata continues to charm all fans around the world through his unique illustration style beyond everyone’s imagination.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Mark Brooks

Mark Brooks (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Mark Brooks is an Eisner Award nominated comic illustrator and designer known most recently for his acclaimed interior work on Marvel Comics’ Star Wars Han Solo. He’s currently the cover artist for Marvel’s X-Men eXtermination and DC Comics’ iconic Batman series, Detective Comics. Recently, he was the cover artist to Marvel’s 2017 summer event, Secret Empire. Starting in 2017, Sideshow Collectibles began producing a Mark Brooks signature series of high-end collectible statues featuring the most prominent characters in the Spider-man universe including Spider-man himself, Spider Gwen and more. Previously, Mark completed popular runs as the cover artist for Avengers: No Surrender, Deadpool, Ant Man, Fearless Defenders and X-Men Legacy. Past interior work includes Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega miniseries, the critically acclaimed Uncanny X-Force, Thor, Avengers & X-Men: Consequences, Amazing Spider-man, Young Avengers and many more. His work can also be found on various other projects for video games and toy packaging for such companies as Hasbro, Lucasfilm, Disney, Capcom and Sega on properties including Transformers, Robotech, and Street Fighter.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Joyce Chin

Joyce Chin's artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Joyce Chin has been working in comics since 1995 when she pencilled her first works,

Supergirl, Guy Gardner: Warrior, Legion, and Superman for DC. 

Since then, she has been working on many other titles, both interiors and covers on stories for 

the Hulk, Spider-man, Green Lantern, Witchblade, Vampirella, Red Sonja, Xena and many others through various publishers. She’s also worked on book, game, magazine and toy packaging illustrations. 

Currently, other than pencilling and inking a multitude of covers for a variety of companies, but mostly for Marvel, she’s also working on a creator owned project.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Frank Cho

Frank Cho (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Frank Cho ​is a Emmy Award-winning and critically acclaimed writer and illustrator. He is known for his newspaper comic strip series, Liberty Meadows, as well as for books such as Mighty Avengers, Spider-Man, X-Men, Shanna the She-Devil, the Hulk and Savage Wolverine for Marvel Comics. He is now the cover artist for Harley Quinn and Batman at DC Comics. Frank Cho is noted for classical and energetic figure art, beautiful illustrations of women, humorous writings and adventure stories. Presently, Frank Cho wrapped up his fantasy action book, Skybourne at BOOM! Studios. He is currently working on several creator-owned projects, Fight Girls, Guns & Dinos at Image Comics, and War Witch with novelist Tom Sniegoski for Big Wow Publications. When he’s not writing and drawing, Frank Cho is napping.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-David Finch

David Finch (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

David Finch is a Canadian-born comics artist known for his work on Top Cow Productions’ Cyberforce, as well as numerous subsequent titles for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, such as The New Avengers, Moon Knight, Ultimatum, Brightest Day, Wonder Woman and Batman.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Arthur Adams

Arthur Adams (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Arthur Adams, a self-taught artist, became a fan favorite at the age 19, when he pencilled the critically-acclaimed Longshot limited series. Longshot, written by Ann Nocenti and published in 1985 by Marvel Comics launched Arthur’s career, and he has been in high demand as an artist since.In his career, Arthur has worked on many stories for books as diverse as; Batman, Superman, Spiderman, X men, New Mutants, Godzilla, Fantastic Four, Vampirella, Rocketeer, the Authority, Danger Girl, Excalibur, and the Hulk. He also launched his creator owned, written, and drawn series Monkeyman and O'Brian in 1993 with Dark Horse Comics "Legend" imprint. He also had a ten-issue run on an anthology series featuring the character Jonni Future, then Ultimate X for Marvel Comics with writer Jeph Loeb. Adams has provided cover images for issues of the Justice League of America, Appleseed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Green Lantern, Hulk, Avengers, X Men, Red Sonja, Superman, Batman, New Mutants, Fathom, Black Panther, Fantastic Four, and Vampirella, among other titles. In addition to his work in comic books, he has also produced popular commercial art, such as numerous illustrations for trading cards, posters, shirts, and various other comics-related merchandise. Outside the field of comics, he has also provided illustrations for various magazines, movies, video games, and worked in toy design, packaging art, and even a series of X-Men-themed Campbell Soup cans.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Agnes Garbowska

Agnes Garbowska (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Agnes Garbowska was born in Poland and came to Canada at a young age. Being an only child she escaped into a world of books, cartoons, and comics. She currently resides in California. She is best known for her work on DC Super Hero Girls (DC Comics) and My Little Pony (IDW Publishing). She has worked on many all-age titles including, Jem and the Holograms (IDW Publishing), Transformers (IDW Publishing), Grumpy Cat (Dynamite Entertainment), Boo the World’s Cutest Dog (Dynamite Entertainment), and Sonic Universe (Archie) just to name some.

