Current News!

July 21st, 2008: Fun at the Hawaii All Collectors Show...
We were once again invited by Wayne and Ilene to their show, with the Pacific Outpost 501st Star Wars troop and Maria Harr and the Anime United group. Friday night, was fun as usual with Kell Komatsubara in his "Captain Harlock" costume walking around avoiding arrest by the 501st. Saturday, more fun ensued as most of us changed costumes every two to three hours! We'll be back again next year with more cosplay and even cooler collectibles on display!
    

 

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July 13th, 2008: AX Masquerade contest story...
Kell Komatsubara posted the story on his adventures in cosplay at AX 2008. It is a pretty in depth view of what it takes to do a skit at Anime Expo, and the fear and thrill of performing in the NOKIA Theater. The story is in the Special Projects page of this website. Click HERE to see it.

July 12th, 2008: YouTube video of AX 2008 cosplay...
Yes, it is finally up! The skit created by Florencio Lim Jr. and with OAE's own Kell Komatsubara as GENDO IKARI. BTW, what happened to his long hair? Go here to check it out!





Welcome to Oahu Anime Explorer!

Mission Statement

Our mission is to seek out the latest Anime and present it in its original language with accurate subtitling. We believe that Anime and Manga are a doorway to Japan, building the desire to learn, as well as providing enjoyable exposure to the Japanese language and cultural norms. We also believe that through other activities such as travel, karaoke, and participation in local cultural events, we can further gain understanding and appreciation of the Japanese culture. We of the OAE wish to increase contact and interchange between all fans of Anime and Manga by acting as liaison between Anime and Japanese clubs of all kinds throughout the islands.


Upcoming Events

Hawaii All Collectors Show
We will be there on July 18-19, promoting Anime and Manga to the public. We hope to see all of you there, and come join the camraderie along with the PACIFIC OUTPOST 501st, and Anime United...

Halloween in Waikiki 2008
Once again, we hit the streets showing everyone what cosplay is about! The current list of things to do, is for dinner at Gyukaku at 6pm, then walking about the streets of Waikiki until around 10:30 or 11pm. After that, it is off to GS Studio for a night of Karaoke until the place closes! After that, we have a new hotel we are going to try out. There will be information on who is dressing up as what here shortly.

Weekend Karaoke Sessions!
Some of our members have been taking advantage of the really cool rates that GS Studios offer us on weekends during the day. We will be posting up dates when we go, as it will be at least twice a month on sunday afternoons. If you are intending on joining us, we need you to let us know the week before if you are joining us for a particular date, so we can let GS studio know how many of us are coming.

NEXT MEETING

July 26th, 2008
HMC Academy
555 North King Street
6:00p to 10:30p


Programming for upcoming meeting

episode 12 & 13

Clannad
4 & 5

Kaibutsu Ohjo
3 & 4

Nabari no Ou
episode 3

Moyashimon
episodes 3 & 4

Macross Frontier
episode 3

Sunday Karaoke at GS Studios
3pm, until 5pm, limited openings available
call or email us if you are wanting to go
July 27th
August 10th, 24th
September 7th, 28th
October 12th, 26th


Our sponsors!
Remember, when the U.S. releases are out please buy them from our faithful sponsors of the club! Without the sales of U.S. releases, we would lose backing to events we all love, like all of the anime conventions across the U.S. that we go to. We are here to just show you what is out there and will be coming to the U.S. and please support the U.S. industry for your collections. On our current list of sponsors to support, the following are the stores and companies that have supported us in our many events and outings...

OK Anime
MechaHawaii
Hakubundo


Anime in the Limelight...

They are back! Max and the Anime in the Limelight are back on the internet radio waves! Since 1997, former J.A.S.H. members and Hawaii residents now residing in Las Vegas  were putting on this radio show for all anime  otakus in Hawaii. Recently, these guys pulled up stakes and moved to Sin City. Now, in 2008 they restarted the show and here it is! I've know Max for the longest time, and when he's back in Hawaii we always have a great time with the gang here. Hopefully, you will enjoy this internet radio show as much as we do!

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Recent review additions
Kaibutsu Ohjo
Ouran Host Club
Souleater


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 anything and everything in this place we call Hawaii...