Propeller Anime Club shot a lot of video for the events at MegaCon. We are working on breaking the footage up so it can be viewed on YouTube in the highest quality possible.
The first event that we have gone through was the biggest of MegaCon weekend. It's the hard cam footage of Anime Sushi's 12th Annual Anime Costume Contest. Video was shot by Russell Westberry. Enjoy!
We'll have more videos of events up over the next month. This turned out to be a more time-consuming project than I thought, mainly because of YouTube's upload speeds. Next up will be Anime Debate Tournament!
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March 28, 2011
A Big Thanks To All The Fans For MegaCon 2011!
MegaCon this past weekend was a big deal for many fans, and Propeller Anime Club was proud to be a part of the convention! Our members hosted many panels that covered Neon Genesis Evangelion, Rumiko Takahashi's works, Pokemon, MANIME, Axis Powers Hetalia and much more!
Not only that, but we also hosted events that included Super Anime Trivia, Anime Debate Tournament, the Quickdraw! Contest, Ninja Olympics and the convention-ending Karaoke Party!
We had a lot of fun at those events and we hope you did as well, whether you participated or watched!
We took many photos and filmed many events and we plan to get those up for you all to check out as soon as we can! We'll announce our contest winners this week too!
If you like what we did at MegaCon and want to get involved with us, we do hold meetings in Winter Park twice a month to watch lots of anime.
As a matter of fact, we'll be having a meeting this Sunday, April 3rd at 1:00PM at the Full Sail University campus. Room to be announced tomorrow! (You don't have to be student or staff to attend meetings.)
We'll be starting three series(Durarara!!, Record of Lodoss War, and Gunbuster) and finishing up the meeting with Hayao Miyazaki's classic debut film as a director, Castle of Cagliostro! We'll also be talking MegaCon and planning when we shall see REDLINE at the Florida Film Festival in April!
Other than that, I personally would like to thank my awesome crew for making this MegaCon run so well! That would be George T, Carlos R, Zak W, Steven G, Jessica R, Noah R, Emilio C, Jean-Louis, Fuzzy, Bhrohammer, Tara, Goggins, Scott W, Shawn W, Russbus, and Waldo for putting in a tremendous amount of work this weekend!
But that is not all!
Anime Sushi, we love you guys and enjoy working with you all very much! Thanks for taking such big chances on us! And congrats on many successful big events!
We'd also like to thank MegaCon staff for supplying us with badges and wristbands so we can do what we can to best: put on a great show.
FUNimation, we're glad to team up with you guys again. Thank you for coming down to Florida and making the fans happy!
And lastly, I would like to thank Anime World Order and Anime Spot for putting on some cool events during the weekend! Check them out, guys!
Once again, we thank all you for the support you have given us as a club this past weekend! We hope to see you again soon!
Kent Ward
Propeller Anime Club
Not only that, but we also hosted events that included Super Anime Trivia, Anime Debate Tournament, the Quickdraw! Contest, Ninja Olympics and the convention-ending Karaoke Party!
We had a lot of fun at those events and we hope you did as well, whether you participated or watched!
We took many photos and filmed many events and we plan to get those up for you all to check out as soon as we can! We'll announce our contest winners this week too!
If you like what we did at MegaCon and want to get involved with us, we do hold meetings in Winter Park twice a month to watch lots of anime.
As a matter of fact, we'll be having a meeting this Sunday, April 3rd at 1:00PM at the Full Sail University campus. Room to be announced tomorrow! (You don't have to be student or staff to attend meetings.)
We'll be starting three series(Durarara!!, Record of Lodoss War, and Gunbuster) and finishing up the meeting with Hayao Miyazaki's classic debut film as a director, Castle of Cagliostro! We'll also be talking MegaCon and planning when we shall see REDLINE at the Florida Film Festival in April!
Other than that, I personally would like to thank my awesome crew for making this MegaCon run so well! That would be George T, Carlos R, Zak W, Steven G, Jessica R, Noah R, Emilio C, Jean-Louis, Fuzzy, Bhrohammer, Tara, Goggins, Scott W, Shawn W, Russbus, and Waldo for putting in a tremendous amount of work this weekend!
But that is not all!
Anime Sushi, we love you guys and enjoy working with you all very much! Thanks for taking such big chances on us! And congrats on many successful big events!
We'd also like to thank MegaCon staff for supplying us with badges and wristbands so we can do what we can to best: put on a great show.
FUNimation, we're glad to team up with you guys again. Thank you for coming down to Florida and making the fans happy!
And lastly, I would like to thank Anime World Order and Anime Spot for putting on some cool events during the weekend! Check them out, guys!
Once again, we thank all you for the support you have given us as a club this past weekend! We hope to see you again soon!
Kent Ward
Propeller Anime Club
October 28, 2010
Recap of the last meeting! 10/24/10 edition!
Sorry for the late recap of the last meeting! For those who are new, I put in notes of what happened at the last meeting to let you know what you missed! This includes club news and what we watched! Black Lagoon was a thrill ride of multiple proportions and we have finished the first series! Revy is definitely one of the hottest anime ladies ever!