LEGO activities at STGCC

It’s a pop culture party at STGCC, with LEGO bringing a suite of beloved characters including Voltron and Harry Potter to the two-day extravaganza. What’s more, exciting collections for the two franchises will be debuting at the conventionthis year, giving fans a chance to interact with their favourite figurines.

Voltron: Defender of the Universe

Top-rated children’s show Voltron: Defender of the Universe will be unleashing its mighty powers at STGCC’s LEGO zone. An American remake of the cult Japanese original, Voltron: Defender of the Universe is the story of a group of enterprising cosmonauts who traverse the universe in a gigantic robotic structure of the same name. Five interactive Voltron-themed lion figurines that transform into robotic lions will be unveiled to the audience at STGCC. Fans can also expect episodes of the series to be streamed on large screens for an immersive experience. Whether they belong to Team Lion Force or Team Voltron Vehicle Force, Voltron fans can enjoy getting their hands dirty with a hands-on building experience with LEGO bricks. Lovers of LEGO and Voltron looking to show off their skills will have a chance to prove their expertise at the Speed Building Challenge​, where a full-size Voltron model must be assembled with LEGO bricks within a specified time limit. The winner gets to walk away with a limited-edition autographed LEGO Voltron set. Fans not keen on competing can still get to have a good time at the FUN Hands on Building Area ​where ​people can build their own version of Voltron figures at their own pace and marvel at the intricate displays made solely from LEGO bricks. The man of the hour, Voltron - Defender Of The Universe’s designer Leandro Tayag​, will be making a special appearance at STGCC to sign Voltron merchandise for fans. An avid collector of toys and figurines himself, the software architect is a part of the LEGO Ideas 10K Club, a collective which allows creators to conceptualise and create figurines and projects made from LEGO bricks.

The Harry Potter Universe

Harry Potter fans who never got their Hogwarts acceptance letters can now revisit the sprawling campus constructed entirely from LEGO bricks at STGCC. The Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle ​which officially launches on 1st September, consists of a whopping 6,000 LEGO bricks, and will be available in limited quantity at STGCC. Woven into this mystical architecture is a massive interactive diorama consisting of minifigures and micro figures from the Harry Potter universe. Dementors will make appearances, so fans are advised to have their protective Patronuses on the ready. Both adults and children are cordially invited to revisit the magic of the franchise by using LEGO bricks to build their favourite Harry Potter characters, creatures, locations and artefacts. On top of this, Harry Potter merchandise will be available onsite for purchase, including the Harry Potter brickheadz x Go Brick Me collections​, which will allow people to construct their own renditions of the Chosen One and his companions using Brickheadz materials. They may then be photographed with their creations at the official Harry Potter backdrop, with the option to receive a hard copy of the picture.

Shining a Spotlight on Cosplaying 

Cosplay Guest Iori Moe as Megumi from the anime  how to raise a boring girlfriend, STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

Cosplaying or dressing as your favourite character, is an essential part of attending STGCC. This year we’re kicking things up a notch by collaborating with SINGER® to give fans the opportunity create and produce their very own fantasy ensemble. SINGER® Sewing Company’s Experience Zone has a number of treats lined up for STGCC 2018 attendees blessed with nimble fingers. Just like Clark Kent’s swift transformation into Superman, fans can quickly assemble their own geek superhero cape in any of the four Singer® telephone booths. The complimentary activity will provide up to 1,000 capes for fans to sew together and flaunt their geek powers. Fans are also invited to snap a photo at the SINGER® Experience Zone in their best cosplay outfit and post it to Instagram with the hashtag #cosplaywithSinger. Fans stand a chance to win prizes sponsored by SINGER® in the following categories, “Best Cosplay Outfit”, “Best Cosplay Pose” and “Wittiest Comment”!

Watch your Favourite Characters Come to Life at the STGCC Championships of Cosplay presented by SINGER®

Winners of STGCC 2017 Championships of Cosplay (File photo: Speedknight.com)

STGCC 2018 attendees with a flair for the dramatic and a love for over-the-top costumes, can look forward to the STGCC Championships of Cosplay presented by SINGER®​, comprising of a pre-event judging session and stage display. Participants may seek inspiration from comic books, movies and television, video games, anime and manga, and fantasy characters when conceptualising and creating their costumes. They will be judged on the following criteria: needlework, armour, special effects and theatricality. Prizes for first place include direct entry into the 2019 Crown Championships of Cosplay finals​ to be held in Chicago, a fully sponsored trip to Chicago including two-way flight tickets and a two-night hotel stay, Grand Champion medals SINGER® sewing machines and a cash amount of 1000 SGD. Prizes for second and third place include cash amounts of 500 SGD and 300 SGD respectively, medals, SINGER® sewing machines and VIP packages and passes for STGCC 2019. Application for STGCC 2018 Championships of Cosplay presented by SINGER® ends on 12 August 2018, 2359hrs. Public can to apply for the STGCC Championships of Cosplay, presented by SINGER®.

