Vide-Yo (Puns Make Everything Better)

So this past week has been a Video Fest that I should probably share.

1) This is the video played at Zenkaikon’s Opening Ceremonies. I helped write the script and with the help of Fighter’s High from Youtube, the staff was able to pull off a miracle of silliness.

2) Cosplay Performers Mario Bueno and MostFlogged are creating a web series based on the epic store Image Anime and the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. Episode 3 I got to play their Koizumi Itsuki. Mario’s direction before we improvised the scene: “Can you do openly flaming Mac-nerd?” This was the fruit of our labors. Look for more fun as the season unfolds (wink).

3) Cosplay Masquerade at Zenkaikon. Once again, shared the stage with the talented Reni Mimura But I always feel out of place when I’m on stage with her. I fixed that.

Yes, Uncle Yo has a Sailor Moon cosplay.

Other news, had a great interview at Cos Watch.com. I had a great time working with them, and listen closely for commentary from George Davidson, my fellow “Surviving a Mecha Attack” panelist.

Two private shows this past week that keep me on trains and turn my weekdays into a series of catnaps and free sushi dinners.
Rutgers University is full of people.
In Washingtonville, NY, there is a girl who had no anime club, so she made her own from scratch. Using the backroom of her local library, she hosts nearly 30 area kids a week, creating a solid diet of classic, current, and yaoi-friendly viewings. Her name is Amanda, and, like many fans, her love of Otaku culture has set an example for many to follow. Truly, if you build it, they will come, they will glomp, and they will quote Death Note.

See you guys at Anime USA, then Rutgers University and keep those DVD cover entries coming!

Fan Art Competition Announced!

So I’ve been hinting at it for some time, and I guess it’s time to come clean. (Oh joy)

Uncle Yo: Live at Drom, the DVD is real (rapture). I have seen the footage, and I’m pretty darn proud of it. It’s gonna be loaded with extras, plus a few inserts and some fun post-production. All that’s missing now is the cover art. (oh noes)

If you (or the Yeerk controlling your brain) is reading this, then you are invited to submit your artwork for the chance to be the face of my DVD (woah, Maka). 3 winners will be selected: one for the front, one for the back, and one for the DVD cover itself! So your chances have just been increased exponentially. (huzzah chances)

But hurry, the competition’s deadline is midnight, NOVEMBER 19th. From there, we will have a voting poll put on the front of UncleYo.com and your artwork’s fate, and mine, and the DVD’s, will be left up to you.

Things to consider:
Submissions must be e-mailed to uncle_yo@hotmail.com.
Submissions must be JPEG files of the highest resolution.
Winners receive gloating rights, a free, signed copy, and a “Get-Out-Of-Death-Note-Free” Card.
Full copyright of the image must be given to me.
Avoid copyrighted images. Universal symbols, however (a Cadillac and/or a dinosaur) are totally encouraged.

As always, I leave the rest up to you.
Live, Laugh & Glomp,
~Yo

I’m in a Web Comic

So a big thanks to the parody band Leet Street Boys for introducing me to their web comic’s writer, Geoffrey Golden, because starting TODAY Uncle Yo is a guest character on their website’s comic strip. Look for me and the boys in this new story arc as they face off against their rivals in a battle of the bands with everything at stake!

You can check out part one right here.

Other than that, if you follow my Twitter, you noticed I was featured as a guest for YouthMic 89.9fm. Expect the full interview up soon. A big thank you to the Devins for hosting my and Clyde – we had a lot of fun. Eventually it should be posted here. We’ll have to find a way to get my voice out there more permanently. I’ll talk to Evan at anigamers.com and see if we need another podcast episode soon.

That’s enough big events for my week, it’s about 6:30AM, and I’m heading off to work. See you soon.

Fans are Great

A long time ago, the only video of me as Uncle Yo I ever uploaded was my original incarnation of Shonen Vs. Shojo, a visual representation of comics geared toward young boys versus comics geared toward young girls.

And now, a very bored and very special fan has adapted the bit into a comic at Deviantart.com.

You are my new hero, little girl.

Even stranger was the recent obsession over my 3 second-long public safety announcement at Stogacon in PA: Bees everywhere!

Then came the fan-made re imagining of the event: Bees Everywhere?

It’s fan efforts like these that negate the need for therapy.

Yay.