Otaku News | “Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno” DVD Launch + Takeru Satoh’s Birthday
4:27 PM
I apologize for not blogging and updating my social media
accounts. My laptop crashed and now, I don't have a hard drive anymore :( I
still have some of my personal pictures from Facebook. But as for the pictures
of my pending blog posts, they are all gone, so I have start almost all over
again for my blogging. But I guess that is better so that I will start fresh. I
am still sad that my hard drive has been damaged so it will take time for me to
recover. For now, I'd like to share this Rurouni Kenshin-related event even if
it is a late post (darn laptop).
If you have been reading my blog last year, you know that I love
Rurouni Kensin aka Samurai X. I am a late bloomer in these series as I was only
able to watch it around 2005-2006 when it was shown in Studio 23. This was
thanks to my boyfriend, who really loves the anime series so much. After
watching, I fell in love with it and is now one of the animes that is really
close to our hearts.
My boyfriend and I were so happy when the anime was made into not
just one, but THREE live-action movie series. The first movie became a hit in
2012. But the last two movies were the ones that really did well in 2014
because they were more faithful to the manga.
This is more true when movie stars Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, and
Munetaka Aoki as well as the film's director, Keishi Otomo came to the
Philippines in August 2014---and the fans went crazy! You can check more about
what happened in the Hainrihi’s Discoveries FB page , where I posted the photo
albums of the two days they were here.
Since all three movies were big hits and made an impact on the
Filipino fans, it is just right to hold a DVD Launch for “Rurouni Kenshin:
Kyoto Inferno”. The launch was held last March 21, Saturday in Astroplus, The
Podium and featured the following: games, raffles, a performance by cover band
Asterysk, and a Cosplay Meet and Greet with Jin Joson (behindinfinity), who
cosplayed the movie version of Kenshin Himura during the time the stars visited
the country.
We went there because of our love for Rurouni Kenshin and to
support our fellow cosplayer, Jin. When the event started, we were reminded to
purchase the "Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno" DVD or
the premium item (a sword umbrella) in order to join the games and raffle.
After the registration and the purchasing, the games began.
Trivia Game
The trivia game consisted of questions about
Rurouni Kenshin (anime/manga and movie), Takeru Satoh, and One Ok Rock. Those who
went to the event were either fans of all three categories or fans of just one.
But it was cool to see that we were all brought together by one great event.
Everyone participated in the trivia game and almost everyone won at least one
Rurouni Kenshin official movie poster, while there are some who won four
posters. XD We didn't win in the raffle, but at least we won the movie posters of
"Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno" and "Rurouni Kenshin: The
Legend Ends". :D
Asterysk Performance
In between the games, cover band Asterysk
performed songs from One Ok Rock, specifically the theme songs of the Rurouni
Kenshin movies: "Mighty Long Fall" and "Heartache".
Takeru Satoh's 26th Birthday
After the final round of the trivia game and
the final raffle winners were announced, everyone gathered around the cake to
celebrate Takeru Satoh's birthday. Yes, there was birthday cake with candles! XD
We sang "Happy Birthday" with Jin as Takeru's stand in hahaha :))) Of
course, a birthday would not be complete without Jin cutting the cake with
knife (not her sword, LOL). It was great that the organizers shared the cake to
everyone :D
Jin Meet-and-Greet
The Cosplay Meet-and-Greet of Jin Joson was
simple but sweet and a lot of the participants took photos with her. She even
signed autographs. After some people were done, Marc, Arnel, and Ichatted with
Jin :) It is really nice to talk to her because Jin is down-to-earth and
humble :) She's a multi-talented cosplayer with a great personality. And the
chat would not be complete without a picture:
A Tribute to a Classic Fandom
All in all, it was a small but great event that
gave tribute and celebration to a classic fandom that everyone loved. Rurouni
Kenshin really evolved into something that everyone of all ages will really
appreciate in the next years. When I was watching the anime in the early 2000s,
I never imagined that a live-action movie would be possible. Now at 2015, three
live-action movies had passed and a DVD Launch of "Kyoto Inferno"
happened. Indeed, the Rurouni Kenshin series has evolved well and I believe we
celebrated that in the RK DVD Launch :D I was happy that the event was a
success and here's hoping for the DVD Launch of "The Legend Ends".
Congratulations for a successful RK DVD Launch!
:D
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| Photo by Magnavision Home Video |
The "Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno"
DVD Launch was organized by Magnavision and AMUSE Philippines in cooperation
with Astroplus, The Podium. #RKDVDLAUNCHPH
~Hainrihi
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