Schedule Otaku Festival 2014 by Otaku Festival

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PULLMAN BUCHAREST WORLD TRADE CENTER

Otaku Festival 2014: Cosplay Edition In its eight year of existence, Otaku Festival is celebrating the fascinating phenomenon of cosplay through a special edition entirely dedicated to this art. So we wish you a very warm welcome to Otaku Festival Cosplay Edition! As in each and every Otaku Festival starting with 2006 and until now, we have prepared a fair share of surprises, which you will find detailed in the following pages. Not only cosplay, but also workshops, panels, exhibitions, gaming, and many other activities which we hope that will keep you within the premises of the Romanian-American University throughout two entire days. Of course, because we are dealing with a cosplay edition, the creative engine behind the event is Cosplay Gen, currently acknowledged as one of the best cosplay magazines worldwide, which, with the precious support of its friends, tried hard to bring you the best cosplay experience, bringing forth an exquisite range of guests: Reika and Kaname from Japan, Pugoffka from Ukraine, Miyo from South Korea, Lina Lau from Hong Kong/UK, and Peggy from Singapore. So keep this little booklet with you to guide you through all the activities and enjoy the festival!

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OFF-LIMITS AREA

PHOTO

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

THEATRE HALL

OFF-LIMITS AREA

AMPHITHEATRE (PANELS)

ARTIST’S ALLEY

OFF-LIMITS AREA

LIV DRAW

BOOTH

DEALERS’ ROOM

LADIES’ ROOM OFF-LIMITS AREA

EXHIBITION AREA STAIRS

EXPO

STAIRS

INFO POINT

OFF-LIMITS AREA

GAMING AREA

IMPORTANT NOTE: The access for the public to the first floor is made via the staircases.

MEN’S ROOM

VE WING

OFF-LIMITS AREA

OTAKU FESTIVAL MAP

109

111

113

115 STAFF

STAIRS

LADIES’ ROOM OFF-LIMITS AREA

STAIRS 108

110

112

114

SNACK SHOP

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CAFETERIA OFF-LIMITS AREA

SATURDAY, MAY 3 NINJUTSU DEMONSTRATION Coordinator: CSRJ-AH TIME 11:30 PRESENTATION Duration: 0:30 h | Room: Theatre Hall DRAWING WORKSHOP: COMPOSITION, FLOW AND LAYOUT IN MANGA/COMICS Coordinator: Mihai Marcu (Mistik) TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 108 Registration at info point ”GOLEM: ODYSSEY” VIDEO GAME Coordinator: Mechanical Ink TIME 14:00 PRESENTATION Duration: 1:00 h | Room: 108 Registration at info point COSPLAY TAILORING WORKSHOP: SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN UNIFORM JACKET Coordinator: Andreea Ciohodaru TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 109 Registration at info point TRADITIONAL JAPANESE CULTURE WORKSHOPS ( SHODO, TAIKO, ORIGAMI, KANZASHI ) Coordinator: CSRJ-AH, Tenshin, HaramichiRo, Tomodachi Association TIME 14:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 3:00 h | Room: 109 Registration at info point CHARACTER DESIGN WORKSHOP Coordinator: Revista COMICS TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 110 Registration at info point CROQUIS DRAWING WORKSHOP Coordinator: Cristian Dârstar (Akira) TIME 14:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 110 Registration at info point

J-MUSIC ROOM TIME 10:00 MUZICĂ Duration: ALL DAY | Room: 111 OTAKU GARAGE SALE TIME 12:00 SPECIAL Duration: 12:00-16:00 | Room: 112 Registration at info point PLAMO WORKSHOP Coordinator: The Mock-ups Club / Cogito Association TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 113 Registration at info point OLD SCHOOL BOARDGAMES AREA Coordinator: Cogito Association TIME 14:30 SPECIAL Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 113 Registration at info point LEGO® CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP Coordinator: Brickenburg Association TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 12:00-18:00 | Room: 114 Break between 14:00-15:00 Registration at info point MAKOTO SHINKAI: UN “NOU MIYAZAKI” SAU UN ALT REALIZATOR DE ANIMAŢIE GENIAL? ( ROMANIAN ONLY ) Coordinator: Mirela Murgescu TIME 11:30 PRESENTATION Duration: 1:30 h | Room: Amphitheater FOR LOVE AND JUSTICE, THE PRET TY SAILOR SUITED SOLDIER SAILOR MOON! ( ROMANIAN ONLY ) Coordinator: DeseneleCopilariei.com & Sailor Moon Romania TIME 13:00 PRESENTATION Duration: 1:30 h | Room: Amphitheater

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SATURDAY, MAY 3 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ( ROMANIAN ONLY ) Coordinator: Bogdan Opreanu TIME 14:30 PRESENTATION Duration: 1:30 h | Room: Amphitheater

FIGHTING GAMES 4H, who are bringing to you Battlekon each year, will be present again at Otaku Festival with fighting games tournaments, so get hyped for championships of: Street Fighter, Injustice, Naruto, Soul Calibur. Alongside these games, they will also have surprise tournaments for you.

