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Neko Con 2002 held a
wide array of fan-focused panels and discussions delving into all sorts of interesting debates
about the ongoing life and times in the Japanese animation industry, cultural awarenes, and
much more. Captured here are just a select few panels LLNN was able to report in the
very limited time attending. |
Neko
Con
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 Psychology and Sociology: Panelists gave a critical assessment of anime
in society today as they spoke about top issues concerning the boundaries of pornography,
artistic freedoms, cultural differences, mythology in anime, racism and religions, and
Japanese perception of American fandom. |
Fan Fiction Summit: Panelists from all area of fan fiction spoke
out about the latest status in the world of writing and reading great novels of our
time. Topics covered use of Japanese script, language flow, bizarre stories, naming
conventions, resources found on fanfiction.net, rating systems with it comes to yaoi fanfics,
reader safety, honors system, and much more. |
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| Web Design: Everyone knows how to build a website, but how
do you build a good website? Topics of interest to website designers delved into
website promotion, style sheets, frames, menus, accessibility, html standards, background
art, and numerous pet peeves about bad habits and improper use of content. |
Web Comics: Web comic artists gathered on stage to talk
about the latest trends and interests in this massively popular trend. Topics covered
free vs. subscription-based web comics, grabbing audience attention, parodies of fans and
conventions, tackling the art of publishing speed, character development, and keeping comics
independent and personal. |
| Additional panels
and discussions held throughout the weekend included: Faans/Conscrew, Studio IronCat, Fan Artists, Conventions 101, Parents Guide
to Anime Conventions, DDR Project, Web Radio 101, Anime Plushies 101, Yaoi, Tokusatsu,
Cosplay Craftsmanship, J-Rock, Bishounens, Japanese for Children, Animation Cel Collecting,
PowerPuff Girls, How to Make an Anime Music Video, How to Create a Video Game, State of the
Industry, "And Anime and Junk and Stuff": Art of Anime Parody, Voice Actors Free
Form, How Animation Works / Independent Animation, Cosplay: Open Discussion, and Madness!:
Running a Fandom Mailing List. |
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[Panels and Discussions]