The Anime Almanac

Ah, Katsucon.

This was probably the first time I ever decided to go to a convention at the very last minute. It’s been a while since I attended a convention, and my plans for traveling to Chicago for C2E2 this spring are not looking all that fruitful. So as FUNimation’s Adam Sheehan was describing the company’s plans to promote Strike Witches for Katsucon weekend, I bit the bullet and made plans to attend the convention. And thanks to Jon and Ernie of the Out-of-Time Productions crew, I was able to get a hotel and a ride down to DC.

But unfortunately,  we got hit with a blizzard in the area just two days prior to the convention. Even though the roads were clear for the ride down, I was still feeling all the stresses of the week built up as I entered the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center.

So that made all the problems that I encountered at Katsucon all the more obvious and annoying, and when it was all said and done, I left DC with a very bitter taste in my mouth.

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So yes, I survived Katsucon. As you can see, I wasn’t able to post my daily con reports this time around, but if you’ve been following my twitter feed, you would have seen that I was not quite happy with my experience at the con this weekend. I’m going to spend a little time working on a “Highlights of Katsucon” report to detail just why things didn’t really work out for me. But at the same time, I’m planning to also highlight some of the things I did like about the con, including a very interesting panel from the ever controversial voice actor Greg Ayers.

So be sure to stay tuned to my full con report, which I’m expecting to post within the next few days. However, let me just go over news items from the convention and the little bits and pieces that won’t make it into my report.

Though a bit of a warning, FUNimation was the only company presenting at the convention last weekend, so of course, mostly all of the news will be centered around them.

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Don’t you mean Webster Hall New York City?

On Site:

Deb Aoki from About.com: Manga	Erica Friedman from Okazu	Scott from The Anime Almanac
Jon I. from JANAiBlog	Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading	OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions
DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	Brigid from MangaBlog	Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers
Greg	ANN_Bamboo	NYAF from New York Anime Festival
Dave from Subatomic Brainfreeze	Ed Chavez from Vertical Inc.	Reni Mimura from ReniReni.com
funimation	Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest	bandaient
Patz from The Gaming Dungeon	Carl from Ogiue Maniax

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FACT: Scott likes cute girls in short skirts…

On Site:

Scott from The Anime Almanac	Deb Aoki from About.com: Manga	Jon I. from JANAiBlog
DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading	Michael Pinto from Anime.com
NYAF from New York Anime Festival	OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions	Greg
Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers	Brigid from MangaBlog	Vince A
Hisui from Reverse Thieves	Dave from Subatomic Brainfreeze	Ed Chavez from Vertical Inc.
ANN_Bamboo	funimation	Reni Mimura from ReniReni.com
Patz from The Gaming Dungeon	Erica Friedman from Okazu	Carl from Ogiue Maniax

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So what’s the protocol for taking a photo inside of the bathroom?

On Site:

Scott from The Anime Almanac	OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions	Erica Friedman from Okazu
Brigid from MangaBlog	Jon I. from JANAiBlog	Deb Aoki from About.com: Manga
NYAF from New York Anime Festival	Vince A	Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading
Greg	funimation	Michael Pinto from Anime.com
TOKYOPOP	DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	Dave from Subatomic Brainfreeze
ANN_Bamboo	Narutaki from Reverse Thieves	Carl from Ogiue Maniax
Kyle Hebert	Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest	Reni Mimura from ReniReni.com
Patz from The Gaming Dungeon	Ed Chavez from Vertical Inc.	Hisui from Reverse Thieves
bandaient

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