NINJUTSU DEMONSTRATION TIME 11:30 SPECIAL Duration: 0:30 h | Room: Theatre Hall

EXHIBITION OF LEGO® CREATIVE WORKS MADE BY BRICKENBURG ASSOCIATION

MAREA DEZBATERE OTAKU (ROMANIAN ONLY) TIME 12:00 SPECIAL Duration: 1:00 h | Room: Theatre Hall

Brickenburg Association made possible for the participants at Otaku Festival to admire an exhibition of LEGO® creations made by the Association. We’re pretty sure every single one of you can understand the fascination stirred by the small bricks and figurines, which Brickenburg Association brought to life on the display. And, apart from the exhibition, they will also offer you the possibility to find out more about the fascinating world of LEGO® during a panel and a series of workshops!

CUM SĂ ÎNCEPI SĂ LUCREZI LA PRIMUL TĂU JOC ( ROMANIAN ONLY ) Coordinator: Berbece Nicolae (Xelu) TIME 13:00 PRESENTATION Duration: 1:00 h | Room: Theatre Hall MEET & GREET WITH THE SPECIAL GUESTS TIME 14:00 SPECIAL Duration: 1:00 h | Room: Theatre Hall

MANGA EXHIBITION This year at Otaku Festival 2014 we will also have a manga exhibition, featuring the ongoing manga project Catwalk on Fire by Stefania Nour from Timisoara, which has been already launched as a webcomic. Nevertheless, at the exhibition you will see new teaser pages from the following chapters, which will give you hints about how the story is going to unfold.

COSPLAY PARADE TIME 16:00 SPECIAL Duration: 0:30 h | Room: Theatre Hall Registration at info point INDIVIDUAL COSPLAY COMPETITION + EUROCOSPLAY QUALIFIERS TIME 16:30 CONTEST Duration: 1:30 h | Room: Theatre Hall

ARTISTS’ ALLEY At Otaku Festival 2014 you will also have the opportunity to visit the Artists’ Alley, an area entirely dedicated to talented artists who want to promote their works. You will be able to purchase both their original works, as well as fan art.

INDIE GAMES Otaku Festival 2014 will also bring you an INDIE GAMES area, featuring Concerned Joe Party Mode. Concerned Joe is an indie game created by the Romanian Nicolae Berbece. It started as a browser game in 2011, which later gained popularity due to a witty combination of sarcasm, black humor and innovating mechanics throughout the entire game. Further details are available at concerned-joe.com

LIVE DRAWING AREA Of course, we always encourage those who love to draw. So we have prepared a live drawing area which will be available for both amateur and professional artists. Come and unleash your inspiration with the help of the graphic tablet!

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SCHEDULE OTAKU FESTIVAL 2014 Time / Location

Room 108

Room 109

Room 110

Room 111

10:00-10:30

J-music room (all day activity)

10:30-11:00 11:00-11:30 11:30-12:00 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00

Drawing workshop: Composition, Flow and Layout in manga/comics

Cosplay tailoring workshop: Shingeki no Kyojin uniform jacket

Character Design Workshop

”Golem: Odyssey” Video Game

Traditional Japanese culture workshops (shodo, taiko, origami, kanzashi)

Croquis Workshop

13:00-13:30 13:30-14:00 14:00-14:30 14:30-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 16:00-16:30 16:30-17:00 17:00-17:30 17:30-18:00 18:00-18:30 18:30-20:00

Workshop

Music

Presentation

Screenings

Contest

Special

SATURDAY, MAY 03 Room 112

Room 113

Room 114

Theatre Hall

Otaku Garage Sale

Amphiteater

Screenings

LEGO® construction Ninjutsu demonstration workshop Plamo Workshop

Marea dezbatere otaku (Romanian only) Cum să începi să lucrezi la primul tău joc (Romanian only) Meet & Greet with the Special Guests

Old School Boardgames Area LEGO® construction Screenings workshop

Makoto Shinkai: Un „nou Miyazaki” sau un alt realizator de animaţie genial? (Romanian only)

For Love and Justice, the pretty sailor suited soldier Sailor Moon! (Romanian only)

Japan International Airport (Romanian only)

Cosplay Parade Cosplay contest (individual)

