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My First Otafest Aurora - Part 2

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Continuing from where I left off, my first Otafest Aurora experience takes you from the Maid Cafe to the Otafest Aurora Gala.

Getting Excited for Otafest Aurora 2013

Calgary geeks have 13 days to get ready for Otafest Aurora. This one-day anime convention in Calgary takes place on November 30, 2013 at the University of Calgary's downtown campus. I've taken a quick perusal of the schedule and it looks sufficiently geeky. Enough to satisfy many an otaku.

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An Otaku's Guide to Buying Japanese Pop Culture Merchandise

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A sampling of places otaku can buy apparel, Jpop, Jrock, geta, bento boxes, plushies, anime figures and other Japanese entertainment merchandise. Some places are on my wish list, while others, I have frequented.