Bonus - Otakon Or Bust!

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For the first time in our blog’s history, Ani-Gamers will be
sending representatives to Otakon, the largest fan-run anime
convention in the United States, which is being held this year
from July 17 through the 19th in its traditional location at the
Baltimore Convention Center. There to report on the goings-on at
the con will be staff writer and columnist Ink as well as yours
truly. And let’s not forget Mr. Karl Custer, who will be
performing his hugely popular otaku comedy act on Saturday.


Karl and I recently recorded this brief bonus episode of the
Ani-Gamers Podcast in which, with minimal editing, we discuss our
plans for Otakon. Listen if you daaaaare!


Oh yes, and contrary to common belief, we don’t usually bite, so
it’s perfectly acceptable to come up to us and say “hi” at Otakon
if you like our blog or podcast. (I know, I know, such a thing is
rare at best.) After the break we’ve listed a tentative schedule
of where you can find us during the weekend-long convention, so
if you’re at a panel and you see one of us, come on by and chat.
We’d love to get to know some of our readers. (I look like this,
and Karl’s picture is all over his site. Ink’s identity is a
secret to everybody)



The following schedules are obviously subject to change. Expect
writeups of a handful of these panels from our intrepid
reporters.


Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto


FRIDAY
10:00-11:00a Know Your Creators
12:45-1:45p Anime Recruitment
1:15-2:15p Let’s Talk Animation with For Tax Reasons
4:30-5:30p Evangelion
7:00-8:00p I Can’t Believe You Haven’t Seen This
9:00-10:00p Bandai Entertainment


SATURDAY
10:00-11:00a FUNimation
12:45-1:45p Anime’s Craziest Deaths
2:15-3:15p From Kenshiro to Kenshin: The Neo-Shonen
Revolution
7:00-8:00p Review Anime the Right Way
9:30-10:30p Dubs that Time Forgot
12:30a-1:30p The “Guess the Melons” Game


SUNDAY
10:00-11:00a FUNimation TBA
10:15-11:15a Without Watching the Anime: Opening & Ending
Themes
11:30a-12:30p The Art of Translation


Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer


FRIDAY
9:00-10:00a No Means No, Defense against Fanboys and Fangirls


SATURDAY
9:00-10:00a Surviving a Mecha Attack
10:15-11:15a Uncle Yo: Otaku Stand-Up Comedy


Ink


FRIDAY
9:00-10:00a No Means No, Defense Against Fanboys &
Fangirls
10:00-11:00a Manga, Literacy, and Children
12:30-2:00p Madhouse Panel
2:00-4:00p Aniplex Panel
5:45-6:45p Whose Line is it Anime
7:00-8:00p I Can’t Believe You Haven’t Seen This!
9:45-10:45p Live-Action Whack-a-Catgirl


SATURDAY
9:00-10:00a Anime, Lost in Translation
10:00-11:00a Funimation Panel
12:45-1:45p Anime’s Craziest Deaths
2:00-3:00p From Kenshiro to Kenshin: The Neo-Shonen
Revolution
3:00-4:00p Funimation Sneak Peeks
4:15-5:15p Cover Your Bases
11:00p-1:30a Saturday Night Fan Parodies


SUNDAY
10:00-11:00a Funimation Panel
10:15-11:15a Anime Evolves