Starship Fandoprise

Hello there! I'm stararnold, and welcome to Starship Fandoprise! This WORLD features a mix of features/news posts based on multiple topics regarding anything of pop culture (incl. animation/cartoons/anime, comics/manga, music, books, video games, live-action TV/Film, etc.), as well as webpolls/websurveys and brief posts about what goes on in my fanboy life. Hope you enjoy your visit!

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About the WORLD's Host

Other WORLDS runned by the host (check 'em out for more content by this guy)
Leijiverse 999, DC and Marvel Assemble, Star Trek Nation

Known at DeviantART as
beavers2010

Birthday
04/10/1986

Gender
Male

Where I live
LaSalle (Montreal), Quebec, Canada

Anime Fan Since
Early 1990s when I started watching The Transformers (1984), though that was before I learned that not all cartoons are American (However, while the classic Speed Racer series was the second anime I got into, you may consider this what made me the anime fan I'm today if you don't consider the original Trasnformers to be anime)

Member of theOtaku.com since
05/30/2005

Achievements
Medal for Meals-on-wheel's service, Medal for conflict manager team, Mabel Award at High School Graduation, Honouroll at college, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing concentration) in University

Favorite Music Genres
Rap, Rock 'N Roll, Disco

Created By stararnold

News: Montreal ToyCon On June 19, 2011

Attention hobbyists in Montreal, Quebec, Canada! If you're into
Sci-Fi, comic books, toy collecting, and/or Japanese Animation, then you may want to mark your calendars for June 19th as on that day, the 2011 Montreal ToyCon event will be held at the Courtyard BY the Marriott Montreal Airport (7000 Place Robert-Joncas St-Laurent, QC H4M 2Z5) at 10am to 5pm. The ticket price is $4.00.

For more info, visit the Montreal ToyCon webpage at http://site.toysonfire.com/montreal_toy_con/montrealtoycon.html.

2:42 PM Canada EST

News: SPACE's Doctor Who Easter Treat

For all you "Doctor Who" fans in Canada. Get ready as Canadian T.V. broadcaster SPACE: The Imagination Station (or simply "SPACE") has an Easter holiday treat for you! Starting on Thursday, April 21 at 9:00 AM ET/6:00 AM PT, the broadcaster will b...

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stararnold's Anime VHS Collection

Here's more info about me as an otaku. This time, I present to you, a list of all Region 1 VHS tapes I own so far.

Albator 78 VHS 1 (French Dub)
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In The Name of Love" (English Dub)
Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy (English Dub)
Patlabor 1: The Movie (English Dub)
Patlabor 2: The Movie (English Dub)
The Cockpit (English Sub)
Slayers: The Motion Picture (English Dub)
Super Atragon: The Motion Picture (English Dub)
Gundam Wing The Movie: Endless Waltz (English Dub. Edited)
Pokemon Vol. 2: The Mystery of Mount Moon (English Dub)
Pokemon Vol. 11: The Great Race (English Dub)
Pokemon: The First Movie (English Dub)
Pokemon The Movie 2000 (English Dub)

2:30 PM Canada EST

News: Alpha 2012 Event Anounced

If you're a fan of the 1975 British Sci-Fi T.V. series "Space: 1999" or are just someone wanting to get the know the classic series itself, here's some news. This year, the convention committee behind the convention BREAKAWAY (which was held in 19...

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News: Otakuthon 2011

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Here's a reminder that the Otakuthon 2011 event will take place on August 12-14 at Like in the previous years (except for 2006 amd 2007), the Otakuthon will take place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal (201 Avenue Viger Ouest), which is where previous Otakuthon events (excluding those in 2006 and 2007).

Make sure to visit the Otakuthon 2011 page for updates in the upcoming months, and if you plan on going, try to pre-register as it will save you from long lineups when arriving at the location.

Ticket prices:

for full weekend access (if you pre-register by April 30, 2011): $40.00
for full weekend access (if you pre-regiser between May 1 and June 30): $45.00
for full weekend access (if you pay at door between August 12 and 14): $50.00
for August 12 access (you pay at door): $25.00
for August 13 access (you pay at door): $40.00
for August 14 access (you pay at door): $30.00

11:35 PM Canada EST