 I like to think that the 80s idol panel has a lot of variants in it, and it still has at least one more iteration before it hits its "definitive" version. Never let it be said that I don't take feedback though, as this version of the panel was re-written to take into account extensive feedback Callie gave on the version at FanimeCon. Her idea was that it should be more topical, with the idols taking a bit of a backseat as "examples" of the discussion. Admittedly that sort of goes against the title of the panel, but it also did make room for a few more to be mentioned in passing. There still needs to be some work to get the flow down right, especially in the first half, but it's getting there. I do think it was a bit unfortunate that AX gave the panel such a late slot, and that it was immediately after a very similar panel, but that's just the way things go. Hopefully ALA will take it again next year, and by then it'll reach its "final" version. 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:
 This was the first panel A-to-J did at Anime Expo since 2016. Hosting panels was always thought of to be something to do randomly for fun, and we thought it would be cool to host a panel at AX. We had a staffer friend at the time who said they would take a general idol fan panel if we hosted it at other conventions before, and we did just that. It's funny to think that we wondered if we'd ever panel again after AX 2016, but have done well over 150 more since then. This year's return to panels at AX was a nice change of pace, and this version of the 2000s J-Pop panel was presented to a totally packed room. The version written for AX was sort of a "greatest hits" version, and I honestly think I only have one or two more configurations of this panel in me. In short, I wonder if this panel will get more versions, but this was a nice one to go out on if it's to be the last. I'd love to do the trio (80s, 90s, 2000s) at one con in the future, but I wonder if a con that will take all three at once exists. Anyway, even though I was correct in remembering that I was running out of time by the end, it turned out I could've gone on and finished in peace if I wanted to. Even though the last couple slides were rushed, I think this panel went over very well, and I hope that AX will take more of our panels next year. 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:
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