Anime North 2005 will be held on May 27-29, 2005

at the Toronto Congress Center and the right-next-door DoubleTree International Hotel.
Information on registration and room bookings, as well at Artist Alley and Dealer's Room will be available in the new year- Jan 2005.

Confirmed Guests of Honor for Anime North 2005
Posted: 12/7/04 6:18 pm reply to this message As the website is undergoing a major face-lift, Anime North is pleased to announce the following Guest of Honor line up.

More information on more guests will be posted as the details are finalized (translation: people are invited but have to clear it with their schedules first). We have about 6-7 more NA GOH to add to this list.

Japanese GOH will be announced further into the new year- around February/March.

Websites/blogs for guest info are beside each GOHs name, where available, to save time typing out everything that they have done. Bios will be available once the new website is up and running.

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Michael Dobson Michael Richard Dobson
Brian Dobson
Paul Dobson
Scott McNeil
Stan Sakai Usagi Yojimbo
Vic Mignogna Vic's World
Travis Willingham Travis's LJ
Brian Drummond
Ben Dunn Antarctic Press
Les Major Darkain Arts
Rob Bakewell: Industry GOH from Ocean Studios (Director/Producer/Writer)

For those who are not familiar with Travis and Vic- only three words: Full Metal Alchemist

More to come!

Tamara
Liaison Director
Anime North 2005

Anime North: Canada's Premiere Fan-Run Anime Convention


Anime North 2005
May 27, 28 and 29, 2005
Toronto Congress Center, 650 Dixon Road
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road
Toronto, ON, Canada


For more information, send e-mail to info@animenorth.com
or visit our Web site at http://www.animenorth.com


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Anime North Valentine Dance at the JCCC * February 12


Anime North and the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre present:

Valentine's Day Jpop Dance!

Join us at the JCCC for a Valentine's day dance, featuring your
favourite anime, jpop and j-rock songs! Cosplay as your favourite
character and boogie down!

Date: Saturday, February 12, 8 PM - 12:30 AM

Location: Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre. Check out www.jccc.on.ca
for directions


Doors open up at 7:30 PM; last bus at 1 AM

Admission: $10 at the door.


If you are a JCCC member, or bring a Anime North or Toronto Trek con
badge with your name on it, admission is 8$


Anyone under 12 is half price

This is an alcohol-free event. Pop, bottle water and pocky/munchies
will be available to purchase.

Proceeds from this event go to the JCCC to expand and bring more fun
anime/manga events!


We hope to see you there!

Anime North 2005 - Newsletter #1
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Anime North: Canada's Premiere Fan-Run Anime Convention


Anime North 2005
May 27, 28 and 29, 2005
Toronto Congress Center, 650 Dixon Road
Toronto, ON, Canada


For more information, send e-mail to info@animenorth.com or visit our
Web site at http://www.animenorth.com


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Anime North 2005 is being held at on the weekend of May 27-29
(Memorial Day Weekend) at the Toronto Congress Center, 650 Dixon Road,
and directly across the street at the Doubletree International Plaza
Hotel, at 655 Dixon Road. Daily parking is free at the Toronto
Congress Center.


The TCC is a convention center on the airport strip. One minute's walk
from the TCC is a restaurant cluster, consisting of a Tim Horton's,
Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, a few more "upscale" eateries, and a 24-hour
convenience store. For more information about the TCC, check out
www.torontocongresscentre.com.


Guest rooms at convention rates will be available at the Doubletree
and at the nearby Park Plaza hotel. A shuttle bus will be running from
the Park Plaza to the TCC at half-hour intervals during peak
convention times.



Guests


Several Japanese and North America Guests will be announced shortly,
along with the already confirmed guests listed below.


