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Volume 29 Number 4 Issue 346 September 2016

A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Kimber Groman (graphic artist) and others August was in Kansas City. MidAmericon 2 $25 for 3 pre con, $30 at the door had a lot going on. There were two Hugo Ceremonies. There spacecoastcomiccon.com were a lot of exhibits and of course 5,000 items on the program. I did a lot of work pre-con and got to see aKansas City at the Animate! Florida same time. The con was great and I need to start working on my September 16-19 report. Port St Lucie Civic Center This month I may checkout some local events. I may try 9221 SE Civiv Center Place to squeeze in a review. Port St Lucie FL As always I am willing to take submissions. Guests: Tony Oliver (Rick Hunter, Robotech) See you next month. Julie Dolan (Star Wars: Rebels) (Ryoka Matoi, ) Events and many more $55 for 3 days pre con Comic Book Connection animateflorida.com/ September 3-4 Holiday Inn Treasure Comic Con 2300 SR 16 September 16-19 ST Augustine, FL 32084 Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center $5 at the door 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, thecomicbookconnection.com Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 Guests: Space Coast Comic Con Billy West (Phil Fry, Futurama) September 9-11 Kristin Bauer (Maleficient, Once Upon a Space Coast Convention Center Time) 301 Tucker Ln Beverly Elliot(Granny, Once Upon a Time) Cocoa, FL 32926 and many more Guests: Terance Baker (comic artist) $35 for 3 days pre con, $40 at the door Jake Estrada (comic artist) www.treasurecoastcomiccon.com

Fusion Con II September 17 Birthdays New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center 6630 Van Buren St Susan Cole - Sept. 3 New Port Richey, Florida 34653 Guest: Chuck Dixon (comic writer) Austin Janowsky (comic inker) Sergio Cariello (comic artist) (Continued on page 2)

OASFiS Event Horizon Vol 29 Issue 346, September 2016. Published Monthly by the Orlando Area Society (OASFiS). All rights reserved by original Authors and Artists. Editor: Juan Sanmiguel, 1421 Pon Pon Court, Orlando, FL 32825. Subscriptions are $12.00 per year and entitle the subscriber to membership in the Society. Attending Memberships are $25.00 per year. Extra memberships to family members are $7.00 per year when only newsletter is sent to the household. To subscribe or join OASFiS, send a check or money order to: OASFiS, PO Box 592905, Orlando, FL 32859-2905. To submit Articles, Artwork or Letters of Comment to the Event Horizon, send them to the Editor's address above or [email protected]. For additional information, call our Voice Mail at (407) 823-8715. OASFiS is a state chartered not for profit corporation whose goal is the promotion of Science Fiction in all its forms. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the Author(s) and in no way represent the opinions of the Society or its members as a whole. Page two September 2016

September OASFiS Calendar OASFiS People

Susan Cole 407-275-5211 OASFiS Business Meeting [email protected] Sunday, September 11, 1:30 PM, , Brick and Fire Arthur Dykeman 407-328-9565 Pasta and Pizza Parlor (Downtown Orlando, 1621 South [email protected] Orange Ave Orlando, Florida 32806 407-426-8922). Come Steve Grant 352 241 0670 and join us as we discuss Written in Red by Anne Bishop. [email protected] Mike Pilletere [email protected] SciFi David Ratti 407-282-2468 TBA. Check website and Facebook page. [email protected] Juan Sanmiguel 407-823-8715 [email protected] To contact for more info: Patricia Wheeler [email protected] OASFiS Business Meeting 407-823-8715 Any of these people can give readers information about the $10 at the door club and its functions. To be included in the list call Juan. www.fusioncon.net

Creative Con September 17-18 Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Marina Civic Center $45 before Sep 1, $55 after Sep 1 8 Harrison Ave krumscomics.wixsite.com/klingonfeast Panama City, FL 32401 Guest: Michael Bell (Duke, GI Joe) Festival Orlando 2016 Ann Van Hooft (actress) Dave Dorman (comic artist) Anime Festival Orlando (AFO) 2016 took place on July Emily Bauer (voice actress) 29-31, 2016, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International Justin Kuculain (actor) Drive. The Guests of Honor were Gregg Berger, Richard Michael Papajohn (actor) Branson, Aaron Dismuke, Todd Haberkon, Ruben Langdon, $25pre-reg for the weekend, $30 at the door Mark Musashi, , , Michael www.pccreativecon.com Sinterniklass, , and Veronica Taylor.

