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| The Anime Fan-Fiction panel hosted by Megazone
packed quite a crowd with an equally generous serving of popular online anime fiction
writers describing their current works in progress and future possible scenarios fans may
like to read. |
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| Character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto (left)
at the character designers panel with fellow guests, discussing how they broke out into
mainstram anime character design and what kinds of creative processes they go through to
develop a memorable cast of characters for each show. |
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| The always spirited and fashionable Amanda
Winn Lee at the English dub voice acting panel, speaking out about her talants as a voice
actress and what it takes to break out into the vocal industry. |
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| Mari Iijima at her discussion panel describes
her history with the anime industry and her current singing career and budding acting
career in the US television market. She admires the Macross fan following but would
prefer to be known more for her original songs and other growing talents. At time of
press, she recently finished starring in an episode of Pacific Blue. You can find
more information about her projects at: www.marimusic.com |
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| Mari Iijima graciously signs autographs on t-shirts and her new cd
albums for many fans after her panel. For more information about her, please visit
her website at: www.marimusic.com |
One of the last panels, the SPJA Board Meeting, open to the public,
discusses acquisitions and future direction for AX2000 and beyond. |