The Coolest Fancy Dress Party is at STGCC 2018

Kids Cosplay Parade Participant STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

STGCC’s Kids Cosplay Parade is a platform for kids to dress up as whatever their hearts desire: be it a fierce princess warrior or a scheming villain. Both store-bought and handmade costumes will be accepted. Children aged 5-12 years old can let their imaginations run wild at the Parade on 9th September 2018 (Sunday). Parents can simply show up with their children at the Parade for free, as the second day of STGCC (9th September 2018) is aimed at fans with families.

Make the World your Canvas at the STGCC 2018 Comics Cover Art Contest

STGCC 2018’s official artwork features the mammoth-sized monster Merzilla, whose defeat can only be guaranteed by superheroes. Until 27th July 2018, artists will receive the opportunity to fashion their original interpretations of this terrible creature and the chosen champions destined to defeat it. ​Any medium of expression is acceptable- pens, paints, pencils or digital. This competition is open to all irrespective of country of residence. 

Access exclusive merchandise at STGCC 2018

STGCC is giving all attendees an opportunity to unleash their inner hero, with a dedicated STGCC x Heroes merchandise collection which features T-Shirt, posters, sticker packs and lanyards.The VIP Loot Pack​, curated specifically for pop culture connoisseurs, comes with early access to the convention, 3 VIP Fast Passes with access to the much-anticipated Walk of Fame festivities, VIP merch such as T-Shirts, lanyards, badges as well as a VIP tokidoki x STGCC sports towel. In a bid to give fans a little extra love, the VIP Loot Pack also comes with a mystery T-Shirt. Fans of Tokidoki’s iconic characters should stay tuned for the brand’s collaboration with STGCC 2018. More details will be announced at a later date. Click here to view the full list of merchandise. 

Get Your Game On at GGXP with the most scintillating esports event of the year: World Electronic Sports Games

GGXP, also known as Good Gaming Experience, provides a stellar gaming experience for one and all. Touted as the “Olympics of esports”, the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) supported by Alisports (Alibaba Group’s sports branch)​ and local esports initiative Singapore’s Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) is ​working with SEA organiser Agri Mind​ to host its Singapore qualifier at GGXP this year. Hardcore gaming athletes hungry for a taste of action will get to battle it out via ​games such as Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Dota 2, Starcraft II ​and Vainglory​. Spectators can lend support to their favourite local esports teams as they fight for the chance to represent Singapore on the global esports stage. Selected teams will go on to compete at the Regional Finals in Kuala Lumpur, and subsequently at the Global Finals in Shanghai. A prize pool of USD 5.5 million is at stake for winners. Registration for the qualifiers are now open at sea.wesg.com/registration Dennis Ooi, Honorary Secretary of SCOGA​ said: “We’re thrilled to be involved in STGCC this year to present the esports segment at GGXP. Gaming and esports are growing rapidly in the region, and we have faith that GGXP has what it takes to further elevate the local gaming scene.” Those feeling extra adventurous can try their luck at the trading card and table-top tournament sections. Thrilling trading card titles includes names such as Pokemon GO​ and Dragon Ball Super Card Game​, while tabletop aficionados will find themselves spoilt forchoice with titles such as Team Yankee, TANKS!, Warhammer a​nd X-Wing: Miniatures. 

STGCC 2018 Featured Exhibitors

The Secluded Spot X Darren Tan

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

 Short Introduction - We are technically not a company, but 2 artists collaborating/sharing the booth for this STGCC - Both of us are local illustrators here in Singapore Leos Ng Okita is the digital illustrator of The Secluded Spot. He has worked on a wide range of projects from Warhammer to the Legend of Cryptids. Currently he is focused on developing his own works. https://www.deviantart.com/luches https://www.instagram.com/leos_okita_ng/ Darren Tan is a full-time freelance digital illustrator who regularly works with Fantasy Flight Games. His art can be found in popular Star Wars tabletop games such as X-Wing Miniatures, Star Wars Armada, and Star Wars Destiny. https://www.artstation.com/wraithdt                          https://www.instagram.com/wraithdt/

Daniel Yu

Daniel Yu (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Daniel Yu's Sculpts (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Daniel Yu is a Singaporean sculptor who works primarily in the medium of clay and resin. Heavily influenced by an upbringing steeped in local tradition, as well as pop culture ephemera; his works combine both worlds of imagination. His works offer a means of escapism from the real world, yet remain largely shaped by his personal experiences. Daniel’s fictitious characters see a cult following amongst the urban and subculture art scene in both Singapore and abroad. http://www.thedanielyu.com/

Purballs

Purballs Products (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Purrballs is an original creation about the adventures of a group of cats inspired by the community cats who reside in our sunny island, Singapore. We create original cat themed merchandise such as enamel pins, handmade accessories, plush toys, stationery and card games for cat lovers.

