Halloween Issue 25 November ALL OTAKUMagazine ALL OTAKU TOP 10 SCARIEST Danny Choo ANIME Hellsing, Elfen Lied, The Storm Trooper in- Hell Girl and Deadman Wonderland all on one vades Japan page. Mimiru Surprise Surprise k_miyuko Features in our Cos- play of the Month Kim Bussiahn tells us what inspires her in our SA Artist of the Week interview Editors Letter As we all know doing something once out of excitement is easy. You look at something and say wow that looks like fun and generally people call it beginners luck when you get it right the first time. But most of us also know that the second time can also be daunting. So this month we are proud to present to you our Halloween edition!!! We bring you the best in gore games, anime horror and all round creepy stuffs. From our Top Ten Scariest Anime to our “Zombie and Horror Only” game reviews. We also feature spreads on Elfen Lied and Kim Bussiahn, and take a look at what is hot in anime this month (see the Anime Board). This month we also announce our new mascot/vocaloid MIMIRU AYU- MU!!! She will be the face of All Otaku and maybe appear at events hosted or attended by All Otaku staff. We also do a history check on Asian super start DANNY CHOO, take a look at Megatokyo, feature great cosplay outfits in our Cosplay of the month, find out what J-pop is all about and start looking at what we are doing in our own country. The SA Anime Directory features not one but two cosplays in SA this De- cember, and is a great place to find out if there are any events happening or societies forming in your area. As I will continuously remind you PLEASE!! let us know what you want to hear about in our magazine and if there are any pages you think we are missing drop us an email. Other than that we hope you have a freaktastic Halloween. Regards from the Editor Joannah Stewart “Video games are a conduit for the soul. They expand our lives, channel our imagination, test our skillz. Games exist as a channel for the boundless energy of people all over the world. It is a medium you are incapable of understanding.” Copyright © 2011 All Otaku Magazine Reserve All Rights To This e-zine. Contents 4 ALL OTAKU WELCOMES MIMIRU This month we welcome our mascot to the team. Read all about her on page 3 7 JAPAN’S VERY OWN STORM TROOPER We take a look at the life of an anime legend in the making. 20 MEGATOKYO The history and story line behind one of the wests biggest anime 6 How to cosplay endeavours. 10 The Anime Board 25 SA ANIME DIRECTORY Our latest addition to the magazine brings you the happenings and 12 Elfen Lied Spread review- Master news in SA. From Anime societies to events and contacts. Get it here. piece or gore fest? 14 J-pop. The Complete History 17 This week we REBOOT. 18 Halloween Special- All Otaku’s Top Ten Scariest Anime 21 Artist of the Month 23 The News Box 29 Cosplay of the Month 30 The Gaming Corner 31 Mimiru’s Anime Class 32 Featured Game 3 4 5 All Otaku Magazine Introduces MIMIRU to the team Physical stats Height: 160cm Weight: 47kg While cooking up a storm of craziness Body-type: Slender one evening the team and I realised we Hair-color: Pink Eye-color: rose pink needed a bit of help with our image. We sat a pondered as to what it was that we could do to get the masses to bow down to Personality our ever growing awesomeness, and after She is an out going fire cracker a while came up with the idea to release a who likes to make friends. new UTAUloid. Not shy at all With that I quickly got to work on the new Likes: Anime, music, fireworks, muse of All Otaku. She took a while to crowds, pizza, and cats cultivate but I soon had something that we could work on. So It is with great pleasure Dislikes: Fish, stupid people, and pride that we introduce to you South dogs, doing dishes, and gore. Africa’s first official UTAUloid and All Otaku mascot Mimiru Ayumu!! Mimiru is SA born from a Japanese family. She loves to be outdoors. Her goal is to bridge the gap between Japanese ani- mation and SA animators. MIMIRU Ayumu “Cosplay is a time-consuming, DIY hobby that entails creativity, crafts, and a detailed knowledge of every single aspect of your favourite character’s being.” 6 osplay has quickly become a big part of the anime culture. Fans flock to cosplay fests around the world every year to enjoy the excitement and escapism of playing their favourite characters from anime, manga, games and even books. From Comic Con and Dragon Con (my favourite :D) Cdown to the smaller festivals like Rage and icon people still gather to share their ideas and costumes with each other. This year we have two of our own cosplay competitions coming up in December, Cape Town Cosplay on the 3rd and A.I Fest on the 10, so we here a few tips on how to make your cosplay absolutely great for these events. Step one Choose a character to cosplay It is true that the more obscure the anime, the more wow’s you will get. But also take into ac- count budget, personal skill and the crowd you are cosplaying for. It totally sucks when you make the most amazing Rosette out and no one knows who you are. Also find a character that speaks to who you are. It is easier to play some one Tips and Tricks you admire or is similar to you than a character that you don’t re- Just remember you can cosplay ANY ally like but think is cool. one you like, from anime, video games,comics, movies, tv/commercials to your favourite actors or singers, so Step Two you actually have a large selection of characters to choose from. Sketch up a detailed illustration of you outfit. Cross Cosplaying is also an option, What does this character wear? especially for girls, that is fun to play How do they style their hair? with. As long as it is isn’t a guy running What make-up and accessories around in a mini skirt with hairy legs do they wear? Does This Suit You it’s fine. And Your Body Type? Selecting a characters is the most Now make a list of things you can difficult step. There are two things to buy and things you can make. factor in: Find out where you can get these 1. When choosing your character types of things. concentrate more on the character and the possibility of pulling that cosplay off rather than finding the strangest Step Three Step Four or most unique character as they are usually hard to create a costume for. I Study your character. Watch how they char- Start buying things for your costume. Start am not saying that you should not play acter moves, how they re-act, what their catch with the small things like ribbons, wigs, con- difficult characters but if this is your phrases are. Once you can copy then you are tacts, etc. first time go easy. half way there. The thing about having a good 2. Focus on getting that characters ex- pressions and looks right. This finishes costume is that you are putting on a show, so Step Five the over all look for a better cosplay. to speak. If you are entering a cosplay compe- Make anything that you can’t buy. Buy ma- tition you will be judged on this ability to act terial and start sewing. If you don’t know Note that you shouldn’t use bobby pins, like the character you have chosen. However how now is the time to learn. It’s not hard which appear crinkled on one side but not every one acts like their character and it is at all and in fact you will find it quiet re- straight on the other to clip on your not compulsory so feel free to do as you like. warding, once you are finished, to have wigs. Instead, use hair pins, which are Cosplay is about fun, not being forced to do achieved making something by yourself. symmetrical and have better holding something specific. strength for this particular application. Step Six Step Seven Learn to pose. Folks are going to want to take pictures Time to put it all together and see what the www.otakuvillage.net. of you, and it would be terribly shameful and a waste over all effect is. Now is when you get to of all the hard work in the previous steps if you don’t change things and adjust your costume to http://www.cosplayhouse.com/halloween- finish this off with some kick-ass photo opps. make it perfect. cosplay.html http://www.cosplayclasses.com/basic- nowledge-for-cosplay-costumes-about- cloth/#more-81 http://www.squidoo.com/howtocosplay https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=gnTqYXYvLwI How to cosplay http://hetalia-cosplay.deviantart.com/ blog/30210651/ A memorable moment while on a shoot in the sticks for a documentary about fireworks for the Discovery Channel was when a bi-plane flew by the cast and camera crew at low speed and altitude. It was a clear blue evening and the sight sent a tingle down my spine.