tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142671952024-02-08T08:17:20.974-05:00Protoculture News & Updates<B>Protoculture</B> is publishing <B><I><a href="http://www.protoculture.ca/">Protoculture Addicts</A></I></B>, the longest running anime & manga-related magazine, as well as guide books like <B><I><a href="http://www.protoculture.ca/AnimeGd/index.htm">Anime: A Guide To Japanese Animation</A></I></B>. It is a company dedicated to offering the best guide to anime culture!clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-68137069444561484242012-07-19T19:39:00.001-04:002012-07-19T19:49:22.293-04:00Otakuthon 2012<center><a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="“new”"><img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53330/pics/Otakuthon_2012_webbanner_600x120v2.jpg" style="border:0" width=100% /></A></Center><br />
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Again this year we will be at <a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="“new”">Otakuthon</A> to promote Protoculture and sell lots of goodies at very good price.<br />
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The convention will be held August 3-5 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (201, Viger Avenue West, near Métro Place d'Armes). Check the <a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="“new”">Otakuthon website</A> for details.<br />
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Come meet and discuss with us!<br />
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Encore une fois cette année, je serai à <a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="“new”"">Otakuthon</a> pour faire la promotion du magazine et offrir des aubaines incroyables sur de nombreux dvds d'anime et des manga!<br />
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La convention a lieu du 3 au 5 août au Palais des Congrès de Montréal (situé au 201, avenue Viger ouest, près du métro Place d'Armes). Voyez le site d'<a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="“new”"">Otakuthon</a> pour plus de détails.<br />
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Venez nous recontrer pour discuter!clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-22952425780551791652011-08-07T23:43:00.000-04:002012-07-19T19:31:02.197-04:00Otakuthon 2011<center><a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="“new”"><img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53330/pics/Otakuthon2011_webbanner_600x120.jpg" style="border:0" width=100% /></A></Center><br />
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As usual we will be at <a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="“new”">Otakuthon</A>, although this year it will not be as a guest but simply as exhibitors.<br />
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The convention will be held August 12-14 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (201, Viger Avenue West, near Métro Place d'Armes). Check the <a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="“new”">Otakuthon website</A> for details.<br />
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We will be at table #502 in the Exhibition Hall (opened Friday from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Saturday from 10:00 am - 7:00 pm and Sunday from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm) and will have LOTS of anime & manga goodies to sell at very good price.<br />
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Come meet and discuss with us!clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-20373613348657215952011-08-05T00:15:00.011-04:002011-08-05T19:31:45.593-04:00Moving updateMany are wondering what's happening so here's an update.<br />
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<a href="http://protoculture-mag.blogspot.com/2011/03/moving.html" target="“new”">Moving</A> ended up a longer and much more complicated experience than expected. Everything was (and is) done by volunteers who are available at best one or two days per weeks (we all have jobs and families to take care of and keep us sane) so the work was progressing slowly. I want to take this opportunity to deeply thanks everybody who gave us their time and moral support (particularly Martin and Bob). You can't even begin to know how much it is appreciated.<br />
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First we had to pack the content of the office and warehouse in preparation of the move. Since we were moving into a smaller space we also had to identify the material that was obsolete or no longer needed in order to get rid of it (by recycling or donating). Easier said than done... It's incredible the quantity of material we can accumulate over the years. There was LOTS of stuff to go through and pack.<br />
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The move itself was a long and excruciating process that left most of us physically and mentally exhausted (I've grown muscles that I didn't know I had!), so we had to take a few weeks to recover before passing to the next step. (Anyway, buying a new property is a long, tiring and complicated process in itself and there was a few delay before we could take possession of the place).<br />
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Reorganizing the office (as a usable working area) as well as the warehouse and the shipping area was quite a challenge considering that the new location offered less space. Everything was quite crowded at first. And, considering that the move was a little disorganized and that boxes were often not or mis-labelled (or simply buried under a pile), it was complicated to gather all the material we were used to work with (I am still looking for some stuff). We were half through that when disaster first stroke...<br />
