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By Paul Vaughn, on June 4th, 2010
Franklin Moormann: President of A.C.E.S. and founder of Ooples.com
We enjoy our fair share of manga and anime here at Missions Unknown and so we’ve had A.C.E.S. (the Anime Cultural Enthusiasts Society) on our radar for a while. A.C.E.S. claims to be the number one Texas anime community and with 298 Anime Otakus (members) in [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on March 22nd, 2010
Freelance photographer meets young vampire girl in tonight’s free anime feature at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes. Moon Phase was originally shown late at night on TV Tokyo in 2004 and 2005.
Here is the synopsis according to Wikipedia:
The story is about the relationship between freelance photographer Kouhei Morioka and Hazuki, a teenager who descends from a royal [Read it all...]
By Mission Control, on March 15th, 2010
Every Monday, the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes features a free anime screening. Tonight you can see Slayers Revolution, a Dungeons and Dragons-themed adventure/farce. The Slayers is a popular series that started as a series of 52 light novels, then moved into manga, five televised anime series, movies, radio dramas, console games and role-playing games. The story [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on March 3rd, 2010
Clockwise from top left: Japanese eggs, Andy Anderson's Fighting Generica Art, just one of many cosplayers, steampunk optical gear, origami demonstration (photographs by Soren Vaughn)
This past weekend I took the family out to Our Lady of the Lake University on the shore of Lake Elmendorf in San Antonio’s near west side to enjoy the [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on February 24th, 2010
Mizuumi-Con 3: Art by contest winner Valerie Lynn Aguilar
The Mizuumi Anime Club presents Mizuumi-Con 3 Saturday, February 27th 2010 at Our Lady of the Lake University. Guests include anime voice actor Kyle Hebert (Street Fighter IV, Naruto, Bleach, Dragonball Z), anime actor/producer/director Samantha Inoue-Harte (Final Fantasy Unlimited, New Fist of the Northstar, The Princess [Read it all...]
By Mission Control, on January 20th, 2010
From San Japan 2009. Photo ©2009 SkyPirate.
San Japan, San Antonio’s major Japanese Culture and Anime Convention, has announced the first round of guests for its July 2010 convention. The convention is proud to announce that voice actors Carrie Savage, Chris Ayres and Josh Grelle will be making return appearances to San Antonio. San Japan [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on December 7th, 2009
Tonight, Monday December 7 at 7:30 PM. you can score another free anime showing at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes (1255 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78227, 210.677.8500). On tap this evening is The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk.
Here is the plot synopsis from Wikipedia: It has been sixty years since King Gilgamesh defeated “the tower” single-handedly, [Read it all...]
By Mission Control, on November 30th, 2009
Head out to the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes tonight, November 30th at 7:30PM, to get your fix of FREE ANIME. Tonight’s meetup will be featuring VIEWER’S CHOICE, where the audience gets to pick which title to watch. Bring an old classic or a new title and you may be setting the program! Anime movies must be [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on November 10th, 2009
Film poster for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
The San Antonio Museum of Art is showing Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind this evening (November 10th) for free as part of a month-long tribute to the work of acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki.
The film will be shown in SAMA’s Auditorium, seating begins at [Read it all...]
By Mission Control, on November 5th, 2009
The San Antonio Museum of Art features a lecture titled The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki by Frederik L. Schodt on Sunday, November 8 at 3 pm. A public reception follows.The lecture will be in SAMA’s Auditorium and is free with Museum Admission. Seating begins at 2:30 and is first-come, first-seated.
From SAMA’s web site: The filmmaker Hayao [Read it all...]
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