Michael Dobson- Actor, Director (http://michaelricharddobson.com)
Leonardo (TMNT), Goth (Silverwing), Dreydan (Escaflowne), Starscreamer
(Transformers) and many more


Brian Dobson


Paul Dobson


Scott McNeil


Stan Sakai - Usagi Yojimbo (http://usagiyojimbo.com)


Vic Mignogna - Vic's World (http://vicsworld.net)


Travis Willingham - Travis's LJ
(http://www.livejournal.com/users/mustangactor/)


Brian Drummond - Actor
Vegeta, Captain Harlock, Jetstorm, Aiden Avalon, Allen Schezar, Zechs
Merquise


Ben Dunn - Creator and Artist, Antarctic Press
(http://www.antarctic-press.com)


Les Major - Darkain Arts (http://www.darkainarts.com)


Rob Bakewell: Industry GOH from Ocean Studios (Dir
ector/Producer/Writer)


Keep an eye on our website for further announcements on future guests.



Events


Returning are Artist Alley, Mechayard Wars, the DDR Danceathon, the
Masquerade, The Skit Contest, the J-Pop Dance Party, and many more
events.


Check out the Contest page for information on how to apply for the
ever-popular Music Video or Fanfic contests. Please get your entries
in before the deadlines!



Hotels


Please ensure that when you reserve your hotel room, that you mention
"Anime North" in order to receive the convention rate. This rate will
be honored from Thursday night (May 20) to Sunday night (May 23) 2004.


Please note that the room rates do not include any local/provincial or
national taxes.


Doubletree International Plaza
655 Dixon Road
Toronto, Ontario M9W 1J3
Phone: 416-244-1711
www.internationalplazatoronto.doubletree.com


Reservations: (416) 244-1711 or 1-800-222-TREE


Book Online at http://www.internationalplaza.doubletree.com
Note - You MUST use the group/convention code ANI in order to book a
room, otherwise
you will be told that there are no rooms available.


Rates:



Single/Double: $115/night Single/double room (1 to 2 people)
Triple: $135/night Triple room (3 people)
Quad: $155/night Quad room (4 people)


Check in time: 3 PM, Check-out time: 12 PM


Parking fees are $8 a day


The hotel features 60,000 square feet of meeting space, an indoor
water park with two giant waterslides, a giant hot tub, sauna, pool,
and kids splash pad, a games room, and a state of the art fitness
facility. Dining facilities include Ginko's Traditional Japanese
Restaurant, the Orchid Cafe, and Alfredo's Itilian Restaurant. There
is a complimentary airport shuttle service.



Park Plaza Toronto Airport
33 Carlson Court
Toronto, Ontario
M9W 6H5


Reservations:(416) 675-1234 or (800) 814-7000


Book Online at http://www.parkplaza.com/torontoca_airport
Note - You MUST use the promotional code ANIME in order to book a room
at convention
rates.


Rates:


Single/Double: $109/night Single/double room (1 to 2 people)
Triple: $129/night Triple room (3 people)
Quad: $149/night Quad room (4 people)


Check in time: 2 PM, Check-out time: 1 PM


Shuttle to airport (nominal fee, children accompanied by parents free)


Parking fees at the Park Plaza is $10 a day, maximum $30 a week



Registration


You can purchase your admissions to Anime North 2005 in advance, using
the forms on the Registration section of our webpage
(http://www.animenorth.com/Main/registration.html). In addition, you
can pre-order Anime North T-shirts or tickets for the Guest Reception
on Friday and the Saturday Brunch. Full details are available on the
webpage, and if you have any questions, please email
registration@animenorth.com.



Further Info


Remember, the Anime North discussion Board, The Teahouse of the Maple
Moon, is located at http://pub43.ezboard.com/bteahouseofthemaplemoon.
Here, you can contribute to the planning of Anime North 2003 by
participating in the discussions on events, programming, contests, and
many other topics.


We will keep you posted any further developments, including new
guests, as they come in. We look forward to see you this year!









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To: animenorth@yahoogroups.com
From: "dgsimmns2001" <dgsimmns2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Anime North] Anime North 2005 - Design Contest Now Open!


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Anime North: Canada's Premiere Fan-Run Anime Convention


Anime North 2005
May 27, 28 and 29, 2005
Toronto Congress Center, 650 Dixon Road
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road
Toronto, ON, Canada


For more information, send e-mail to info@animenorth.com or visit our
Web site at http://www.animenorth.com


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The Anime North Souvenir Design Contest 2005 (formerly Mascot Art
Contest) is now open for entries!


