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From Illuminati to
Digerati, women's issues to art seminars, and collectibles to voice acting, panels and
discussions always bring out the best of anime and manga education. Here at Nan Desu Kan
7, LLNN managed to scope what excellent panels were being held and provide a short description
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Web Publishing for Comics/Manga: Aspiring artists and writers gathered
together for this session involving this rising trend of publishing fan manga on the
internet. Topics featured using software screentones, acquiring webspace and
bandwidth, using photoshop or vector graphics software, drawing with Wacom tablets or
staying traditional with real paper and scanners, and much more. |
Cosplay
Emergencies: Experienced
cosplayers and beginners gathered together to discuss the how-tos of cosplay rescue
operations. 911 hallway services and ideas included quick fixes to broken pieces or
fabric or mecha armor, accidental spilled liquids, fabric tears, drops of makeup, broken
props, use of duct tape, hidden pockets, and much more. |
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| Toshihiro
Kawamoto: Kawamoto is best known
for his character designs in Cowboy Bebop and Gundam MS 08th Team, and lucky fans got a rare
chance to get to know him better at his guest panel. Along with fellow guest Gil
Asakawa (journalist and professional writer: Nikkei View), topics featured schooling, studio
work, various training, and much more that really influences a professional designer. |
The Women's
Room: Females are strong
protagonists in today's world of anime, but is that all there is to look forward to?
Women themselves led this educational panel to discuss women's creator and acting roles in
the anime and shojo manga world and highlighting influential titles such as Revolutionary
Girl Utena, Mars, Read or Die, and Rose of Versailles. |
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panels and discussions held throughout the weekend included: Kimonos, Peter's Video Weekend Guide, Social and Historical
development of Console RPGs, Mad Shopper's Festa, Planning Cosplay Skits, Visual Kei, AMV
Creator's Social, Building a Shakuhachi, Comic Writer's Sequential Scripting of Comics,
Anime Director's Voice Direction in Dubbing, Fans of Dubs, Anime: Future Myth?, Murakami
Reading, Emily Dejesus' Small Press, Production Path, Japanese in 1 Hour, Self-Publishing:
FanFic into RealFic, Sailor Myu Stage Shows, Evangelion Fans, Soul Music in Japan, JET: Your
Life in Japan!, Cosplay with Elizabeth Potter, Artplaymix.com, Hair 'N There: Cosplay Hair,
Cultural Elements in Anime, AX Tokyo updates, J-Rock, and much more. |
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