ANIME REVIEW : RED DATA GIRL

レッドデータガール

Red Data Girl : - Released in Spring 2013, this animation is a production of P.A WORKS Studio, Story Conception by Noriko Ogiwara Directed by Toshiya Shinohara. Ranking among the top 20 animation of Spring 2013, here is a better look at what this anime is about.
EPISODES : 12 (Completed)
SYNOPSIS : The story is about a god vessel living in the shelters of a mountain in the country side, and of a mountain monk. The story sees the character development of an indecisive girl who wants to change and of a boy who does not want his life to be decided by his father. Their natural dislike for each other start to change as both face an ordeal during their school trip to Tokyo. 

TEAM : 
Original creator: Noriko Ogiwara (novel)
Original Character Design: Mel Kishida
Character Design: Minako Shiba
Art Director: Junichi Higashi
Chief Animation Director: Minako Shiba
Art design: Mayumi Miyaoka
3D Director: Yoshimasa Yamazaki
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Director of Photography: Yukiyo Kajiwara
Executive producer: Takeshi Yasuda
Producer:Ai Matsuki
              Kenji Horikawa

Extra thought : If you have liked Mahou no shoujo : Madoka, then you might find this series interesting. 

Tags : Time travel, Shinto fantasy, shrine maiden, monk, spirit, high school, magic. 

ANN Link : http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14862
Youtube Trailer Link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCe8R73tHe4&feature=youtu.be

THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY MEET

KAC TURNS THREE!

[KAC Cake]

KAC FACTS: The journey began on 12th December 2010, when a few brave hearts decided to break the conventional idea of keeping their passion inside their closet and meet others, who felt the same.
As she waited quietly by the KFC stall at South City Food court, Nia had felt the jitters of anticipation about meeting fellow anime lovers for the first time in her life and at the same time, had felt unnerved at her own daring. As she sat recalling that day, she doubted anyone today would've believed it if she told them she had half a mind of ditching the whole idea and running away before anyone showed up! Now, she sits by her computer, looking through the old photographs, and grins broadly because she chose to stick it out in the end. The last words she had told herself as she brought out the anime doodle she made on her sketch pad as a banner were these 'Dude, relax! Today's going down in history.' That had done it. KAC had kicked off with a bang!
Three years later, KAC is now a family of 1020 and counting! Here's a look at what happened on the Third Anniversary meet.

Date : 17.11.2013
Venue : Patuli
Host : Abhik Dutta.
Time : 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

[Abhik Dutta : The Host]

The meet started off with members assembling at the venue. Little chit chats, jokes and anime sharing continued through out the day. Introductions began at the roof top on the quiet, sunny Sunday afternoon, after most of the members had turned up. Slowly, the din rose high enough to make neighbours turn their head in curiosity but the KAC members went about their business like nothing was out of the ordinary. It was family time, don't you know! After the introductions were all done, it was time for the give away! There were simple questions related to popular anime and a right answer rewarded a member with a book mark!

 

[KAC Bookmarks and Postcards]

[Some posters which were up for grabs]

The two Nihonsai Finalist were given a token of appreciation for their participation.

[Xavier Das and Aditi Mullick : Finalist at Nihonsai Convention (Later cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances)]

And now, a few snap shots of the day which is now a happy blur.

 

KAC began with one anime lover's dream to unite all the anime lovers in Kolkata. It had appeared to be ridiculous to many. So, as Nia looks through the photographs of every meet since, she laughs at the thought that some people had laughed about this idea and had said it can't be done.

KAC has always been about its members. KAC is family. KAC is home.

KAC September Showcase: Founder -sama

It began as a dream. Of having an anime club in Kolkata. Bringing all the members who love anime and manga in the city together, and giving them a platform to indulge in their passion and also share it with others.
As we are approaching KAC's 2nd Anniversary, this month's showcase is about the person who made it happen; the founder of KAC, Nia Dutta.

A lot of people laughed when she had first put forth her idea, and her goal of making conventions happen in the country. And today conventions have happened in the country. Even though one is yet to happen in our city, it is because KAC existed that people from Kolkata got to participate in such events.

