J-Pop Idols of The 1980s: The Golden Age of Showa Era Pop (San Diego Anime Con 2024) Panel Slides11/18/2024  For a lot of reasons, namely because the "Attack of The Killer Tomatoes" panel forced me to start late, the version of the panel I brought to San Diego Anime Con was basically an updated version of the one from LA Comic Con. I have some ideas for a big rewrite for a (mostly) new 90 minute version, but I didn't want to use those ideas quite yet. Also, I feel I haven't explored this particular rewrite as much as I would've liked since some cons I assumed would definitely take it (Looking at you YumeCon and Sin City Anime!) didn't. That said, this was a fun one, and it was a packed room at SDAC. I was especially surprised by that last point as this was the absolute last panel of the con, and I've had mixed results when that turns out to be the case. I'm not sure where I'll be doing this one next, but I can't wait to bring it back. Maybe Anime Expo will take it again? I guess we'll have to wait and see... Anyhow, be sure to come to a panel near you, and thank you to everyone who has either attended one or somehow made it to this page! Lastly, the songs from the opening montage can be found below:
 Working on a brand new panel, especially one that requires a lot of research, is hard. Trying to do that in the few off days between real life and a non-ending string of anime conventions, well, that's near impossible. The fact that I was able to finish this panel at all is amazing, especially when you consider that I had far less knowledge of these songs and artists when compared to the other decades. That said, I got some feedback from friends that the title might promise something that I didn't completely deliver on, so I might change that in the future. It really is "The First Years of The Oricon", but that title sounds so boring. I have several months to think about this though, as the next con I can realistically do this panel at would be LVL Up Expo and FanimeCon, both well into next year. I'm really glad San Diego Anime Con took it, as this is the kind of panel that needs a smaller con to workshop it a bit. Anyway, this one was a lot of fun to write, a lot of fun to host, and I can't wait to bring it to more cons next year! I'm glad a lot of people turned out for this one on an early Saturday morning, and I hope that trend continues! Be sure to come to a panel near you, and thank you to everyone who has either attended one or somehow made it to this page! Lastly, the songs from the opening montage can be found below:
 The J-Metal panel is back! It's been almost two years since we've done this panel, and the main reason for that is because Warren's schedule didn't really allow for cons until recently. It's kind of strange how things in the A-to-J music panel world have gone full circle, as talk of doing this panel again began while we were brainstorming new panels, like the all-girl metal one that we'll be debuting at ALA in January. We were actually hoping that LA Comic Con would take the panel first, but anime expo chibi got that honor in the end. This panel is something of an updated version of the one we did at ALA 2022, though there are plenty of small differences due to Warren working off of an even older version. That being said, all credit should go to Warren, since he did the lion's share of the writing this time around. It's all good though, as we got all our usual banter in. We've also discussed some future additions, one of which will definitely be an attract video. Speaking of attracting an audience, we were a little worried that no one would come to this particular panel on account of it being the literal last one of the con. Despite the slightly wonky scheduling, there was a great turnout, and we were able to finish the panel within the time limit. (That's a first I think!) Here's hoping we get to do this one again soon! Anyhow, be sure to come to a panel near you, and thank you to everyone who has either attended one or somehow made it to this page! Monkey Magic: Journey to the West & Japanese Pop Culture (Sin City Anime 2024) Panel Slides11/4/2024  When I started work on this panel, I assumed that it would be done at just about every panel I went to this year. It has such an open-ended theme, and it actually covers anime, something I've been told would get panels accepted more at some of the more selective cons. Weirdly enough, Sin City Anime was the only con after Fanime to take it. Actually, that's not really the case, as San Diego Anime took it first, and Sin City only offered me the spot at the last minute. I originally was going to do the exact same panel for both cons since they were only two weeks apart, but events would change that a bit. I was actually only given half the time to do it at Sin City Anime, and I also thought up several small changes that I'd implement after the con was over. In short, this panel is an updated version of the one from Sin City Anime, but also the only way to see it full since I was forced to move really fast at the con. Either way, this will be the version I take to San Diego Anime Con too, so don't expect another set of slides for that one. All that aside, since this is the first full hour version since LVL Up Expo, I like to think that this is the first "real" version of the panel. Here's hoping I get to do more with it at Anime Los Angeles... Anyhow, be sure to come to a panel near you, and thank you to everyone who has either attended one or somehow made it to this page! |
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