We'll start the second series at the beginning on January. For the time being, we'll watch things that can be finished by the time this year ends!
NEWS
- The 4th Year Anniversary party of the Propeller Anime Club took place on Saturday and it was FANTASTIC! Pictures will come, but there was lots of fun with plenty of sweets! An intense Twister tournament took place and the winner was Landen, a new member of the club! Give him a warm welcome! We also watched Wicked City. It was AMAZING! And then we went to Rocky's Replay and Steak n Shake! Thanks to everyone who came out and helped out!
- I also gave out cool prizes, highlighted our awesome year together, and announced upcoming club events such as...
- Orlando Japan Festival on November 7th at the Village at Hunter's Creek in west Orlando! Details about the trip can be found here!
- Rocky Horror Picture Show trip on November 13th! The shadowcast will be at Universal Citywalk's movie theater that night!
- We have challenged Anime Spot to dodgeball and we will crush them! But we have to challenge Anime Sushi and that anime club at Rollins College first, so we can crush them all AT THE SAME TIME!
- In addition to crushing Anime Spot in dodgeball, we will also be ice skating with them in Decemeber during Light up UCF. It's a winter event their school has and it sounds like fun!
- It's time to do the Ninja Olympics again, but we take it to the
streetspark. That will be in January. - Ultimate Gaming Showdown 4 was announced as happening in the future. Details to come!
Contests
There will be two contests on going. One for a club t-shirt design, and another for a new flyer design. We gotta show everyone that WE'RE AWESOME! Details in next post!
Recap
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Forget the Joestar family, Jean Pierre Polnareff is the main character now! After he shed MANLY TEARS, he and Kakyoin escape certain death. Later, they find J. Geil and Polnareff enforces the second part of True Man Law #10! Then he hit on this hot chick Enya, who is one of Dio's highest servants and has TWO right hands as well. She is obviously J. Geil's mom and wants revenge. She has a stand called Justice, that can control people it puts holes through... like Hole Horse! Get it!?
Tokyo Magitude 8.0
So last time, Yuuki had to go to the hospital and Mirai had a dream that he died. This time, we find out that wasn't a dream and Mirai was talking to a brotherly figment of her imagination. Once she makes it back home, she can't block out his death forever. IT'S TOO BAD THAT STEVEN G. HAD TO LOL FOR REAL WHEN THAT PART HAPPENED. GOD DAMMIT!
We finish the series next time!
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Our feature starred Professor Layton and that audacious brat Luke as they solve puzzles to gain immortality. It was charming and beautifully animated and what was up with that one dude's chest hair!? Anyways, that was a cool movie. Someone liked it better than Wicked City too!
March 14, 2010
An Epic MegaCon time!
Hey everyone, thanks for coming out to MegaCon and checking us out! We did awesome events such as the Ninja Olympics, the Quickdraw! Contest, and the Sunday afternoon Karaoke. We also hosted great panels such as "Anime is Already Dead?", "Rebirth of Evangelion", the "Panel about Everything!", "How to be a Pokemon Master", "It's MANIME! The Manly Anime panel", "Otaku Survival Guide", and "G.I.T.S. - Analysis of Ghost in the Shell".
If you stopped by any of these events, we hope you had lots of fun! We would also like to thank Anime Sushi for letting us host those events and giving us the opprotunity to shine!
Personally, I want to thank Noah, Waldo, Emilio, Jean Louis, Zak, Steven, Veronica, Liam, Tara, Kurt, Brent, AJ, and Roger for stepping up and kicking ass this past weekend! Not only did some host events, but everyone got involved with helping Anime Sushi out behind the scenes and they were more than willing to help out a new friend of ours at the FUNimation booth during MegaCon. I am truly proud of each and every one of you!
I would also like to thank the extended family of the Propeller Anime Club for their contributions during the weekend. Jess, Jared, Shawn, Fuzzy, John, Brandon, Victor, and Brotha Kyo: You guys did awesome and we truly appreciate working with you!
We hope that those of you who found out about us at MegaCon will stay in touch! We are planning to have a meeting on March 28th. We need a lot of rest after MegaCon and some details will be coming soon. I believe that Anime Sushi will be holding a meeting on this Saturday, March 20th. Stay tuned to both of us as we wrap up a great convention and the memories that have come from it!
Once again, thank you all for coming!
If you stopped by any of these events, we hope you had lots of fun! We would also like to thank Anime Sushi for letting us host those events and giving us the opprotunity to shine!
Personally, I want to thank Noah, Waldo, Emilio, Jean Louis, Zak, Steven, Veronica, Liam, Tara, Kurt, Brent, AJ, and Roger for stepping up and kicking ass this past weekend! Not only did some host events, but everyone got involved with helping Anime Sushi out behind the scenes and they were more than willing to help out a new friend of ours at the FUNimation booth during MegaCon. I am truly proud of each and every one of you!
I would also like to thank the extended family of the Propeller Anime Club for their contributions during the weekend. Jess, Jared, Shawn, Fuzzy, John, Brandon, Victor, and Brotha Kyo: You guys did awesome and we truly appreciate working with you!
