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