Pocket Yarnlings

Pocket Yarnlings Logo  (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Lord of the Rings Yarnlings (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Marc & Dotty

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

With a shared love for illustration and painting, Marc Lee and Dorothy J. Hwee are both Concept Artists with a combined experience of over 10 years in the creative industry and video game industry.  Marc is a digital artist and specializes in military illustrations revolving around the world's Special Operations community. Not to be missed is Dorothy's premier artbook - Journey, a compilation of plein-air paintings and digital art inspired from her travels around the world and right here in Sunny Singapore. They will be showcasing and selling a wide range of artworks and artprints from traditional paintings to digital art, plein-air paintings, military art and more! Swing by their booth to check out the amazing artwork or even just to say hi!

Hai Hoang & Do Thai Thanh

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

We are a team of two artists from Vietnamese specializing in illustrations and concept for games, books and collectibles. Our clients including: VNG Corporation, Paizo Publishing, Fantasay Flight Games and HEX Entertainment. Our portfolio can be found at:  https://vncchildren.artstation.com/ and https://dothaithanh.weebly.com/

Graphicurry

Prasad Bhat (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Prasad Bhat's Work (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Graphicurry is the sole proprietorship of artist Prasad Bhat who hails from Bangalore. Founded in 2010, this company showcases and sells his creations of art and design. With his almost a decade of self-learnt design experience he has catered to thousands of clients from all over the globe who are looking for unique designs and quirky yet elite caricature making service. The company focuses on exhibiting and selling the artwork created by Prasad Bhat internationally. While his collection has received phenomenal recognition on several online forums, his unique style of making caricatures has brought in a massive international clientele who are looking to gift something different. His collection was awarded at the Middle East Comic Con 2016 held in Dubai as the most unique one and the artist has been nominated twice successively for the most prestigious Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in India to showcase his collection. An engineer by education and an artist at heart, Prasad Bhat formed Graphicurry in 2010 to pursue his dreams of being an independent artist. Graphicurry was the brand name that brought forward his creations in the form of art collectibles and design services to clients globally. He has been featured by many forums as one of the leading and trend setting Illustrators across the globe right now. His art form is created in Vector format; which makes the work size independent, animation friendly and camera ready! Prasad Bhat’s unique style of making caricatures is called Classic MugShots which has the subjects staring back to you in their quirky but natural smiling forms. The attention to details and the accurate likeness while retaining the true spirit of caricature is what has struck a chord with the audience. While he has been collaborating with several agencies and individuals for creating various forms of work like animation graphics, advertisement visuals as well as branding illustrations, caricature making has been his forte which is evident in all his forms of work. His entire collection can be seen at www.graphicurrystore.com and his various projects can be visited at https://www.behance.net/graphicurry.

Carlo Jose San Juan 

Carlo Jose San Juan's Comic Strip (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Carlo Jose San Juan's Comic Strip (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Dr. Carlo Jose San Juan is the author of newspaper and webcomic daily comic strip, "Callous".  His work on the long-running series earned him several Filipino Readers'Choice and Komikon Readers' Choice Awards nominations. He is also the co-creator and writer of "M.O.U.S.E. - Multiple Ordnance and Utility Synthetic Entity"at  mousecomic.com  and "Immortal Wings" at Antarctic Press. He is a member of Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas (Philippine Cartoonists Association) and is also a licenced practicing physician. Rod Espinosa's work on "The Courageous Princess" at Antarctic Press earned him a nomination for Promising New Talent and Best Artist for the 2000 Ignatz Awards and a 2002 Eisner Award nomination for Best Title for Younger Readers. As both writer and artist, he authored the "Neotopia" series which was published in graphic novel form. In 2006, its German edition, "Novotopia", got a nomination for the Max und Moritz Prize in the Best Comic Book for Younger Audience category. His work is also featured in a series of American history comic books dealing with the subjects of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Lewis and Clark, The Boston Tea Party, The Alamo, Jackie Robinson, the Underground Railroad, Abraham Lincoln, Patrick Henry, Cesar Chavez, The American Revolution, the Transcontinental Railroad, and Clara Barton. Espinosa's latest endeavor is creating, developing, drawing, and self-publishing his own game board, titled Adventure Kingdom. He recently co-created and illustrated "Immortal Wings" and currently authors the action/fantasy story "Adventure Finders". Some sample pages provided by Antarctic Press of "Immortal Wing" on their Facebook page. Immortal Wings #1:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/antarcticpress/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10153918674089085 Immortal Wings #2:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/antarcticpress/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10153912268709085 Online portfolio here:  https://www.cartoonistcaz.com/portfolio.php