We hope that those of you who found out about us at MegaCon will stay in touch! We are planning to have a meeting on March 28th. We need a lot of rest after MegaCon and some details will be coming soon. I believe that Anime Sushi will be holding a meeting on this Saturday, March 20th. Stay tuned to both of us as we wrap up a great convention and the memories that have come from it!
Once again, thank you all for coming!
March 08, 2010
MegaCon 2010 this weekend!
After months of preparation and anticipation, MegaCon 2010 will be this weekend at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Propeller Anime Club will be putting on many events in Anime Sushi's anime events track including the Ninja Olympics, Quickdraw! Contest, and Karaoke! We shall be hosting a wide range of panels in addition to our bigger events.
Anime Sushi will be hosting some impressive events that include the state's biggest Anime Costume Contest, the Cyberia anime-themed dance party, Iron Cosplay, the AMV Contest, and their Plants vs Zombies costume contest! They will even be holding a weekend-long Pocky Photo Patrol contest sponsored by Glico!
When we did our Guide to MegaCon 2010, we outlined what to expect at the convention in our introduction. I also wrote an extensive convention survival guide for those new to MegaCon(or still haven't figured out how to have fun at MegaCon yet).
Pre-registration is over, but you can buy your passes at the door. Keep in mind that the lines for registration will be long so come as early as you can so you can have more fun at the convention! If you park at the convention center, it will be $8 a day for their parking.
Anime guests this year include Sonny Strait, Darrel Guilbeau, Cherami Leigh, Chuck Huber, Neil Kaplan, and cosplayer Yaya Han. Some cool media guests showing up will be Levar Burton, James Hong, Billy Dee Williams, Ray Park, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and Nichelle Nichols. There will be lots of awesome comic book guests including George Perez, Alvin Lee, Frank Cho, Tim Townsend, and more!
There are a bevy of anime events lined up for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Try to see as much as you can and check out our events as well!
Main Events Schedule
Special Events Schedule
Workshops & Panels Schedule
As anything can happen leading up to the convention. Schedule and guests are subject to change. Other than that, see you all this weekend and have fun!
Anime Sushi will be hosting some impressive events that include the state's biggest Anime Costume Contest, the Cyberia anime-themed dance party, Iron Cosplay, the AMV Contest, and their Plants vs Zombies costume contest! They will even be holding a weekend-long Pocky Photo Patrol contest sponsored by Glico!
When we did our Guide to MegaCon 2010, we outlined what to expect at the convention in our introduction. I also wrote an extensive convention survival guide for those new to MegaCon(or still haven't figured out how to have fun at MegaCon yet).
Pre-registration is over, but you can buy your passes at the door. Keep in mind that the lines for registration will be long so come as early as you can so you can have more fun at the convention! If you park at the convention center, it will be $8 a day for their parking.
Anime guests this year include Sonny Strait, Darrel Guilbeau, Cherami Leigh, Chuck Huber, Neil Kaplan, and cosplayer Yaya Han. Some cool media guests showing up will be Levar Burton, James Hong, Billy Dee Williams, Ray Park, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and Nichelle Nichols. There will be lots of awesome comic book guests including George Perez, Alvin Lee, Frank Cho, Tim Townsend, and more!
There are a bevy of anime events lined up for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Try to see as much as you can and check out our events as well!
Main Events Schedule
Special Events Schedule
Workshops & Panels Schedule
As anything can happen leading up to the convention. Schedule and guests are subject to change. Other than that, see you all this weekend and have fun!
February 23, 2010
Guide to MegaCon 2010: Anime Main Events
MegaCon - Florida's largest comic book, sci-fi, anime, and gaming convention - will take place in beautiful Orlando, Florida from Friday, March 12th to Sunday, March 14th in the Orange County County Convention Center. MegaCon hosts a large dealers hall, guest from all over the entertainment industry, and a wide variety of contests, panels, and other fun for fans to participate in! More details about the convention can be found at www.megaconvention.com!
Once again, Anime Sushi brings you: the biggest anime costume contest in Florida, the legendary Cyberia Dance "big anime themed dance party", AMV and Ninja Olympics; with discussion panels for cosplay, anime, art, gaming, Japanese culture and more. We will also be bringing you guests from the anime industry and show hours of the newest anime in Japan on our 10’ x 14’ screens.
Friday, March 12th
Pocky Photo Patrol <3 Contest Sponsored by Glico
1:00pm – 2:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
The Pocky-lypse is upon us. Your mission: to take as many pictures as possible of people having fun with Pocky. You must be present, signed in, and have a digital camera of some sort. Pictures must be submitted no later than 1PM Sunday for judging. Prizes will be awarded Sunday afternoon in the Main Event Lobby.
Voice Actor Neil Kaplin
2:00pm – 3:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Most famous for Starcraft, Digimon and character: Optimus Prime in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
Voice Acting with Cherami Leigh
3:00pm – 4:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
FUNimation voice actress Cherami Leigh will introduce you to what it is like to be a voice actress for anime such as Soul Eater, Peach Girl, and Sgt. Frog.
