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Manga Artist's panel, featuring Mr. Yasuhiro Nightow (left) of Trigun
and Ms. Chiho Saito (right) of Revolutionary Girl Utena, went back to
basics and into the future covering how one learns how to start a manga,
developing characters, emotion, story, and illustration with traditional
and computer enhanced skills. |
The
Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation panel gave the curious
public clues for future venues and ambitions to sustain a growing
capacity of fans worldwide that go well beyond the 10,000 mark.
AX2001 is planned to be held at the Long Beach Convention Center and
features a 3600-seat high-quality deluxe theater. AX2002's top
choice site is the new Anaheim Convention Center that features twice the
size rooms and capacity beyond LBCC. |
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| The
Animation Directors panel, featuring (left to right) Mr. Kunihiko
Ikuhara (Utena, Sailor Moon), Mr. Kazuki Akane (Escaflowne, Gundam 0083:
Stardust Memory), Mr. Mahiro Maeda (Blue Submarine No. 6, Gatekeepers),
and Mr. Hirotsugu Kawasaki (Spriggan, Memories' Stink Bomb
segment). The directors spoke about issues involving conceptual
design, character designs, mecha designs, story, staff, budgets,
production schedules, and promotion. |
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Character Designers panel focused on animation character designers and
featured (left to right) Mr. Kazuto Nakazawa (El Hazard, Tenchi in Toyko),
Ms. Takada Akemi (Kimagure Orange Road, Patlabor), Mr. Junichi Hayama (Jojo's
Bizarre Adventure, Fist of the North Star), Mr. Keiji Gotoh (Bakuretsu
Hunter, Gatekeepers), Mr. Yutaka Minowa (Outlaw Star, new Vampire Hunter
D movie), Mr. Takuhito Kusanagi (Blue Submarine No. 6), and (not shown)
Mr. Range Murata (Blue Submarine No. 6). Discussion involved
conceptual designs, inspiration, personal favorites, production
schedules, and promotional illustrations. |
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| The
Final Rounds of the video gaming tournament quickly got underway with
contestants vying for some fabulous prizes. Featured games
throughout the entire 4-day tournament were: Dead or Alive 2 for Sega
Dreamcast, Elemental Gearbolt for Sony Playstation, Gundam for Sega
Dreamcast, I'm the Chef for Sony Playstation, Lord of Lunar for Sony
Playstation, Marvel vs. Capcom for Sega Dreamcast, Pokemon Stadium for
Nintendo 64, and Armored Core: Masters of Arena for Sony Playstation. |
| Additional
panels held throughout the four days of the convention included: Global
A Entertainment (Console Gaming), Digital Manga industry panel, Sony
PSX2 and Sega Dreamcast Import Games panel, AnimEigo industry panel,
Manga Entertainment industry panel, and Fanboy Entertainment industry
panel. |