Screenings

The organizers have the right to modify the schedule

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SUNDAY, MAY 4 ANIMATION WORKSHOP: STOP-MOTION AT OTAKU FESTIVAL 2014 Coordinator: Mihai Marcu (Mistik) TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 108 Registration at info point COSPLAY MAKE-UP WORKSHOP: ZOMBIE MAKE-UP Coordinator: Livia Viziteu (Shinju) TIME 14:30 WORKSHOP Duration: 1:30 h | Room: 108 Registration at info point YUKATA AND KIMONO WORKSHOP Coordinator: Tenshin, HaramichiRo, Tomodachi Association, CSRJ TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 3:00 h | Room: 109 Registration at info point „ATTACK ON TITAN” VIDEO GAME Coordinator: Void TIME 15:00 PRESENTATION Duration: 3:00 h | Room: 109 Registration at info point YU-GI-OH! DUELS @ OTAKU FESTIVAL 2014 Coordinator: GamesStop TIME 14:30 WORKSHOP Duration: 1:30 h | Room: 110 Registration at GamesStop booth J-MUSIC ROOM TIME 10:00 MUZICĂ Duration: ALL DAY | Room: 111 OTAKU GARAGE SALE TIME 12:00 SPECIAL Duration: 12:00-16:00 | Room: 112 Registration at info point

BALSA PLANES WORKSHOP Coordinator: Cogito Association TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 113 Registration at info point OLD SCHOOL BOARDGAMES AREA Coordinator: Cogito Association TIME 15:00 SPECIAL Duration: 2:00 h | Room: 113 Registration at info point LEGO® CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP Coordinator: Brickenburg Association TIME 12:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 12:00-18:00 | Room: 114 Break between 14:00-15:00 Registration at info point WIG-STYLING WORKSHOP WITH REIKA Coordinator: REIKA TIME 11:30 WORKSHOP Duration: 1:30 h | Room: Amphitheater Registration at info point COSPLAY WORKSHOP WITH PUGOFFKA: PREPARING TO PHOTO-SHOOT AND POSING Coordinator: Pugoffka TIME 13:00 WORKSHOP Duration: 1:30 h | Room: Amphitheater Registration at info point MISTER, FASCINAŢIE, HORROR… ANIMEURILE ŞI LUMEA VAMPIRILOR ( ROMANIAN ONLY ) Coordinator: Roxana Nasturas TIME 14:30 PRESENTATION Duration: 1:30 h | Room: Amphitheater SIGNING SESSION WITH THE SPECIAL GUESTS TIME 17:30 COSPLAY Duration: 1:30 h | Room: Amphitheater

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SUNDAY, MAY 4 MAREA DEZBATERE OTAKU ( ROMANIAN ONLY ) TIME 12:00 SPECIAL Duration: 1:00 h | Room: Theatre Hall

COSPLAY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

LEGO®: ISTORIE, COOPERARE, PERSUASIUNE ( ROMANIAN ONLY ) Coordinator: Brickenburg Association TIME 13:00 PRESENTATION Duration: 1:00 h | Room: Theatre Hall

We have also prepared a cosplay photography exhibition featuring the six special guests invited at this edition: Reika, Kaname, Pugoffka, Miyo, Lina Lau and Peggy, along with photos of other talented cosplayers featured in previous issues of Cosplay Gen magazine. MAREA DEZBATERE OTAKU ( ROMANIAN ONLY ) This year we offer you the opportunity to watch a heated debate on very carefully chosen themes related to otaku culture. Come and support your team in the semifinals and the finals and help decide who the great winner will be!

AMV CONTEST FINALS TIME 13:00 CONTEST Duration: 1:00 h | Room: Theatre Hall KIMONO CONTEMPORARY DANCE PERFORMANCE Coordinator: CSRJ-AH TIME 14:30 PRESENTATION Duration: 0:30 h | Room: Theatre Hall

COSPLAY PARADE We always appreciate the hard work any cosplayer puts into costume making or into simply dressing up as the favorite character. So for this edition we also offer the stage for all the cosplayers who want to show off their outfits to the audience without participating into the cosplay competition. So don’t lose the opportunity to admire them on stage!

COSPLAY PARADE TIME 16:00 COSPLAY Duration: 0:30 h | Room: Theatre Hall Registration at info point GROUP COSPLAY COMPETITION TIME 16:30 CONTEST Duration: 1:00 h | Room: Theatre Hall

OTAKU FESTIVAL AWARDS This year, we decided to reward your talent, creativity and effort and inaugurate a series of „Otaku Awards”, for which we have been working in collaboration with the CultCat artists team. Those who will be considered the most outstanding in a certain activity of the festival, be it cosplay, AMV editing, illustration, or manga drawing, will receive the Otaku Trophy. Don’t miss the award ceremony in the second day of the festival!

