Akihabara Meetup

Wow, the BBC. I guess old Danny's made it big time. (Well, actually I've always considered you big time, but this is still cool.)
Can't wait to see the program!

Ah, le greate filming. I enjoyed watching your Nikon commercial; I hope to see longer than a few seconds on BBC ;)

This is pretty awesome; BBC news coverage. I wonder what it'll be about.
I'll make sure to watch it.

SWEEEEEET! Can't wait for friday now!! Wonder what it'll be about though!!! Eeeee excited!!

I think I get the BBC world new on PBS, but I'm not so sure how much of that is reused from the UK version braodcast -- if any.

Also, sweet camera.

If I were in Japan I would surely have come to the gathering Danny ^^, count me in, in a few years when i move to Japan

Wow! Can't wait to see the BBC coverage. I would sooooo be there if I had any way to be in Japan right now.
He does look happy with his new puchi nendo. I'll be looking for puchi nendos at my upcoming con on Saturday. :D

Cool.
Hope I can see somehow your interview.

I wish I can attend the gatherings. I hope to finally meet you once I'm finished with college over here, and living in Japan for one year!

So cool, wish I was there.

That's sooo neat!! Can't wait for more coverage!!! Soo exciting!

That's so awesome ^^ Are you going to post the video on here also?

I be looking forward the their report. =]Btw good condition Danny.

From CNN to BBC, you're hitting it big! Your dad must be proud of you.
Can't wait to see it.

COngratulations Danny! There's not much chance of catching us that on BBC without a proper schedule but finger's crossed that you manage to capture it and put it on Youtube for future viewing. :-)

Hmm maybe I should try and find an online site that has the BBC News feed on it and watch it at 10pm (UK time) ^^a

Hope Alastair likes Puchi Kagami!

I'd love to join that even if I was in Japan...damn ocean...

Very cool! Shame the footage will only be a few seconds though.

Only in the UK? Aww... :(

Would be so awesome to go to this... or even at least see it on tv... :|

The program will most likely be available to watch on the BBC's iPlayer service after broadcast;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/news

Look for the 'News at 10' entry for Thursday.

However I am not sure whether it will be available overseas, as it may be restricted to UK IP addresses. If so, somebody in the UK could always rip it & put it on youtube or similar.

Man I wish I live in Japan

heheh wish I could drop by Tokyo .. only if time allowed it ^w^

Am curios what made BBC decide Danny Choo was the best for this report. Not that he isn't I doubt you could find anyone better. Just curios how BBC and CNN made the decision.

Any chance you could upload the video somewhere if possible? I will most likely miss it due to work. Unless BBC iPlayer has the news?

will see the highlight news at bbc.co.uk ;) hope it goes well.

I will come to the gathering but don't have daughters or dakimakura of any sort with me, all left back at home >_< Nothing but bunch of doujinshis, doh! But I finally get to see Storm Trooper in action, woot!

Lol, now that's a tight schedule with stuff literally back to back.

comment test.. allo allo

I just posted most of my anime goods home yesterday, so I'll have to do some last minute shopping for the event. I'll be in Akiba today, so I'll be there. Now I've gotta decide which anime t-shirt to wear. :D

Good luck on the gathering... To bad I'm at the centre of the world... ^^;

lol look at how happy they are with the figures. A virgin? LOL

Don't have cable tv so not sure how to watch BBC unless they air it online or upload a video if it somewhere ><
Wish I was there... Hope those that attend will enjoy themselves ^^

Oh WIsh , I can instantly teleport there and be on national Tv with DAnny Choo with my Nendo

Have fun to the folks available to attend. Hope to see you on the BBC

Will remember to watch BBC later @ 10pm.

WoW!!
すごいね～
放送はいつでしょう！？
今日は八丁堀に用事があるので、そのついでに行きたいと思いますｗ

Will stop by at there but not planning to go inside the tv. ^^;;

all the more need to move to japan after I graduate :D

i guess this is one of the greatest thing that can happen... turning ur hobby into a profession.. it can't get any better or more rewarding than that ^^

Oo, BBC, can't wait to see it!

