Watch the first 10 minutes of the third installment of the Ghost In The Shell Arise Series "Border"
Sakura Con Photo Gallery
Sakura Con offered plenty of photo opportunities not only to take pictures of cosplayers walking around the convention center, but the Opening\Closing Ceremonies, the different panels with the Guests of Honor and of course the Cosplay Competition kept our trigger finger happy and our memory cards full.
You can see all the pictures we took at Sakura Con is here.
WIT Studio Panel
WIT Studio is a very young animation studio, founded as a subsidiary of Production I.G no more that 3 years ago, it has gain a gigantic respect in the animation industry for the quality and speed they create amazing animation.
In this panel, Tetsuya Nakatake (Animation Producer\Co-Founder of WIT Studio) and Kyoji Asano (Art Director and Designer) talk about the origins of this studio and their ongoing success with their anime adaptation of the Attack on Titan manga series.
Watch the panel here.
From Fan To Pro
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius
"Someone will pay me to watch Anime, read Manga and go to Conventions; where do I sign." - Beto Jubei.
In this panel, L. B. Bryat will talk about his personal journey from his humble origins as a Anime\DVD reviewer to a journalist covering people and events with deadlines, editorial responsibilities and several bosses. Watch the panel here.
Mecha History and Cultural Impact
Giant Robots and Japanese animation go side-by-side like raw fish and rice.
But have you ever wonder what was the original giant robot, is there a limit to their size and capabilities? are there any guidelines each giant robot has to follow?
For everything you wanted to know about giant robots but were afraid to ask, watch this very educational panel here.
Range Murata Panel
Range Murata is an artist and design not only of characters but also the world they live in.
His unique style can be easily recognized on the series he has worked such as Last Exile, Blue Submarine No.6, and Solty Rei just to mention a few of them.
He also has published several art books with his original works and continues to release his doujin works under the label Pasta Estab.
Watch his full panel here.
Sakura Con 2014
After moving to Seattle last year we have attended several conventions in this area; we went to Tacoma for its Jet City Comic Show, then we went south to Portland for Portland Comic Con, and then we attended Emerald City Comic Con just a couple of blocks away from our apartment.
But Sakura Con was the one true Anime convention we were waiting for.
After the first couple of hours at the convention we realized the quality and quantity of the costumes was several degrees above what we have seen at other conventions like Anime Expo or Comic Con.
Between 65% to 70% of the people in this convention were wearing some kind of costume and the majority of them were just amazing.
The exhibition hall had plenty of vendors and the artist alley was full of independent artist and handmade crafts.
We were glad to see a full schedule of panels staring both fans and industry people alike.
I will be posting photos and videos of several panels and event in the coming days. In the mean time you can watch the opening ceremonies here.
Seattle Maritime Festival 2014
We are so lucky to have a place to live in Downtown Seattle.
Today the 2014 Maritime Festival was held 3 blocks away from our apartment, Kim packed a lunch bag and we enjoyed our selves with the activities held on the Puget Sound at Pier 63.
Several Tugboats show off their maneuverability by travelling in reverse, sideways and going around in circles.
We also saw an "Abandon Ship" demonstration where crew members got into their orange survival suits, jumped off the ship and got into an inflatable raft. After they use a couple of flares to ask for help a ship came to their rescue.
Finally, a crew member of an helicopter jumped into the water to later be rescued back into the same air ship.
Check out the photos and video of this event.
We love this town.
Tugboat Ballet
Abandon Ship Demonstration
Air Rescue
Happy 25th Anniversary Game Boy
While traveling through Thailand, we found a small toy store in the back corner of a mall. I never imagined I would find this treasure.
Seattle Aquarium
Kim and I love aquariums.
We have been at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium in California, the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta and the one in Kuala Lumpur when we moved to Malaysia in 2008. Last week we finally decided to pay a visit to the Seattle Aquarium since is only half a mile away from our house.
Even when the Seattle Aquarium is not as big as Monterrey Bay, or have a under water tunnel as the one in Kuala Lumpur or Atlanta, it has enough exhibits and features to keep you amazed for at least half of your day.
We have to come back and pay a another visit to the Octopuses, those guys are amazing!
