AFO3's weekend full of panels and discussions had a full schedule of interesting things to learn and participate in.  From industry leaders to fan functions, fans could sit in and listen to everything from computer animation to cosplay, manga development to trivia shows, and voice acting to J-Rock.

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Cosplay Construction: Cosplay fans from Florida gathered up their knowledge skills and spoke out about the ever-growing environment surrounding the cosplay life.  Topics included beginning and advanced costume construction, crossplay, proper poses, hall and skit presentations, first cosplay stories, being in character, shopping resources, and feeling good about doing the characters you like and geting compliments back from your friends and strangers at the conventions.


Name That Tune: From various video games to popular anime shows, the tune playback trivia can be mind-bending as well as mind-blowing on just how much stuff is out there to keep track of.  Name That Tune challenged all the contestants' skills on every tune and even boggled the minds of many members in the audience.
Hirosho Aro and Scott Frazier: For experts Scott and Hiroshi, attendees got a glimpse into the professional lives of these hard-working industry leaders as panel topics included anime and manga character development, use of assistants, travel schedules, production times, and impending budget concerns.


Studio IronCat: This studio's always got a full log of duties for the fans and Steve pointed out his thanks to all the encouraging fan mail as well as answered questions from the audience about web forums, web comics, newest releases, cool Studio IronCat merchandise, and a Studio IronCat mascot naming contest.
Ben Dunn: Not a stranger to the manga world, Benn Dunn has set the benchmark for successful stab into the mainstream comics market with his Ninja High School and now Warrior Nun comics.  Highlights also included Ben's views on the Internet advertising, collector's market, making a Warrior Nun video game, and much more.
 

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