TnAdct1
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11 hours ago, RFS said:
Teasing the AMV Finalists with an AMV entry that you aren't going to show is worthless. Either show it or don't include a title card and don't mention it at all.
If you are talking about the Best Non-Finalist winner at the AMV Contest results, Vic gave a legit reason for this: as great as the video is, this isn't one that can't be shown in general hours due to the gory violence (which was the only reason it didn't make the finals in the first place).
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23 hours ago, Kui Shanya said:
The Bad:
- Schedule more things to do between 11-1 on friday, it's always a massive dead zone
Do you mean morning or evening? If you mean morning, it's probably like that to avoid direct competition against the opening of the Dealers' Room and Opening Ceremonies.
QuoteThe Ugly
- I can't be the only one that's wondering this, but why is Otakon seemingly moving to the weekend directly after SDCC consistently now. I know for a fact that is why bluefin had to cancel, and it seems like it would hurt a lot of turn out for bigger names?
I believe among the main reasons for it are as followed:
- Whenever there's an Olympics year, Otakon does tend to host it while it's taking place.
- Quite honestly, this period is likely a better time to book Japanese guests (and with a lot of the big Japanese events that Otakon usually competes against being rescheduled due to the Olympics, it could allow some better Japanese presence next year).
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With the theme of next year being the 2020 Olympics, I think Otakon should stay true to that theme and bring in some of the people involved in Akira (in which said event serves as a plot point).
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8 hours ago, WorldisYours said:
Normally there ARE hosts sitting at that front table who do provide some commentary and setup (although sometimes they don't anyway; honestly some of these videos are funnier if you know nothing). But according to the AMV Theater folks, apparently the hosts couldn't make it to the con this year (or couldn't be there Friday night at least? Not sure) and were kind enough to send their videos so the panel could still take place without them.
Oh yeah. As I follow one of the hosts on Twitter, I was aware ahead of time that they couldn't make it to the convention this year, with the AMV Theater staff handling things this year instead. Personally, they did a great job, as the lack of commentary allowed for more videos, with many of the classics being shown (and me joining along with the usual fun).
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THE GOOD:
- Great variety of guests this year, especially on the Japanese side, with a couple of old school seiyuu and the crew of a number of popular titles.
- Vic not only bringing back the fan-parodies that have been sorely been missed since the move to Washington, but also doing a great job handling the Awesomely Bad Japanese Music Videos panel when the two hosts were unable to attend (showing most of the videos that makes this event one of my regular panels each year).
- Discotek once again giving Otakon a bang of an ending with its panel.
THE BAD:
- Convention Center staff basically blocking the escalators for a few minutes when it opened up on Friday. There needs to be better communication there.
- The complete lack of water stations in key areas (i.e. Dealers' Room, Artist Alley, Video Game Hall).
- The handling of the line for Promare. While I did plan ahead in case I was unable to attend the screening, the fact that people were lining up for this three hours before the scheduled start time seems unfair to those who waited until said time to line-up, only to learn that its already full.
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In terms of pricing:
QuoteOtakon's official autograph sessions are free of charge to any Member. However, individual guests may participate in private or industry-sponsored appearances in the exhibit halls, and there may be fees or purchases associated with those sessions. For-fee or purchase-required autograph sessions must always take place in the Industry, Dealer, or Art halls.
Basically, the ones that are listed on Otakon's schedule are free.
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1 hour ago, ramenman64 said:
So I talked to someone and now I'm having a new problem. I need to prove that USPS lost my badge, which is difficult since the tracking thing says it got delivered. Even though it didn't and I can't reach anyone at USPS. And if I don't get in contact with someone at USPS, I have to buy a new badge at full price.
Before you do that, I suggest rechecking the mailbox again to make sure you didn't leave the badge there.
I remember a couple of years when I assumed that my USPS delivered the badge to the wrong house when I got a message saying that it arrived, when in reality, I failed to pull it out of my mailbox when getting the rest of the mail that day.
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Got mine in the mail as well.
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2 hours ago, sulkyselkie said:
For those interested, the autograph sessions have been added to the schedule!
Need to get something ready in case I attend one of the Toru Furuya sessions.
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Actually, the preliminary schedule has been out for at least a few weeks, although I have noticed some changes to it already,
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Time for this annual reminder: Between the hot weather of the summer months and the amount of heat that can be produced in cities due to urban heat islands, the weather forecasts for Otakon weekend do call for possible rain most of the time. While there's a chance that the rain forecast may not happen (or if it does, it happens during a period where you're indoors), I advise you to bring along an umbrella to and from the convention center just in case.
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I knew it.
The Garo director was a huge hint.
Kinda thinking that way too once I read her involvement in that show.
If Funi is indeed the one that helped bring Park to Otakon, then they definitely outdid themselves this year with not only her, but also the English voices of Goku and Vegeta (now if only Otakon could have gotten the guests that Japan Expo has in store this year).
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Meanwhile, next week is gonna be a legit CRAZY week for announcements.
By next week, do you mean this coming week or the week of 6/7-613?
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You never know. He might only be available on Thursday. It'd sure be nice though- while I prefer Romi Park's performance, he nonetheless does a wonderful job as Kenshin in Sengoku BASARA. Ahhh Lord Kenshin.... ~ <3
Checking the guests for other cons, it does look like Greg will be a Thursday-only thing (with him spending the weekend at AnimeIowa).
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I am not interested in Aldnoah at all so hopefully the Japanese guests aren't just associated with that series.
Don't worry. Otakon's Japanese guests tend to have some variety (and not all of them are connected to the "main titles" that American anime companies are trying to promote at their cons). Thus, outside of possibly a voice actor, you don't have to worry too much about anymore Japanese guests being connected to Aldnoah
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Oh, one little thing.
Should I do a contest to tease the first musical guest?
It just isn't "waiting for Otakon" season without usual "Guess the Musical Act" contests.
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Oh please,please,please can you try to get KYARY PAMYU PAMYU?! I love her so much and I would go crazy to see her in person. D:
One thing's for sure: if she does appear at Otakon (and if said panel does return this year), she really needs to make a guest appearance during Awesomely Bad Japanese Music Videos.
Speaking of Awesomely Bad Japanese Music Videos, who else would like to see Kishiden as a musical guest?
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For Otakon guest requests, I know you guys said you won't bring people from Youtube but last year at Otakon I saw LittleKuriboh and his voice actor cast from his abridged series so I'm confused about this.
While LittleKuriboh and other Internet celebrities don't fall in Otakon's definition of "guest", they are still able to take part in the convention as "panelists" who run one during the con.
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My swag from this year's Otakon:
-Otakon 2008 t-shirt
-Band Brothers 2
-Hellsing Ultimate 2 and 3
-Kanon 5
-Hidamari Sketch Yuno pin
-Negima doujin (non-hentai)
-Getbackers complete series boxset
-Aruruu (Utawarerumono) mini-pillow
-Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 LE set
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Was it the parody with Gendo and the funky music and Asuka with a stereotypical Russian voice? If it was, then it was Neon Genesis Evangelion reDeath.
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I started out by reserving a room in the Mariott yesterday. However, once I found out that the Holiday Inn was available, I cancelled my Mariott reservation and booked a room at the Holiday Inn (prefer a hotel with outdoor parking, as my usual roommate drives a van).
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Nice to see my "vampire" question made the cut.
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After the lack of any Haruhi badge designs last year, the best way Otakon can make up for it is to have a Lucky Star badge at this year's convention.
Otakon 2019: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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The problem here is that some companies attended SDCC the previous week, and it would be a big hassle trying to transport everything from San Diego to Washington D.C. in less than a week.