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Back-On Jpop
Thanks to Murder Princess today we have Back-On Back-On (stylized as BACK-ON) is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo, Japan. They are recognized for creating anime and game opening themes such as the Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 opening theme, “fly away”; Air Gear opening theme, “Chain”; Murder Princess opening theme “Hikari Sasuhou (fk Metal ver.)” and Eyeshield 21s “Blaze Line”. etc., although they have also written ending themes for both anime and TV shows. These include “flower” and “a day dreaming…” for Eyeshield 21, and “Butterfly” for the late-night TV drama Shinjuku Swan, and most recently “Sands of Time” for the mobile robot TV drama Keitai Sousakan…
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Ayumi Hamasaki
Thanks to the Anime Inuyasha I was introduced to Ayumi Hamasaki With a huge collection of songs ranging from chill out and relaxing to techno and club Ayu has a voice that will keep you listening time and time again. Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi?, also 濱崎歩; born October 2, 1978) is a Japanese recording artist, lyricist, model, and actress. Also called “Ayu” by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the “Empress of J-Pop” because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to pursue a career in entertainment. In 1998, under the tutelage of Avex CEO…
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Manchester Comic Con 19-20 July 2014
The dates are set, the dealers are just recovering from London Comic Con but there is no rest! on the 19th till the 20th Manchester will be hosting Comic Con We may see you there!
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Massive thank you to Russell Fenton
Here is a massive thank you going out to Russell Fenton for allowing us to use his photos of Toko 2011/12/13 for our gallery’s Some of you may know him as Foxy There is no denying how talented this guy is when it comes to photography and whenever I see him his camera is not far behind. You can see more of his work here https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxseye/ Amazing stuff 🙂
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Past Toko Pic’s 2011/12/13
Hi guys We are still tracking down Past Toko pics to add to the site.. we have some 2013 but nowhere near enough 😮 If you have some you would like to share with us them please Email Me your pic’s will be added and you will also be thanked for the submission on the website. The more the better 🙂 Thanks guys Mike
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House Names and what they mean
So we all know what the house names are this year but let’s get a little more info on what they mean. HOUSE KAMEOSA! HOUSE TSUKI NO USAGI! HOUSE BASAN! HOUSE KITSUNE! So lets start with…. KAMEOSA In Japanese mythology, Kameosa (瓶長、甕長, Long Bottle) is a youkai that takes the form of a jar. Appearance Kameosa takes the form of an old jar, usually of water or sake, and sometimes this can take upon itself humanoid features much like those of Tsukumogami. Powers Kameosa seem to be entirely beneficial, as any liquid store inside them will never run out. It spontaneously produce an inexhaustible supply of rice, sake,…
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Testing the Link from TokoRetreat to FB
Well its M pro “Mike” here again As you can see this is a test to see if posting this on TokoRetreat also posts this on the Facebook page. Here’s hopping this works!
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And we are live!
Hello and welcome to the new TokoRetreat having a look around you will find that we have had a little remodel and move about.. 🙂 Now apart from bringing you news on what’s going down at Tokonatsu we will still be bringing you reviews and even music recommendations. At the moment we are missing pic’s from Toko 2011,2012,2013 but these are being tracked down to be uploaded so will be up soon.. So yes I better go press that big on button then 😮 Mike
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Logo Fun!
Well the making of the logo you see on this site is a long story filled with hardships and the like…. Well not really but if your interested in how the logo changed from this old one here… To the nice new one you see on top of the site read on 🙂 Well it started about 3 weeks ago at work “on lunch” I started to think of what I was going for on the new site… I started to draw letters to try and get some idea’s The thing was I know what I was looking for and I was sure that no font I would be able…
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MCM London comic con
MCM London Comic Con storms back to Excel on 23-25 May for another spectacular celebration of all that’s best and brightest in the worlds of movies, sci-fi, anime, videogames, comics, manga and cosplay! Alongside all the onstage panels, games zones and retail booths, Europe’s biggest celebration of popular culture will play host to the largest gathering of comic book creators in the UK, the national qualifiers of the Eurocosplay Championships and, of course, a great special guest line-up from the worlds of film, TV and comics. Special guests at our last event in October included stars from series such as Lost Girl; Game of Thrones; Primeval; Haven; Warehouse 13; By…