Anything written about Nia by yours truly runs the risk of becoming an article extremely biased towards her. Her conviction in the possibilities that KAC had, her dedication, hard work and sheer stubbornness is one of the reasons that I have been a part of KAC for so long.

Nia is a jack of many trades. She is fluent in written and spoken Japanese, she is an animator and an artist par excellence (the lucky ones who have gotten hand drawn posters from her would vouch for that), and she is also an extremely hard working and approachable person. She has been the brains and very frequently the brawn behind everything KAC has achieved so far. And she recently upped her awesomeness level after her trip to Japan a few months back. To put it very bluntly, without Nia there would have been, and for that matter will be, no KAC.

The KAC members wish Nia the very best for the future, and sincerely hope that KAC manages to maintain her expectations and achieve her dreams.

KAC member feature SPECIAL EDITION

KAC's AWESOME MEMBERS
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About two years ago now, back in 2010, The Kolkata Anime Club was created on Facebook. The idea was to make a place for anime/manga lovers to collect together, meet each other and find a safe sanctuary for the fans and give them a platform where they can talk about their interests without being scorned by those who have no idea about what anime is. Truth be told, when I was first approached by someone to do so, I had my doubts about the whole plan. I didn't think people would come out from being 'closet otakus' and come to offline meets. Today we have over 400 members and counting, out of which the number of people who attend the offline meets are almost always in double digits (Just goes to show how very wrong presumptions can be).
This post is a tribute to all you members who have kept KAC alive and thriving over the past two years. For you members are KAC. ^____^

This post shall be highlighting some of the beautiful memories of the past. Enjoy!

 

KAC offline meet kicks off  [12th December, 2010]

KAC July meet 2011

KAC Spetember meet 2011

Anime screenings

KAC with mangaka Yukichi Yamamatsu

[Feb 2012]

KAC outings

Contests and prizes

KAC's teaming with super talented people, lets see some of their awesomeness 

[Credit - Akiyuki]

[Credit - Suvosree]

[Credit - Abhyam]

[Cosplay queens]

The most unique thing about KAC is that we are a close knit family...we don't just hang out to share anime, we share laughs like friends and we squabble like siblings, we care like family...

It has been an amazing two years, filled with fun and laughter. You guys rock!!!! No, seriously, you rock! ^_~. Thankyou for making KAC so awesome!!! Continue making it awesome. At all those who're not a part of KAC yet, the Kolkata Anime Club is a group by the fans and for the fans of anime/manga and all things related. KAC aims to be the gathering place of anime/manga lovers from Kolkata and all around it. Anime lovers from everywhere else are welcome too! So hurry and join us! We're waiting! ^^

KAC news Bulletin (July, 2012 issue)

INDIAN OTAKUS MAKE THE HEADLINE
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Ten years ago now, in India, barely anyone knew about anime. There were a few...then there were tens. Disconnected though, and without a clue that there exists others in this 'planet' [no exaggeration here] who share the same interest as them. Then there was the fear of people making fun of you, calling you a child or worse still, a weirdo, for having an interest in what we call 'anime' and what they call 'cartoon'.THEN SOCIAL NETWORKS ON INTERNET HAPPENED!!!Through Orkut, Animestan and now Facebook, we are thousands and our number keeps growing with each passing day! No longer closet Otakus, we now make the news. And one such example is what you see below in the screenie. The cutout is from the Indian Express, Pune. Read it once before I say more.

[The cutout from the article {Bottom left corner : Leon Wesker (Winner of the CJF cosplay contest) from Mumbai anime Club]

It talks about the growing popularity of Japan pop-culture, about anime clubs across the country and about their usual activities. The paper also quotes a few lines from one of KAC Admins, Reetam Majumder. He is quoted as saying "fans are making an effort to popularize the art form and raise awareness..."

He also goes on to talk about the KAC radio and about the anime club activities. The article further writes that manga and anime scenario in India has gotten further boost from the cool Japan Festival which was held earlier this year on March 2012 in Mumbai. For a further account of CJF, click on these two links : 

Cool Japan

Feel Japan Festival

We thank the people responsible for this article. It is a huge morale booster for clubs like us who have been trying desperately for years to reach out to the mass and create an awareness about the world of anime/manga and Japanese pop-culture in India.