MangaNext 2010 Panels! ANNCast Halloween Episode!

OMG we’re really busy this Halloween! Noah and I appeared on the ANNCast with Jason Thompson and you should go and check it out!!

And I’m an industry guest at MangaNext this weekend!! You should check out the con schedule. All my panels are on Saturday and I won’t be at the con on Friday. Looks like there’s even a MangaCast panel!

So anyway I’m also a “Success Story” in the Nov/Dec Weight Watchers magazine. I didn’t pick the clothes, they didn’t ask to straighten my hair, and the first person story wasn’t written by me at all! Instead they hobbled together interview quotes, getting the chronology of my story backwards in the process. They also mis-report my wedding dress as having “trousers underneath” which is absolutely not true.

Show #80 – The History of Manga in the U.S., by Jason Thompson

Show #080 – Direct Download:

OP: Theme from a Golgo 13 videogame
ED: Song and clip from a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure videogame

Promo: Friday Ace

This panel was recorded live at San Diego Comic Con, possibly in 2008, and is posted here with the permission of Jason Thompson, author of King of RPGs, Manga the Complete Guide, and the Manga Editor of Otaku USA magazine. We previously interviewed Jason in this show.

You can read the Wired manga history of manga in the U.S. here.

The Great Otakon Podcast Picnic

This idea came up on Twitter some weeks back. The greater manga blogging/anime podcast community online wants to get together at Otakon for a meal. However, eating during Otakon is always a crazy juggling act of scheduling, convincing a restaurant to seat an absurdly large group, getting annoyed as they refuse to split the check, and then rushing back to the con in time to get wristbands before the hentai panels.

In the interest of accommodating as many people as possible and not spending too much money, we propose the following meet-up:

The Great Otakon Podcast Picnic (named loosely after Achewood’s Great Outdoor Fight)

When:  Friday, July 30th, from 7:45 ~ 10 PMish (they might kick us out by 9)
Where: If it isn’t raining, on the patio just off the mall food court
              If it is raining, in the cafe space by the Starbucks near Registration
Who:  Podcasters, Bloggers and listeners and readers thereof
What to Bring: Not-easily-spoiling foodstuffs to eat and share. It’s sort of a pack-your-own lunch meet-up, with the option that you can bring (non-poisonous) shareable food should you feel so generous and/or ambitious to do so.  Perhaps you might also bring something to sit on, like a tarp or a blanket, although I’m not sure if that will be allowed in either location.

I chose this time because it is after the Funimation Panel and the AMV Contest, and slightly before the concert, although it is during the Otakon Game Show. Friday night was a suggestion from the Reverse Thieves.

Show #79 – Return of The Angry Otaku

Show #079 – Direct Download:

OP: Theme from Neo Ranga
ED: Black Daisy "The Dragon"

Our previous shows with James "The Angry Otaku":

I’m not going to kid myself and promise to add links later. I ought to run this like a wiki.   Thanks  !!
If you want to add a link or correct the spelling below, say so in the comments. Anonymous commenting is fine:

Ninja Consultant 5th Anniversary “Hanging Out at a Bar”

The Ninja Consultant Brunch became massively over-crowded, so in the interest of accommodating everyone, I’m arranging a late-night meet up in the same area at a bar that mostly has pinball machines and not much else, from 9:00 PM ~ 11:00 PM. It’s called the Satellite Lounge. They don’t have food, but there is food nearby.

Saturday, July 17th
9-11 PM
Satellite Lounge
143 Havemeyer St
(between 1st St & 2nd St)
Brooklyn, NY 11211

This is a repeat of some of the information on Facebook, but not everyone uses facebook, so here you go!

News: Ninja Consultant 5th Anniversary Brunch

Edit: Because the 24th is during Comic Con, by popular demand I am moving the date of the celebratory brunch back to July 17th.

Who is interested in joining us for a brunch to celebrate the 5th year anniversary of the Ninja Consultant podcast?

When:
Saturday, July 17th, Noon
Where: Somewhere in Brooklyn, New York
RSVP: Required. Email us or RSVP on Facebook or comment below. Tweeting or DMing @erinf will also work.

#ProTip: Please only friend my personal page on Facebook if I know you In Real Life, but you can fan our podcast page.

Show #77 – Anime Boston 2010 Manga-Mania I — Enter Panel-dome [Raw]

Show #077 – Direct Download:


[Photo by @animealmanac]

This panel stars:

[not pictured] @kransomwastaken
@erinf
@ClarissaG
@aicnanime
@MichaelToole
@BrigidAlverson
@Vertical_Ed

Panel Description:  In an effort to initiate a US branch of the ZeroAka Dojo, Vertical Inc. has collected a brain trust of the brightest and most respected manga bloggers and journalists on the East Coast to discuss manga culture. But there is a catch! This is not your average panel. This is a moderated discussion covering a wide range of manga topics from politics and ethics to the industry and its fans. This is not a democratic, everyone gets equal time, panel. This is a public forum where the best voices of manga share their knowledge and views honestly and openly.

Has manga criticism reached new heights? Or are our manga literati still in the dark ages? Join journalists, podcasters, bloggers, industry insiders and manga academics as they reveal why manga your fandom originates and always comes back to manga!

Warning: Unedited Audio
Note: I totally bomb the first question. Instead of “Bestselling” I just went for “Best”.

News: Ninja Consultant Panels at Anime Boston 2010

Here is the official panel schedule for this weekend, subject to change:

Panel Name: Unusual Manga Genres
Day: FRIDAY
Time: 4:00:00 PM
Length in minutes: 45
Room: Panel 107

Manga-Mania I — Enter Panel-dome
Host: Ed Chavez
Day: SATURDAY
Time: 07:00:00 PM
Length in minutes: 50??

Panel Name: Recent Trends in Anthropomorphization, Hetalia to Wikipe-tan
Day: SATURDAY
Time: 08:00:00 PM
Length in minutes: 50
Room: Panel 202

Panel Name: Cooking with Manga
Day: SATURDAY
Time: 09:00:00 PM
Length in minutes: 50
Room: Panel 206

※ Only two of these panels are listed in the program guide, the others are late editions.

※ We do NOT have a table in Artist’s Alley this year.

※ Talking to us after the panel is encouraged, however, please note the three panels in a row on Saturday, so don’t feel bad if we run away.

Show #76 – Black Lagoon, Part 2

Show #076 – Direct Download: