Anime Banzai: August 2007 Archives
- Aszreal's Mess, which carries a variety of licensed material imported strait from Japan. They also carry domestically released character good products (collector and action figures, bookmarks, cell phone straps, wall scrolls, posters, and so on). They will be at Anime Banzai, Utah's first and only anime convention, at the end of August. The owner, Lori Hall, is willing to hunt down harder to find items (such as this figure of Lum, or this one!), and she interacts with visitors to the site through their blog.
- Tokyo's Anime House, the first anime-only store to have a physical presence in the Salt Lake area, carries DVDs, CDs, and manga (though the manga selection was small the last time I was there). They also carry a small amount of (mostly pirated) character goods. You have to be careful about the DVDs and CDs, too, as half or more of them are pirated (even shows which have been released domestically, which can be pretty dangerous to a company's bottom line), so we recommend making sure you're getting the real thing when purchasing there).
Anime Banzai, Utah's first and only anime convention, is coming up August 31 - September 1, 2007. They currently have three main guests: Artbeat (a Japanese glam rock band), Michael Richard Dobson (a voice actor), and Ichidan (an anime-themed theatre troupe). They'll be at the Salt Lake City Centre Sheraton on 500 South in Salt Lake City.
Mountain-Con III is back with more sci-fi goodness September 21-23, 2007 at the University Park Marriott near the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. They have an emphasis on media-related topics, but also have authors, artists, events, and activities for most genre fans out there. Their current guest list includes actors Garrett Wang, David Prowse, BarBara Luna, Felix Silla, and Femi Taylor, and author Diana Pharaoh Francis.
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