Anime North is looking for original artwork to be used on our Souvenir
Merchandise - T-shirts, Pins, Buttons and other items. Contest entries
may also be used on our website and in our convention advertising.


All artwork submitted to the contest must feature our mascot, Hoppouno
Momiji. Artwork should be full colour with clean lines and
well-defined edges for printing clarity. Black & White images may be
submitted for possible use in the program book and flyers. Pin entries
should be simple 3-4 colour designs that reduce to 1 ½".


Momiji can be dressed and posed as the artist chooses as long as she
does not resemble a copyright character and the pose does not mimic
copyright artwork. Artwork that is degrading or hentai, or that does
not feature Momiji will not be accepted.


Please do not use a logo with the year on your entry as it limits our
ability to use your piece in future years. If you really feel that you
want to have the year as part of your picture, you can submit two
versions, one with the year and one without.


Who Can Enter?


The contest is open to all artists, amateur and professional. Entries
must be submitted by individual artists only. There is no limit to the
number of entries an artist may submit.


The Grand Prize Winner will receive a free weekend membership to Anime
North, a free table in Artists Alley and an exclusive prize package!
Runners Up also get prize packages. In addition, the Best Young Artist
(age 12 or under) will receive free membership for themselves and a
parent or guardian. The winners will be decided by members of the
organizing committee of Anime North. All decisions final.


Format of Entries


Please name each file you plan to submit this way:


your_name_01.jpg. If submitting more than one piece, continue to
number them your_name_02.jpg, your_name_03.jpg. This will make it
easier for our contest organizers to keep track of all entries


All entries must be 300dpi resolution to produce a good quality print.
You may send a smaller or lower resolution version of your artwork to
the contest for judging if you wish, as long as you have a higher
resolution version available if needed.


When your artwork is finished, there are three ways to submit it to
us:


1) Post your artwork to your own website. You can use any website you
want as long as it can be accessed. Most ISPs include online space
with your account, or you can use a picture hosting service like
Deviant Arts or Photobucket. Send us an email with you real name,
nickname (if you use one for your art) age if entering the young
artist category and an email address or phone number at which you can
be reached. This is the most effective way if you want to submit a
very large, high resolution file.


2) Attach an electronic copy of your artwork in .jpeg format, no
larger than 200kb to an email with you real name, nickname (if you use
one for your art) age if entering the young artist category and an
email address or phone number at which you can be reached. Send it to
artcontest@animenorth.com


3) If you can not do either of these, you can mail an 81/2 X 11"
colour photocopy (DO NOT SEND YOUR ORIGINAL ART) to


Anime North Art Contest
Dufferin Mall Postal Outlet
P.O. Box 24090
900 Dufferin St.
Toronto, ON M6H 4H6


All entries email entries must be received by midnight E.D.T, March
31st 2005. All postal entries must be postmarked by March 24th 2005.
Winners will be announced shortly before the convention. If the
winning artist has already purchased an Artists Alley table, their fee
will be refunded during the convention.


Rights to all images will transfer to Anime North. After the contest
closes, we'll display the entries on our website. If you'd like us to
link to your own gallery, include the URL with your entry. If you have
any questions, you can contact the contest coordinators at
artcontest@animenorth.com


Contest Guidelines


Here is more detailed info to help artists in coming up with their
designs for the contest.


Who is Momiji?


Momiji is an average, lively 16 year old Japanese schoolgirl who comes
to visit her friends in Canada one weekend every year and share her
love of her own culture and interest in learning about ours.


What Does She Look Like?


Momiji has long straight hair that varies from red to orange, light to
dark. You can adjust the colour to fit the mood of your artwork where
appropriate. Her eyes are blue to green, large and soft. It's
important that her eyes be appealing and youthful, with a distinct
anime/manga look. She has pale skin and a slim figure with a small
bust and narrow hips. The overall impression of the character should
be soft, innocent and friendly, not harsh or inappropriately sexy.


What Does She Wear?


The original design for Momiji includes a school uniform with a sailor
blouse and red & white striped skirt, white knee socks and brown
shoes. You are free to use that or to design a new outfit for her. If
you do, the new outfit does not have to be any particular colour or
style but it should be flattering and "age appropriate". You cannot
use any costume or hairstyle which belongs to a recognizable anime
character (ie Sailor Moon, Witch Hunter Robin)


Are Backgrounds Allowed?


