For you Vic Mignogna/Ouran Lovers...

On Friday, July 4th, FUNimation held an Ouran High School Host Club panel at Anime Expo. Of course, I wasn't there since I was sitting in the insanely long line for the LM.C panel, but whatever. There they announced the official voice actors for the Ouran High School Host Club dub release, which will go straight to DVD in October. Luckily for people who actually buy or rent and then copy the DVDs, they are being released on two 13-episode discs instead of a rediculous amount of expensive 4-episode discs.

Anyway, here is the official cast list:

Caitlin Glass as Haruhi Fujioka
Vic Mignogna as Tamaki Suou
Greg Ayres as Kaoru Hitachiin
J. Michael Tatum as Kyoya Ohtori
Luci Christian as Mitsukuni Haninozuka
Mike McFarland as Ryuuji "Ranka" Fujioka
Patrick Seitz as Umehito Nekozawa
Todd Haberkorn as Hikaru Hitachiin
Travis Willingham as Takashi Morinozuka
Aaron Dismuke as Yasuchika Haninozuka
Brittney Karbowski as Hinako Tsuwabuki
Carrie Savage as Momoka Kurakano
Cherami Leigh as Kirimi Nekozawa
Christopher R. Sabat as Ritsu Kasanoda
Eric Vale as Toru Suzushima
Jamie Marchi as Chizuru Maihara
R Bruce Elliott as Kasanoda's Father
(Source: Anime News Network)

This cast excites me because it's pretty much a gathering of all the well-known voice actors. Also it's pretty much everyone from Fullmetal Alchemist except in a different setting. That might end up being kind of awkward, but whatever. The FMA dub was amazing, and if it's pretty much the same cast, than this dub should be amazing, too.

Speaking of Fullmetal Alchemist, it must of been very convenient to hold the Fullmetal Alchemist signing right after the Ouran signing. I didn't get into the Ouran signing, but some very generous people held my space in line and we ended up being first in the FMA signing. I'll post a picture of my signed FMA wallscroll (which I bought from a random booth at the last minute) later, but for now here's some Vic fanservice for you.

Vic signing something.

Vic looking at something.

Some girl talking to Vic.

Vic watching the giant TV behind me while not signing anything.

"Vic I can haz picture?"

Vic getting ready for FMA signing, salad and water in hand. I've got videos of him eating, but I'll save those for my personal Vic food porn collection. =)

Getting back on the topic of Ouran, chapter 62 of the manga was finally released. Expect a blog post about it soon. Lots of things happen, I just have to let it all soak in before I actually write about it (which means you know it has to be good).

Special A Subbers are Too Slow and Anime Expo Forum Mods Have Something Very Large in Their Special Excrementing Place

Just kidding. I know that if they make an exception for me, they'd have to make an exception for everyone. But still. ;__; They didn't need to be rude about it.

However! I will not be shot down this easily! Last year, many congoers flooded a local shopping center when there was nothing to do or they got hungry. And damn, that chicken wing place was good. I bet I can find a crowded off-site place to have my mini Free Hugs Day Campaign. We will not be a stifled cause!

Moving on.

I don't want to be one of those tight-wads who complains about anime fansubbers and how they sub too slow. I know, I know, they do it for free, I don't pay for it, blah blah, but whatever. But there is something more valuable than money on the line: reputation. And seriously, they don't have a good one at this point. First of all, it isn't one group, but two. Baka-Wolf and m33w are working on it together. So why the fuck does it take so fucking long?! It should go twice as fast, in fact, it should be a same-day service. I want my anime, and I want it now, damn it.

This makes me think of something else: Hikari is a fucking idiot. Kei kisses her, says all kinds of lovey-dovey stuff to her, and still she remains totally clueless. Wtf? Kei deserves better. Now I haven't read the manga in like, a million and one years, so I don't remember if it's much different. But I really think that Hikari needs to get a fucking brain.

Free Hug Dreams Foiled! ;__;

Something came to light on the Cosplay.com forums that I wasn't aware of. While I got a positive response about my plans for International Free Hugs Day, it seems that in the AX Code of Conduct you aren't allowed to have signs of any kind.

This is really depressing! My friends and I already made our signs. ;__; However, it mentions 'unapproved signs,' so I'm going to see if I can pull some strings and get our signs approved. We should be able to advertise our free hugs, damn it!

International Free Hugs Day at Anime Expo 2008

International Free Hugs Day is quickly approaching, and just happens to fall on the third day of Anime Expo 2008 in LA. Of course, I quickly gathered a few of my friends and we plan to attend that Saturday bearing Free Hugs signs. Be on the lookout for us, and we will be on the lookout for any other Free Hug enthusiasts.

We're unsure if we want to organize some sort of official meetup yet, with people from Cosplay.com and the AX forums, so if anyone is interested in that please let me know. We're ready to spread the love to anime and manga otakus everywhere!