NDK AMV Awards for 2016

The long standing AMV contest for NDK has one again come and gone, and the talent continues to grow. They had 13+ hours of AMVs submitted this year. And now the best of the best, the cream of the crop have been named. Per usual I will place links / videos as I am able to find them and will update this page as possible. Enjoy!

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NDK 2011 - Assimilator's Impression

Nan Desu Kan 2011 recently happened her in Denver, and we here at The Gameslave were lucky enough to have attended and reported on the convention.  So here I give you my experiences of the biggest anime convention in the Rocky Mountain region.

Opening Ceremonies

We started things off by going to opening ceremonies.  This actually really helped set the tone for the rest of convention.  The energy that the directors of the convention helped get everyone ready for the weekend.  We were introduced to the our guests which included Chris Cason, Clarine Harp, Jamie Marchi, Leah Clark, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Seitz, Stephanie Sheh, Todd Haberkorn, Tony Oliver, Vic Mignogna, Kevin McKeever, Steve Yun, and Tommy Yun.  They all mentioned how excited they where (at least the ones that were in the room) to be at NDK this year.  A few were even returning guests such as Patrick Seitz and Vic Mignogna, so we must be doing something right.  The only thing that gave me pause was when the guests started to praise Casa Bonita.  I have been there, and I had to wonder if they actually ate the food they ordered, or just ate the unlimited sopaipillas and watched the cliff diving?  Patrick did look good in the sombrero though.
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