Cool beans! I'm allowed to say that right? hehe

I can't wait to see it, we are witnessing history in the making :O

It's all about branding and creating a value proposition for the Danny Choo trademark. Best part is having fun doing it.

Damnit I wished I was in Tokyo atm. Sigh, would be so much fun rather than waiting for my tutorial on IP law, lol.

Will be liveblogging as much of this as I can. Follow me on twitter (@stevenagata) for live preview in just over 4 hours from now. Not on twitter? Check here (updates are slightly delayed) http://www.stevenagata.com/

Film recording gear always looks so heavy, I wonder if it is though because people carry them around on their shoulders.
I guess what was announced a while ago is coming, I'll look forward to watching watching the interview when it comes out! Wish I could attend the meet up with other DCers, but I chose to head to Japan another time of year :(
People who are attending, make sure to take lots of photos!

Hmmmmm don't know if want.

Living in Kanagawa, it's quite a trip would it be ok to show up without any props?

"I told them that I would not organize a gathering (or do an interview) if the piece was going to be otaku-bashing and they promised that it would not be so."

Always good to be safe. I'd hate to be on camera when someone's bashing what I am. Good to hear. Although I can be optimistic that people won't do this sort of thing you just never know.

On that note... I really wish I could be there with my Kyon cosplay XD

Wow nice going there Danny.

i dont watch tv, so wont be able to watch this. hopefully will get to see this on youtube?

GO ON Danny!! keep spreading the Otaku Culture!! ^^ Good Luck! and congratulations you keep making it big!.

Cool, please post up the video segment when it airs.
I'm sure a lot of us would love to see it!

Wish to be there... well, I guess I'll have to settle for seeing the coverage. :)

I'll be tuning in for sure ^^

Nice. I have an enormous respect for people who can make a personal hobby into a career, and I have great respect for you. Congratulations Danny.

Arf! I'm too busy today, I don't think I can come to Akiba.
Next time maybe :(

Cool! Please kindly share with us when the broadcast is out~~~

Aw... I just left Japan too after Animelo!

Awesome! I'll be sure to check it out.

sweet one..... CNN and BBC u are popular all around the globe lol

:O That is awesome! I never normally watch the news, but this time I will be sure to watch it! Both on Thursday and Friday, just in case :3

Not as awsome as being in a Nikon commercial cut still really cool!

That is awesome ! Since we get BBC 1 and 2 in Holland I'm definitly going to look for it this Friday.

Danny, anychance of this coming to tcv here in Australia?

It's just a shame the BBC isn't supporting the already existing "Otaku" culture that has developed in the UK.

I'm just waiting for a whole documentary about Otaku culture and seeing Danny in all the time. ;)

cant wait to watch this on the beeb

Finally have internet again, and glad to catch up on DC.com. I hope to catch this when it comes out.

Can't wait to see it, I will have to watch the news especially for it.

Was there just a minute ago, seen Danny and BBC staff, was awsome!

I'd pay to see Jonathan Ross interview Danny instead. You know you want to as well!

Nice Job! Will be looking forward to the BBC interview!

That's so cool! I'm really happy that I'll be able to watch it from the comfort of my own sofa (being a brit and all) instead of having to scour the internet because it was only an american thing, as is usually the case with anime/japan related stuff!

I am waiting for your interview clip... Congratulation!!

はじめまして、ダニーさん。今日、ちょうど秋葉原でフィギュアを買った帰りにダニーさんとBBCクルーの撮影場所に遭遇しました！みんなダニーさんと記念撮影してて羨ましかったですが、私は少し離れた場所から携帯で撮影してました＾＾；
買ったばかりの「ねんどろいどonちゃん」と一緒に記念撮影すればよかったー >_<

Since it's the BBC it should be neutral at the worst I'd imagine. Looking forward to seeing what they have to say anyway :)

Will watch. Its about time the BBC started to catch onto this.

I may come across as a cynical old fart, but part of me worries about how much of a freakshow they're going to make you and you friends look like. I know that the BBC is a classier act than american media (heck, american media can't even pronounce the words 'cosplay' correctly) but the scenes I've been been in have been burned a lot.

Wow, Danny on the News at Ten.

