Project: A-Kon 6 Information - For fans of Japanese Animation, and other eclectic animation Project: A-Kon 6 will be held June 2-4, 1995 at the Harvey Addison (Dallas, Tx) Hotel. NEW INFO: Antarctic Press will be doing a super special gift for us, to be included FREE to all pre-registered (and 3-day pass) guests. It may be a portfolio. It may be a commemorative comic. You won't know unless you sign up, but it WILL be limited edition, and WILL be done just for us! Not available on newstands nor in stores! Get yours today! NEW FEATURES (*New this Update): * IPPONGI BANG IN CONCERT - Yes, Bang will be doing a concert for us after Welcoming Ceremony on Friday night! She'll be doing some of your anime favorites, so you don't want to miss it! Portfolio assessments/critiques. Bring your art with you and show it to some folks at Antarctic Press (and perhaps other groups), who will be conducting special searches for new material/artists. This is YOUR chance! Use it! IF YOU WANT MORE INFO & PROGRESS REPORTS SENT TO YOU: email us at phoenix@pic.net and include your SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS (some stuff is just TOO LONG to stick on the net, and any giveaways we get are too bulky to cram into the computer! ;) ) OTHER INFORMATION: GUESTS SO FAR: (*=new as of this update) IPPONGI BANG Japanese manga artist guest of honor. Co-sponsored by our friends at Antarctic Press, Ippongi Bang is a manga artist responsible for such titles as: F-III Bandit, Amazing Strip, and Change Commander Goku, among others. We welcome her to her first A-Kon and know you'll look forward to seeing her! * STUDIO DO-DO Almost a whole manga company from Japan is coming over to A-Kon! Including: Masayuki Fujihara ("Dodekain") Hiroshi Yakumo ("Hurricane Girls"-Debut in July from AP!) Yutaka Kondo ("Gojin" - Debut in April from AP!) Nozomu Tamake ("Time Knight Reverser") Ben Dunn Founder of Antarctic Press Carl Macek Head of Streamline Pictures (considered the creator of Robotech) His first A-Kon ever. Pat Duke author/artist of Mouse Marines, etc. Joe Wight (Tentative, but probably) author/artist of Twilight-X Ted Nomura author/artist of "Tigers of Terra" Tex Henson Former animator for Disney, Jay Ward and Fleischer Bros. studios. Co-creator of "Chip N Dale", head animator on "Rocky and Bullwinkle", among others. Adam Warren Premiering new FULL COLOR "Dirty Pair" comic. It won't be released 'till July, but you'll see it here first! Neil Nadelman Freelance translator & all-around fan Fred Perry Artist of "GoldDigger" comic Elin Winkler Editor, Antarctic Press Herb Mallette Editorialist, Antarctic Press In fact, A-Kon 6 is the only place where you can meet virtually ALL of the Antarctic Press folks, from editorialists, to artists, to authors, to editors, including Doug Dlin, Kuni Kimura, Matt High, and others! Ticket Prices: $20 for all three days in advance; $25 at the door Hotel Prices: $69 a night (tax already figgerd in) for 1-4 people A-KON's 6th FABULOUS YEAR WILL BOAST SUCH fEATURES AS: * Multiple 24 hr. vid rooms (1 is an amphitheater) * 24-hr. Kon hospitality suite * Costume Contest * Sat. Nite Dance * Panels & Autograph sessions * Komik Market a new idea for fan publishers to show off their stuff! * Live action role playing games such as CYBERPUNK, VAMPIRE and NERO * aprox. 6,000 sq. ft. of dealers with all kinds of merchandise * Great art show & auction * DOOM ROOM - Computer multi-player gaming room * FAN VIDEO CONTEST - hosted by Vulture * Prizes, giveaways, etc. * 24 hr. Battletech * 24 hr. regular Gaming, including Japanimayhem, the tongue in cheek look at the anime world * Fan participation rooms and events and MORE as we develop it! PROGRESS REPORT Updated 2-6-95 Here's the latest and the greatest on Project: A-Kon Animation Convention, June 2-4, 1995: DEALERS So Far: Anime Wink: Cels, Cels & More Cels! Antarctic Press: Get their great lineup of comics, original stories, anime titles, etc. Asylum Comics: All kinds of titles & stuff! Banzai Comics: Comics & Anime merchandise Jingobei Binbo Club: Anime Memorabilia Comic Wizard: All kinds of anime cels & great prices Happy Jackal Graphics: Art, Anime stuff, models, etc. Kevin Garten: Handmade anime