Kawaii-kon 2006 had a good schedule full of interesting panels and events to attend.  From voice acting to industry relations, there was something for everyone to sit in and take a peek into what makes the anime and manga world tick.

Kawaii-con 2006
 Panels and Workshops

Jin Kobayashi: Artist for "School Rumble", Jin Kobayashi lent his insight about the world of manga creation and development.  Topics included his love for American action movies, mock-survival games, parodies of various anime and manga, and of course planning and development of his own stories for the manga market.

 AMV Creation: Anime Music Videos is a staple part of anime fandom and even just dipping into the art of it is somewhat bewildering.  Beginners and veterans alike attended this panel to talk about concepts, planning stages, types of videos up for competition, choosing the right anime and musical connections, and staying flexible with various ideas and lyrics in order to keep your audience captivated.
Women in Anime: Monica Rial, Jennifer Sekiguchi, and Emily DeJesus talked extensively about female roles in anime vs. real life.  Topics included high school drama, smart and assertive roles chosen for many female lead characters, and essentially showing that the industry is sticking to the route that the fans will pay money for.

 Voice Acting: Vic Mignogna and Sean Schemmel lent their amazing voices to this very exciting panel.  Topics included experiences in voice direction, voice development process up until actual studio time, favorite voices done in the past, favorite characters that have been voiced, and how voices are recorded separately and then spliced together in the actual English voice track.
Para Para with Yoko Ishida: Think you got what it takes to be a a dancer?  OK, maybe not a professional dancer, but at least you can train yourself to learn some rhythmic steps and develop your cerebral motor skills!  Guest Yoko Ishida was on hand to teach these important physical skills to get people in shape and lose weight!  All to the tune of cool fun music and rocking beats.
 Drawing with Stan Sakai: Guest Stan Sakai of Usagi Yojimbo fame was on hand to lead this drawing demonstration and workshop for beginners and veteran artists.  Topics included drawing for games, comics, and animation, doing historical research, and of course, demonstrating basic drawing line control and shapes in order to develop reflexes for your drawing arm.
Additional panels and workshops held throughout the busy weekend included: Michael Sinterniklass, Stan Sakai, ADV Films, Goku and Broly, Naruto Fan Film Premiere, Men in Anime, Anime Production, State of the Industry, Yoko Ishida, and more.

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