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This page will contain a description of every single event we have planned, and will be updated constantly throughout the year to have the most up to date content available.

Main Events

Opening Ceremonies

Meet the Guests

Distraction

The Spoony Bards Concert

Anime Standup

The Dating Game

Evangelion Puppet Theater presents: The World is (not) Enough

Your Favorite Anime Sucks

The Hentai Olympics

AMV Breakfast

Legend of the Hidden Temple

Fight Club

AP Triva Gameshow: Conquest

Cosplay

TBA Badass Concert from Hell

The Dance

AnimEaster

Closing Ceremonies

 

Discussion/Panel

Abstract Anime Analysis

ADR Panel

Anime Abridging

Anime Affecting Real Life

Anime Industry in America -  Why, when Anime conventions are more popular than ever, are American Anime companies going out of business? A discussion on the state of the industry with concerned fans.

Anime on Television

Arum Shainrikio Cult

Con Stories

Cultural Analysis through derivitive media

Cultural Diffusion through Media

Doujin Games and their Relationship to Anime - When Ecchi Meets Romantic Drama
You've probably heard of them spoken in whispers: visual novels, hentai
games, erogames.  Extremely popular in Japan, they've garnered a cult
following in the US as well.  Join us as we discuss this huge and unique
genre of games (focusing on translated titles), popular games that have
spawned their own anime series (hint: you've probably seen some of them!),
and finally end with a brief discussion of how to play PC imports in
Japanese using new cutting edge translation tools.  Note that due to the
nature of the subject matter, this panel is 18+ only.

Drinking Songs

Food in Anime

GAINAX

Gateway Anime -

Gender and Anime

Studio Ghibli, Works, Directors, and Histroy

Ghost in the Shell

Gundam

Hentai

Hetalia and the History Behind it.

Historical Anime

Horror Anime -   The Japanese have their own take on the horror stories. Their horror anime reflects this unique look at bogeymen, demons, monsters and things that go bump in the night. This panel explores some of the more popular horror anime.

Hot girls in Anime - Dan Young counts down the 10 hottest women of anime. Come see if your list is the same as his. Did he forget some one?

How to have a great convention and how to be great at the convention.

Japanese Mythos

Kimonos and Anime

Kousuke Saito Speaks!

Lightning Talks - Come see short, exciting, and informative talks prepared by your fellow
con-goers. Within 1 hour, with each talk being 5 minutes apiece (one after
another) and covering a large variety of topics, you will almost
definitely learn something new.

To sign up to give a brief talk, please email programming@animepunch.org with a short description of what you are interested in talking about!

Macross

Mamoru Hosada

Manga, Anime, and Live Action

Matsumoto and the Universe of Men

Metropolis to Metroporisu

Oshii Mamoru

Otaku Studies - In this panel, convention guest Lawrence Eng will lead an interactive
discussion on what it means to be an otaku in 2010, issues facing anime
fandom in America, and the controversial relationship between censorship,
morality, and drawn images.

Pokemon undressed

Politics of Japan and the Anime shaped by them

Pretty Cure

Religion and Anime

Reoccurring Themes/Symbolism

The Required Viewing of Anime

Satoshi Kon

Steampunk Anime and the Science behind it

Shirow Masumune - The elusive manga creator, Masamune Shirow, gave us some of the most popular stories; Appleseed,  Dominion Tank Police and Ghost in the Shell. An in-depth look at the works of Shirow.

Staff Picks

Superheroes across the Pacific - Eastern animation compared to Western.

The Trial - An epic duel of legal mumbo-jumbo and fan knowledge to determine the fate of the most despicable character in anime ever! Who will get the axe? No one knows yet! Nominate your victim here! The unlucky winner will be executed at high noon in the main hall of the convention.

Upcomming Titles

Voice Acting Panel

Video Games and Anime

Yaoi

 

 

 



 

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