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| Cultural History of Japan:
Gilles Poitras
(left) and Fred Patten (right) spoke about the social requirements for
success in Japan, stressing on factors such as harsher academics,
tighter relationships around family and friends, and ancient traditional
philosophies that carry on well into the future. |
Doujinshi: Japanese Self-Publishing:
Jason
Thompson of Viz's Pulp Magazine spoke to aspiring manga artists about
the great Comic Market in Japan and how to go from concepts and ideas to
finding a publisher and releasing a product for the masses of Japanese
or American manga readers. |
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| The Joy of Cosplay
hosted by
Senshi Mysterious: (left to right) Kathy, Claudine, and JoAnne, big fans
of the Sailor Moon anime and manga and Sera Myu Stage Musicals, gave
their members and fans info on upcoming cosplay ideas and stories about
their convention trips to Nan Desu Con, AX, and
Fanime. They've considered other cool anime conventions, but no definite word yet. With a raffle of prizes, they also showed off a photo
album of group gatherings and fan art. For more information, you can check out their
website at: www.senshimysterious.com |
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| Viz: For General Audiences:
Animerica Extra
editor and manga translator Bill Flanagan (left), Jason Thompson
(center) and Carl Gustav Horn (right) of Viz's Pulp Magazine spoke about
the popularity of current and future releases including more Gundam,
Pokemon, DragonBall Z, No Need for Tenchi, Silent Mobius, Unamaki,
Ayashi no Ceres, Fushigi Yuugi, Evangelion, and much more. You can
check out Viz's website at: www.viz.com |
Shitajiki:
diving into the wide world of
Japanese pencil boards was a welcome opportunity for new fans to find
new anime trinkets to collect and care for. Plastic sheets printed
with characters from favorite anime shows, Shitajikis rank up next to
collecting anime cels and artbooks. And of course, for some of the
audience, the next stop was the Dealer's Room! |