Acting 101 with Chuck Huber
4:00pm – 5:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Learn the three key skills for any type of acting and have a blast doing it. Encompassing games and exercises designed to loosen you up and free your imagination and culled from his time studying at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago this will be a productive hour. First twelve people in line get to participate while all are invited to listen and watch from the audience.
Anime Directing & Auditing with Sonny Strait
5:00pm – 6:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
sonnystrait.biz
Sonny Strait, director of such shows as Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Case Closed, Lupin III (and many more) goes over the processes of directing as well as what directors look for in casting. Learn what it takes to make it in the business and how not to tick a director off. Learn tips for giving a good read to your director as well as getting good reads when directing
Voice Acting with Darrel Guilbeau
6:00pm – 7:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Darrel Guilbeau has been active in voice acting since 2004, working on Dynasty Warriors 6, Samurai Champloo, Overman King Gainer, as well as many other anime and videogames.
Rebirth of Evangelion
7:00pm – 8:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Corey “Waldo” Waldusky and Emilio Lopez-Centellas
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Neon Genesis Evangelion: A mile-stone in anime history, and still one of the greatest anime of all time. Want to know more about it, or maybe you’ve never even heard of it? Whatever your depth into the world of Eva may be, come in and learn all about the original series all the way to the rebuilds.
FUNimation presents Rebuild of Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by FUNimation
www.funimation.com/evangelion
A special showing of the English dub of Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone! It’s the first of four movies that retells the story of the classic Neon Genesis Evangelion with a bold new direction!
Saturday, March 13th
Cosplay: Above and Beyond
10:00am – 11:00am in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Team Awesome
Alright, you can sew, you can paint, you can hem….now what? For cosplayers looking to go above and beyond with their next project, join Team Awesome as they share with you tips and tricks on bringing your costume to the next level. There will be special emphasis on how to make an impact on the competitive level, how to present your work to judges and just what goes into making an award-winning costume. Tutorials, resources and community info will also be made available for those looking to become more involved with local costume enthusiasts.
Voice Actor: Chuck Heber
11:00am – 11:30am in W224 F, G, & H
The voice of Hiei in Yu Yu Hakusho and Franken Stein in Soul Eater talks!
Voice Actor: Sonny Strait
11:30am – 12:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
The voice of memorable characters such as Maes Hughes, Krillin, and Arsene Lupin III!
Voice Actor: Darrel Guilbeau
12:00pm – 12:30pm in W224 F, G, & H
Anime and videogame voice actor Darrel Guilbeau discusses his past 6 years in voice acting!
Voice Actress: Cherami Leigh
12:30pm – 1:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Appearing Peach Girl, Soul Eater, and School Rumble has much to share about her experiences as a voice actress.
FUNimation presents Soul Eater
1:00pm – 2:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by FUNimation
www.funimation.com/souleater
A special English language showing of Soul Eater! From the studio that worked on Full Metal Alchemist comes a series about kids who train to become weapon meisters by collecting the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch! If you like Naruto and Bleach, then this will be the next big thing in anime for you!
Voice Actor Neil Kaplin
2:00pm – 3:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Most famous for Starcraft, Digimon and character: Optimus Prime in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
Anime Costume Contest
4:30pm – 6:30pm in W224 B, C, D, F, G, & H
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
This is MegaCon’s 11th annual anime costume contest! Whether you are a competing or not, you will not want to miss over 200 cosplayers compete for prizes!
CYBERIA Dance Party
8:00pm – 11:00pm in W224 A-H
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
CYBERIA is a high-energy Anime themed techno dance with the freshest music from Japan and Europe. As always, the dance is FREE to convention attendees! Convention pass is required for entry.
Sunday, March 14th
[b]FUNimation presents Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood[/u]
10:00am – 11:00am in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by FUNimation
www.fullmetalalchemist.com
It’s the retelling of the Full Metal Alchemist story that’s darker and more grown up than before! The Elric Brothers are still again on their quest to recover their bodies lost in an alchemy experiment gone wrong, but now there will be new characters, locations, and story arcs not seen in any other FMA anime!
Ninja Olympics
11:00am – 1:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Propeller Anime Club
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Do you and your buddies want to become supreme ninja masters? Of course you do! Being a ninja means you get to stand on a mountain top, play guitar, and make people’s heads explode with the sheer power of your awesomeness! The first step in your way of the ninja is to compete in the Ninja Olympics and test your physical and mental abilities in against other ninja teams! The team with best harmony will be the supreme ninja masters who take the golden shuriken home to their ninja village! Not only that, the top ninja teams will win prizes provided the ninja elite of MegaCon!
Anime Sushi AMV Contest
2:00pm – 3:30pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
It’s Anime Sushi’s 4th Annual Anime Music Video Contest! Don’t miss the many great entries competing for prizes and the chance to cheer on your favorites!
Pretentious Internet Theatre
3:30pm – 5:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by DJ Megaplay
www.animesushi.com
The podcast that brings you the finest in fan-fiction comes to MegaCon. We'll be reading a classic and recording an episode live. You could be part of the show!
There's a lot to do at MegaCon this year and be sure to check out the Anime Special Events as well as the Workshops and Panels!