Asiapac Books

Lieutenant Adnan and the Last Regiment (Source:Asiapac Official Website)

Hua Mulan: Legendary Woman Warrior ((Source:Asiapac Official Website)

Company profile: Established in 1983, Asiapac Books is Singapore's leading independent publisher of educational comics and illustrated books. We publish comics in many genres, in particular Asian classics,philosophy, history and culture. We believe in employing comics to convey ideas in a simple manner, with light-hearted writing and fun illustrations, for international readers young and old. On Asiapac Books' participation in 2018 STGCC: As a longtime supporter of the Asian comics community, book publisher Asiapac Books is pleased to announce our participation in the 2018 STGCC. In a collaboration with Singaporean comic artist, Zaki Ragman, we will showcase a selection of comic books and artwork related to legendary heroes of Singapore and Asia. Our booth will host several events, including launches for our new titles, book signings, and drawing demonstrations with local comic artists. Having been in the illustration and design field for 20 years, Zaki's extensive career has included various roles including graphic designer, game and storyboard artist, animation director, advertising creative, and most recently, art educator. His unique drawing style is influenced by a diverse range of books he has enjoyed reading since childhood, including Japanese and American comics. He enjoys drawing imaginative fantasy characters. His many works include directing Singaporean cartoon series The Adventures of Nano Boy by Scrawl Studios, and illustrating comic bestsellers such as Legendary Tales of Singapore and Lieutenant Adnan and the Last Regiment. Past/Current/Upcoming Works 1. Lieutenant Adnan and the Last Regiment ( http://asiapacbooks.com.sg/Book/304/Lieutenant-Adnan-and-the-Last-Regiment) Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi was a man who fought valiantly to defend Singapore during the Japanese invasion in February 1942. He, along with the rest of the Malay Regiment, battled the Japanese soldiers on Bukit Chandu. These great men were Singapore's last defence and fought bravely to the end, despite being captured, and even tortured. Narrated by the son of Lieutenant Adnan's son, Mokhtar, this comic book tells the story of Lieutenant Adnan's life - not only depicting the infamous Battle of Bukit Chandu, but also the events before the critical battle and itsrepercussions thereafter. Through this book, readers would gain a deeper insight into Lieutenant Adnan's admirable character, as they will be given a glimpse of who he was, beyond his role as a soldier: a husband and father. 2. Hua Mulan: Legendary Woman Warrior ( http://asiapacbooks.com.sg/Book/312/Hua-Mulan-Legendary-Woman-Warrior ) This comic book tells of the inspirational story of Hua MuIan, the legendary Chinese female warrior who pledges to fight for her family and country in the most unusual way: by disguising herself as a man – a filial "son" who takes the place of her aged and sick father at the battlefront. Quick-witted and well-skilled in martial arts, Hua MuIan fights valiantly and scores many victories throughout her many years in the army, never once having her real identity revealed. It is only until after the war, however, that our heroine reveals the truth. Stunned by the revelation and greatly moved by her story, Mulan's comrades express their utmost respect and admiration for her great courage and skills, not least her loyalty and devotion to family and country. The story of Hua Mulan has inspired countless generations through the centuries. With stirring and unforgettable scenes brought vividly to life by creators Xu Deyuan and Jiang Wei, this comic book captures the legendary Chinese heroine at her most brilliant, ensuring that the legend of Mulan, that most enduring symbol of loyalty and filial piety, continues to live on.              More company information available at www.asiapacbooks.com

Art of Rachta Lin

Rachta Lin STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Rachta's fascination with manga and animation got her bit by the geek culture bug early. Since leaving her corporate life behind, this artist, with her traditional & digital art, has been traveling around the world, attending events and meeting fans – proving that the ability to create is within all of us.

Ah Boy & Tek

Ah boy & Tek logos  (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

One of  Tek Merchandise (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Short Introduction about our company AHBOY AHBOY is a character-based inhouse brand of JNJF Design created by Jefferson in year 2011. Ah Boy is a shy and not confident little boy because of the little mole near his mouth. He always transforms himself by dressing up in different costume to build up his self-confident meeting with people. TEK TEK was started making art toy in 2016 by Teng Jia Ying. In 2017, TEK releases his first vinyl figure, Hippo Guy. This chubby, relaxing Hippo able to bring joy to anyone.