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It happens that the city street in front of the new warehouse is badly designed and has defective water drainage. The warehouse was flooded with the first big thunderstorm of the summer. The previous owner had failed to notify us of the problem and therefore we failed to anticipate such situation. Some precious reference material (temporarilly stored during the office reorganization) and stock back issues were damaged by water. We had to go through all the boxes to identify what was salvageable and what was not. That process took a while. Such flood have reoccur many times since then, but with a lesser impact (everything is now stored at a safe distance from the floor), but it still creates lots of humidity and makes the working space less comfortable. We are working with city officials to solve that situation. Unfortunately it has caused some more, unexpected, delays.<br />
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It took a while to have the phone and internet connections back in order and I have been quite busy at work lately (at it six days per week). The heatwave didn't help, nor the fact that we are in the busiest part of the summer (with two festivals to cover and a convention to prepare for). That's why the move that I thought *might* hinder shipping orders for a couple of months ended up definitely causing a much bigger delay. We are sincerely sorry for this.<br />
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We are now trying to finish organizing the shipping and process orders as fast as we can. Hopefully everything should be shipped by september. Again, we are quite sorry for this extraordinary delay -- hopefully we'll be back to our “regular delay” soon ;) ...<br />
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I am not sure we'll have time to email individually all of you who made order inquiries and were concerned about their orders (but we'll try). <br />
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Thanks for your patience and understanding.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-39234465938426346592011-03-09T04:00:00.010-05:002011-03-09T12:40:50.488-05:00Super Discount Updated<p><table width=100% border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=4 bgcolor="#FF1512"><tr><td><br />
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We're quite sorry for this exceptional delay.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-72541911793549381132010-10-01T22:10:00.003-04:002010-10-03T22:17:44.525-04:00Orders shipped 2010/10/01All back issues orders received between 2010/08/02 and 2010/09/30 were shipped today. They should be received within a week (for Canada & USA) or two (for overseas).clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-46569064938345589332010-08-03T18:00:00.001-04:002010-10-03T22:09:57.471-04:00Orders shipped 2010/08/03All back issues orders received between 2010/06/07 and 2010/08/01 were shipped today.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-22366476581615972712010-07-27T20:41:00.027-04:002011-03-09T12:39:49.952-05:00Otakuthon 2010<center><a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/2010/home/" target="“new”"><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/clodjee/Sites/pics/Otakuthon_2010_770x76v1.jpg" style="border:0" width=100% /></A></Center><br />
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As usual Protoculture will be at <a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/2010/home/" target="“new”">Otakuthon</A>.<br />
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The convention will be held August 13-15 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (201, Viger Avenue West, near Métro Place d'Armes). Check the <a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/2010/home/" target="“new”">Otakuthon website</A> for details.<br />
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We will have a table in the Exhibition Hall (opened Friday from 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm, Saturday from 10:30 am - 7:00 pm and Sunday from 10:30 am - 5:00 pm) and will have LOTS of anime & manga goodies to sell at very good price.<br />
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Come meet and discuss with us!clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-22686880209982257362010-07-03T08:50:00.002-04:002010-07-03T08:50:20.460-04:00Fantasia 2010<center><a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/" target="“new”"><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/clodjee/Sites/pics/Fantasia2010_front.jpg" style="border:0" width="400" /></a></center><br />
Tuesday, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/" target="“new”">Fantasia</a> announced the highlights of its <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/" target="“new”">programming</a> and posted all the details on its <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/" target="“new”">website</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/clodjee/Sites/pics/Fantasia2010_cov.jpg" target="“new”"><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/clodjee/Sites/pics/Fantasia2010_cov.jpg" width="200" style="float:left; margin:0px 15px 10px 0px; border:0" /></a>The 14th edition of the <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/" target="“new”">Fantasia International Film Festival</a>, one of the largest events dedicated to genre cinema, will be held from July 8th to July 28th, at Concordia University's Hall Theatre and a few other venues in Montreal. This year, with more government subsidies, the festival has widened and diversified even more its impressive <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/" target="“new”">programming</a>. It offers nearly 300 movies, including over 120 feature-length films and several hundreds shorts, as well as a variety of documentaries, panel discussions, stage plays, outdoor screenings and many guests will be there to introduce and discuss their work.<br />
