Anime-Related Links

[Schedules for past semesters, official docuements, and old versions of the web site]

Conventions

Project: A-Kon, presented each June in Dallas, Texas by Phoenix Entertainment, is the premier anime convention in Texas, and is in fact the largest anime convention in the Southwest (and among the oldest anime-related conventions in the nation). While totally unverifiable, it is estimated that as many as 80% of the Club members attend A-Kon each year.
-The club has convention reports for Project A-Kon listed below, by number and year:
-Project A-Kon 18, June 1-3, 2007
AnimeFest, also held each year in Dallas (but at the end of the burning hot Texas summer, rather than at its beginning), is increasingly becoming a popular convention destination for discerning members of the Anime Club (and a fair number of other fine fans, for that matter).
Many Anime Club members make a pilgrimage to Anime Expo in Long Beach, California each year. (If it were closer and cheaper, the number would no doubt be even higher.) This is widely considered to be the anime convention in the U.S., and every otaku is required to go there at least once in his or her lifetime.
UshiCon is a relatively new convention that has miraculously sprung up right here in Austin. (It’s close enough to walk there!) 2002 was their first year.
Oni-Con is an even newer convention, organized in Houston (not quite close enough to walk there, but still not too far). The first Oni-Con was held in 2004.
KamikazeCon was another new convention based in Houston, having first begun in 2005. However, it appears that their second annual event has been put on indefinite hold at this time.

Web Resources

The Anime Web Turnpike is one of the most popular collections of anime-related links on the web.
Hitoshi Doi’s anime page contains a wealth of anime- and game-related information, including an impressive seiyuu (voice actress) database, a nice cel gallery, and much, much more. 130,000 otaku a day can’t be wrong! (Link Updated!)
Anime on DVD is, as may be evident, a site dedicated to anime available on DVD. A good source of reviews, previews, and general industry news.
Anime News Network is a fine source for anime-related news, billing itself as “the Internet’s most trusted anime news source.” (See also its rival, below.)
Anime News Service is another fine source for anime-related news, billing itself as “the leading anime/manga/J-Pop news and information authority.” (See also its rival, above.)

Vendor Links

CD Japan is an excellent source for CDs and DVDs from Japan.
Right Stuf is both a domestic anime producer (the official licenseholder of titles ranging from Boogiepop Phantom to Gravitation) and a general vendor of anime and related merchendise.
AnimeNation is a good source for a wide variety of anime- and manga-related goods (art books, T-shirts, etc.), as well as domestic anime releases.
Sasuga Books is a good source for manga and Japanese magazines. They also offer subscriptions to many of the top Japanese manga serials and magazines (and their shipping arrangements are so good that you often get your copy on the same day it goes on sale in Japan!).
BK1 is an excellent source for Japanese books, magazines, manga, and other goods. Note, though, that their site is in Japanese only (but they do ship to the U.S.).
Amazon Japan is another good site for obtaining anime- and manga-related goods; they now offer at least some of their site in English.

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