Masao Maruyama (Animation Production Project Association) Q&A at Otakon
Masao Maruyama (former Madhouse producer, now with Mappa) is actually called honorary staff at Otakon, because he makes the trip out nearly every year. He's built up a reputation.
Transforming Children and Dancing Valkyries: Satelight Q&A at Otakon
I wasn't going to drop by this panel, but at the end of the Q&A with Hidetaka Tenjin he told us that they'd be playing Macross Frontier footage that's never been shown to the public before.
Traveling Missionaries of Mahjong at Otakon
For my buddy Carl and I, one of our ongoing missions at Otakon was to spread the good word of Japanese mahjong. It's a job we've taken upon ourselves.
So I'll Get To See Jam Project Again: Otakon Music Fest
The best news of my weekend came when we were already in the car driving back home. On Sunday, as the convention shuts down, a lot of people sneak out of Baltimore before the con is properly finished up with closing ceremonies around 3 PM.
American Otaku Want To Go To The Movies Too
When I started writing this article it was going to be about what a great idea it would be to run the upcoming Madoka movies in the States... and then it came out that this was actually going to happen.
Love, War, Pop, and Creative Editing: Robotech and Macross
There had been a collective awkward silence at the Satelight panel back at Otakon when the representative mentioned that the crowd cheered for Macross Frontier footage...