glass items, swords, etc. Kimono My House: The best collection of anime stuff found anywhere! Laser Perceptions: CD's, Laser Disks Mayfield Bros. Cards: Cards, Collectibles Nexxus Nine Imports: Some of the finest anime stuff available, and great prices! Paradigm: Anime merchandise of all kinds Pegasus: Witty buttons, t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc. Planet Anime: CD's and anime collectibles-a huge collection San Francisco Laser Disk : LD's, memorabilia, shirts, etc. Stage & Screen: Movie memorabilia, hard-to-find stuff, popular items Storm: Anime models., toys, etc. Streamline Pictures: Anime titles of all kinds Underhill Arts: Really nifty anime art We have tables left, but they're going fast, so pass along the info to interested parties, or be a dealer yourself! We expect 1,300 people to be at A-Kon 6, a great place for you to sell your stuff! HOTEL INFO: Our new hotel is the Harvey Hotel-Addison (Addison is actually a section of North Dallas that is it's own town) , a lovely (and oddly designed) 4 story hotel (it ain't tall, but it's LONG) in a really nice part of town, surrounded by trees, other businesses, free parking and many restaurants. In fact, you're within walking or short driving distance of a restaurant row called the Addison Corridor). The hotel is planning on a weekend breakfast buffet for our attendees as well, and their food is great! Reservations: Make your reservations AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so you don't miss out on the rooms. We are sharing space (rooms, not meeting space) so the rooms reserved for us are slightly different than you may be used to. Reserved for us are Executive Kings, and Executive Doubles (which have one regular bed, and one fold out double-sized sofa bed, which the hotel swears has been considered comfortable by their guests in the past). This allows people to have more room if they want it, and space to cram people in the room if they want to. It is actually a somewhat larger, overall slightly nicer room than the standard double room (which are better than average anyway), and we are getting them because of the unavailability of standard doubles being used by the Taikwondo group. Make the most of it! We do have an overflow hotel with rooms reserved at a Marriott Courtyard across the street if we need to use it, so make your resevations quickly (even if you're not 100% sure you'll make the Kon-you can always cancel the room later) because the Harvey will release our room block 3 WEEKS away from the Kon, and you may not have a room when you want it if you don't reserve! Call 214-980-8877 to make your room reservation and make sure you mention you're with Project: A-Kon to get that special Kon rate of $69 flat for 1-4 people, tax included! ($89 for the larger Executive Suite) Everything's going up in Dallas, so that's a really nice price for this great hotel on a good side of town. VOLUNTEERS People have asked 'how do I volunteer to help work A-Kon?' Well, you write and get one of our handy-dandy volunteer packets, fill out the form, and return it. It asks pertinent questions about your preferences and availability, and gives you a full rundown of departments, etc. Volunteers get crash space (not necessarily a bed, but a place to sleep), and at least one hot meal a day. You also get the opportunity to purchase (at cost) one of the limited edition Kon Staff t-shirts, available ONLY to workers. (A collectors item, one fan offered a staffer $50 for his staff shirt one year! He didn't give it up!). We ONLY make shirts enough to cover the orders, so if you think you'll want one, order one! You will pay for it at the time of the Kon, so you can wear it that weekend. Send a SASE with your request for a volunteer info packet to the main Kon address, attention: Volunteers, and you'll be contacted by the appropriate staff head when you return the form. We can always use dependable volunteers who really want to help A-Kon be it's best. We welcome all inquiries. KOMIK MARKET Inspired by a friend in GA (hi Cap'n Dave!), we are starting a new feature at A-Kon - Komik Market! Based on the idea done in Japan yearly, our Komik Market is aimed at promoting the fan