AnimeNext 2009 Dead Blogging
I figured it’s not live blogging, and it’s not quite semi-live blogging, so for the want of a better word I went with that.
It was definitely a con where I met with a bunch of people that I should have met face to face more often or much earlier. That’s the #1 draw. Good times.
I mean this is the first con, ever, that I took the time out and got Rita’s. It really helped to counter the muggy Jersey breeze. The rain was a downer, but it didn’t stop most of the cosplays and people looked quite fabulous.
I need to look even more fabulous while on Happy Dance Collection. OTL.
Let’s see, I went to see a well-run panel, and a “popular” panel, and a professional panel. Friday I was in a kind of bad panel. So that’s the gamut. And you can even include a panel rehearsal in that too.
Funimation (Adam Sheehan) actually announced some obscure new bits of news in the form of the Dragonaut dub cast list, but the quick and dirty can be found at the usual place (I was actually sitting next to him…). I asked two questions:
- CPM license rescues - yes, they are active in that process. Adam hinted at a few, as you’d expect. He actually gave a very appropriate answer but I didn’t remember/able to process it fast enough. Something to do with some popular titles (Patlabor, Utena, and something else IIRC), but he didn’t say anything that specific.
- Why was there only 10 US screening and 60 Canadian screening planned for Eva 1.0 theatrical run? He doesn’t know, probably got the news just before he left for NJ.
Time for bed.
Oh, before I totally forget, read Moy’s take for today. And note that OUR PANEL MAY BE MOVING tomorrow. Same 2pm time though.
I don’t think I even need to say ‘best cosplay ever’
ditto on the “best cosplay ever”
And what? A con in NJ? Why am I so behind the times -_-