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The festival will open with Disney's <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=378" target="“new”"><i>The Sorcerer's Apprentice</I></a> and close with Eli Craig's horror film satire <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=129" target="“new”"><i>Tucker & Dale's vs. Evil</I></a>. Other notable events of the festival are the screenings of Fritz Lang's restored <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=95" target="“new”"><i>Metropolis</I></a> (with 25 min. of previously lost footage), Jean Cocteau's <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=214" target="“new”"><i>Le Sang d'un Poête</I></a>, and Ken Russell's <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=306" target="“new”"><i>The Devils</I></a> (who has a <a href="http://www.cinematheque.qc.ca/programmation/cycles/2010/juin_juill10/ken_russell_en.html" target="“new”">retrospective</a> at the Cinémathèque Québécoise and will also receive an award for his unique contribution to cinema). Animators <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/spotlight.php?id=23" target="“new”">Don Bluth and Gary Goldman</a> will also receive a dual lifetime achievement award. Among the movies from the West that intrigues me, I must also mention <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=208" target="“new”"><i>Centurion</I></a>, “a breathtaking rollercoaster” set in roman time, directed by Neil Marshall (<i>The Descent</I>). <br />
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Of course, the most interesting part of the festival for us is its <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/blog/fantasia-festival/fantasia-2010-showcases-over-50-asian-films" target="“new”">Asian programming</a>. It offers 55 Asian movies (including 24 from Japan, 14 from Korea, 9 from Hong Kong, 3 from Thailand, 2 from China as well as from Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia).<br />
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The Japanese movies include eight anime features (twice as much as last year): <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=288" target="“new”"><i>Evangelion 2.0: You Can(Not) Advance</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=11" target="“new”"><i>First Squad: The Moment of Truth</I></a> (a Japan/Russia co-production), <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=209" target="“new”"><i>Gintama: The Movie</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=12" target="“new”"><i>King of Thorn</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=26" target="“new”"><i>Mai Mai Miracle</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=34" target="“new”"><i>Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=281" target="“new”"><i>Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection</I></a>, and <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=14" target="“new”"><i>Summer Wars</I></a> (best animated feature at the <a href="http://clodjee.blogspot.com/2010/03/33rd-japan-academy-prize-winners.html" target="“new”">2010 Japanese Academy Awards</a>). Other notable animations are <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=99" target="“new”"><i>The Land Before Time</I></a> (USA, Don Bluth), <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=92" target="“new”"><i>Technotise: Edit & I</I></a> (Serbia) and <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=112" target="“new”"><i>What is not Romance?</I></a> (Korea).<br />
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The live-action Japanese movies includes (click on the link for details): <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=27" target="“new”"><i>Air Doll</I></a> (Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda), <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=85" target="“new”"><i>Alien Vs Ninja</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=312" target="“new”"><i>Battle in Outer Space</I></a> (a 1960 classic dir. by Ishiro Honda), <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=53" target="“new”"><i>Boys on the Run</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=21" target="“new”"><i>Brass Knuckle Boys</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=9" target="“new”"><i>Crows Zero 2</I></a> (Dir. Takashi Miike), <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=86" target="“new”"><i>Fish Story</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=51" target="“new”"><i>Golden Slumber</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=127" target="“new”"><i>Higanjima</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=286" target="“new”"><i>Kuroneko</I></a> (a 1968 classic), <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=211" target="“new”"><i>Mutant Girls Squad</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=125" target="“new”"><i>Raise the Castle!</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=206" target="“new”"><i>Rinco's Restaurant</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=115" target="“new”"><i>Sawako Decides</I></a>, <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=47" target="“new”"><i>Symbol</I></a>, and <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=240" target="“new”"><i>Van Von Hunter</I></a> (a USA/Japan co-production written & directed by Tokyopop's Stu Levy and Steven Calcote).<br />
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The Japanese and anime-related <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/guests/" target="“new”">guests</a> include: Yoshinori Chiba (Dir. of <i>Alien Vs Ninja</I>), Stu Levy (founder of Tokyopop and co-dir. of <i>Van Von Hunter</I>), Yuri Lowenthal (popular voice-actor (<i>Bleach, Code Geass, Naruto</I>) and actor in <i>Van Von Hunter</I>), Yoshihiro Nishimura (co-dir. of <i>Mutant Girls Squad</I>), Tara Platt (voice-actress (<i>Buso Renkin, Naruto</I>) and panelist), and Mai Tominaga (dir. of <i>Rinco's Restaurant</I>).<br />