The judges are looking at the entire picture and don't have a
preference either way. You don't have to include a background if you
feel that your work stronger without one. If you do include a
background, it should show of the figure in the foreground, not
distract from or overshadow it.


What Else Do I Need to Remember?


You can dress and position Momiji anyway you wish, but you should
avoid using a pose or costume that immediately reminds people of
another well known anime picture. While it's not exactly "plagiarism",
basing your Momiji design on another more familiar artwork looks bad
and turns people off buying a T-shirt with that design, so we'll
reject any entries with that problem.


Do I Have To Use A Computer?


You can create your artwork however you chose. Totally by hand art is
acceptable as well as computer generated or scanned and coloured. If
you create your entry by hand, please remember to photocopy or scan it
and send us a copy only. Keep your original safe at home..


If I Enter the Contest, Can I Still Sell the Artwork In Artists Alley?


Whether or not you win, you can sell your own entry AS LONG AS it is
not in direct competition with the convention's sales, for instance
you can sell prints of your work but not t-shirts. If you're not sure,
contact the Artist Alley coordinator for more info.


Good luck to everyone who enters!

To: animenorth@yahoogroups.com
From: "dgsimmns2001" <dgsimmns2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Anime North] Anime North Valentine Dance - Feb 12


Anime North: Canada's Premiere Fan-Run Anime Convention


Anime North 2005
May 27, 28 and 29, 2005
Toronto Congress Center, 650 Dixon Road
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road
Toronto, ON, Canada


For more information, send e-mail to info@animenorth.com
or visit our Web site at http://www.animenorth.com


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Anime North Valentine Dance at the JCCC * February 12


Anime North and the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre present:

Valentine's Day Jpop Dance!

Join us at the JCCC for a Valentine's day dance, featuring your
favourite anime, jpop and j-rock songs!


Date: Saturday, February 12, 8 PM -12:30 AM

Location: Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre, located at 6 Garamond,
Toronto. (Near the Ontario Science Centre). For more info, check out:
www.jccc.on.ca


Doors open up at 7:30 PM; last bus at 1 AM

Admission: $10 at the door, Kids under 12 are $5


If you are a JCCC member, or bring a Anime North or Toronto Trek con
badge with your name on it, admission is 8$!


This is an alcohol-free event. Pop, bottle water and pocky/munchies
will be available to purchase.


Attendees are encouraged to cosplay as their favorite anime
characters.


Karaoke and DDR will also be available!


Proceeds from this event go to the JCCC to expand and bring more fun
anime/manga events!


If you have any further questions, please email Tamara MacDonald at
liaison@animenorth.com


We hope to see you there!

To: animenorth@yahoogroups.com
From: "dgsimmns2001" <dgsimmns2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Anime North] Anime North 2005 - More Contests Now Open!


Anime North: Canada's Premiere Fan-Run Anime Convention


Anime North 2005
May 27, 28 and 29, 2005
Toronto Congress Center, 650 Dixon Road
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road
Toronto, ON, Canada


For more information, send e-mail to info@animenorth.com or visit our
Web site at http://www.animenorth.com


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Several of Anime North 2005's contests and events are now open for
entries or signup! They include:


- The Mystery Otaku Dating Funtime Show!
- Fanfic Contest
- The Red and White Show
- Model Show



Further details on these contests are below. We hope that you will
enjoy participating in them this year!


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AUDITIONS FOR THE MYSTERY OTAKU DATING FUNTIME SHOW


This is your chance to be a contestant on the first anime con dating
game ever, the Mystery Otaku Dating Funtime Show!


That's right, you could be lucky enough to meet the fan boy or girl of
your dreams! Prizes, love, luck and fun abound!


Send your best pic, and the following survey, completed, to
datinggame@gmail.com, and good luck!


All information will be considered personal, private and confidential.
Nothing sent to the Mystery Otaku Dating Funtime Show will be sold,
leased, exchanged, or distributed. Not every applicant wil be used in
the show. You will be notified by either e-mail or phone (within
Canada) if you're chosen. Best of luck, and much love!