comic, fanzine, club and newsletters, and any other small-market, non-pro-produced printed works. It can be a one-shot, a mini-comic, small press zine, or whatever you produce (the focus is on the printed medium). Tables for this are a mere $10, and are very limited, so if you want one, you better sign up for one SOON! Think of it as an 'artist's alley' for fan comic folks. Come show other people what you're doing! (One table per fan/group, please) OTHER ACTIVITIES: Welcoming Ceremony - will be held at 8:00 PM on Friday night. Your chance to win some initial prizes, see the guest stars, hear the latest news & info for this year's Kon. A tradition, with maybe some special surprises. Costume Contest - will be held at 8:00 pm Saturday night. Come as your favorite Antarctic Press character and vie for a cash prize, as well as other prizes in various categories. Dance/Dance Contest - Is held on Saturday, right after the Costume Contest. It's time to bop to the strains of great DJ's from Radio Free Oz! Their first A-Kon, but not their first convention. Dance Contest begins at the stroke of Midnite! The Water Warz: Bring your super soakers and prepare to battle! In the parking lot, Friday and Saturday night. Games 'N Stuf - We'll have Battletech, RPGs, Japanimayhem (run by the creator, Mark Camp), Live Action games, a Scavenger Hunt (a new tradition at A-Kon!), etc. All running all night! Talent Search - Bring your comic ideas & art to be critiqued by AP! They're looking, you're drawing, maybe you can make a match! Unusual Video: Ippongi Bang, as well as being a singer and a manga artist, is also an actress. She will bring a couple of her movies, low-budget, fun films like "Exorsister" and a live action "Kekko Kamen" (which is also an anime piece coming out soon, created by Go Nagai). Think of the Hong Kong videos that are popular these days. Art Show/Auction - Run by Planet eDGe, hosting some of the best fan & pro stuff, maybe even from our Japanese guests! Prizes for various categories, including a cash prize for best AP art piece. Get crackin' on those Ninja High scenes now! Martial Arts Demo - See historical play-like scenarios which include the use of combat arts, given by Greg Esch, a local teacher of Ninpo. Model Contest - Separate from the art show, but housed under the same roof, bring your models, scratch built, model kits, bash kits, etc. and compete for prizes! Dub Yer Own Video (*Tentative)- see how hard it is to REALLY dub anime, or show what a great actor/actress you are and be the envy of the audience! All Kinds of Panels: including: Anime & The Internet, Intro panels from Streamline and AD Vision (and whatever other companies are at A-Kon)and more as we think of them! DON"T MISS OUT! For Ideas or More Info email: phoenix@pic.net or: fill out the coupon below and send to: (make checks payable to Phoenix Entertainment-it's the same group of people, we just gave ourselves a name) Project: A-Kon, P.O. Box 472456, Garland, TX 75047-2456 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Send me _____ ticket(s) at $20 each NAME:_______________________________________________________________ (If buying multiple tickets, send us names of ALL people so we can make badges) Name you want on your badge(s) if you use handles:__________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP_______________________________________________________ Email address:_________________________________ Send more info on: ___being a dealer ___being a volunteer ___programming ___komik market ___costume contest ___Other (what?)______________________ ___Art show ------------------------------------- -- vulture@io.com Therel Moore on keyboard Texas Illuminati as backup Project A-kon 6 We'll be back Path: newsbf01.news.aol.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!uunet!illuminati.io.com!vulture From: vulture@io.com (Vulture) Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.marketplace Subject: Project A-KON 6 [1/95 update] Date: 8 Feb 1995 15:25:08 GMT Organization: Illuminati Online Lines: 297 Message-ID: <3hanok$epu@illuminati.io.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pentagon.io.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]