I did a discussion on and Huricon . This panel covered Japanese books translated into September 22-25 English. The presentation began with the history of Japanese International Palms Resort and Convention Center Science Fiction/Fantasy literature. The books I discussed were as 6515 International Drive follows: Orlando, FL 32819 Virus by – In the late 1960s, a $15 pre-reg for members and 25 for non-members virus discovered in space and rogue scientists Gaming weaponize the virus. An accident releases the www.hmgs-south.com/ virus and the results are catastrophic. A

community of scientists in the Antarctica Palm Con weather the situation and try to rebuild September 24-25 civilization. Palm Beach County Convention Center Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Yoshi Tanaka- 650 Okeechobee Boulevard This is a series of ten novels. The Galactic West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Empire and Free Planets Alliance are the Guest: Michael Bell (Duke, GI Joe) competing powers in the . The series Ron Schneider (Dreamfinder from EPCOT) focuses on the conflict between the two Samantha Newark (Jem, Jem) governments and those who are fighting the and others wars. The books won the and $25+tax pre-reg for the weekend director Noburu Ishiguro adapted the books www.palmcon.net into a popular anime series.

Gene Mapper by Taiyo Fujii – A blight on a new Klingon Feast rice strain maybe ecological sabotage. September 30-October 1 Hayashida investigates via Augmented Reality LaPlaya Resort and going to Vietnam. There is an interesting 2500 North Atlantic Ave problem and solution. Page three September 2016 Anime Festival Orlando 2016

Top: Gerald Rathkolb of the the Anime World Order podcast presenting Anime’s Appearances Outside of Anime

Bottom: Daryl Surat of Anime World Order podcast reviewing the anime of the year 1986 Page four September 2016

