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GeekNights 090527 - Anime Boston 2009
Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the events which occurred at Anime Boston 2009. In the news, we're doing stuff at Otakon, where the artist's alley is completely full. Also, Karuo Kurimoto, creator of the Guin Saga, has passed away.
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- Hahaha, got a shout-out for buying Phoenix! (BTW, Scott, last name is pronounced Le-vit).
- I feel like FRC forums needs to team up next year to take over the panels schedule!
- Princess Tutu popularity can definitely be attributed to that epic Princess Tutu AMV matched to a cool Eastern European techno song that won the contest a couple years ago.
Also, slides?
2. Previously (years ago), we sent our usual annual convention offerings to Anime Next, but were told that we would have to submit each panel individually via a Word document form. We were not given the option of sending them in bulk, and the form was nontrivial to fill out. No one responded for two months, and by then it was too late for us to prepare. With a few exceptions, we plan the majority of our convention events a far as six or more months in advance.
3. We currently perform at Anime Boston, Connecticon, PAX East, PAX West, The New York Anime Festival, The New York Comic Con, and Otakon regularly, not including our press-only attendance at other events. We've gotten to the point that we simply don't have the time or resources to attend any more without special consideration. (We don't even work with Katsucon anymore, a damn good convention that used to be a staple for us). Generally, to get us to add a new convention to the list, we need at least our travel/hotel expenses to be covered, or else broad leeway in terms of the content we provide.
4. We already attend some of the biggest and best of anime conventions, including the biggest and best (Otakon). We're generally expanding into technology and gaming conventions more, and don't have any plans to increase our presence in the anime circuit any time soon.
So, while Anime Next is a fairly solid con, we basically aren't soliciting additional appearances at new conventions, and we're only accepting solicitations on a case-by-case basis.
I wish our con would send out badges ahead of time like NYAF & PAX.
-People have dubbed Anime Boston 2008 as Line-Con 2008 because of the long lines and the 10+ hour wait. There were only computer kiosks for the At-Con registration, only two or three badge printers as well. Combined with the fact that The Pillows were there, and it was Easter Weekend; recipe for potential distaster.
-I totally forgot about Kalafina! Quoting my sister, they were really cute. I felt sorry for those that sat behind the concrete columns.
-I honestly felt that the quality of the cosplayers went down a notch. Like last year's was about a 98, this year's a 96. Hey, everyone's a critic, and I may have missed some really cool ones. Next to the professionally done Fire Emblem cosplayers, I think whoever cosplayed Space Channel 5's Ulala got my vote for being shiny. My friend Meg was nominated for best cosplay, she was Portal's Chell, and she also hugged The Cake cosplayer.
-I know I say it in the other thread, I thought that you guys were just visiting, then again I've been catching up on a month's worth of podcasts.
-That's it?
Almost want to say screw it, pull the trigger and have a week and a half nerd vacation.
The opening to the music acts was awesome, but unfortunately it seemed from where I was sitting that the amps were turned up farther than the system could support, and there was really horrible distortion whenever things got loud. I sort of got in line late, though, so maybe I just had a bad seat. Still, seeing Yuki Kajiura in person was worth it. Kalafina actually didn't do the music to .hack or Noir, they're Yuki Kajiura's newest project and I think have only been around for a year or so. Before that it was Fiction/Fiction Junction (which did the music for Tsubasa and I think El Cazador), and before that I don't think there was any official band she had.
I look forward to seeing more of your panels next year.