OHGODANOTHERCON– I mean, Got Questions?
So I am now in the hot and humid realm of the greater Dallas, TX area, and hey look! A-Kon starts tomorrow. They just got their schedule up, and I can’t help but notice that it’s entirely bereft of near next door neighbor FUNimation– I’ve got an e-mail out to events manager Adam Sheehan to see if it’s just a scheduling snafu or if they’re really not having a panel– I’ll update if I need to add them to the list.
That said, here are the panels I’m planning on (or could) attend….
- “Industry Panel” featuring Nabeshin, Jake Tarbox, and Steven and Megumi Cummings.
- The above panel is unfortunately at the same time as Radio Comix, but if you had questions for Radio I could try and track down the reps afterwards.
- Bandai Entertainment industry panel (hey, soon I won’t have to specify, I can just say “Bandai.” Or at least “Bandai USA.” Hmm!
- ImaginAsian TV
- Antarctic Press
There’s a whole series of panels that seem to revolve around trying to get laid at a con: “How to Talk to Girls” (which is 18+), “Girls at Cons,” “Boys at Cons,” and then the finale, “Sex at Cons.” I have a feeling that the Jtor guys and I may crash that last one if our schedule permits…
I’ll also be attending the video game cosplay record-breaking attempt (or at least most of it…it runs 1-4pm, and I have a panel from 1-2pm and then 4-5pm, it looks like…but I think I only have to be there 15 minutes for it to count, so it should be a good time). I also hope to cover the maid events and stuff.
Ganbarimasu~ And as always, feel free to leave questions for companies and/or guests– A-kon’s list is here, and I figure at least a handful of you will be interested in asking Nabeshin a few things, right? –in the comments here and I’ll do my best to hunt people down and get you answers!
Tags: a-kon, akon08, antarctic press, Bandai-Entertainment, cosplay, FUNimation, imaginasian, nabeshin, radio comix
May 29th, 2008 at 9:17 am
What has Tarbox been doing lately? I haven’t heard that name since he left CMX over that whole Tenjo Tenge fiasco.
May 29th, 2008 at 9:31 am
@Scott: Hopefully he’ll actually tell us at the con, but if not, I’ll be sure to ask :)
May 29th, 2008 at 9:36 am
question, um yes can you catch me a cute con girl and send her to michigan for me? thank you.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Would it be possible for you fulfill the promise of Johnmartone in a dress?
May 29th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Please see if there’s any ADV activity. They’re next door to the con too and it’ll be weird if they aren’t here.
Also, if you could stop by the Robotech panel and ask them about the future of Macross Frontier in the States (if they don’t talk about it in their spiel) that’d be awesome.
Also, comedy ask Bandai about Super Robot Wars now that they control so much of the market option :V
May 30th, 2008 at 8:10 am
@SpaceDrake: If ADV’s there I’ll most certainly hound them, but I wasn’t actually too surprised to see them off the schedule list– after all, they cancelled their panel at ADV and just gave that interview with AICN.