(Continued from page 2) Original Video Animation (OVA) embody the All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka – times. It had all trends of the 1980s with Kenji Kiriya is a soldier fighting an alien clothing and hairstyles invasion in an armored suit. He finds himself – The first feature of the popular reliving the same day. A fellow soldier and anime series. The recreated the understands his plight and she helps him to first story arc of the manga. The film depicts escape this phenomenon and end the war. This how met Bulma. is the source material for the Hugo nominated The – This anime series was film Edge of Tomorrow. still on the air when this feature came out. It I explained the significance of Sakyo Komatsu career as ’s also follows the original manga from the premier Science Fiction writer. There was also a story bundle beginning to Kenshiro’s first fight with his from the publisher Haikasrou, which included some of the books, brother and rival . It was more violent mentioned in the talk. than the series. Vic Mignogna presented an episode of the fan – A based on the production Continues. This is a non-for-profit series of manga by . The title comes fan based on the original Star Trek. Mignogna is an from the boarding house the characters live in. Executive producer and stars as James T. Kirk. The The story focuses on a young man who falls in episode he showed was “Come Not Between the Dragons”. A love with a very young widow who is also his space borne alien breeches the Enterprise. Soon after, waves of landlord. energy hit the ship causing the crew to become agitated and 4: Lum the Forever – A film based paranoid. As the crew seeks to control their emotions, a larger on another Takahashi property. Lum loses her alien arrives. Mignogna discussed the episode afterwards it was powers and the insanity begins. Not as strong shown. People liked the themes in the episode dealing with as the previous films but considered to be a family relationships. Mignogna explained some of the choices he multi-layered work and the production team made with the story. This is the sixth : Project EDEN – Super agents Kei and episode of the series and all are available on YouTube. Yuri aka The Lovely Angels investigate Gerald Rathkolb of the Anime World Order podcast attacks on mining operations crucial to space looked into Anime’s Appearances Outside of Anime. This travel. As always, action and adventure follow presentation had clips of television shows and films that showed them. Many consider this the best of the Dirty or talked about anime and manga. The first clip was President Pair series. Obama introducing Japanese Prime Minister Abe at the White Project A-ko – A high school girl with super House. Obama thanked the Japanese people for their strength and speed has to deal with attacking contributions to the world and mentioned manga and anime. This aliens and rivals with . This action was the first time a sitting President mentioned manga and anime comedy was the gateway anime for a whole in a speech. The Fifth Element showed copies of the generation of fans. manga Adolf by and Sanctuary by Ryoichi Laputa: – This was Hayao Ikegami and Sho Fumimura in Korben Dallas apartment. The Miyazaki’s third film and the first Studio music video for Matthew Sweet’s song “Girlfriend” used footage Ghibli school. It follows two young children from Space Adventurer Cobra. Michael Jackson’s song trying to find Laputa, a floating island full “Scream” also used anime clips and anime influenced the look of advance technology and treasure. the video. On Supernatural, one of the Winchesters was watching I mentioned to the audience that the Enzian Theater in anime. There was a storyline in 30 Rock where actor James Maitland was showing Laputa: Castle in the Sky in December. Franco was really into his body pillow that had an anime The Enzian will show the film in Japanese. One can find a full character. There was an anime poster in Mason Evan’s room in list of the clips shown by Surat at this link: the Oscar nominated film Boyhood. had several www.awopodcast.com/2016/07/titles-shown-at-anime-festival- references to anime. Two couch gags in the opening credits were orlando-2016.html anime inspired. The Simpsons went to Japan in one episode and I did a presentation on 21st Century Science Fiction went into seizures when they saw a certain anime. South Park Anime. Kent Ward and Shane Morawski had done recreated a sequence from using Cartman presentations on Science Fiction anime at other cons including and Cthulu. These clips showed that anime maybe becoming OASIS. I realized that all the shows and films they discussed more mainstream. were all before 2000. I decided to look into the new shows that Daryl Surat looked back at the year 1986 in anime. This have come out in the last 15 years. They included the following: was an exciting time for anime. American animation was still in Last Exile – On this colony planet, great fleets of a restrictive environment that only allowed kid shows and air ships fight for control of the skies. A boy comedies. The Japanese economy was still strong and anime and girl join in this struggle. This show has a producers were willing to experiment. Some of the films and very feel. television shows Surat discussed were as follows: – There is debris in space and people have Part II – Young teens with mecha to pick it up or it will be a hazard to space rebel against an authoritarian government. This (Continued on page 8) Page five September 2016 Anime Festival Orlando 2016

Clockwise starting on the right:

Zatanna from DC Comics, Kiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service, Kraven the Hunter and Storm from Marvel comics with some friends, Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a colorful furry, Lily from Legend , the Cat Bus from My Neighbor Totoro Page six September 2016

Award News Best Fan Writer (source Locus Mike Glyer 2016 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners Best Fan Artist

Steve Stiles Winners for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer were announced August 20, 2016 at MidAmericon II, the 74th World Science Fiction Convention, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer [Not a Hugo held at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City MO, Award] August 17-21, 2016.

Best Novel There were 4,032 nominating ballots received from members of The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US) Sasquan, MidAmeriCon II, and Worldcon 75.

Best Novella Several awards for services to SF were also presented. Binti, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com) First Fandom Hall of Fame Award Best Novelette “Folding ”, (Uncanny 1-2/15)  Ben Bova  Joseph Wrzos Best Short Story “Cat Pictures Please”, Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, First Fandom Posthumous Hall of Fame Awards 1/15)  Olon . Wiggins Best Dramatic Presentation – Long  Lew Martin  Roy V. Hunt Best Dramatic Presentation – Short  Jessica Jones: “AKA Smile” Sam Moskowitz Archive Award

