The official Introductions

[crystalme]

Hey all you anime fans out there!

Introduce yourself and say hi to a newbie!

Here are some questions you could answer:
1. Is this your first year coming to Anime Milwaukee? If not, how many years have you attended?
2. What do you look forward to at the con?
3. What city or state are you from?
4. What are your favorite anime or manga?
5. Favorite video games or table-top games?
6. Do you cosplay?
7. What are you cosplaying this year?
8. Anything else?


Here's mine:
1. Since the infamous blizzard in 2007, I have volunteered for Anime Milwaukee. Yes, I survived the Anime Milwaukee Blizzard- there should be a t-shirt!
2. I always look forward to the Rave, although the Maid Cafe takes priority (since I'm one of the maids this year), and I absolutely have to attend the Midwest Karaoke Madness event to get my sing on!
3. I'm from the glamorous Milwaukee! Home of 4, got it? 4 anime clubs!
- Japanese Animation Association at UW-Milwaukee (our sponsors)
- Vision of Anime
- Anime Underground
- The Greatest Anime Club in Milwaukee (Brand spanking new)
4. I like cute and/or dark anime. Gunslinger Girl, Lain, Elfin Lied, Higurashi, Moon Phase, Azumanga Daioh...
I also like anime with awesome music, like Mushi-shi and Paprika!
5. Same goes for video games... My favorite video games are Braid and Portal. I have the soundtrack to Braid and it's wonderful!
6. I cosplay as a purple cat girl usually. I'm too stressed to be anything else this year. As long as Anime Milwaukee rocks your world, I'm happy!
7. I'm cosplaying my usual purple cat girl. Well, and I'll be a maid for Friday and a little bit of Saturday too!
8. I love Purple to bits and bits!

[CosplayCrazy]

Herro! I'm CosplayCrazy, or Poison Alchemist! Nice to meet chu!
1. Is this your first year coming to Anime Milwaukee? If not, how many years have you attended?
No. This will be my third year and counting
2. What do you look forward to at the con?
The Cosplay Contest because I made our cosplay skit and I promise to have everyone crying they will be laughing so hard.
And the voice actors. they are awesome X)
3. What city or state are you from?
MILTOW WISCONSIN YO (aka milwaukee, lol)
4. What are your favorite anime or manga?
Ouran High School Host Club, Fullmetal Alchemist, Vandread, Pokemon....(Not in that order)
5. Favorite video games or table-top games?
SOUL CALIBUR FOR LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE
6. Do you cosplay?
I most certainly do! I has 2 this year :3
7. What are you cosplaying this year?
Toph Bei Fong and Riza Hawkeye
8. Anything else
I loves all you peeps. And if the world was an anime convention we'd have world peace. lol <3

[Kariudo]

1) Nope, I've been staffing various positions since AMKE 2008
2) I'm looking forward to the AMV contest, which is a good thing since I'm running it. Also, I'm looking forward to having someone not knowing what to put on their badge so I can call them waffles.
3) I'm from Minnesota. You know, the state whose baseball team always hands it to the Brewers
4) That's tough, it's between Clannad (and After Story) and Code Geass
5) Lost Odyssey, no contest. Legend of Zelda takes the top for game series.
6) Nope
7) If I would cosplay, I'd want to be the moon from Majora's Mask
8) I'm getting pretty good at killing forums.
I'm not too bad at restoring forums either...I'm just not quite as good at it as I am at killing them.
Also, I like pizza

[papermoon]

Hey there I'm papermoon! I hope you get to know many of you!
1. This is my fourth year attending Anime Milwaukee
2. Voice actors and hanging with people!
3. I'm from good old Milwaukee Wisconsin!
4. I'm into a mix of different anime: Evangelion, Code Geass, and Gurren Lagann. just to name a few.
5. RPGS like Final Fantasy and fighting games like Blazblue and Street Fighter!
6. Yes a bit.
7. Mari from Evangeilon 2.0
8. I like noodles a lot...

[Tsunade]

1. Is this your first year coming to Anime Milwaukee? If not, how many years have you attended?
This is my second year for ANIME MILWAUKEE!!
2. What do you look forward to at the con?
Cosplayers, Cosplayers, Cosplayers and Uncle Yo
3. What city or state are you from?
Chicago
4. What are your favorite anime or manga?
Claymore, Hellsing, Nana, Bleach, Mushishi
5. Favorite video games or table-top games?
No clear favorites, the list goes on and on......
6. Do you cosplay?
No, I make cosplays for everyone else...... I'll be the one saying "hey how did you make that!"
7. What are you cosplaying this year?
I do have my Tsunade cosplay just have to dig out the shoes, I always forget the shoes.....
8. Anything else?
Currently making a food list for the con, I'll be making octo dogs, inarizushi, ramen and bringing lots of Pocky. It was on sale at the Japanese market last week, yeah!!!!