Once again, Anime Sushi brings you: the biggest anime costume contest in Florida, the legendary Cyberia Dance "big anime themed dance party", AMV and Ninja Olympics; with discussion panels for cosplay, anime, art, gaming, Japanese culture and more. We will also be bringing you guests from the anime industry and show hours of the newest anime in Japan on our 10’ x 14’ screens.
Look what’s going on in all three anime event rooms. Plus a forth room with the newest anime videos from Japan
Main Events in rooms W224 F, G, & H
Friday, March 12th
Pocky Photo Patrol <3 Contest Sponsored by Glico
1:00pm – 2:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
The Pocky-lypse is upon us. Your mission: to take as many pictures as possible of people having fun with Pocky. You must be present, signed in, and have a digital camera of some sort. Pictures must be submitted no later than 1PM Sunday for judging. Prizes will be awarded Sunday afternoon in the Main Event Lobby.
Voice Actor Neil Kaplin
2:00pm – 3:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Most famous for Starcraft, Digimon and character: Optimus Prime in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
Voice Acting with Cherami Leigh
3:00pm – 4:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
FUNimation voice actress Cherami Leigh will introduce you to what it is like to be a voice actress for anime such as Soul Eater, Peach Girl, and Sgt. Frog.
Acting 101 with Chuck Huber
4:00pm – 5:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Learn the three key skills for any type of acting and have a blast doing it. Encompassing games and exercises designed to loosen you up and free your imagination and culled from his time studying at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago this will be a productive hour. First twelve people in line get to participate while all are invited to listen and watch from the audience.
Anime Directing & Auditing with Sonny Strait
5:00pm – 6:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
sonnystrait.biz
Sonny Strait, director of such shows as Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Case Closed, Lupin III (and many more) goes over the processes of directing as well as what directors look for in casting. Learn what it takes to make it in the business and how not to tick a director off. Learn tips for giving a good read to your director as well as getting good reads when directing
Voice Acting with Darrel Guilbeau
6:00pm – 7:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Darrel Guilbeau has been active in voice acting since 2004, working on Dynasty Warriors 6, Samurai Champloo, Overman King Gainer, as well as many other anime and videogames.
Rebirth of Evangelion
7:00pm – 8:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Corey “Waldo” Waldusky and Emilio Lopez-Centellas
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Neon Genesis Evangelion: A mile-stone in anime history, and still one of the greatest anime of all time. Want to know more about it, or maybe you’ve never even heard of it? Whatever your depth into the world of Eva may be, come in and learn all about the original series all the way to the rebuilds.
FUNimation presents Rebuild of Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by FUNimation
www.funimation.com/evangelion
A special showing of the English dub of Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone! It’s the first of four movies that retells the story of the classic Neon Genesis Evangelion with a bold new direction!
Saturday, March 13th
Cosplay: Above and Beyond
10:00am – 11:00am in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Team Awesome
Alright, you can sew, you can paint, you can hem….now what? For cosplayers looking to go above and beyond with their next project, join Team Awesome as they share with you tips and tricks on bringing your costume to the next level. There will be special emphasis on how to make an impact on the competitive level, how to present your work to judges and just what goes into making an award-winning costume. Tutorials, resources and community info will also be made available for those looking to become more involved with local costume enthusiasts.
Voice Actor: Chuck Heber
11:00am – 11:30am in W224 F, G, & H
The voice of Hiei in Yu Yu Hakusho and Franken Stein in Soul Eater talks!
Voice Actor: Sonny Strait
11:30am – 12:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
The voice of memorable characters such as Maes Hughes, Krillin, and Arsene Lupin III!
Voice Actor: Darrel Guilbeau
12:00pm – 12:30pm in W224 F, G, & H
Anime and videogame voice actor Darrel Guilbeau discusses his past 6 years in voice acting!
Voice Actress: Cherami Leigh
12:30pm – 1:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Appearing Peach Girl, Soul Eater, and School Rumble has much to share about her experiences as a voice actress.
FUNimation presents Soul Eater
1:00pm – 2:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by FUNimation
www.funimation.com/souleater
A special English language showing of Soul Eater! From the studio that worked on Full Metal Alchemist comes a series about kids who train to become weapon meisters by collecting the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch! If you like Naruto and Bleach, then this will be the next big thing in anime for you!
Voice Actor Neil Kaplin
2:00pm – 3:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Most famous for Starcraft, Digimon and character: Optimus Prime in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
Anime Costume Contest
4:30pm – 6:30pm in W224 B, C, D, F, G, & H
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
This is MegaCon’s 11th annual anime costume contest! Whether you are a competing or not, you will not want to miss over 200 cosplayers compete for prizes!
CYBERIA Dance Party
8:00pm – 11:00pm in W224 A-H
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
CYBERIA is a high-energy Anime themed techno dance with the freshest music from Japan and Europe. As always, the dance is FREE to convention attendees! Convention pass is required for entry.
Sunday, March 14th
[b]FUNimation presents Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood[/u]
10:00am – 11:00am in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by FUNimation
www.fullmetalalchemist.com
It’s the retelling of the Full Metal Alchemist story that’s darker and more grown up than before! The Elric Brothers are still again on their quest to recover their bodies lost in an alchemy experiment gone wrong, but now there will be new characters, locations, and story arcs not seen in any other FMA anime!
