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Neko Con 2004 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 few select panels LLNN was able to report for the
weekend. |
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 Cosplay 101: Beginners of hall cosplay got a chance to peek
inside how the veterans keep up the pace. Topics featured using game and anime
references, making skirts, getting the right wigs and jewelry, breaking down construction into
sections, shopping for cosplay accessories or making your own, and detailing for personal body
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Anime and Psychology: Anime cons have certainly changed the fandom
arena with more and more younger folks getting into the social arena, and more older folks
tuning into anime. Topics covered general hall cosplay, gaming, craftsmanship quality of
cosplay competitions, and poular anime characters from Trigun, Lain, and .hack seen as popular
titles for the thinking crowds. |
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| Dominic
Deegan: Oracle for Hire is the
brainchild from Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, author and artist of the fantasy
webcomic. With many fans, it is a story of a grumpy seer, his talking cat, his deformed
girlfriend and his magical little brother traveling around their kingdom having visions,
dealing with mood swings, throwing fireballs, tolerating customers, banishing evil, solving
mysteries and fishing. |
Tips for Cosplay
Competitions: Seasoned
award-winning veterans of the cosplay performance arena presented a discussion on the art of
the performance for those interested in competing for awards. Topics covered general
performance, eye-catching craftsmanship, proper judging, commisions vs. homemade costumes,
using elements of humor, drama, and sticking to the universal 2-minute (or less) rule for skit
time. |
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| Cel-Painting: Steve Bennett gave his usual discussion and
following workshop on the art of cel-painting, involving the traditional technique of painting
acrylic sheets of plastic for the animation process. Attendees could pay a small fee for
the materials and then proceed to learn the proper brushing techniques and walk away with a
cool souvenir! |
Anime Name That Tune: Think you know all those anime songs? This
year's show included songs from Gravitation, Read or Die, Cowboy Bebop, Maho Tsukai Tai,
Lunar, .hack, Ranma 1/2, Megaman, Gasaraki, Captain Harlock, Yugioh, Miyuki-chan in
Wonderland, Trigun, Inuyasha, Urusei Yatsura, and much more! |
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panels and discussions held throughout the busy Neko weekend included: Fan Parodies, Webcomics, DDR Project, Shounen-Ai and Yaoi, Mecha Model Making,
Amateur Voice Acting, White Radish, Sentai and Tokusatsu, Capcom and SNK, Erotic Manga,
Starved Art Studios, Super Dollfie, How Not to make AMVs, J-Rock, Para Para Presentation, and
much more. |
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[Panels and Discussions]