Thunder In The East: Japanese Metal In The 1980s (anime expo chibi 2024) Panel Slides

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!