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OzTAKU News Archives
Below is a list of past OzTAKU news posts
23/06/10, Posted by Avi16/06/10, Posted by Avi14/04/10, Posted by Avi17/03/10, Posted by Avi12/01/10, Posted by AviSorry 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 Avi26/09/09, Posted by Avi05/09/09, Posted by AviWith 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 AviBack 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 Avi20/07/09, Posted by AviSo 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 AviSigned 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 AviHowdy folks,
We're creating a new Facebook Fan Page for OzTAKU.
There are a few reasons for this.
- Groups...(more)
22/02/09, Posted by AviWell, 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 AviOK, 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 Avi2008 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 AviSo 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 AviNo, 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 AviAre 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 AviOne 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 Avi08/08/08, Posted by AviIn 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 AviOnce 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 AviSo 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 Avi18/05/08, Posted by AviA 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 AviWell, 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 AviNormally, 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 AviPRICES
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 AviDue 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 AviIn 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 AviWell, 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*)09/11/07, Posted by AviMan, 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 AviNo 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)30/11/-1, Posted bySo 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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