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Newsletter #5 - April 20th 2008

  1. Other Upcoming Events
    1. X-Seven Exhibition (April 9th - 22nd)
    2. Supanova (June 20th - 22nd)
    3. Gen Con (July 3rd - 6th)
  2. Call for Volunteers
    1. Animavericks Contributor Recruitment
    2. SMASH! Volunteer Drive
  3. Want to be a part of SMASH? - Get an Artist Table!
  4. Fun Stuff
    1. SMASH! Omake
    2. SMASH! Recommends: Monster

Other Upcoming Events

X-Seven Exhibition (April 9th - 22nd)

X-seven is currently holding a special exhibition at Kinokuniya (Town Hall, Sydney), and would like to welcome you there! Come and see their new artworks being displayed!

Special events:

  • 12th of April (Saturday) afternoon - X-Seven Studios Artist & Manager: Avy Fang will be holding a special sale at Kinokunya!
  • Additionally special discount vouchers for talented local singer Yunyu will be available at the exhibition table.
  • 15th of April (Tuesday) afternoon - X-Seven Marketing Manager: Rebecca will have a special cosplay display with their costumes, introducing some unique designs.

Its on NOW, so run on out and have a look!

Supanova Sydney (June 20th - 22nd)

http://www.supanova.com.au/

SMASH! and Supanova, Sydney's premier anime and pop-culture events are back! Bigger and better in 2008! We're working together to give you a richer and better experience for anime, gaming, sci-fi and pop-culture, and inviting you back for another year of enthralling events!

With a long history in Sydney, Supanova Pop Culture Expo is still growing and now covers three extra states. Melbourne and Brisbane were insanely huge! Don't miss out on the original home ground that is Sydney June 20-22!

Start cheering! Save the cheerleader! Save the world! Why? Guess who's coming as special guests!

  • Hayden Panettiere, the lovely cheerleader known as Claire Bennet in Heroes and the voice actor of Kairi from Kingdom Hearts
  • Morrena Baccarin, from Firefly & Serenity
  • Nichelle Nichols, well remembered as Lt. Uhura in Star Trek
  • Jeff Nimoy, Wolfwood from Trigun
  • Quinton Flynn, Axel from Kingdom Hearts, Reno from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
  • Sean Schemmel, Goku, King Kai, Mail from Dragonball Z
  • ... and many, many more.

Supanova is happening on June 20-22, The Dome, Olympic Park! Why not check out their website for more info at www.supanova.com.au, and if you're keen to lend a hand and get in for free, volunteer at at http://volunteers.supanova.com.au/. Make sure you get confirmation otherwise contact the staff to secure your spot - we'll be there pitching in and helping out our good friends at Supanova, and we hope to see you there!

Gen Con (July 3rd - 6th)

http://www.genconoz.com/

Gen Con. is an international gaming convention, covering areas such as Art Shows, Celebrity Appearances, Computer, Card and Table Top Gaming, Cosplay and Live Action Roleplay and of course we save the best for last - ANIME!

GenCon started in the USA, but now runs in countries such as France, the United Kingdom and this year... It's coming to Brisbane Australia! Occurring as an event packed four day convention, it'll be happening from July 3rd to 6th of July, 2008!

SMASH! is very pleased to announce that we will be working with Gen Con to help make the days a success, you can see us in the cosplay and anime related sections - and we'd like to invite you to attend.
Interested in getting your entry for free? Why not check out their generous volunteer packages with more information available on their site here: http://www.genconoz.com/?page=176

Call for Volunteers

Animavericks Contributor Recruitment

Animavericks magazine is dedicated to delivering the latest information in anime, manga and Japanese entertainment. If you've ever wanted to be involved in a magazine, here's your chance. Animavericks will be having a special recruitment drive at SMASH! this year, so for more details, check their forums: http://www.animavericks.byethost13.com/

SMASH! Volunteer Drive

Ever worked at an anime convention before? Want to? SMASH offers a two day training program so that prior experience isn.t necessary! All that is required is that you are motivated, hard-working and enthusiastic! You'll meet lots of new people, and gain experience that can help you in the workforce.

As a SMASH volunteer, you'll be part of a team that will work to assist staff and convention-goers in an area of the convention. You get free entry and a shiny armband to mark you out on the day.

Interested? Check out our volunteers info page:
http://www.smash.org.au/volunteers/volunteer-info

Want to be a part of SMASH? - Get an Artist Table!

Our artist pack is out, but you better be quick! Last year the artist circle filled up very quickly!

For more information please download our artist circle back to see all the details here: Download Artist Pack Info
Already decided? GREAT! Artist circle application form is located here: Download Artist Pack Application

Can't make it? v.v; That's too bad. But maybe you would be interested in our Comiket table - For a small commission on sold items, Comiket lets you sell your art at SMASH! without even being there: Download Comiket Pack Application

Have a question? Want to make an enquiry? Ecstatic about being able to come? Why not pop in on our forum thread ( http://www.smash.org.au/forums/index.php/topic,1214.0.html ), or shoot us an email at art@smash.org.au

Fun Stuff

SMASH! Omake


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SMASH! Recommends: Monster

Dr. Kenzo Tenma had it all; a comfortable life in Germany, engaged to the hospital director's daughter, a promising career as head of neurosurgery. But all of that changed one night when, fed up with internal hospital politics, he makes a gut moral decision. Save the life of a young boy, Johan, instead of a more 'important' patient who came in afterwards. All lives are equal, aren't they? The decision cripples his career, until a series of bizarre events give him a second chance.

However, nine years later Tenma will discover the horrible ramifications of his decision to save that young boy. Because there is something deeply disturbing about Johan; something much more terrifying than a cold blooded killer. "I brought that monster back to life". With this knowledge, Tenma sets out to unravel the mystery behind Johan and his twin sister.

Winner of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award, Shogakukan Manga Award and Japan Media Arts Excellence Prize, Naoki Urasawa's Monster is a deep and richly interwoven psychological thriller. Urasawa is dubbed the 'Master of Suspense' for good reason, because around his gripping story he has also constructed a compelling array of characters with believable emotions and motivations. No character is ever background fodder, as Urasawa weaves in and out between them to create a story which is more than just one man's pursuit of truth. It's an exploration human nature, both terrifying and uplifting. After all, all life is equal, isn't it?

Monster is currently being published by Viz under their Signature line. If you enjoy Urasawa's work, also be on the lookout for 20th Century Boys, due to be published after the last volume of Monster.

Already know this series? Why not come on in and discuss/review this series in our forum?

http://www.smash.org.au/forums/index.php/topic,1258.0.html

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