The NY Anime Festival: Part II

by Aggro Me on October 2, 2008

There were just so many options at the Festival: panels, screenings, live music, games or just wandering and shopping in the main hall.   People also seemed to be putting a lot of time into intricate photo shoots.  If you’re looking for cosplay photos you can try here, here or here.

Panels

The panels were terrific - featuring interesting topics and fascinating speakers.  I enjoyed each one I went to and there were no technical difficulties or problems.  

My favorite panel was definitely “Spoiler: The Panel: The Sequel: The Panel” by Disorganization XIII.  If you didn’t already guess this was a humorous panel and it was hilarious.  It was essentially a PowerPoint presentation on a giant screen with members of the panel taking turns providing narration and occasionally holding up signs.   They lambasted everything and anything in anime in wild and offensive fashion.  I enjoyed every minute of it and I am now officially a fan of the Disorganization XIII crew.  Even though they poked fun at anime you could tell they also loved it.  I actually had seen most of the anime they were making fun of which surprised me.  I’ve seen a lot more than I realized.

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