Absolute Madlad

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Commericial Booth Merchandise & Activities

XM Studios

Booth A11-Simply Toys X Bimtoy

Booth B3, B4-Zeus Hardware

Booth C13-Royal Selangor

Booth D9-Kinokuniya

When & Where

8-9 September 2018

Marina Bay Sands Convention Center

Ticket Prices

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SITEX 2017 | 23 to 26 November 2017 | Singapore EXPO

When is the next IT Fair in Singapore?  TODAY! SITEX 2017 | 23 to 26 November 2017 | 11 am to 9 pm | Singapore EXPO Halls 7 & 8 | VIEW the Floor Plan In the meantime, check out these promotional deals… ASUS L200HA 4GB Ram 980g Lightbook Ultra-Slim Windows 10 Laptop S$399 S$299 DELL Ultrabook Inspiron 14z-5423 Intel Core i7 8GB RAM 256GB SSD S$1299 S$950 GOPRO HERO BLACK 6 ★NEW!★ S$790 S$619 ASUS…

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  Movies:

“Baby Driver” – Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza Gonzales, Jon Hamm, and Jamie Foxx.

“Despicable Me 3” – Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Galer, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate, and Julie Andrews.

“Inconceivable” – Gina Gershon, Faye Dunaway, Nicolas Cage, Nicky Whelan, and Natalie Eva Marie.

“The House” – Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Allison Tolman, Michaela Watkins, Ryan Simpkins, Jessie Ennis, Rob Huebel, Cedric Yarbrough, and Jeremy Renner.

“The Little Hours” – Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Molly Shannon, Jemima Kirke, Lauren Weekman, Adam Pally, and John C. Reilly.

DVDs (Tuesday June 27,2017)

“Power Rangers“; “CHIPS“; “The Belko Experiment“; “T2 Trainspotting“; “Absolutely Anything“; “Berlin Syndrome“; “Correspondence“; “Dirty Dancing: Television Special“; “Money“; “Prison Break Event Series“; “Autopsy of Jane Doe“; “The Strain: Season 3”

Video Games

PS4:  “The Golf Club 2“; “Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls“; “Ancient Amuletor”; “Elite: Dangerous – Legendary Edition“; “Arizona Sunshine”; “Elite: Dangerous”; Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto”; “Cavernous Wastes”; “Diable III: Rise of the Necromancer”; “Titanfall 2 – The War Games”; “Valkyria Revolution“; “Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy“; “Micro Machines World Series“; “AereA”

Xbox One:  “The Golf Club 2“; “Elite: Dangerous – Legendary“; “Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto”; “Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer”; “Titanfall 2 – The War Games”; “Valkyria Revolution“; “Ghost of a Tale”; “AereA“; “Goliath”

Nintendo Switch:  “GoNNER”; “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Master Trials”

PC:  “Mind Maze”; “Trivia Night”; “Triple X Tycoon”; “Keep It Safe 2”; “The Golf Club 2“; “Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer”; “Danganronpa Another Episode”; “Race for the Galaxy”; “Dreamblaster”; “Titanfall 2 – The War Games”; “No70: Eye of Basir”; “Gunball”; “Flagsplosion”; “Ticket to Earth”; “Micro Machines World Series“; “Lost Cities”; “The Elder Scrolls Legends: Heroes of Skyrim”; “Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders”; “Range Day VR”; “King of the World”; “SAELIG”; “Zombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 1”; “D.S. -Dal Segno-“; “5 Star Rio Resort”; “UNINVITED”; “Block Rocking Beats”; “Wizards: Home”; “Horse Racing 2016”; “Panzer Killer”

Music – June 30, 2017

Baio – “Man of the World“; Calvin Harris – “Funk Way Bounces Vol. 1“; Doldrums – “Esc”; Floating Points – “Reflections – Mojave Desert“; Jay-Z – “4:44”; Lapalux – “Ruinism“; Mark Kozelek & Sean Yeaton – “Yellow Kitchen“; Stone Sour – “Hydrograd“; Sworn In – “All Smiles“; The Acacia Strain – “Gravebloom“; TLC – “TLC”; Washed Out – “Mister Mellow”

Conventions – June 30-July 2

Geekin Out – Dothan, AL (June 30-July 1)

Otafest – Calgary, AB (June 30-July 2):  Synaptic Chaos Theatre; Gladzy Kei (Cosplay)