OTAKU AWARDS CEREMONY TIME 17:30 SPECIAL Duration: 0:30 h | Room: Theatre Hall OTAKU GARAGE SALE Do you have certain objects that until recently were part of your otaku life, but which you’d like to sell, change, replace or get rid of? Or, on the contrary, you’d like to buy one of these things, but you’d rather pay less, as it’s not important for you if that item is second hand? Otaku Garage Sale is the perfect place for you! We are welcoming at Otaku Festival 2014 all those who want to sell their otaku-related items or want to exchange or buy them. The only rule is that the items you are coming with are genuine.

SIGNING SESSION WITH THE SPECIAL GUESTS At Otaku Festival Cosplay Edition, the fans will also have the opportunity to take part in a signing session with our special guests: Reika, Kaname, Miyo, Pugoffka, Lina Lau and Peggy. So, if you want to take part in this signing session, pay a visit to the festival’s booth and purchase the cosplay cards of our guests, or even Reika’s photo albums in limited edition, on which to get your autograph!

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SCHEDULE OTAKU FESTIVAL 2014 Time / Location

Room 108

Room 109

Room 110

Room 111

10:00-10:30

J-music room (all day activity)

10:30-11:00 11:00-11:30 11:30-12:00 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00

Animation Workshop: StopMotion at Otaku Festival 2014

Yukata and Kimono workshop

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duels @ Otaku Festival 2014

13:00-13:30 13:30-14:00 14:00-14:30 14:30-15:00 15:00-15:30

Cosplay make-up workshop: Zombie Make-Up

„Attack on Titan” VIDEO GAME

15:30-16:00 16:00-16:30 16:30-17:00 17:00-17:30 17:30-18:00 18:00-18:30 18:30-19:00

Workshop

Music

Presentation

Screenings

Contest

Special

SUNDAY, MAY 04 Room 112

Room 113

Room 114

Otaku Garage Sale

Theatre Hall

Amphiteater

Screenings

Wig Styling Workshop Balsa Planes Workshop

LEGO® construction Marea dezbatere workshop otaku (Romanian only) Panel Lego

Cosplay Workshop: Preparing for the photoshoot and posing

Kimono Contemporary Dance Performance AMV Contest Old School Boardgames Area

LEGO® construction workshop Screenings

Mister, fascinaţie, horror… Animeurile şi lumea vampirilor (Romanian only)

Cosplay Parade Cosplay contest (groups)

Otaku Awards Ceremony Signing Session with the Special Guests

The organizers have the right to modify the schedule

GUESTS

REIKA ( JP ) One of the most renowned cosplayers worldwide, REIKA from Japan gained a well-deserved reputation and an equally well-deserved fanbase, as the professionalism of her costumes and the talent with which she plays as her chosen characters are hard to match. Constantly invited as a guest at important conventions and festivals in all Asia, REIKA made her first visit to Europe as a special guest at Otaku Festival 2013, where her presence attracted a very big number of cosplay fans. We are happy to have her here again for the 2014 edition, as a jury member for the cosplay competitions and not only!

KANAME

( JP )

Along with REIKA, KANAME from Japan is among the most well-known names for the cosplay fans from around the world. His cosplays are defined by a huge attention to details, both costume-wise, as well as in regard to make-up, look and posing. His characters are very diverse, a proof of his versatility as a cosplay artist. As the cover story for Cosplay GEN #04, he revealed a bit about what cosplay means to him and how he got popular in the world of cosplay. And we are much honored to have him here, at Otaku Festival 2014, as a special guest!

PUGOFFKA ( UA ) Already known in the cosplay fandom for her very expressive photos and having gained experience not only behind, but also in front of the camera, Pugoffka will be part of the jury for the cosplay competitions and she will also share tips & tricks about cosplay photography with all those who are interested. A big fan of Asian culture, she is now a co-organizer and official photographer of one of the biggest cosplay conventions in Ukraine taking place in Kiev â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OTOBE. OTAKUFESTIVAL 2014 | 03-04 MAY

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GUESTS

MIYO ( KR ) Participating for the first time at a European convention, MiYo, who was also the cover story for Cosplay GEN #03, will give the Otaku Festival audience the chance to closely admire her talent in cosplay costume making. Approaching many different characters, from World of Warcraft’s Whitemane to Vocaloid, MiYo doesn’t cease to amaze through the accuracy of the details and of her cosplays as a whole.

LINA LAU ( HK / UK ) A very talented and experienced cosplayer, Lina, who is at her second visit in Romania after being invited as special guest at Nijikon 2012, is for sure a perfect presence for a festival edition dedicated to cosplay, as a jury member for the cosplay competitions. Lina is also an old friend of Cosplay Gen, for which she gave us an extended interview in the third issue of the magazine.

PEGGY ( SG ) We are happy to have among us as special guest Peggy from Singapore, whose presence surely represents a good opportunity for the Romanian cosplayers to find out more about the amazing cosplay scene in Singapore and about the way she makes her very different costumes, which cover various movies and series, from Howl’s Moving Castle to Kill la Kill.

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