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Finally, two of the <a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/panels.php" target="“new”">panels</a> might be of interest for the animation fans: “The Current and Future State of Traditional Animation Cinema: Death, Comeback and Resurrection” (Sunday July 18th 1:00 pm, at the EV-01.615 amphitheatre (<a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=1515+Ste-Catherine+W,+Montreal&sll=45.508867,-73.554242&sspn=0.742969,0.96405&dirflg=r&ttype=dep&date=02%2F07%2F10&time=8:06pm&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1515+Rue+Sainte+Catherine+Ouest,+Montr%C3%A9al,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Qu%C3%A9bec,+Canada&ll=45.495524,-73.57795&spn=0.001451,0.001883&z=19&iwloc=A&start=0" target="“new”">1515 Ste-Catherine W</a>), with Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Gerard Potterton and Luc Chamberland) and “Voice Over, Voice Actor” (Sunday July 18th 3:00 pm, at the EV-01.615 amphitheatre (<a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=1515+Ste-Catherine+W,+Montreal&sll=45.508867,-73.554242&sspn=0.742969,0.96405&dirflg=r&ttype=dep&date=02%2F07%2F10&time=8:06pm&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1515+Rue+Sainte+Catherine+Ouest,+Montr%C3%A9al,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Qu%C3%A9bec,+Canada&ll=45.495524,-73.57795&spn=0.001451,0.001883&z=19&iwloc=A&start=0" target="“new”">1515 Ste-Catherine W</a>), with Yuri Lowenthal & Tara Platt).<br />
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Enjoy the festival!clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-89865350793727965602010-06-18T17:19:00.004-04:002010-06-18T17:32:39.839-04:00Production & shipping updateAll back issues orders received between 2010/03/05 and 2010/06/16 were shipped Wednesday (for Canadian orders) and today (for U.S. and International orders). They should be received within a week (for Canada & USA) or two (for overseas). We're sorry for this exceptionally long delay and will do our best to ship your future orders as quickly as possible.<br />
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We would like to remind you that, as stated in our <a HREF="http://www.protoculture.ca/Catalog/order.htm#2" target="_new">ordering & shipping policy</A>, we generally do not answer order inquiries. All answers to your questions should be found in our detailed “<a HREF="http://www.protoculture.ca/Catalog/order.htm" target="_new">ordering & shipping policy</A>” or the “<a HREF="http://protoculture-mag.blogspot.com/2007/04/order-inquiries.html" target="_new">order inquiries</A>” and “<a HREF="http://protoculture-mag.blogspot.com/search/label/Order%20Status" target="_new">order status</A>” entries of the blog. Also, we do our best to ship orders every month or so—sometimes we can do it every two weeks but it can also takes up to two months (or even more, like it was the case lately). Unfortunately we have quite a small staff and we ship orders whenever we can drive to the closest USPS outlet. Finally, please do not file a dispute with PayPal “resolution center” because it would only cause more delay to your order (since in such cases PayPal is freezing payments and—the money having been withdrawn from our account—we would never ship an order for which we don't have the payment...). Please, just be patient.<br />
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Lots of people are wondering what's happening with the magazine and that's understandable. Well, it is still going on, but at a much slower pace. As it was <a HREF="http://protoculture-mag.blogspot.com/2009/06/letter-to-readers.html" target="_new">previously announced</A>, the magazine has cut its staff, reduced its frequency and temporarily suspended publication in order to implement production and distribution changes. Unfortunately, this hiatus has been much longer than anticipated because we misjuged the production capability of a reduced staff and encountered several production problems. We are quite sorry for this situation and be assured that our small staff of part-timers and volunteers is doing the best they can. Most of us are professionals (with “day jobs” in the anime or publishing-related industries) and we are working as hard as we can on the magazine, as a service to fellow anime fans, because of our love for anime and manga.<br />
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We might have <a HREF="http://protoculture-mag.blogspot.com/2010/02/subscriptions-no-longer-available.html" target="_new">stopped taking new subscriptions</A>, but—don't worry—the magazine will still be available on an issue-by-issue basis, current subscriptions will still be honored and the next issue will come out eventually. Yes, we are way behind schedule and we had to change some of the content, but it is coming out. As Zac recently said in the <a HREF="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=26" target="_new">forum</A> about issue 98's release: “We're closer now than we've ever been. However we have a whopping staff of 2 people working on it and that's part-time. Slow boat, but it'll be done sooner rather than later.” And, just to be sure, we won't announce a street date until the issue is done and being printed. Again, please just be patient. You won't be disappointed...<br />
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Stay tuned, we still have many projects to come...clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-20742656522968104322010-03-05T23:11:00.000-05:002010-03-05T23:11:21.994-05:00Orders shipped 2010/03/05All orders (including the last of the new subscriptions) received between 2009/12/11 and 2010/03/04 were shipped yesterday (for Canadian orders) and today (for U.S. and International orders).<br />