Ninja Olympics
11:00am – 1:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Propeller Anime Club
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Do you and your buddies want to become supreme ninja masters? Of course you do! Being a ninja means you get to stand on a mountain top, play guitar, and make people’s heads explode with the sheer power of your awesomeness! The first step in your way of the ninja is to compete in the Ninja Olympics and test your physical and mental abilities in against other ninja teams! The team with best harmony will be the supreme ninja masters who take the golden shuriken home to their ninja village! Not only that, the top ninja teams will win prizes provided the ninja elite of MegaCon!
Anime Sushi AMV Contest
2:00pm – 3:30pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
It’s Anime Sushi’s 4th Annual Anime Music Video Contest! Don’t miss the many great entries competing for prizes and the chance to cheer on your favorites!
Pretentious Internet Theatre
3:30pm – 5:00pm in W224 F, G, & H
Hosted by DJ Megaplay
www.animesushi.com
The podcast that brings you the finest in fan-fiction comes to MegaCon. We'll be reading a classic and recording an episode live. You could be part of the show!
There's a lot to do at MegaCon this year and be sure to check out the Anime Special Events as well as the Workshops and Panels!
February 22, 2010
Guide to MegaCon 2010: Anime Workshops and Panels
We showed you the Anime Main Events and Anime Special Events happening at MegaCon 2010, now present to you the Anime Event Track's Workshops and Panels! We have a great mix of cosplay workshops, contests, and podcast events that you can check out including Iron Cosplay and the Plants vs. Zombies Costume Contest hosted by Anime Sushi and our Quickdraw! Contest!
Armor Construction
1:00pm – 2:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Team Awesome
Alright, you can sew, you can paint, you can hem….now what? Topics discussed will range from armor to appliqué, leather to chain mail, paperclay to grommets, much more. Tutorials, resources and community info will also be made available for those looking to become more involved with local costume enthusiasts. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the panel, so feel free to discuss that dream costume you just can’t figure out how to make!
Pokémon Fight! Fight! Fight!
2:00pm – 3:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Pikabellechu
Gotta to Catch Em’ All! Join the Pokemon panel with the famous Pikabellechu. Afterwards, join her in the dealer room and get a close look at her award winning Pokemon Volkswagen.
Customizing Resin Horns
3:00pm – 4:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Wonderland Creations
Let out the little devil in you by customizing your own set of horns on hairclips (with elastic for the hair-impaired). Glitter, flames, feathers, your colors, your taste, your style or lack thereof!
Wig Styling
4:00pm – 5:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Yaya Han
www.yayahan.com
From cutting, styling and dying colors, Yaya Han will show you hands on different techniques in achieving the perfect anime character hair style for your cosplay!
Iron Cosplay Contest
5:00 pm – 7:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
Like the famous Japanese show, this is a stylized costume making competition featuring accomplished cosplayers in the battle of craftsmanship and speed. What will be the secret ingredient? Who will reign supreme!?
Plants vs. Zombies Costume Contest
7:00pm – 8:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
Sponsored by PopCap Games! Has MegaCon been overrun by plants or zombies? Come one, come all. Winner won't be getting brains or fertilizer, but official PopCap merchandise!
GunDAMN!
8:00pm – 10:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Mecha Anime HQ
gundamnmahq.blogspot.com
Join the hosts of the podcast, GUNDAMN@MAHQ, for a live recording. Topics to be discussed, Favorite/Least Favorite Mecha Clichés and Your Ideal Mecha Show. Each topic discussion will included audience participation and Q&A sessions.
Kiri-e (Japanese Papercraft)
11:00am – 12:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Wonderland Creations
A traditional Japanese paper art. Capture tiny figures and scenes on paper for art cards!
MAHQ.net Podcast
12:00pm – 2:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Mecha Anime HQ!
www.MAHQ.net
Join the hosts of the podcast, GUNDAMN@MAHQ, for another live recording and a controversial topic discussion, Live Action Adaptions of Anime. Audience participation and Q&A sessions will play a key part of this highly charged debate.
Quickdraw! Contest
2:00pm – 4:00pm in W224C
Hosted by the Propeller Anime Club
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Are you an artist who wants to test their skills against others, or do you just want to have a fun time drawing with other artists? The Quickdraw! Contest breaks artists up in groups of novice and advance and has them compete in three different 20 minute drawing sessions for prizes! Come on and show your skills.
Props for Beginners
4:00 pm – 5:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Jaime
Learn the basics of making props to go along with your costumes! There will be a lot of useful information provided by someone very experienced in prop-making!
Workshops and Panels in room W224C
Friday, March 12th
Armor Construction
1:00pm – 2:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Team Awesome
Alright, you can sew, you can paint, you can hem….now what? Topics discussed will range from armor to appliqué, leather to chain mail, paperclay to grommets, much more. Tutorials, resources and community info will also be made available for those looking to become more involved with local costume enthusiasts. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the panel, so feel free to discuss that dream costume you just can’t figure out how to make!
