PAnels + events + PAnels + events + PAnels + events A Panel in the Middle of Nowhere Creating Art in the Manga Style Shuten Doji vs. State Hokkaido Room. 8PM–9PM Hokkaido Room. 5PM–7PM Shinto: Kill la Kill and the As any of our panelists will tell you, Horizon In this panel, I’ll talk about and demon- Transformation of Japan in the Middle of Nowhere is a fantastic se- strate common inking techniques and Tokyo Room. 9PM–10PM ries!... except that it makes no sense. The tips as they apply to manga art. Charles Dunbar examines the history anime adaptation takes on the difficult task and culture of Japan from the perspec- of describing an unfathomably deep universe Dead Like Us: Shinigami, Afterlife tive of the recent series Kill la Kill. in just a few episodes, leaving viewers wholly Lore, and Japanese Media confused. Well we think we can do better! Tokyo Room. 3PM–4PM So, You Liked Free! An Intro to Sports Anime Adapting Anime Charles Dunbar delves into the intricate world of Japanese sacred culture and Hokkaido Room. 2PM–3PM Tokyo Room. 2PM–3PM its appearance in Japanese media. Kyoto Animation’s shirtless swimmers took anime Tony Oliver shares his professional ex- by storm two years ago, and with a sequel, they’ve perience on adapting anime! Extra Magic Hour! proven to be a force to behold. But they are only a drop in the bucket in the larger genre of sports Animania Orchestrated Hokkaido Room. 11PM–12AM 魔 法 を 信じます か？ anime. We’ll show you the ropes and where to look Tokyo Room. 12:30PM–1:30PM and where to start in this crazy but great genre. Listen to Animania members perform anime songs Fashion in Anime rewritten for orchestra and also learn about the So, You Want to Cosplay Hokkaido Room. 4PM–5PM music composers that originally wrote them! Hokkaido Room. 3PM–4PM This panel will examine Japanese fashion Have you ever wanted to dress up as your favorite as depicted in anime. We will look at several Anime Jeopardy anime characters but don’t know where to start? different trends such as: traditional, lolita, goth, Want to get involved in an awesome hobby and Chiba Room. 2:30PM–4PM gyaru, kogal, visual kei, and more. The panel will meet new friends? Come and learn how to cosplay! Anime Jeopardy! It’s back! cover basic history of these styles, their influ- We’ll be talking about sewing, wigs, prop making, ence in anime and how to recognize them. Anime Name That Tune commissioning, and everything in between. This panel will be catered for beginners, but cosplay Chiba Room. 1PM–2:30PM Flying Five Finger One veterans may learn something new as well! Game contest where anime songs are played and Armed Eight Pole Shaolin the contestants have to guess the name and/or Exploding Death Touch Tony Oliver and Leah Clark Q&A anime of the song. Raffle tickets will be given out Chiba Room. 6PM–7PM for each correct answer, and the person with the Tokyo Room. 8PM–9PM Come and talk about the greatest kung fu films most at the end of the panel will win the contest. It’s not everyday you get to ask a profe- ever made! We’ll go from the best Shaw Borther’s sional voice actor about what they do, let Films to Bruce Lee to modern movies. We will Breaking Down School Days alone two at a single panel!. Come by and also talk about great kung fu anime as well! learn all about the voice acting industry. Hokkaido Room. 9PM–10PM The panel is a thorough breakdown of the Raffle Top Ten Anime of 2014 anime School Days, with a debate on what Tokyo Room. 7PM–8PM it set out to do with its story and if it de- Chiba Room. 8PM–9PM Visit our table to buy tickets (before raffle), or serves the negative reputation it has. Steve, the editor of the anime blog 3episodetest, participate in one of the events to win free tickets. will give his take on the best anime series of 2014. By Mail and Fourth Gen: Rakugo Anime Before Digital Subs Welcome to the Black Hole–the Hokkaido Room. 12PM–1PM ultimate visual novel panel– Chiba Room. 9PM–10:30PM A lone speaker, aided by only a fan and cloth, (now with maids) [18+] A history lesson showing how anime fandom and tells a comical story. This is the art of rakugo, a VHS fansub trading was back in the 90s, with Chiba Room. 11PM–12AM traditional form of Japanese theatre. Discover the real VHS examples and commentary on early So, visual novels. Plot? Porn? Both? Neither? cultural significance the art bestows on Japan, fansubbing and fansub culture from Fred Gallagher. Time to find out! Whether you just heard about and find out where you can watch it in anime! Hatoful Boyfriend from Tumblr or just finished Cosplay Contest Ship