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Shannon Wong (l-r), Anne Poirier and Emerald Bond dress in Lolita fashion, which will be part of the Anime Evolution convention at UBC. photo Dan Toulgoet
Convention celebrates Asian animation Sandra Thomas
Staff writer
At this weekend’s Anime Evolution convention at the University of B.C., casual and hardcore games will compete in a new tournament-style battle called The Gauntlet. And according to convention spokesperson Gregory Neher, the buzz is all about the tournament’s grand prize. “The winner gets their name on a trophy made from an old Nintendo power glove,” said Neher. “The gamers are going crazy over it.” Anime Evolution brings together fans of Asian, and in particular Japanese, animation, manga comic books, film music and video games. It showcases the works of Canadian and international artists and the schedule includes Q&A events as well as workshops featuring voice actors, directors, artists, animators, comic book publishers and game developers. Started in 2002, it was preceded by smaller gatherings held by fans of animation subcultures of one genre or another, according to Neher. Another new event this year is an area dubbed the Villa, an entire building where more than 100 artists and dealers will display their work and wares. It will also house rooms dedicated to creative workshops and academic panels. But not all of those workshops and panels are for the academically inclined. Sunday afternoon sees the workshop Zapp Brannigan’s Guide to Women, based on a fictional 25-star general from the animated series Futurama who has a reputation for having an ego as large as the galaxy. Coincidently, Neher plans to dress as Brannigan for various events over the course of the weekend. Another conference receiving a lot of attention is the Lolita fashion show Friday,
“I ALWAYS GET TO BE A SPACE CAPTAIN.” Charles Bae
Aug. 13, to coincide with the Lolita Survival Guide, which runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Lolita fashion involves grown women wearing Victorian-style, little-girl’s clothing with the goal of looking like a porcelain doll of that era. Computer animation student Charles Bae, who has attended several Lolita tea parties, hopes that trend of returning to childhood will translate into merchandise sales at the conference. Bae is attending the convention selling buttons, pins, toys and collectors items such as Sailor Moon dolls, Barbie dolls dressed in Asian fashions, plush toys and model kits from the Japanese TV science-fiction series Space Battleship Yamato. Regular Courier readers will recognize Bae as one of the city’s biggest Star Trek fans. “It’s the Japanese Star Trek,” says Bae of Space Battleship Yamato. “The Asian crowd will know it.” For this convention, Bae is exchanging his popular Captain Kirk uniform for one of Space Pirate Captain Harlock, a fictional character created by Japanese manga artist Leiji Matsumoto. “I always get to be a space captain,” said Bae. The three-day convention is expected to draw more than 6,000 fans. Neher notes last year’s numbers were down because the event was scheduled at the same time as final exams at UBC. Anime Evolution begins Aug. 13, and runs through the weekend at various locations across the UBC campus. For more information, see www.animeevolution.com. sthomas@vancourier.com