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We're quite sorry for this delay.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-2655788824412803952010-02-25T20:02:00.002-05:002011-03-08T18:27:21.505-05:00Subscriptions no longer available<p>Due to the magazine's now irregular schedule, we have decided to stop selling subscriptions. <u>Please note</U> that <b>we will continue to honor existing subscriptions</B> and that you can still <a HREF="../Catalog/Products.htm">order the magazine</A> issue by issue. <br />
<p>To order the magazine please visit our <a HREF="../Catalog/Products.htm">online catalog</A>.<br />
<p>For more information you can read our updated <a HREF="http://www.protoculture.ca/Catalog/order.htm#2">ordering & shipping policy</A>.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-73942672041505969862010-02-15T22:52:00.007-05:002010-02-16T10:57:13.023-05:00Delay processing ordersSorry, there was a delay in processing orders because we were closed during the Holidays and we're quite busy as well as short on staff. We are doing our best to catch up and all new orders placed since December should ship soon.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-66127279377877099292009-12-24T17:29:00.000-05:002009-12-24T17:29:22.139-05:00Happy Holidays to all !<center><a href="http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/33.html" target="“new”"><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/clodjee/Sites/pics/SeasonsGreetings_550dpi.jpg" style="float:center; margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; border:0" /></a></Center><br />
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Merry Holidays & Happy New Year to all from Miyako, myself and all the staff of Protoculture!<br />
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May 2010 brings you all that you wish...clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-19659621429189097692009-12-11T18:20:00.000-05:002009-12-12T18:22:01.899-05:00Orders shipped 2009/12/11All orders (including new subscriptions starting with issue #97) received between 2009/11/20 and 2009/12/10 were shipped today.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-57933816530793745242009-12-01T12:53:00.020-05:002009-12-01T13:00:42.964-05:00Super Holidays Discount !<table width=90% border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#ffffbf"><tr><td><br />
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</table>clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-44277219460981882092009-11-20T23:31:00.001-05:002009-12-12T18:20:53.543-05:00Orders shipped 2009/11/20All orders (including new subscriptions starting with issue #97) received between 2009/11/06 and 2009/11/19 were shipped today.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-86385322947036559812009-11-08T23:19:00.000-05:002009-11-08T23:19:17.714-05:00Orders shipped 2009/11/07All orders (including new subscriptions starting with issue #97) received between 2009/10/11 and 2009/11/05 were shipped friday (Can) and today (US & Intl).clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-69621725307538872002009-10-10T21:42:00.002-04:002009-10-11T21:44:20.294-04:00Orders shipped 2009/10/10All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2009/09/19 and 2009/10/10 were shipped today.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-39876324059787035232009-09-19T20:21:00.000-04:002009-09-23T12:22:52.273-04:00Orders shipped 2009/09/19All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2009/07/30 and 2009/09/18 were shipped today.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-24566712742052383742009-08-07T01:20:00.003-04:002009-08-08T00:33:22.442-04:00Hiroaki InoueFor those interested: <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1166" target="_new">Hiroaki Inoue</a>, co-founder of Gainax, is currently in Montreal attending the <a href="http://www.anticipationsf.ca/" target="_new">67th WorldCon</a>.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-9799422198353006822009-08-06T11:02:00.002-04:002009-08-06T11:08:33.311-04:00WorldConThe <a href="http://www.anticipationsf.ca/" target="_new">67th WorldCon</a>, Anticipation, is held this week-end (6 - 10 August 2009) at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal. There are lots of interesting anime & manga related panels. <BR><br /><a href="http://www.anticipationsf.ca/" target="_new"><img src="http://www.protoculture.ca/banners/Anticipation_logo_rev2.png" style="border:0" width="600" /></a>clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-40330390753269434542009-08-03T19:33:00.002-04:002009-08-03T19:41:09.700-04:00Panel cancellationWe apologize to all the people who came to our Otakuthon panel.<br /><br />Unfortunately, a member of the staff had a medical emergency that prevented us to present the panel.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14267195.post-74098589332423670922009-07-31T10:22:00.003-04:002009-07-31T13:46:29.530-04:00OtakuthonThis week-end Protoculture will be at <a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="_new">Otakuthon</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.otakuthon.com/" target="_new"><img src="http://www.protoculture.ca/banners/2009_spring_468x60_v2.jpg"></a><br /><br />We have tables in the Exhibition Hall (#406 & #411) offering lots of affordable goodies and back issues of the magazine.<br /><br />We will also have a quick panel on Saturday, Aug. 1st from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm in Panel 3 (room 522ab). Please come meet Claude J Pelletier, ask questions and, most importantly, give feedback & suggestions.clodjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953261226786437416noreply@blogger.com3