EPISODE 43: OTAKON GRAFFITI 2.0 - “Sound”

Posted on August 4, 2007 by kimiden
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This Week:
At the core of Otakon, there’s sound. In this episode of R5 Central, we take a look at the musical side of Otakon. Complete with a feature with the up and coming band, Geist, the AAA Press Conference, and Mike trying to learn how to rock turntables…Saving the best for last, aren’t we?

TIMESTAMP
13:00 - Moment with “The Shoutouts”
13:51 - Turntable 101 w/ DJ Black {OP}
26:40 - [geist] Feature
45:55 - Cosplayer Top 5
49:09 - AAA Press Conference

PRODUCTION NOTES
-Woot, Otakon Coverage is done! Fastest Turnaround Time EVER!
-Yes that Kamen Rider Den-O soundbyte is from Episode 26. Basically he says “That requires a special ticket”, referring to the big “Climax Scene” that links the TV series to the Movie.

TOP 5 COSPLAYERS
(All names spelled phonetically - Pics coming soon!)

1.) Mele (Juken Sentai Gekiranger) - “TokuTenshi”
2.) Char/Quattro Bagina (Zeta Gundam) - Bill, Marlton, NJ
3.) Rei Ayanami (Evangelion) - Katlin R., Baltimore, MD
4.) Hard Guy (Naruto) - Rafael F, Philadelphia, PA
5.) Nana Osaki (Nana) - Emma, FL

KICKASS SALUTE
-Daisuke Shima and Susumu Kodai (Space Battleship Yamato) - Emma R and Sara M., Greensborough, NC/Baltimore MD
-Yoko, Kamina and Simon (Gurren Lagann) Alison, Miguel, Mike R, Philadelphia, PA
-Jushin Thunder Liger - Shane, Baltimore, MD
-Green Monkeys Team (Legends of the Hidden Temple) - Nick and Jen, Galesvills, MD
-Soundwave (Transformers G1) - Rosemary W.
-Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe) - Andreas, VA
-Toxic Avenger - Dan R., Baltimore, MD

OP THEME - No End Summer - AAA

ED THEME - SUNSHINE - AAA

Both can be found on their single “Natsumono”. Go out and buy it!

BGM LIST
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Will Smith
TABOO - m-flo feat Crystal Kay and Ken Hirai
Himitsu Piano - KC Saito

LINKS
-DLSite.com (NSFW)
-Tekken Windermere Remix
-Geist Myspace
-Onmyodo
-AAA Official Site

SPECIAL THANKS
-Otakon Press
-Tyler from RC
-Tomokazu Seki’s Manager
-Everybody responsible for making Otakon all the more memorable

VIDS

AAA fans dancing to Champagne Gold

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4chan Line Vids

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Kei’s performance during Otacafe Karaoke. Best of luck to you, man!

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And the Random Otakon Vid for this episode…

Giggling Fangirls stalking AAA. What the heck. Seriously.

Filed under: Con Coverage, Series 3

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2 Responses to “EPISODE 43: OTAKON GRAFFITI 2.0 - “Sound””

  1. Tyler, on August 6th, 2007 at 3:54 am Said:

    Okay, I suck. I still don’t have my Otakon stuff done yet. Damn you…*gets out the list*…
    Comcast (for killing my service for a few days)
    Disney (for putting Once a Ranger on the day after Otakon)
    Virgin Festival
    work
    life
    procrastination

  2. KimiWaPet2150, on August 29th, 2007 at 2:03 am Said:

    The girls that were dancing to AAA music, were myself and some of my friends~. We got to hang out with them for a bit and got a group picture. We danced with them too~~! It was so much fun.

    Here’s my con report~.
    http://kimiwapet2150.livejournal.com/66116.html

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