Anime North 2011 JE meet-up

[yume_no_yousei]

Late post is late, and I feel that it's been a bit dead around here lately, but here's the annual Anime North JE meet-up event. (: !

I missed out on last year's AN, so if anyone could fill me in on how that went, and what wants to be brought back from previous meet-ups, and what should be dropped, that'd be great.

First thing we should decide is what

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[kawaii_beela]

YAYYYYY!!!! JE MEEEEET~~~ i dunno if id be going all 3 days but i definately will be there saturday so i voted^^ any time is good for me:D

last years was epic tina!! *still sad you didnt come =( haha* but prom is obviously important so you're forgiven XD haha

last year we played aiba sugoroku and i took stockings and 3 people (me, keito and this one other guy there had to wear them LOL but it was a bit hard to breath so we didnt wear it the WHOLE time XD now i know how arashi felt HAHA) im not sure if i have stockings left from last year tho XD haha

we also played onigokko which was fun, but also quite impossible to find people, i remember keito hid under a car on the completely other side of the con LOLLLL XDDDD

we also played "musical chairs" for a bit i think XD lol

another game ive seriously ALWAYS wanted to play which i prolly suck at is acchi muite hoi, its not a JE game but they always play it on je shows, ive seen at least kinki, news and arashi play it before, its basically like rock paper scissors but the winner points

[kawaii_beela]

oh i also have 2 NEWS concert pamphlets to sell also and some other NEWS stuff to sell that i can bring if ppl want

[yume_no_yousei]

Yeah, was hoping someone else would make this post cause I missed out last year. But it's alright. xDD; And yes, prom was important. ): !

I could probs get my hands on a few extra stockings. When we did it 2 years ago, people refused to put it on their heads. And some couldn't, like Nat, cause they had wigs on. lol.

How was musical chairs? Was it a hit or a miss? Should we bring it back again?

I think with an extra bit of tweaking, we can do onigokko. I know for a thing that I obvs do not recognize everyone in meets by faces, so I'll try my best to get masks. And we can limit the onigokko area so the Keito incident doesn't happen again. xDD; Oh Keito <3

[itskeitodesu]

BUT I WON OKAY? I HID UNDER THAT CAR AND I WON.

[minamoto]

Hello! atenishinai and I organized the event last year, you've basically covered everything we've done though XD Intro Don is always a hit as well as Sugoroku, I'd say we should definitely keep those.

atenishinai and I had to leave partway through for a photoshoot so unfortunately I can't actually say how Onigokko went - I think if we limit the area though it might be better if we do it again? (/cough Keito and the car) iirc we played Onigokko Reverse because it's obvi the best variation of it :D

I love the idea that kawaii_beela brought up about Acchi muite hoi, it looks like so much fun! The other one where the winner tries to hit the loser and the loser has to shield (idek what it's called, sorry!) looks like a ton of fun as well - it might be a possibility?

and uh I don't actually have much more to say XD; I HAVE PORTABLE SPEAKERS THOUGH!!!! They're ipod only, though, just a heads up orz.

[yume_no_yousei]

Yeah, we've been doing Intro Don and Sugoroku in so many meetings, and they've always been kept cause it interests everyone. (: We're thinking of suggestions for a new Sugoroku board, though.Aiba Sugoroku 2.0! lol

I'm thinking of maybe getting masks for Sugoroku. It'll make it easier to tell who are the Oni and who are not? And, just for the sheer fear factor of the masks. xD; And yeah, I'm already taking limiting the area to consideration. TCC parking lot is huge, so it could take forever. xDD;

I don't think I know which other game you're talking about aside from Acchi Muite Hoi Dx But if it can be explained, and people take interest, we could do it. (: !

YAY portable speakers ! (: Will they work for iPhone?

[itskeitodesu]

I think what she means is that janken game. Someone has a hammer (maybe we can find a blow up one?) and the other has a bucket/sheild. Like this.

OHHHH. HOW ABOUT. We take pv screen caps, or drama screencaps or both, and I"ll bring my laptop, and we can kinda do it like intro don? Except you have to identify the drama/pv, etc? And one of us can just have a list with the answers.

[kawaii_beela]

i think i know the game you're talking about, arashi played it on one of their shows with abe hiroshi, its where you have a hat and toy hammer (or something similar)in the centre and you play janken and the winner has to try and hit the loser on the head before they cover themselves with the hat/shield right? that seems fun too if we can get the props:D (which shouldnt be too hard)

that screencap game sounds pretty fun too^^

[panda3035]

got some mags to sell, so hopefully it not a time i'm volunteering!

[yume_no_yousei]

We'll do votings for time slot after the day has been decided. (:

[shatteredtenshi]

I didn't buy a pass this year, lolll. I have time though and you guys always meet up in areas that's just like public space anyways, so I'll just come and join you guys. Hopefully the meet-up last at least a few hours? It'd be weird if I come purposely to only meet up with people for an hour or two, lol. I didn't get to go to last year's meet-up due to work.

I have goods I can sell too, and if someone is willing, I'd be willing to trade goods for a few volumes of manga that they can try and help me find and buy at the convention.

[minamoto]

Hey - I'd be happy to help you find what you're looking for! Just let me know~

[shatteredtenshi]

Aww, thanks! I actually can't remember what exactly I want, haha. It's just all the series I have are from Tokyo Pop and since they're closing down, it'd be nice to catch up on what I'm missing before they become totally rare...though I doubt any of the series I collect have ended. XD; Oh well.

I need to update my sales post anyways, so you can see if there's anything that interests you in exchange? I'll be sure to post in this comm too. =3

[minamoto]

No problem! And yeah, I have the same problem too ;; luckily I don't have too many incomplete Tokyopop series rn, but it's still a shame to see how they've declined ): Just let me know when you remember! ♥

I'll be sure to, then - thank you! :D

[itskeitodesu]

Lol you beat me to it!!

I think we should make a new Suguroku board, we used the old one last year, but we had to make some changes to it, and overall a new one would just be better.

Let me know if you need any help with anything, I already asked atenishinai and minamoto to help out, so between the four of us we could probably pull off something really good this year?

And I believe speakers have been found, so that issue is out of the way too!

EDIT: For onnigokko how about we have something like pinnies or arm bands or something so that we KNOW who is playing the game, both oni and the other side can have different colours. That would make it easier right?

[yume_no_yousei]

Lol ~ Yeah,I was waiting for someone else to do it, but when no one did, I just ended up doing it. xDD; We'll all work on this together though, It'll be fine. :P

I agree, Sugoroku 2.0 is needed. xDD; And this time we can take requests from people, on what they want on the boards. :P

That'd be great. We can plan this out pretty well then, between the 4 of us. (:

I was thinking about pinnies or bandana-type cloths just to tie around somewhere, too. But I just think masks would be cool. xDD; Like the freaky Sugoroku ones. I'll take a look around to see if I can find any masks first, and if not, we can do the armbands or something. (:

[itskeitodesu]

Masks would also be amazing!! If you could find some that'd be great!! I think bandanas would be needed either way right? (Because usually only oni wear masks right?). So we can prolly pick up some bandanas from the dollar store, but we should wait until after we get the numbers for who's coming. XD;; Not sure how you feel about colours but I say we stick with the usual Shiro-gumi and Aka-gumi. XD;;

And sugoroku 2.0!! I'm excited!

[yume_no_yousei]

I've got a dollar store nearby, so I'll check there to see if I can find anything. (: And yeah, either way we'll need the bandanas. I think keeping the usual white and red is good. xD; But white might be a bit hard to see. . . We'll decide later, I guess?

How was JE musical chairs/mats? Do you think we should bring it back this time around?