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Blast from the past with Kuroi Hana, the only Anime \/ Japan \/ Cosplay Party organizer in Kalamata, Greece, in 2011-2016! We talk about Cosplay, the team and its work!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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ANIME & MANGA PARTIES IN KALAMATA<\/span><\/strong> !<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Kalamata<\/span><\/strong> in Greece couldn’t be missing out on Cosplay related events being organized! From 2011<\/span><\/strong> to 2016<\/span><\/strong>, Kuroi Hana<\/span><\/strong>, did the impossible by providing 6 Anime \/ Japan Parties<\/span><\/strong>, as well as a Disney Party<\/span><\/strong> to the city’s audience!<\/p>\n

Starting with party organizing on August 26, 2011<\/span><\/strong>, it continues until July 24, 2016<\/span><\/strong>, full of music and video clips<\/span><\/strong> from Anime, Japanese Videogames and Japan<\/span><\/strong> in general, managing to gather all of Kalamata’s fans of Japan and Cosplay in one place! Some of their core characteristics being the Cosplay Contest<\/span><\/strong> and audience giveaways<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Let’s talk in detail about everything with Magda Asimakopoulou<\/span><\/strong>, creator of Kuroi Hana<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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5th Kuroi Hana Japan Anime Party<\/a> – Photo by Kuroi Hana<\/p>\n

Find Kuroi Hana on the following media!\r\nFacebook<\/a>\r\n\r\nCheck out the organizer's profile and events with Cosplays, with all their info and dozens of photos, on our website, HERE<\/a>!\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n

\nCOSPLAYING TO THE SOUND OF JAPANESE MUSIC <\/span><\/strong>!<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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1) Tell us a few words about your team, its history and activities! When and how did the team start organizing events? What led you to organizing events? Why did you choose Kalamata for your events? What type of events were they and what themes were they about? Were those themes based on the organizers’ personal interests, and if so, when did you start taking an interest in each of them?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Kuroi Hana<\/span><\/strong> started with passion and lots of stress in 2011 in Kalamata, where I’m from. I made the decision when I saw anime parties being organized in Thessaloniki and I thought, why not in Kalamata too?<\/p>\n
The events’ theme as I mentioned above were anime, as well as Japanese music. My involvement with anime and Japan officially started in high school when I learned that the cartoons I was watching until then on TV are called anime and originate from Japan. Later, I fell in love with Japanese music and Japanese culture in general.<\/p>\n
I’m a fan of animation and it’s the field my studies are based on, because of my love for it.<\/p>\n
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1st Kuroi Hana Japan Anime Party<\/a> – Photo by Kuroi Hana<\/p>\n
2) How much effort, time and money did it usually take to set up an event? What was the usual preparation plan that you followed?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
It’s a painful story. I had to organize everything one month prior. To find a venue, to find sponsors, to buy or rent things that were needed, for the sponsors to send me the gifts, to create posters, to put up posters, to create the playlist, etc. For all the parties I had to spend money of my own. It’s not easy to find sponsors to fund you for an event that not only has never been held before in Kalamata, but with whose theme most are not familiar with. However, there were sponsorships that helped me a lot. At some parties e.g. I printed the posters for free, and of course the sponsors with the gifts I gave away at the events were a very important part. I’m grateful to those who sponsored the parties and helped in their own way. Of course wasn’t able to do all this entirely alone. There were also friends who helped me joined the team later.<\/p>\n
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2nd Kuroi Hana Japan Anime Party<\/a> – Photo by Kuroi Hana<\/p>\n
3) How did you feel during your first event and how after its end? Describe this experience to us.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Great joy but also LOTS of stress! I didn’t seem particularly happy because of the stress to tell the truth, but I was enjoying it inside. Doing something for the first time is always stressful, especially when it requires many responsibilities.<\/p>\n
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2nd Kuroi Hana Japan Anime Party<\/a> – Photo by Kuroi Hana<\/p>\n
4) What was the most difficult event you organized? What defined it as such?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I can’t say that I had a hard time organizing any event. The most difficult thing was the stress to do everything on time and for everything to go well. E.g. not to have the projector break down, not to have the laptop malfunction etc.<\/p>\n
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6th Kuroi Hana Japan Anime Party<\/a> – Photo by IreneX Photography<\/p>\n
5) Were you satisfied with the people’s response to your events all those years, as well as with the number of Cosplays attending?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
More than satisfied. Especially at the first party, I didn’t expect so many people. If I remember correctly, more than 100 people came ( for Kalamata, believe me, there are many ). Following this, I had a steady audience of around 60 to 80 people depending on the event. Cosplays were not that many, but I’m satisfied with the participation … but in Kalamata I should mention again, people aren’t like in Athens and Thessaloniki. They are more closed and ashamed. I talked to a lot of people who wanted to cosplay but wouldn’t dare to do so.<\/p>\n