[Killgorr]

Nick here, I'm the art dude. I draw stuff

1. 3rd Year at AMKE, second on staff
2. Looking forward to meeting Doug Walker and just seeing the con running at full steam!
3. From Milwaukee
4. Favs: Battle Angel Alita, Berserk, Gantz, Blade of the Immortal and Evangelion
5. Games: Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Death Spank, Old School RPG's, Street Fighter and King of Fighters
6. I have cosplayed as green Lupin III, Terry Bogard and Fighter from FF
7. I don't know if I'll be cosplaying...
8. Fav music: Daft Punk, KMFDM, Prodigy, Mindless Self Indulgence and Frank Zappa

[orion]

Cathy here. I'm your screening department head this year. I schedule videos in rooms Gilpatrick A and BC.

1. Nope. 2nd year at Anime Milwaukee. 2nd year as staff.
2. Hmmm.... I'm on duty during most of the stuff that I would be looking forward to (Fashion Show, Cosplay Contest). Hope the highlights are on YouTube.
3. Baltimore! Home of the Baltimore Orioles and the best crab cakes ever!
4. Almost all Visual Arts/Key titles (Kanon, Clannad, Clannad After Story), anything Type Moon (Fate/stay night, Tsukihime Lunar Legend, Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners), Spirited Away, Ghost in the Shell, Someday's Dreamers

[crystalme]

Ooh, Goody! I'm glad there are more introductions! Happy to meet you, CosplayCrazy, Papermoon, and Tsunade! And hello again to my fellow staff members!

@ CosplayCrazy: I hope your skit does blow us away!
@ Papermoon: I bet you're really looking forward to Spike Spencer's panels! Have you ever attended his "What Happens At the Con, Stays At The Con" panel?
@ Tsunade: It's awesome that you make costumes! I'm still in the learning process after 5 years of cosplaying. Bought a sewing machine a year ago and only used it once so far,

[KeiuroFan]

Hi, y'all! I'm KeiuroFan (aka onionhead1 in deviantArt) and with me is always my daughter Little Soul, who will be 3 years old in March.

1. Is this your first year coming to Anime Milwaukee? If not, how many years have you attended?
This will be our third year at AMKE
2. What do you look forward to at the con?
I mostly look forward to seeing all the other cosplayers. Being able to walk around with and see other awesome cosplayers is the highlight of my year! My daughter and I prepare for AMKE pretty much all year!
3. What city or state are you from?
My answer depends.. hmm... born in MI, currently living in Milwaukee area, lived in FL and CA, but in my heart I'm still a Texan
4. What are your favorite anime or manga?
My favorite is Fullmetal Alchemist, and also Miyazaki films that I can share with my daughter (since she can't watch FMA) We love Totoro and Ponyo.
5. Favorite video games or table-top games?
I don't play games but I've loved to watch my grown son play games, especially Kingdom Hearts.
6. Do you cosplay?
OHHH YEAAAHHHH!!! I've cosplayed Edward Elric and Izumi Curtis at AMKE, and also Winry Rockbell and Inuyasha in my YouTube and deviantArt, and my daughter has been chibi Winry, chibi Sheska, Elicia Hughes, and chibi Wrath.
7. What are you cosplaying this year?
This year we will be Ponyo and Gran Mamare from Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Look for us all day Saturday and at the cosplay contest!
8. Anything else?I hope to see familiar faces and meet new friends. See you Saturday!

[DJ_Shaun_Sin]

1. Is this your first year coming to Anime Milwaukee? If not, how many years have you attended?
This was my first year at AMKE.

2. What do you look forward to at the con?
I enjoyed hanging out with friends and preforming at the rave.

3. What city or state are you from?
Madison, Wi

4. What are your favorite anime or manga?
I don't currently have a favorite.

5. Favorite video games or table-top games?
I enjoy the Zelda series and Mario Party with friends.

6. Do you cosplay?
Yes
7. What are you cosplaying this year?
I was too lazy to get into costume. I did throw my majora's mask on for a few tracks though.