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Below is a list of past OzTAKU news posts

23/06/10, Posted by Avi

This year's Comikaze Challenge was off the hook!

For those that feel they missed out... Well, you did! (more)

16/06/10, Posted by Avi

It occurs to us that we've sold a lot of Copics over the years and that a lot of people think they're insanely expensive because they just...(more)

14/04/10, Posted by Avi

OzTAKU was displaying itself, rather shabbily, in Brisbane last weekend for the SupaNova Pop Cultural Festival. Shabbily because, due to...(more)

17/03/10, Posted by Avi

So, we've got back from AICon... Financially speaking it was an absolute waste of time and resources but it had an unexpected positive outcome.
As...(more)

12/01/10, Posted by Avi

Sorry for the complete lack of updates recently, folks. It's just been insanely busy, as always!


So what's new with Australia's manga community...(more)

23/10/09, Posted by Avi

... in front of children, and their eyes that judge you?


OzTAKU needs another tutor or two for it's manga art classes in Victoria (we'll be expanding out into other states next year if we get...(more)

14/10/09, Posted by Avi

As we know, OzTAKU, as Australia's largest manga artist community, gets a pretty sweet deal when dealing with the leading supplier...(more)

26/09/09, Posted by Avi
Yet again, congratulations go out to Paul Bedford, who has received yet another glowing review of The List from (more)
05/09/09, Posted by Avi

With the exception of Armageddon, anime conventions are over for the year... And Arma is really more of a pop-culture con, so the pressure's not so bad.
The point is that the stress of running (more)

12/08/09, Posted by Avi

Back from SMASH, back at work, back in the salt mines.
Rock Salt mines that is! Rock Salt has finally come out, with a printing experience similar to The List's debut (oh...(more)

28/07/09, Posted by Avi

I've been back from AVCon for less than 12 hours, and I'm still impressed (over tired, nutritionally deprived, coming down with the flu that Trey...(more)

20/07/09, Posted by Avi

So this week we're taking a trip to AVCon. I'm a fan of AVCon because it's laid back (even though I'm aware their committee is freaking out about...(more)

20/04/09, Posted by Avi

Signed up for a Twitter account today, just to ensure it couldn't be squatted on...


Feel... so... dirty


In all...(more)

06/03/09, Posted by Avi
Howdy folks,

We're creating a new Facebook Fan Page for OzTAKU.

There are a few reasons for this.
  1. Groups...(more)
22/02/09, Posted by Avi
Well, fun was had, interesting people were met, and very few people actually bothered to get an edumacation from OzTAKU! The dastards!
As you can see from the picture, Trey & I are valiantly attempting...(more)
12/02/09, Posted by Avi
OK, so lots of big things are happening all at the moment.
Last weekend, Lemmy, one of the first generation of OzTAKU's got married. Niiiice wedding. Baaaad mistake making me the MC. And a cake...(more)
01/01/09, Posted by Avi

2008 was a bit stagnant for OzTAKU. Things are going to go in a different direction this year.


Classes are going to be at the forefront of our promotional activities for a start. So, if you...(more)

09/11/08, Posted by Avi
So as it turns out, in a surprise that wasn't really all that much of a surprise, I have become the Convenor of Manifest.
This basically puts me in the position of responsibility for one of the...(more)
07/11/08, Posted by Avi
No, we haven't gone ape!

We're going to be starting a new promotional campaign, both on and offline, to get people interested in OzTAKU.

More details to come shortly...
03/10/08, Posted by Avi
Are you a decent manga artists?
Are you confident enough to draw in front of a crowd of children that are easily awed by your supreme prowess?
Would you like to actually get paid in money that is legally...(more)
29/09/08, Posted by Avi
One of the best things about Manifest, for OzTAKU that is, is that it presents an opportunity to gather more OzTAKU members together than any other period. As such, we generally hold an "AGM" of sorts....(more)
23/09/08, Posted by Avi
It's that time of year again!

This will be OzTAKU's 5th year at Manifest, and wow how we haven't... actually... umm... changed all that much...(more)
08/08/08, Posted by Avi
In a twist that only the writers of a Shoujo anime would have actually written in, Kenny Chan, co-founder of OzTAKU, and Kirin Tesselar, the first person to sit at an OzTAKU table and actually...(more)
28/07/08, Posted by Avi
Once again, we say goodbye to Antonio for another year, with deep regret.
This year's DoujiCon was not the resounding success it was hoped to be (full details to be posted on OzTAKU forums and DoujiCon...(more)
21/07/08, Posted by Avi
So The DoujiCon is on next weekend!
So much done, so much still to go... It's a never ending ball of excitement around here. And by excitement, I mean things that'd...(more)
05/07/08, Posted by Avi
Well, DoujiCon. is only three weeks away now!
Doesn't time creep up on you?

For those of you that are artistically inclined, have you gotten your tables yet?
...(more)
18/05/08, Posted by Avi
A total overhaul to the look of the DoujiCon website has taken place.
Going with the general coa nostra feel of the new venue, a very Corleone inspired theme has been laid over the site.

So now, all...(more)
16/03/08, Posted by Avi
Well, it only took a year, but we've finally found people willing to get nearly naked... err...
What I mean to say is that OzTAKU will be running Life Drawing classes starting on April 16th.
...(more)
04/02/08, Posted by Avi
Normally, I'd leave this in events where it belongs, but the news is that OzTAKU will be there, giving classes and talks about Manga.
We're at an intra-national event now! ^_^

Our stocks are going...(more)
13/01/08, Posted by Avi
PRICES
Adult Weekend Pass $25
Adult Day Pass $15
Children Under 10 (must be accompanied by an adult) Weekend $15 or Day $10

Please specify which day you would like...(more)
20/12/07, Posted by Avi
Due to the forecast of very bad weather, the OzTAKU Melbourne Beach Meet has been postponed until Jan 4th.
In its place will be a regular indoors meet at Melbourne Central.
Time: 12-midday
Place:...(more)
18/12/07, Posted by Avi
In the week leading up to Xmas, OzTAKU will be giving you all a special treat.
Free digital resources to download, ain't that neat?
So go to the download...(more)
10/12/07, Posted by Avi
Well, it's that time of year again. The time of year where your wallet is totally devoid of beer/daiquiri money because you selflessly spent it all on gifts for other people that are vastly better & more...(more)
27/11/07, Posted by Avi (now to be known as "Ezo" *cry*)
As anyone that's followed OzTAKU these last few months knows, we're getting our names out there doing classes for the kids (doing it for the kids) at schools and community centers & such.

Here's...(more)
09/11/07, Posted by Avi
Man, this last quarter has been insanely busy like you would not believe. Exams, assignments, drawing classes, conventions, other projects... The list goes on.

So busy in fact that time was needed for...(more)
29/08/07, Posted by Avi
#1.4 has been delayed due to unforeseeable problems.
We're hoping to have it out in time for Manifest, but that's looking increasingly unlikely at this point in time.
It will definitely be around in...(more)
08/05/07, Posted by Avi
No no, we're not screwing you over with a new numbering system for the magazine (no matter how tempting it may be).
We're moving up in the world, with a new website, all easy to use and pretty to look...(more)
08/04/07, Posted by Santa
...is a test (OMG/LOL/!11)
30/11/-1, Posted by
So it seemed that a lot of people could not get the PDF file to work right, and a LOT of table entries never made it to the DoujiCon inbox... I'm really sorry about that folks.
Anyway, the form has been...(more)
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