Paragraphs, man, paragraphs! Still, nice to see that Kilga is still alive.
[Mogsy's AB story dead ahead!]
Also, I didn't go to either panel you mentioned, since neither one interests me. I went to the folowing panels:
- FUNimation Sneak Peek
- Anime One-Night Stands
- Sentai Filmworks
- Remembering Satoshi Kon
- Omoide on my Mind: Guide to Japanese Indie Rock
- Hentai Dubbing (18+)
The FUNimation Sneak Peek panel started with stuff that was already in the Dealer's Room, such as Ga-Rei Zero, Eden of the East: The King of Eden and Summer Wars. They also had clips of their dubs for Dance in the Vampire Bund and Baka to Test. They also announced their rerelease of Excel Saga and blu-ray of Yu Yu Hakusho. Not a bad panel.
Anime One-Night Stands had some VA recommending short series one could watch in a night, both for great and bad reasons. I dismissed a few titles on the list (Elfen Lied, blech), but I was the only one who cheered for Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi), for which he promptly. It was a pretty generic list, but presented in a funny fashion.
The Sentai Filmworks panel was kinda blech. They announced a few titles they're releasing this year in a sloppy fashion (the guy seemed unprepared for announcing that), such as Highschool of the Dead, Demon King Daimao, and Angel Beats. We had technical difficulties when he attempted to show us the first episode of Angel Beats' dub, which took literally five minutes to solve. The dub wasn't half bad, but the flap needs to be fixed before the release the blu-ray/DVD. The English dub is well-acted, though, and the script was much funnier than the Japanese script (which is good, since this is a
dramedy).
Remembering Satoshi Kon is tied for my favourite standard panel, not going to lie. Got there late and it didn't go for the full time, but the discussion of the many messages and themes in the works of Satoshi Kon is always fun. He also apparently did manga that was never translated (a fact I didn't know since I haven't done too much research on the man's past), so it's stuff I should look into soon.
Omoide in my Mind, the Japanese indie rock panel, was my second favourite, and it might inch above Satoshi Kon in terms of overall favourite. It introduced me to a few new bands (I lost the whole list of it, unfortunately, I'll look it up again later), such as Mass of the Fermenting Dregs and Rin Toshite Shigure, both of whom are common on my playlists now.
The Hentai Dubbing made me feel uncomfortable but it was absolutely hilarious. That's all there is to say about it.
I went to the BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad screening as Tsunemi Chiba, and that was the only place I got recognized when in cosplay. That was the only screening I went to.
I spent a good amount of time in the Artist's Alley and Dealer's Room, and bought a bit. Also went to the Swap Meet on Friday.
SPOILERGot four gifts (one xxxHolic Mokona for RL Link, a Seaking figurine for Remmy, and two small Tepigs for IRL bros), and a lot of Pokemon-related items. Hoenn badges, three magnets (Lapras, Espeon, and Flareon), and a Red/Blue print from the Artist's Alley, Pokemon-wise; I also got a Kyubey mini-print and plush Narwhal with an eyepatch. At the Dealer's Room, I got a few tiny Pokemon figurines (Torkoal, Furret, Seviper), a giant Pokemon gashapon (got an Eevee; the options were Eevee, Pikachu, Marill, Skiploom, Mew, and Munchlax), a Minccino plush, a Chocobo Tales Chocobo plush, and a plush of Tsukasa from .hack//SIGN.
In short, can't wait until next year.
should happen