Pokémon Fight! Fight! Fight!
2:00pm – 3:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Pikabellechu
Gotta to Catch Em’ All! Join the Pokemon panel with the famous Pikabellechu. Afterwards, join her in the dealer room and get a close look at her award winning Pokemon Volkswagen.
Customizing Resin Horns
3:00pm – 4:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Wonderland Creations
Let out the little devil in you by customizing your own set of horns on hairclips (with elastic for the hair-impaired). Glitter, flames, feathers, your colors, your taste, your style or lack thereof!
Wig Styling
4:00pm – 5:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Yaya Han
www.yayahan.com
From cutting, styling and dying colors, Yaya Han will show you hands on different techniques in achieving the perfect anime character hair style for your cosplay!
Iron Cosplay Contest
5:00 pm – 7:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
Like the famous Japanese show, this is a stylized costume making competition featuring accomplished cosplayers in the battle of craftsmanship and speed. What will be the secret ingredient? Who will reign supreme!?
7:00pm – 8:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Anime Sushi
www.animesushi.com
Sponsored by PopCap Games! Has MegaCon been overrun by plants or zombies? Come one, come all. Winner won't be getting brains or fertilizer, but official PopCap merchandise!
GunDAMN!
8:00pm – 10:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Mecha Anime HQ
gundamnmahq.blogspot.com
Join the hosts of the podcast, GUNDAMN@MAHQ, for a live recording. Topics to be discussed, Favorite/Least Favorite Mecha Clichés and Your Ideal Mecha Show. Each topic discussion will included audience participation and Q&A sessions.
Sunday, March 14th
Kiri-e (Japanese Papercraft)
11:00am – 12:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Wonderland Creations
A traditional Japanese paper art. Capture tiny figures and scenes on paper for art cards!
MAHQ.net Podcast
12:00pm – 2:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Mecha Anime HQ!
www.MAHQ.net
Join the hosts of the podcast, GUNDAMN@MAHQ, for another live recording and a controversial topic discussion, Live Action Adaptions of Anime. Audience participation and Q&A sessions will play a key part of this highly charged debate.
Quickdraw! Contest
2:00pm – 4:00pm in W224C
Hosted by the Propeller Anime Club
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Are you an artist who wants to test their skills against others, or do you just want to have a fun time drawing with other artists? The Quickdraw! Contest breaks artists up in groups of novice and advance and has them compete in three different 20 minute drawing sessions for prizes! Come on and show your skills.
Props for Beginners
4:00 pm – 5:00pm in W224C
Hosted by Jaime
Learn the basics of making props to go along with your costumes! There will be a lot of useful information provided by someone very experienced in prop-making!
Guide to MegaCon 2010: Anime Special Events
We showed you the Anime Main Events happening at MegaCon 2010, now present to you the Anime Event Track's Special Events! We have a great mix of events for you to check out that include fun discussions, serious presentations, and karaoke!
Special Events in room W224B
Friday, March 12th
Propeller Anime Potluck12:00pm – 2:30pm in W224B
Hosted by Propeller Anime Club
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
A Megacon-style anime club meeting with the Propeller Anime Club, established in 2006! This will be a different take on the video room, where classic anime (predating Naruto and Inu Yasha) will be shown. Feel free to come in and socialize with the club while watching some great anime!
Anime is Already Dead?
2:30pm – 3:30pm in W224B
Hosted by Kent Ward
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Anime in America boomed with tremendous popularity in the beginning of the last decade and by now the bubble has burst. What happened and who is to blame? What about anime has changed over the past ten years? Is there hope for the Japanese import? The founder of the Propeller Anime Club provides insight into this matter and how it will affect anime fandom in the future.
Sonic the Hedgehog: This is his life!
3:30pm – 4:30pm in W224B
Hosted by Brandon Bernard, John Merced, and Brotha Kyo
We’ve seen him grow in the many years of our childhood, from Sonic the Hedgehog, to Sonic Unleashed. We welcome you to join us in event that is of course, Sonic the Hedgehog. From laughter, to humorous disappointments, we will rejuvenate the young child in you once again.
The Panel about Everything!
4:30pm – 6:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Kent Ward, Larry Furry, and Jessica Roth
Everything you should hear about convention culture will be discussed! Convention survival, how to talk to girls, the dos and don’ts of anime conventions, and all the dark secrets of the anime community will be covered!
WOW Machinima
6:00pm – 7:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Jason Sadeghi
www.animesushi.com
Come see the best World of Warcraft Machinimas ever made! What’s a Machinima? It takes game footage and uses it to recreate funny and/or epic short films! This will be a great event for WOW fans all over!
Cosplay Beauty: From Set to Stage
7:00pm – 8:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Blikku and Yaya Han
www.blikku.com
This panel focuses on cosmetic selection and application methods for various skin tones in both stage and photography environments. There will be make-up demonstration of methods which include themes such as Lolita, Gothic, Ganguro, Rave, etc. Instructions will be included for achieving many looks in cosplay related to both genre and character-specific applications. People that are new to make-up can get their start here, while the make-up veterans can also join in and share their knowledge.