Denver Comic Con – Denver, CO (June 30-July 2):  “Weird Al” Yankovic; Andrea Romano (Justice League Animated); Brian Cummings (Voice Actor); Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things); Catherine Tate (Doctor Who); Christie Golden (Star Wars Author); Christopher Paolini (Eragon Series); Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series Author); Famke Janssen (X-Men); Felicia Day; Finn Jones (Iron Fist); Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things); James and Oliver Phelps (Harry Potter); James Marsters (Buffy); Jon Heder; Kate Mulgrew (Orange is the New Black); Kevin Conroy (Voice of Batman); Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville); Mike Colter (Luke Cage); Nathan Fillion (Castle); Phil LaMarr (Futurama); Robin Lord Taylor (Gotham)

Blerdcon – Arlington, VA (June 30-July 2):  Bryan Newton (Director)

Anime Expo – Los Angeles, CA (July 1-4):  Yurie Horie (Voice Actress); Yasuhiro Fukaya (Namco Producer); Tomia (South Korean cosplayer); Tony Anselmo (Donald Duck Voice Actor); Steve Blum (Spike Spiegel); Stella Chuu (cosplayer); Richard Horvitz (Invader Zim); Rikki Simmons (Gir from Invader Zim)

Atlanta Comic Convention – Atlanta, GA (July 2):  Roberto Yun Rodriguez (Animator for Gravity Falls)

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Ah, smell that fresh Los Angeles air. It must be time for another Electronics Entertainment Expo, colloquially referred to as E3 2017 and the granddaddy of all gaming conventions. 

TechRadar has arrived to the L.A. Convention Center one day ahead of EA’s Saturday keynote and spent the evening scoping out the perimeter to see what we could find out.

So, what can we report? Well, as you might imagine, Call of Duty WWII is going to make a big splash when it drops during the show during either Microsoft’s or Sony’s keynote later this weekend, and Warner Bros. will have its latest LEGO title, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, in toe. 

The show floor officially opens up Tuesday afternoon this year and will stay open through Thursday, June 15. What happens in between now and then is anyone’s guess but, since we’ve got your attention for the time being, here’s what we’re expecting to see in five short sentences:

Project Scorpio, Microsoft’s ultra-powered 4K HDR game console, will show up at its Sunday keynote that starts at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET / 10 pm BT.

Nintendo, riding high off the success of the Nintendo Switch, will be here with a demo of Super Mario Odyssey, due out before the holidays.

Sony may not have new hardware this year, but will certainly have a bevy of games to show off for its PlayStation VR headset as well as full trailers for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 2 and the Spider-Man PS4 game.

EA might drop an entirely new IP at its show, so make sure you don’t miss the EA Play livestream at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET / 8 pm BT on June 10.

Finally, Ubisoft is definitely taking the curtain off its new Assassin’s Creed title (which we believe will be called Assassin’s Creed Origins) and officially announcing Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, a.k.a. E3’s worst-kept secret ever.

So where can you tune in to hear the latest on everything E3 2017? Right here, of course! Coverage starts tomorrow at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET / 8 pm BT.

E3 is the world's largest exhibition for the games industry, stuffed full of the latest and greatest games, consoles, and gaming hardware. TechRadar is reporting live from Los Angeles all week to bring you the very latest from the show floor. Head to our dedicated E3 2017 hub to see all the new releases, along with TechRadar's world-class analysis and buying advice about the next year in gaming.

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HOTT3D was asked to project manage and produce the Old Mutual Experiential Zone for Kilowatt AV, Hero Ad Agency and their client Old Mutual for the annual 'Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Expo' which was held at the CTICC in the last week of March 2017. The annual ultra marathon is billed as one of the worlds most beautiful road races and attracts a large number of entries. The largest running-related expo in the Western Cape attracts over 50 000 visitors over 3 days and showcases the latest in running and fitness equipment and apparel. We thought it came out beautifully and was very busy with show attendees on the expo days. Client: Old Mutual Production: Kilowatt AV Agency: www.hero.co.za/

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J-Fest Expo edición 2017, Conciertos, pasarelas, tributos y más.

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J-Fest Expo edición 2017, Conciertos, pasarelas, tributos y más.

La J’Fest Expo edición 2017 se llevó a cabo el pasado fin de semana, 1 y 2 de abril, aquí les damos un pequeño resumen!

Quien no conoce que es la “J-Fest”… ¿Sabe que se está perdiendo de mucho?

J’Fest es un festival que está enfocado a la moda, música y cultura pop japonesa que suele estar dividido en 3 secciones.

Shibuya, Akihabara y Hongdae.

Shibuya se concentra en la moda y música rock de Japón.

La moda y cultura pop de Japón se encuentra en Akihabara.

Y la zona Hongdae está dedicada a la moda de corea del sur.

En cada una de ellas podemos encontrar diferentes actividades y muy interesantes.