Best Related Work  Stephen D. Korshak NO AWARD  Ned Brooks Best Graphic Story  The Sandman: Overture, Neil Gaiman; art by J.H. Forrest J Ackerman Big Heart Award Williams III (Vertigo)  Edie Stern Best Professional Editor Long Form  Joe Siclari Sheila E. Gilbert

Best Professional Editor Short Form Ellen Datlow

Best Professional Artist Abigail Larson

Best Semiprozine Uncanny

Best Fanzine File 770

Best Fancast No Award

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Anime Festival Orlando 2016

Clockwise starting from the upper left The original Ms. Marvel from the Marvel Comics (left to right) Gaston and Belle from Disney’s Beuaty and the Beast with the X-Men’s Magneto Wasp from Marvel Comics (left to right) Chichiro and No Face from Spirited Away, Lisa Lisa from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures Ryuko Matoi from Kill La Kill Page eight September 2016

ships and stations. Unfortunately, those in by Julian Moon to the footage of Clannad:After power do not fully fund debris collection and Story other space workers do not respect those who Honorable Mention- Juri AMV: “Echo” by Chrusher pick up the trash. The show is about group of -P ft Gumi (DJ-jo remix) not known to footage these trash collectors and one sees their hopes from Puella Magi Madoka Magica and dreams. The producers grounded the show Fan Favorite- Maboroshi Studio: Studio C - Best in real science and feels very authentic. Volleyball Blocks Ever with Scott Sterling and From the New World – We follow a group of footage from Haikyuu!! children who live in a post-apocalyptic world. Judges Award- Ram4919911:“This Love” by The In this world, all people have telepathic Veronicas to footage from various sources abilities. These children have to deal with Judges Award-Zaber: “See You Again” by Wiz effects of having such powers. We see these Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth to the footage characters grow over a period of time and see from the consequences of their choices. Judges Award-Thales Editions: “Secrets” by Psycho-Pass – In a hundred years in the future, the OneRepublic to the footage from When Marnie police have weapons that can determine was There criminality and take appropriate action. This Best in Show – Neko AMV: “Human” by Krewella can result in instant termination. A young to the footage of Future Diaries woman joins the police detective force and This year I was working with the Panels team. I had to examines the system. Not all is what it seems. record statistics on panels and make sure panelists had what they There are two seasons and a film. The lead needed to present their panels. Because of this I could not attend character grows as the story progresses. whole panels. Below are some of the panels I passed through: Aldnoah Zero – In this , the last AMVs Alive and Kicking - This was put Apollo mission found a gateway to Mars on together by the AFO AMV staff to the moon on the last Apollo mission. Humans discuss the latest and greatest in the colonize Mars and eventually go to war against world of video editing. Earth. That war resulted in the destruction of Terrible Anime Dads – Kent Ward and the moon and a tense peace. We follow a Shane Morawski looked into the young tactical genius, a Martian princess, and history of bad anime fathers. human fighting for Mars as a new war erupts. Jojo’s Bizarre Explanation: An This was a great mecha show with interesting Introduction to Jojo’s Bizarre characters. Adventure – Stanpai gave a history to There were 55 entries in the Anime Music Video the popular, long running and insane (AMV) Contest this year, but the AFO AMV team could show world of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. 25 were shown due time restrictions. All of the winning videos Lost in Translation: From Japan to can be found on animevideos.org or on YouTube (see Hollywood – Tony Alvarez and Dizzy afoamv.theforgotten.com/2016.php). Hellfire talked about American Best Action – Waldo: “Turing Machine” by remakes of Japanese films. Traverser to footage from Rebuild of Special thanks to Kent Ward who invited to be on staff Evagelion this year at AFO. It was fun and I hope to do it again next year. Best Comedy – sisterbloomers: “Karamatsu Girls” Thanks also to Sean Foster who being supportive to a fellow by Kylee Henke using footage from Osomatsu- panelist. Thanks to all of the staff of AFO who put on a great con. kun I already have some ideas for panels next year. See you Best Drama/Romance – marumete: “Who We Are” there. Page nine September 2016 Anime Festival Orlando 2016

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