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Event: “Eureka Seven” Movie at Gateway 16

September 24, 2009
Austin Otaku

After dropping by Barnes & Noble to pick up my copy of The Otaku Encyclopedia by Patrick Galbraith, I headed over to Gateway 16 this evening and joined some fellow otaku from the Austin Anime Meetup Group for “Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers.” Overall, it was a good movie, though it was [...]

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Thursday Night Manga and Okonomiyaki

September 18, 2009
Austin Otaku

Here are some pics from tonight’s Thursday Night Manga Meetup, which is an event held by the Austin Anime Meetup Group. In addition to some really great conversation about manga, anime, and Japanese cinema with the group, I decided to treat everyone to some okonomiyaki (Japanese pizza), delivered by Osaka Soul. So, first of all, [...]

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Toshie Suzuki in Concert at Casa de Luz

September 17, 2009
Austin Otaku Goes to the Tsugaru Shamisen Concert

Last night, Toshie Suzuki, a championship player of the Tsugaru Shamisen, performed at Casa de Luz in Austin. Well over 100 people showed up for the event, which is great. That just shows how interested Austinites are in Japanese culture, from anime and manga to the unique sounds of the Tsugaru shamisen. I have about [...]

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September Otaku Events in Austin

September 9, 2009
Austin Otaku

Well, my Events Calendar plugin pooped out, and it couldn’t have picked a worse month. September is absolutely loaded with activities in the Austin area. So, in order to avoid anyone being able to say I didn’t keep them informed, here’s a list of events for this month. (Particularly, I would love to see all [...]

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Evangelion at the Alamo (Draft House)

August 26, 2009
Austin Otaku

Tonight, the Alamo Draft House at Lake Creek in Austin hosted a showing of Funimation’s “Evangelion 1.0: You Are (not) Alone.” I had heard that the theater was sold out earlier today, and I got confirmation when I looked around right before the movie began. There wasn’t an empty seat in the room. That’s pretty [...]

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The First 3 Months of Austin Otaku

August 12, 2009
Austin Otaku

I started AustinOtaku.com as a way to allay my own restlessness, living in the heart of Texas, far away from Tokyo or any of the three Japantowns (nihonmachi) in the U.S.. It’s one of the annoyances of adulthood that you have to settle into a job and worry about finances rather than being able to [...]

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Daifuku is not a Naughty Word

August 10, 2009
Austin Otaku Sweating

Yesterday the Austin Japanese Culture and Language Meetup Group held a potluck lunch and Japanese dessert-making workshop. It was a hot Texas afternoon (101°F), made hotter by the fact that the air-conditioning was broken at the club house we were in. But if you’re going to be sweaty and miserable, it’s better to be around [...]

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Attending My First Tuesday Manga Meetup

August 4, 2009
Austin Otaku Nervous

I played the role of the n00b again tonight as I attended my first Manga Meetup, which is put on by the Austin Anime Meetup Group. Fortunately, I had my friend @pickledkitten with me, so I didn’t go in completely alone. … Actually, it was a very welcoming group, and the conversation was enjoyable and [...]

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Learning Traditional Japanese Dance in Austin

August 4, 2009
Hmm

Of all the places on Earth to learn nihon buyo (traditional Japanese dance), you’d hardly expect Austin, deep in the heart of Texas, to be one of them. And yet, the city serves as home to the Hanayagi Dance Academy, which is directed by Chizuko Matsumoto (also known by her buyo name, Master “Rokumizu” Hanayagi). [...]

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