An experience with "the world's most extreme Asian culture fusion festival" cannot be complete without taking part in our wide variety of "Omake (Extra) Festivities"! Affectionately called "moments of joy" that The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational couldn't live without, "Omake Festivities" blend interaction & satisfaction seamlessly. Legendary activities, like TAKII-originated "Otaku Jeopardy", "Fusion Festival Family Feud", & "Cosplay Battle Royale", are enjoyed by thousands of attendees of TAKII & its World Tour & are still going strong. Nuances, like "Yaoi/Yuri YOWZA!", "SINs"ASIAN"al Charades", & the enigmatic "TAKII Wild Card", inspire Asian culture die-hards from all walks of life to take it "to the extreme" in the ultimate quest for illusive infamy & sweet swag. With a new season of TAKII comes a brand-new set of "Omake Festivities" for all of us to immerse ourselves in, including:

In celebration of all that is yaoi/yuri, TAKII proudly presents "Yaoi/Yuri YOWZA", a homo-rific, TAKII-style version of the Newlywed Game with plenty of twists & turns for contestants & audience alike to enjoy! People with #1 Contender's Passes will be asked to pair up with someone of the same gender & will be given up to 4 minutes to acquaint themselves with one-another before the game begins. After being provided the necessary materials to write down their answers, our uber-sexy guest host will introduce our contestants to the following rounds of play:

    * ROUND 1 = MINDREADERS
          o Correctly guess how your partner would finish a sentence.
    * ROUND 2 = TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES
          o Answer "true" or "false" to statements asked of your partner.
    * ROUND 3 = MULTIPLE CHOICE MADNESS
          o Select the right answer based upon how your partner would answer.
    * FINAL ROUND = SUPER SECRET
          o The couple with the highest score has 1 more epic task to complete....!

Each correct answer will earn your couple 10 points. Questions answered correctly in succession add +10 points to the answer value, topping out at 50 points per answer. A wrong answer will earn no deduction, but will drop your answer value back to 10 points per answer. All the while, each couple must keep the audience entertained with "displays of affection" or risk being booed off the stage for now showing "true love" (LOL!). Once the dust of holy matrimony has settled, the couple who ends up earning the most points overall & completes the Final Round will be declared our "Yaoi/Yuri YOWZA!" Champs! If last season's yaoi make-out session to some Asian pimp theme music was any indication of how extreme this game show can get, then the best is yet to come for "Yaoi/Yuri YOWZA!" @ TAKII 8!

Do you have that bugger of a problem where when you open your mouth, nothing good ever seems to come out? Well with "SINs"ASIAN"al Charades", you won't have that problem & you could be rewarded in the process! All throughout TAKII 8 weekend, attendees will be asked to write down random items & situations on slips of paper & submit them to our Team TAKII Registration Coalition Co-Coordinator. Then when it comes time to play "SINs"ASIAN"al Charades", TAKII fanatics will be asked to gather on our Main Stage. Afterwards, 1 by 1, each contestant will be given 4 minutes to randomly select suggestions collected earlier & will select an attendee to correctly guess what they are trying to act out. To do this, the contestant can only use whatever is on their body without writing anything down or saying what the suggestion is. This cycle will play itself out until all contestants have gone & the player to have the most correct attendee guesses within the time limit will be crowned our "SINs"ASIAN"al Charades" Champion!

Based off of its namesake originator Family Feud, TAKII 8's version will pit 2 families (groups of unlimited, but equal size) against each other, taking turns in correctly guessing the top responses to a series of Asian-related survey questions (as taken by members of TAKII's club sponsor, The Lost Otakus (TLO)). To begin, a member of each family will come to the center, with the game show host asking the 1st question of the round. The order of play will be determined by who is able to guess the higher-ranked response. That family will, in turn, have the chance to guess what the rest of the responses are (& be able to conference with their own family). Participants are asked not to speak out of turn & to adhere to any time restrictions given. 3 incorrect responses in a round will result in the opposite family getting a shot at the board. If that family is able to guess 1 correct response after the other family has striked out, the points accumulated go to them. In the final round of play, each family will be asked to select a secret bonus card (that could have a positive, or negative impact on their score) & a member to guess at correct responses to the last survey question. Afterwards, each family will reveal their bonus cards & the one with the most points at the end will be declared our "Fusion Festival Family Feud" Champions!

A TAKII festivity original, "Otaku Jeopardy" is proudly brought to you by West Chester, PA's The Lost Otakus (TLO), hosted by the leadership team of Annie & Dan Rubel! While it may follow the same basic format of the original Jeopardy game we all know & love, there will be quite a few twists & turns in the game that no one will wanna miss. The audience will be split into multiple teams, with each team member taking turns choosing their category of choice & answering the question at hand. With many thousands of questions from multiple categories spanning the genres of Asian culture fandom, will YOUR team be the last ones standing & receive "Otaku Jeopardy"'s highly sought-after championship? ...."IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!!"

