[Panel Feedback 2022]

On 8/3/2022 at 1:33 AM, WorldisYours said:

 

Manly Battleships Presents You're Wrong and Should Feel Bad: Love that I actually got to attend all of this panel this year (I only got to be there for about 15 minutes of it last year, as I had to bail quickly for Awesomely Bad's 18+ session). Even having been to this one a bunch of times before and knowing what to expect, it was still absolutely hilarious. I'm very sad that it's apparently the last year he's running the panel- I'm holding out hope he changes his mind.

 

It seems my performance was too convincing. 😛 Glad you liked it.

[The Otakon 2023 Guest Request Thread]

Kylie Mcneill - VA (Belle)/Singer

Guitar Wolf - Japanese rock band

[2020 Guest Requests]

Going to throw the left field of my wishlist out there:

-Yasuomi Umetsu: animator and director that has done major work in character design for works including Kokkoku: Moment by Moment; Casshan: Robot Hunter, Lily C.A.T., and Megazone 23 Part II.

-Toshio Maeda: prolific manga writer and casually cited creator of the modern "tentacles" trope.

-Satoshi Urushihara: artist. In addition to his own stuff he has worked in animation on a wide range of titles including Akira.  He also has a rare story of being senior staff on a number of U.S. market shows including Jem, G.I. Joe, and Transformers (where he was also animation director).

-Maki Murakami: mangaka.  Known for Gravitation, Kanpai!, and Gamerz Heaven.  Previously appeared at Otakon 2007.

[Looking for (Constructive) Panels Feedback]

As somebody who has been doing con panels since 2000, this is one of the worst ideas imagineable for a panelist to deal with. The financial logistics alone make it a nightmare - not all staffers have cash box access, and those who do may not be on a compatible schedule with some or all of the panelists. If a panelist can't get to ops between certain hours for whatever reason (have to leave early/major event during that time/whatever), they can be out their deposit or forced to wait weeks (if not months) for a cheque and gamble on it being sent before the treasurer position changes hands.

[Looking for (Constructive) Panels Feedback]

Hmm... much of what I think was already covered... but I'll reiterate it for impact.

1.) Anime Parliament -

Best time I've had in a long time for a panel-style event. The biggest problem is that it's just too short! This should be a minimum of 2 hours!

2.) "CANCEL!"

I'm sorry, but the number of no-shows was absurd. I know this isn't really the fault of the staff, but I'd still like to raise the issue. I might even suggest you consider making all panelists put up a $50 "slot" deposit that they lose if they fail to show for a panel through their own fault.

3.) Anime Name that Tune -

Deals mostly with the no show, but amazingly turned out well. I migh make a suggestion that programming change the format of the panel to be completely on-the-spot fan-run, and extend it to two hours, since it turned out pretty well with people's I-pods.

4.) Alcohol and Anime -

Bring them back next year. Given he ended up being the only one there, it was a fantastic panel.

I'll think of more later.