The CNN was one thing as it's an international broadcaster. But as the BBC is from Danny's home country, this means his dad would have a better chance to brag to his folks back home "That's my boy!".

While I know their football coverage can be crap sometimes (or maybe it's just my prejudice whenever my Premier League team sounds like it's being unfairly bashed by them on 5-Live radio phone-ins), but I don't suppose the BBC would stoop so low like the Straits Times of Singapore and go bashing otakus for the sake of it, still, better to exercise caution and get on their good side. ^^

it's hard to shake off that stigma off, even if it's the BBC we are talking abt here.
nevertheless,in my opinion, any sort of publicity, be it good or bad will raise awareness of anime lovers amongst the general public.
oh on a side note, i prefer the BBC to CNN ^^ gotta love their radio programs, helps me get through the daily commute to classes.

Well I made it back from the meetup. Thank you to Steven Nagata for arranging a post dc members meet-up. I'll post the few pictures I took of the event later.

Thank you to the other dc members who attended, you made it an enjoyable time.

Hopefully it will be positive, i'm not sure if Japanorama with Jonathan Ross was on BBC or what channel, but it was pretty positive if not a little goofy. It seems like here in America (midwest specifically) the only time news covers something is when a negative aspect is attached. They'll say it won't be but then will edit it to look as bad as possible.

Excellent, I am really looking forward to seeing something really intersting on the
British news, Danny and Danny Choo.com are fantastic (^-^)

Ah, nendoroid Puchi are so cute. I plan on oredering the Kaito vocaloid one :D

that's a big camcorder

yup~ we will wait and see~

It's awesome that Danny is being recognized by BBC. I cannot wait to see BBC's program about you!

When I first saw 'BBC', I thought it might be an interview with Click, but I couldn't see them wanting to have an interview about 'Moe'. XD Well, unless it was about 'moe' robots or something...

I shall do my best to catch it. Should be pretty interesting. :D

Danny! it was cool meeting you yesterday! I never thought i would actually run into you (You probably won't remember, but i asked if you were danny)

If only I lived in Tokyo TT_TT
When will you move to Nagoya Danny?

Too bad could not go.... T___T

Yay!!! something good for me to watch on the day of my Exam results!!! So nerves, i'm actually shaking!!! T.T Nya~

I, too, hope that there will be no Otaku-bashing. Seems like a fun event, hope it all goes well!

I will be looking forward to this. Hope there will be no negativities put out. But I wish I was in Tokyo during this gathering. Just awaiting my Visa and Passport to get approved.

Just watched the BBC 10:00 o'clock news,
Danny was not on nonight, 'will watch again
tomorrow night .. (^-^)

cool! another Danny program!
can't wait to see it~

Well... that was an epic documentary!

The news item tonight on the BBC News showed Danny as the
Storm Trooper for a few seconds only the main purpose of
the news item was to look at the forth coming election
and the changing Japanese economy. Disappointing !!

Well that was good.. a hole one second of Danny in Storm Trooper mode

The news article can be viewed here on here: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8228001.stm
Unfortunately, it is for British surfers only.
For those who can't see it, there was a poster of Haruhi and a pantsu shot in the same scene for two second too.

fairly dissapointed in the lack of more information spread out about Moe culture and also dissapointed that there wasn't a main section about Danny him self and not even a little segment. Storm Trooper mode is still Awesome though!

If I was in Japan and I cosplayed, I would totally go. BBC is a really big.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8227684.stm
Japan braced for political earthquake

Here is the written piece.
This times it mentions Danny Choo and has a photo of Miku cosplayers to go with it!
'Danny Choo is the 30-something son of the famous luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo, and he runs an internet business from Tokyo which appeals to anime geeks the world over. He says it gets 20 million hits a month.'
They really like to go on about that, don't they?

I saw Danny on the BBC. It was about 3 seconds of him dancing in a street. No mention of who he was.

BBC!?!? Congrats Danny Choo! Oh by the way, as I mentioned on some of the my other post/comments, I'll be going to Japan soon. How can I get an interview with Danny Choo? I don't see a CONTACT ME! I guess it's better that way... too many people might be spamming...^_^;

I missed it. Anyone got a link? Can't seem to find it to on youtube or bbc since its over a week old