No solo puedes disfrutar de los conciertos y shows que se organizan, sino que también puedes explorar cada uno de los stands y encontrarte con un montón de mercancía que no podrás ignorar y solo terminarás por vaciar tu billetera.

Como es costumbre, todo empieza con la ceremonia de apertura, en la que el embajador de Japón en México, Akira Yamada, corta el listón para empezar con las actividades. Inmediatamente, comenzaron los bailes, el primero en homenaje a una antigua miembro de los organizadores del J’Fest y querida amiga nuestra, Mon-chan.

  Akihabara

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Desde un principio y aunque fuera muy temprano se reunió mucha gente que se fue dividiendo en los diferentes pisos de su interés, en la planta de Akiba estaban varios puestos de comida, las maids de Flowers Maid Café animaban con sonrisas, enfrente se encontraba el stand de Panini Manga, ¡con montañas de manga! además de un stand especial para celebrar el aniversario de Dragon Ball, entre otros puestos también se encontraban promocionando los chicos de Arcade Media y de AnimeLatam, ¡ah! no podíamos olvidar a las chicas del webcomic Parellet.

A lo largo del día se presentaron muchos artistas, pero el número principal la tenían las chicas de Yanakiku.

YANAKIKU lanzó su primer álbum YANAKIKU NO ENBAN en marzo de 2015.  Con sus trajes únicos llamados “Kimo-Cos” ( “Kimono + Cosplay”) y su caligrafía japonesa en vivo, las presentaciones de Yanakiku son brillantes y con gran energía, mezclaban sonidos de instrumentos japoneses con un ritmo pegajoso.

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    Shibuya

(Además de contar con un aroma de comida japonesa y koreana muy delicioso ) ¡Tenía muchísimos puestos de los que no podíamos elegir que comprar! Desde temprano el escenario principal estaba lleno de mucho rock y covers de nuestros anime favoritos, claro que no podía faltan uno dedicado a Dragon Ball , el grupo mexicano Jikken se encargó de llenar de ¡Cha La Head Cha La! el piso, ya entrando en la nostalgia también cantaron diferentes temas del pasado, entre ellos Butterfly de Digimon o Moonlight Densetsu de Sailor moon. Pero como lo bueno no siempre está en el pasado también logramos escuchar varios temas actuales así como lo fue el OP de Boku no Hero Academia ( sara ni muko e, Plus Ultra!)

El número principal fue el compositor y cantante HITT, quien es reconocido por su propio estilo musical, que ha llamado “Piano Rock”, ya en el pasado J’Fest nos encantó con su presencia. HITT movió corazones y cálidamente se acercaba a sus fans que lo recibían más que encantados.

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  Hongdae

Este piso se destacó por la moda coreana ( y también por el puesto de crepas *¬*), no miento diciendo que las fans del k-pop eran las que más energía tenían de todos los pisos, sobretodo siendo el estelar el grupo SVGV.

SVGV es una de las propuestas de música asiática más interesantes de los últimos tiempos, pues en su agrupación original el grupo consta de una chica de Corea del Sur, un chico de Japón y una chica de China. A J’Fest nos acompañó el chico de Japón y la chica de Corea del Sur.

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    Misako Aoki

Misako Aoki es embajadora de la cultura pop del ministerio de turismo de Tokio, modelo y presidente fundadora de la asociación internacional de Lolita,  además se presentarse en pasarela, dio una conferencia sobre la cultura “kawaii”, japonesa y sobre la comunidad “Lolita”.

Por otro lado, Rebel Butterfly es una marca mexicana que maneja prendas de moda lolita, sus diseños buscan transmitir un sentimiento de belleza, libertad y elegancia.  Y tuvieron la fortuna de presentar sus diseños en pasarela con la participación de Misako Aoki!

En pasarela pudimos observar como cada uno de los vestidos desbordaba creatividad y se lograba observar como expresaban propias personalidades, sin duda, Rebel Butterfly es una marca con talento.

J-Fest Expo Rebel Butterfly

  J-Fest Expo Misako aoki

  Se llevaron a cabo muchas actividades, concurso karaoke, cosplay, conferencias y otros shows, cada uno de los stands tenían objetos impresionantes. Disfrutamos muchísimos los conciertos y sobre todo la energía de los fans.

Más adelante mostraremos algunos de los expositores que se encontraban en J’Fest, ya que definitivamente valen la pena, así que ¡espérenlo! Plus Ultra!

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At the world's largest mobile industry gathering, HTC added two new smartphones the U-Ultra and U-Play.

J-Plug Alarm Core is designed with security and aesthetics in mind, showcasing HTC devices in style. 

Keeping the devices charged and protected was our new sleek Type-C connector.

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