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L’Arc-en-Ciel Concert Viewing

If you live in the area of one of these 8 cities, here is your chance to view a concert of L’Arc-en-Ciel’s.  Live Viewing Japan is sponsoring a showing of L’Arc-en-Ciel’s 20th Anniversary Concert Film performance.  Viewings will be in: Baltimore; Chicago; Houston; Los Angeles; Orange, CA; New York, 2 locations; San Francisco; and Seattle on November 29.  Tickets for the event are available on-line at http://www.liveviewing.jp/contents/012_larc-en-ciel.html.   This link is to the scheduled theaters that will be having the viewing.  From there you “click” on the theaters name and it will forward you to a ticket purchasing page.  Thanks to Ellie Tsutsumi, of Day O Productions for the heads up.  For more information click the link below.

http://www.liveviewing.jp/contents/012_larc-en-ciel.html

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Episode 8 Shownotes

1) Pre-order: Game of Thrones, D.B. Weiss & David Benioff, HBO Studios.  ASIN: B002IFT1ZA.

2) Blue Exorcist, Vol. 1, Kazue Kato, April 5, 2011, Viz Media, LLC.  ISBN: 978-1421540320.

3) Also mentioned in this episode were: R.A. Salvatore; Hobbit; Lord of the Rings; Enders Game; Orson Scott Card; Eragon; True Blood-HBO Series; Charlaine Harris; Harry Potter; & Star Wars.

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Screening for Redline

The Downtown Independent, a theater in Los Angeles, will be screening Redline from December 2 to December 8.  Tickets are available to pre-order.  So librarians in the L.A. area let your anime fans now about this so they can purchase their tickets.

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Jin J-Pop to hit iTunes

Jin Akanishi will be hitting iTunes tomorrow with his single “Test Drive” featuring Jason Derulo.  Let all your J-Pop fans now so they can be ready to down load.

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A Soldier for Benefit

After the the Great East Japan Earthquake, the youth group of the local chamber of commerce and industry created a superhero, Onagawa Rias Soldier Eager.  The superhero was created to help boost morale in the local population and for rebuilding.  Since it’s creation Onagawa Rias Soldier Eager has now become the character of a 164 page manga by 60 manga professionals to help raise money for the devastated region in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan.  The manga is entitled Shinsai ni Makeruna Higashi-Nihon Project.  For more information follow the link below.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ2011101113251

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More Fun Food from Japan

Tokyo’s Namco Namja Town is having fun again.  This time it’s with the release of the K-ON! film.  To celebrate K-ON!’s release they will have desserts and entrees from November 18-January 27 with a K-ON! theme.  Pictured above is the variety of food that will be available.  If you want a closer look follow the link below back to AnimeNews Network for a listing of each individual dish.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-05/k-on-film-celebrated-with-dishes-desserts-passports

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Guy Fawkes Mask Used in Protests

Here is an interesting little story.  Guy Fawkes masks, made popular by the graphic novel and movie V for Vendetta, are being used by “Occupy” protesters.  The individuals wearing them have claimed they wear it to provide anonymity.  Some won’t get the connection, but some will, that this character did protest what the story’s government was being depicted as and eventually the individual turned to violence in his protest.  Even though this is basically part of freedom of expression I don’t really want to see violence used or this entertainment property being misrepresented by the protesters.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45162958/ns/us_news-life/