or Get Off the Pot! reading Nitroplus’s Muramasa in the original Japanese, there’s always more to learn. Get Chiba Room. 4:30PM–6PM Hokkaido Room. 10PM–11PM ready for a critical analysis of the fastest-grow- Open to everyone! This contest will allow cos- Battleships? No. Spaceships? No. RELATIONSHIPS! ing genre in the otaku interest sphere. players to show their best and have the chance Come learn about the wonderful world of shipping! to win raffle tickets for our raffle later tonight. White Day Please sign up at the front table beforehand. Hokkaido Room. 1PM–2PM A panel talking about the Japanese holiday “White Day” (AKA “Valentines Day Part 2”). Guest BioGraphy + Guest BioGraphy + Guest BioGraphy + Guest BioGraphy Charles Dunbar Charles Dunbar is graduate of Hunter College, CUNY, where he received a BA in Religion and Anthropology and an MA in Cultural Anthropology. His thesis, Pilgrimage, Pageantry and Fan Communities was published in 2011 and focused on anime convention participation, including spending habits, cosplay, demographics, communal behaviour and convention culture. Charles has previously given talks before the Joseph Campbell Foundation, has worked in the music industry as an A&R talent scout and promoter, excavated a Roman Villa in the United Kingdom, studied Irish Literature at Trinity College in Dublin, acted as a teacher and mentor for at-risk students in a charter school, shipped books for a comic shop and had his own weekly radio show for 5 years. These days you can usually find him at a Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts, working diligently on whatever project is currently occupying his time, or traveling the roads of the East Coast to various anime conventions. In addition to his own site, he also has written for the websites Insert Disc and Real Otaku Gamer. Fred Gallagher Fred Gallagher is the author and artist behind the popular and successful American manga title, Megatokyo. While strongly influenced by Japanese Manga and Anime, Fred also mixes in elements of American fan culture and other inspirations that a non-Japanese creator can bring to the medium. Megatokyo is released directly to the web as an online webcomic that is free to read by all visitors (www.megatokyo.com). Megatokyo’s most recent collection, Volume 6, was published by DC comics in June 2010 and Dark Horse Comics will finally be releasing an omnibus collection of volumes 1-3 in April 2013. Noted as being “the best-selling manga series ever by an American artist” by ICV2.com in 2005 and as one of “the 30 Most Important Comics of the Decade” by Comic Book Resources in 2010, Megatokyo holds its own against many popular Japanese created titles. In 2009 a Japanese edition of Megatokyo Volume 1 was released in Japan, the first Original English Language manga title licensed by Kodansha for the Japanese market. Fred works closely with his wife and business partner Sarah, who maintains and runs MegaGear (www.megagear.com), the official online store for Megatokyo related merchandise. Joining them at Youmacon is their son Jack, who has already decided that he is going to grow up to be just like Largo or a L337 N1NJ4. Leah Clark Leah Clark is a Random Force Of Nature working as a voice actress and script adapter for FUNimation Entertainment and voice artist for DuArt Films. She has also worked as a director for FUNimation as well as a stage actress in the Dallas-Ft Worth TX area. Some of her most memorable voice roles include Nodoka in Negima; Suzuka in Suzuka; Rin in Toriko; Fuyuki in Sgt Frog; Blair in Soul Eater; Minatsuki in Deadman Wonderland; Saki in Eden of the East; Nora in Spice and Wolf; Minami in Baka and Test; Jiji in Princess Jellyfish; Noah in Full Metal Alchemist—Conqueror of Shamballa; Coby and Miss Doublefinger in One Piece; Paris in Shin Chan; Eri in School Rumble; Maron in Dragonball GT; Carlita in Pokemon the Movie: Black/White—Victini and Reshiram; and Maru in XXXHolic. Other notable works include: Aria in Aria, the Scarlet Ammo; Homura/Kagari in Sekirei; Akane in Rumbling Hearts; Ruby in Rosario + Vampire; Tenhou in Oh! Edo Rocket; Akagawa/Red Ranger in Level E; Hikari in Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (not) Advance; Miyabi in Freezing; Kagura in Ga Rei Zero; Miya Miya in Bamboo Blade; Doyle in Pokemon; and Mayu Otsuka in Darker Than Black. Tony Oliver Tony Oliver, who was recently named to IMDB’s list of the top 20 All Time Anime Voice Actors, began his career over 25 years ago as an actor on stage and on camera, performing in several feature films and dozens of plays.