For those of you who don't know what "cosplaying" is, it's the act of dressing up as your favorite character/personality from anime, manga, TV, movies, or otherwise. Others take it to a whole new level in actually embodying, whole-heartedly, their namesakes. If any of this sounds like you, then "Cosplay Battle Royale" is for you! Since TAKII 3, our cosplay offerings have continued to shock & awe TAKII enthusiasts to new heights each & every season, with TAKII 8 not being any different. Along with our time-tested classics, we will be adding some new festivities for this season's "Cosplay Battle Royale", which will include you having the opportunity to win championships & prizes in the following:

    * CHALLENGE 1 = CLASSIC THESPIAN COSPLAY
          o A "best cosplay skit" competition -- your typical cosplaying tradition.
    * CHALLENGE 2 = IRON COSPLAY
          o A "best overall cosplay" competition based on the original Iron Chef show.
    * CHALLENGE 3 = TAKII's NEXT TOP COSPLAYER
          o A "best male & female cosplayer' competition, reality TV show-style!

Aside from battling for costumed glory, cosplayers can also get their portraits professionally taken by our very own cosplay savant, Dokudel (for a nominal fee). Past seasons of TAKII have also seen random cosplay meet-ups in some very random spots all over its venue (The Rotunda -- LOL). But while you can attend TAKII 8 in a cosplay & not compete, where's the excitement & drama in that? There ain't none! So watcha waitin' for? Put on your best cosplay & get ready to flaunt it to the extreme!!!!

The prayers of TAKII faithful who have relatively no professional talent have been answered in the form of "AMEN Talent Showcase", sponsored by PDNMZ's Asian Multimedia Entertainment Network (AMEN). Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to do something simply mind-blowing to invoke an extreme emotion from the TAKII fans who would be watching your display of talent(less) skill. Your only limits are adhering to TAKII's "Rules & Regulations" & your own inhibitions. Judging will be based upon a combination of who gets the most audience applause & scoring from our special guest judges (in the event of a tie). Will you reign supreme above this perspective heap of talentless hacks!? We shall see.... ^_^.

AMV hobbyists & newbies alike will get a chance to produce their version of the perfect fusion of Asian video clips & a funky soundtrack to go with it & get it judged by TAKII fans worldwide in "AMV Battle Royale"! People can enter their masterpieces in the following categories:

    * MISSION 1 = MOST EXTREME
          o An AMV that stretches the confines of reality to a true TAKII extreme
                + VIDEO: It must consist of a majority of Asian-themed visual entertainment
                + AUDIO: You may use any audio source you'd like.
                + All other AMV Battle Royale rules/restrictions apply
    * MISSION 2 = TAKII 8 CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE
          o An AMV challenge of epic proportions that must adhere to the following:
                + VIDEO: You can only use footage from a holiday-themed show.
                + AUDIO: You may use any audio source you'd like.
                + All other AMV Battle Royale rules/restrictions apply

All entries must be received by Nov. 11th, 2009. Then when TAKII 8 comes around, all qualified AMVs will be shown & judged based upon which 1 gets the most audience applause in each category & Team TAKII Coordinator scores (in the event of a tie). Will "AMV Battle Royale" be the moment of glory your AMV has been waiting for? Let's see watcha got!

At The Lost Otakus (TLO) meetings every month, we have what are called "fixed titles" (shows we watch each meeting until the end of the series) & "random picks" (random music videos or episodes of obscure, amazing, or even unsavory Anime). Some of the best that has been seen, or has yet to be shown, will be coming in the form of the "TLO Video Lounge"! The Lost Otakus will do their best to give you the broadest line-up around of things to see in both subtitled & dubbed format. Specifically for TAKII 8, however, we will place special emphasis on rare Asian dramas & holiday-themed programming. All ages, backgrounds, & interests will be represented; whether that is a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen (LOL).

"TAKII Guest & Performer Q&A" is everyone's chance to intimately interact with the fusion festival's esteemed guests & performers for TAKII 8. With a mix of pre-recorded & live segments, we'll be asking our subjects questions that TAKII fans worldwide would like to have answers to (....& maybe some TMI along the way LOL). Interviewees will also be invited to take part in autograph signings & photoshoots, so anything goes!

The "TAKII Wild Card" is the only festivity in TAKII history that will actually take place AFTER the weekend-long fusion festival ends. It will be 1 festivity so spectacular, so immense, so undeniably deserving of its place in otaku history books worldwide, that you will have to stick around TAKII 8 to enjoy its epic awesomeness! It could be a sushi buffet, another special guest, exclusive giveaways, or....your mom!? Your guess is as good as ours (LOL), but we assure you that it will revolve around the principles on which TAKII promotes & exemplifies. Each season of The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational will reign in a different "TAKII Wild Card" festivity flava!