By David on March 15, 2009
I’m in Austin, Texas for South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW), which has been great, but I’m seriously missing my regular Japanese culture fix. Don’t get me wrong – this town is amazing. But there needs to be more anime and manga in this town.
Wait a minute – I just met a dude who told me about Momoko, a Japanese gift shop and tea room. I am definitely going to check it out!
I also met the nice folks at mimoco, who are the creators of mimobot designer usb flash drives.
They have several domo kun drives featuring afro domo, ninja domo and regular domo kun! I even got a sticker. ^_^
The food has been great and very accessible for being a pescetarian. I’ve found a different restaurant to eat at each day. Yesterday I at at a nice informal Japanese restaurant called Wiki Wiki Teriyaki Charbroiled Japanese Teriyaki. The udon with tofu and miso soup were excellent!
Well, I’m off to another interactive panel, but if you know of any great sushi restaurants in Austin I would be very happy! ^_^
Posted in Anime Conventions
I love anime. Specifically, series involving any of the following things: weird fantasy elements, super-powers, robots, aliens, wicked humor, crazy villains, horror, ninjas and samurai. I guess that means I like a lot of anime. I am pretty particular about the quality of animation and voice acting. If the character designs and animation quality aren't of über-quality, I quickly loose interest.The first anime-related series I ever watched was Battle of the Planets - otherwise known as Gatachman. The first true theatrical anime feature film I saw was Akira. My first exposure to manga was later in life when I read Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.There are so many incredible elements of Japanese culture. Some of the most exciting to me are the style of design and storytelling. I'm a web designer & illustrator, and I find myself looking to Japanese design for inspiration all the time.Anime blogging has taught me even more about Japanese culture and anime than I ever expected, and I continue to learn more every week. In fact, I'd love to travel to Japan. Rachel and I hope to visit sometime within the next few years.
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