Name:


E-Mail:


Phone:


Age:
What range of ages would you date?


Gender:


Sexual orientation:


Interests:


Hobbies:


What's your favorite:
-Anime?
-Anime character, and why?
-Manga?
-Artist?
-Writer?
-Book?
-Band/singer?
-Food?
-Dessert?


What do you look for in a partner?


What do you look for in a relationship?


What are you looking for in this show?


Please prepare twenty to thirty questions to ask the contestants, in
case you're chosen as a bachelor/bachelorette. Keep a few things in
mind:


-Even though this is an adult event, remember the difference between
lewd and crude. Lewd is fun, crude isn't.
-This is an Otaku dating show. Try to have a good mix of regular and
fan oriented questions (i.e. What's a romantic evening? What would you
serve me in my ramen? Would you cosplay as my little Ryogo for a
little me and you Ranma 1/2 yaoi roleplaying fun?).
-Ask nothing you wouldn't answer.


Are there any questions you would feel uncomfortable to be asked?


Name an animal:


Name a non-anime cartoon:


What are your turn-ons?


What are your turn-offs?


Sum yourself up in haiku:


Why do you want to take part in this show?


And lastly, let's have a random word:


And that's it! Good luck!


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Anime North 2005 FanFic Contest


The deadline this year is April 15th. Everything needs to be mailed to
fanfiction@animenorth.com. We will accept up to 50 entries.


Rules:


Only one entry per person.


No mixing languages unless appropriate or if there is no proper
translation of a term. If you use unfamiliar terms in other languages,
provide a handy dictionary at the start.


Proper spelling and grammar (unless of course necessary to the story).


Stories must be based on an anime, manga, or video game that is
Japanese in origin.


Must be in story format - no scripts, etc.


Stories must be strongly based on original continuity - No alternate
universes, re-mapping of characters. Future, past, and crossover
stories fully acceptable. If it is a crossover, only one of the
continuities used has to be anime or manga.


Stories must stand alone - don't submit part of a series unless it
stands on its own. Please note if it is part of a series when you
submit it.


Stories should avoid excesses of sex and violence, being roughly
acceptable for public consumption. Think PG or so.


You don't even have to attend anime north to win (though we'll want an
email address so we can tell you if you did win)! We will need you
real name to present the award. We will NOT give your name to judges.
If you are unable to attend due to accident, last-minute problems,
etc., please let us know.


Winners get printed up in a 'zine that will be distributed at the
awards ceremony and listed on our website.


When you submit a story:


Submit it with a one-paragraph summary of the story, a list of the
theme you feel it fits (romance, drama, etc.), and which anime(s) it's
from.


7000 words maximum.


Submit it as a raw text file (*.txt) with paragraph breaks between
paragraphs.


Awards


Grand Prize - Best story overall.
Plot - Best plot - most believable, interesting, involving.
Characterization - Best characterization, exploration of characters,
consistency, depth.
Prose - Best technical writing.
Setting - Best use of setting, most believable use of setting, best
detail, depth.
Originality - Use of interesting ideas, unexpected but logical twists.
Surprise and convince us!


We will also be giving awards for Themes, when a story truly and
outstandingly handles a theme well. Thus we may give out awards for
comedy, drama, etc. It all depends on what people send us.


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Red and White show casting call for our 5th anniversary show


That's right, Anime North 2005 will mark the 5th year of the Red and
White Show. Auditions for this year's show are now open.


It's our hope to have as much variety of acts as possible each year
with both new & some returning acts in order to keep the show fresh
each time.


So if you have an idea for a new act that you would like to perform
that would run 10 minutes or less but no longer than 10 minutes,
please email redandwhite@animenorth.com for more details on how to
submit your idea for a formal audition.


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Anime North 2004 Model Show


The Model Show will be returning to Anime North 2005, hopefully even
larger than last year. There will be four categories: BEGINNER -
INTERMEDIATE - ADVANCED * PROFESSIONAL.


A printable entry form is located at:
www.geocities.com/johncm.geo/page22.html


Good luck to everyone who enters