Hey, Cats!

Fight #16 between Gally (Battle Angel Alita) and San (Princess Mononoke); Yes, the weapon Gally is using really is what you think it is. Amazing! What a great fight; an excellent example of two very differnt styles (and characters and weapons) and how beautiful it can be when those contrasts clash together.

Here's the thumb:

Please be sure to watch the DivX version here on dA. And here are some alternative files, minimally compressed and higher-res: [link] (or here [link] for a slightly larger view and an easy to use listing of all the fights to date).

Thanks for watchin', and be sure to throw some love at all these fantastic stage combatants.

More soon.


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That's right, comrades, the Original Anime Human Chess Match has just completed their 6th year at this past weekend's Metrocon Anime Convention. DJINN Productions was thrilled to be able to shoot the show again this year and once again we will be doing multi-camera edits of each of the fights.

The first fight - Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia) vs Gorobei Katayama (Samurai 7) - will be posted in the next day or two, but to get everyone in the mood we've posted the entire Introduction (about 23 minutes) at a special area on my site: [link] . (or click on the image)

Check it out and try to guess who is going to beat the heck out of whom...

As usual, I have no idea who any of these characters are, but I do know that the actors who play them are some of the best freakin' stage combatants that I've had the honor to know. Get ready, 'cause this year's show kicks some serious ass.

More soon.

PS. It probably goes without saying, but we will be extremely busy over the next several weeks. First order of business, now that the actual shooting is over, is sending out the prizes from the contest and lots of editing. Thanks in advance for your understanding if we are a little slow in responding to notes and such.

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