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Tsubasacon - The Convention That has Wings

Good grief are these storms plaving havoc on my wings?! It's Mitsuki grounded at the airport while the rains of May don't make much of my day. Anyway, while the rain continues to fall, have you pre-registered yet for our 2009 Convention? If not, it's worth a second or two to mention. The price goes up June 6th - so cash in right now and get registered for just $30.00! Don't wait before it's too late and the price goes uppity up.

2009 Guest Lineup
Hang on to your seat belts all, we're ready to take off with our awesome 2009 guest list - including anime industry notables Leah Clark and Darrel Guilbeau, returning musical performer Lisa Furukawa, and artists Jen Lee Quick and Gina Biggs. "Guests are always a big draw for anime conventions," quoted Jerad Bailey, head of Tsubasacon's Convention Operations, "Tsubasacon is glad to have so many wonderful, talented people this year."

Leah Clark is a voice actress, theater actress, and ADR Director who has worked on notable projects such as Darker than Black, One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club, Suzuka, and Trinity Blood.

Darrel Guilbeau, a voice actor from Louisiana, has voiced the lead role of Overman King Gainer, as well as supporting cast for Cyborg 009, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Samurai Champloo, and various video games.

Lisa Furukawa, a Japanese American pianist, singer, and songwriter, has previously performed for Tsubasacon, most recently during the convention's first year in Huntington. "Lisa [Furukawa] has always been one of our favorite guests, and I'm glad we are able to have her back again," said Jerad Bailey.

Also returning to Tsubasacon is Jen Lee Quick, an OEL (Original English-Language) manga artist and author of the Tokyopop-licensed manga "Off*Beat". New to Tsubasacon is Gina Biggs, author of the webcomic "Red String" and head of Strawberry Comics, an all-female group of comic creators specializing in character-driven stories of drama and romance.

Please note that the guest list is subject to change and adjustment. If there are any changes, we'll be sure to convey them here in the newsletter or the website.

Panel Spotlight
Check out a preview of some events coming to Tsubasacon in 2009:

Martial Arts Demo - Mike Parriski & Company
A demonstration of several martial arts ranging from Korean to Japanese, Chinese, and Thai. The demonstration will pit martial artists against each other in a grueling death match, weapons will randomly be thrown into the room to add to the excitement. Oh who are we kidding we made that last sentence up! But it will be a fun informative and entertaining exhibition of several martial styles.

AMV's on a Budget - Sarah Howard
This program will show: how to obtain free and legal software and media, exploring the unknown programs, making use of windows movie maker, ripping DVD segments, editing beyond all measure if using segments from another AMV, patience with older CPUs, backing up your system hard drive, system registry cleanup for smoother running speed, what a hard drive is good for if the computer ultimately dies, how blessed is the thumb-drive, and how to do the happy dance when its done.

The Mecha Fan Panel - Codi
Mecha is great and amazing. Take it too seriously however, and then you're just doing it wrong. This panel is for gushing, making fun of, loving, and booing mecha, in all of it's forms.

Game Room Update from The LANding Zone
We have just added these great JAPANESE IMPORT fighter games for the Wii at Tsubasacon. And we have obtained access to a JAPANESE NTSC region Wii to play them all on!

Tatsunoko Vs. CAPCOM: Cross Generation of Heroes :Wii
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core :Wii
Bleach: Shiraha Kirameku Rinbukyoku :Wii
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core :Wii
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 :Wii
Samurai Shodown Anthology :Wii
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga :Wii
Marvel Vs CAPCOM 2 S2
TEKKEN 5 S2

The LANding Zone does its very best to provide the MAXIMUM gaming experience every year at Tsubasacon. Our simple goal is realized each year by the smiles and excitement on each gamers face. We love hearing that “this Con was better than the last.” We are committed to our partnership with Tsubasacon and its exponential growth and success in the years to come.” …Game On! BLM

Mitsuki's Match Game
Bringing back a classic from the 1970's, join us for this new and very exciting game show where you can be picked at random to assist in the game show, be a part of the wacky and insane panel, or a contestant trying to win your share of cash and prizes!

Join Douger Barker (a.k.a. Dougerz) for this new and very popular game show! More details coming soon!

Tsubasacon Film Festival
This year we kicked off the first annual Tsubasacon Film Festival, however it may be the last if we don't get any entries, so mail your submissions to:

ATTN : Tsubasacon Film Festival
P.O. Box 252
Goshen, KY 40026

Submissions must arrive by September 30th, if not sent by that date, we will be accepting a limited number of entries on Friday, October 9th at the convention.

Cosplay Cafe
To better serve the needs of the Convention base, we've decided to add a great new event to the board - the Cosplay Cafe! This event will be held at the Holiday Inn & Suites - next door to the Convention Center! Enjoy great inexpensive refreshments while hanging out with fellow cosplayers. More details will be available in upcoming issues of the newsletter & website.

Artist Alley Update
With 1 spot left in Artist Alley we thought it was time to list some of the artists coming this year!

* Alex Heberling
* Kim "Maqqy96" Samson
* Cards Heart Purses
* Kopes Kreations
* Leah Confere
* Clandestine Kimonos
* Whatcher Studios
* Boushi Onna Hats
* Sarah Howard
* Pixelated Melodies

If you're interested in that 1 spot make sure to email Artist Alley first!

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