28 July 2010
Voting for the AMV People’s Choice Award has commenced and if you want to take part, get along to the brand spanking new AMV People’s Choice Award voting page and get watching. Hurry, though. Voting closes on Wednesday August 5 at 11:59 pm so if you don’t want to miss out, better start now.
Any problems, drop our AMV Coordinator an email!
Tom
24 July 2010
It may be 14 days and 9 hours to go, but if you don’t to waste a minute of your time at SMASH! its time to start planning now! Our map and our schedule are now online. With a whole day of shopping and fun ahead you should take some time to see what’s on offer.
The map is now online.
Rob
24 July 2010
With two weeks left to go to SMASH! advance sales of tickets have officially closed. Transactions made in the last 48 hours may not come through to SMASH! until Monday. Those who have submitted their registrations have one more week left to submit their payments. Please allow for delays in transfer as they must be received by Friday 30 July at midnight.
If you missed out on buying your early ticket, never fear! Tickets will still be available at the door for $25. Sales are cash only and the doors will open at 9.30 am for on the day sales. Any problems? Email the Ticketing Coordinator.
Nadia
16 July 2010
If you thought having two Asuka’s at SMASH! was enough of an Evangelion fix, think again. Experience the Rebuild of Evangelion movies like they were meant to be seen; on the big screen! (And no, your 50″ home plasma isn’t it…)
SMASH! is proud to work in conjunction with Madman to bring you an extra special screening as a part of the Reel Anime cinema showcase. Catch the exclusive Australian premiere of Evangelion 2.0: You Can [Not] Advance at Dendy Newtown on Thursday August 5th, at 6:30pm. Courtesy of SMASH!, the premiere will feature a special introduction by English voice actress Tiffany Grant, who portrays Asuka from the original Evangelion TV series, as well as Yūko Miyamura, the Japanese voice behind Asuka in both the Evangelion TV series and the Rebuild of Evangelion movies.
If you’ve been living in a cave and only just found out they’re making an Evangelion movie tetralogy, here’s the scoop on You Can [Not] Advance.
The second film in the epic Rebuild of Evangelion takes us in a frightening, thrilling and cinematically stunning new direction.
The story of Shinji, Asuka and Rei, the chosen children who fight to save Tokyo-3 from monstrous creatures known as Angels is taken in startling dimensions that are both light, and dramatically dark. Piloting the mighty Eva will demand more of Shinji and those around him than any of them are prepared for!
Features all new characters, including Mari, an Eva pilot, plus new Evangelion units.
Missed the first one? Evangelion 1.0: You Are [Not] Alone is also screening in limited sessions. Check with your participating cinema for your opportunity to see both the films on the big screen!
Tickets will be limited for the August 5th Evangelion 2.0 premier, so be sure to book yours with Dendy when they become available.
Nadia
13 July 2010
OK, not all our competitions (looks at Homemade Hype). But almost all our competitions are full. So make sure you register ahead of time so you don’t miss out!
The cosplay competition is full. Thanks everyone that registered!
The cosplay competition is almost entirely full. That’s right. It’s about to fill up and if you don’t put your name down you’re in danger of missing out! Register now!
Entries are flooding in for Australia’s first national BAKUC. And it’s not surprising. The winners of both the senior and junior divisions will win trips to Hong Kong to compete in the international final. To register your entries for the Bandai Action-Kit Universal Cup download your application form and get building.
The karaoke competition is full. Thanks everyone that registered!
Think you’ve got what it takes to mix it with the best? Prove you walk the walk and don’t just talk to the talk (or mime the talk Brittany-style) by signing up for the SMASH! Idol. Places are almost full so if you want to strut your stuff, register now.
The AMV Competition closes this Sunday July 17 so hit up the site for details on how to enter.
With super prizes including copies of Manga Studio and artwork commissions from Endling and Ms. Rosek, get your entries in for the SMASH! Home Made Hype competition! Just create a piece of advertising (for either a real or imaginary product), such as a poster or DVD/manga/book cover, to show off your own original characters or series.
And don’t forget the SMASH! Themed Competition and Wacom Doodling Competition either. You could win prizes including Adobe CS5 (Adobe CS5!), Wacom tablets and vouchers from Kinokuniya and Manga Arts. Even if you can’t draw, you show go in it!
Finally, our good friends at Kiseki Manga are running an illustration competition, with great prizes to be won from Wacom, Madman and Copic! Check out their Emotions Competition for more information on how to enter. Submissions close Monday July 31!
13 July 2010
So Manifest guest LittleKuriboh has this pretty awesome video to encourage you to get along to Manifest.
Well, two can play at that game. We’ve got two guests endorsing our event. Take that Melbourne!
Nadia
12 July 2010
Who doesn’t love that new schedule feeling? It’s like first semester all over again. Except instead of that boring two hour psych lecture, you’ve got the two hour cosplay competition. Kickass. And just like your university timetable, our schedule is chock-full of different things you could do that you might enjoy. Some are on at the same time (and that sucks) but, no matter what you choose, we guarantee you are going to have a blast.
Unless you choose maths. No one likes maths.
Tom
7 July 2010
Yup. Just one month to go until SMASH!
Are you excited? We’re excited and also slightly terrified. You’d think we’d get use to the mad rush before each convention, but no.
To celebrate we’ve given away ten free tickets to subscribers of the Sydney Opera House newsletter InHouse, which if you’re not already a subscriber you probably should be. Then you could have been one of the cool kids to hear about GRAPHIC first.
So, one month to go. That means one month to re-watch all of Evangelion and decide what Asuka merchandise you want Yuko Miyamura and Tiffany Grant to sign; one month to finish your awesome cosplay outfit and not break the sewing machine; one month to oggle the illustrations of Endling and Zombiesmile before seeing their artistic magic in person; one month to hone your Tekken and Street Fighter combos; one month to save money to spend on all our traders and artists.
That also means just over two weeks to purchase your advance tickets for a mere $20.
Stay tuned further in the week when we release our schedule of events for you to start planning your day at SMASH!
