In Preparation: AnimeNext– With ADV?

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Dated: 13 Jun 2008
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So, the next con on my schedule is AnimeNext in New Jersey next weekend.

There are only going to be a couple of industry panels. First up is Del Rey Manga, who has already said that they won’t be announcing anything new– but that they’ll talk a lot about manga submissions, including (I hope) their contracts for original creations– a hot topic thanks to Tpop’s Manga Pilots Program contract.

Another company hosting a panel is Media Blasters, who doesn’t tend to do a lot of panels, so I’m looking forward to it. They recently announced Dokuro-chan, and that Seirei no Moribito will still make it to Adult Swim, but here’s hoping they have more to talk about!

And here comes the kicker: ADV is on the list of dealers confirmed to be in attendance. They aren’t scheduled to host a panel, and of course I have no way of knowing for sure that they’ll actually be there– but they might.

SO! Here’s the list of companies and guests you can leave me questions for, and as always, I’ll do my best to get them answered– and there are a lot of voice actors, webcomickers, and western industry members here:

- Del Rey Manga
- Media Blasters
- ADV
- Rentrer en Soi
- Steve Bennett
- Joe DiGiorgi
- Chris Malone
- Kensuke Okabayashi
- Onezumi and Harknell
- Michael Terracciano
- Tom Wayland
- Greg Ayres
- Leah Clark
- Aidan Drummond
- Brian Drummond
- Michele Knotz
- Rich McNanna
- Bill Rogers
- Brad Swaile
- Alison Viktoria