One Piece
8:00pm – 9:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Jessica Roth, John Merced, and Spooky Electric
Into One Piece? This is the panel is for you! Spend an hour with other devoted fans discussing everything from your favorite characters to the recent events in the manga.
All Things Resident Evil
9:00pm – 10:30pm in W224B
Hosted by Dee & Ann of The Summasault Crew
msvalentine.tk
For almost fifteen years, Resident Evil has thrilled and entertained fans and shows no signs of stopping. With a game recently released for the Wii and new content available for Resident Evil 5 this is a great time for new players and veterans alike. Come to a panel by fans for fans, where will we explore the recent additions to the series and take a look at the future of the games. Be sure to show up early to secure your raffle ticket and stick around after the panel to play both Darkside Chronicles and the new Resident Evil 5 DLC. Cosplay is always encouraged and welcomed!
Saturday, March 13th
9:00am – 10:00am in W224B
Hosted by Steve Grinder, Zak Wilson, and Naro Lee
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Have you ever wanted to be a Pokémon Master? We’ll teach you how to be the very best, like no one ever was! This will also be your chance to get all the info you need on Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver, which comes out the next day!
Manga for American Comic Fans
10:00am – 11:00am in W224B
Hosted by Anime World Order
www.animeworldorder.com
If you like comics about superheroes or even indy books and haven’t given manga a fair chance yet, then the crew from Anime World Order will help clear up any misconceptions you have about manga and make some solid recommendations on what to try out based on your tastes.
Kingdom Hearts
11:00am – 12:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Jessica Roth
Kingdom Hearts is widely popular in both the United States and Japan. Eight years, and six games later, the series is still going strong! This panel will be about the changes made to the series, its characters, and will end with a (spoiler free?) review of Birth by Sleep.
Sushi Boy’s Quick Fire AMV F&Q
12:00pm – 12:30pm in W224B
Hosted by Sushi Boy
www.animesushi.com
The head judge of Anime Sushi’s 4th Annual AMV Contest will go through everything about making a quality Anime Music Videos!
It’s MANIME! The Manly Anime Panel
12:30pm – 1:30pm W224B
Hosted by Kent Ward and Brotha Kyo
www.kentward.com
Learn what is to be a true man and makes a manly anime! This one is for fans of series like Fist of the North Star, Berserk, and other testosterone-filled classics! Both old and new anime of manly proportions shall be covered and you will even learn the gospel that is the Twelve Laws of True Man!
Otaku Survival Guide
1:30pm – 2:30pm W224B
Hosted by Corey “Waldo” Waldusky and Rogelio Mosqueda
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
Think you’re an Otaku? Don’t know what one really is? Or maybe you’re looking for ways to live in this crazy world as one? Whatever your questions may be, come and found out all the information for your American Otaku lifestyle, and get tips on further delving into your obsession.
Sunday, March 14th
Anime Madlibs
11:00am – 12:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Spooky Electric
We’re seriously letting Spooky Electric do an event on his own! You supply the words that he’ll use to fill in the blanks of his hot new anime fan fiction, and then hilarity will ensue!
The World of J-Pop
12:00pm – 1:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Blikku
www.blikku.com
This panel is an introduction to the J-Pop genre and focuses on an array of artists and styles. Discussion of fan bases will be included such as websites, clubs, and J-Pop inspired cosplays.
SEGA: Welcome to the Next Level!
1:00pm – 2:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Brandon Bernard, John Merced, and Brotha Kyo
SEGA, from past to present, to games, and consoles! SEGA has contributed a vast amount of entertainment throughout the many years of its existence, and continues to carry on the legends that it has created. Come join us as we discuss the topics that have made SEGA to what it is now.
The Analysis of G.I.T.S. – Ghost In the Shell
2:00pm – 3:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Emilio Lopez-Centellas
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
A definitive Ghost in the Shell panel, covering the classic characters, what Public Security Section 9 is and the technology they use, including the Tachikomas and all of the A.I. units. Everything from the manga to the movies and television series will be discussed! Panel sponsored by Manga Entertainment!
Robotech: The Legacy Continues
3:00pm – 4:00pm W224B
Hosted by Larry Furry
One of the oldest giant robot franchises continues on! Robotech expert Larry “Fuzzy” Furry will discuss all things about the sci-fi epic. Panel sponsored by Manga Entertainment!
Karaoke
4:00pm – 6:00pm in W224B
Hosted by Propeller Anime Club
propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com
We’re wrapping up another awesome year at Megacon with some Karaoke! Sing with friends and have a great time! Come in early because it’s first come, first served!
January 28, 2010
Things to do this weekend! January 29th - 31st Edition.
Hey everyone! There's no club meeting this weekend, but there are still several cool things that you can do instead!
The Global Game Jam is this Friday at 5pm and will end 48 hours later. The last list of participants I saw had myself and Waldo on it. So we'll rep the club while we make games. The GGJ is a 48 hour collaborative event that happens WORLDWIDE and involves making games with others and networking. The first one was held a year ago and it was quite a fun time. This year's Orlando GGJ will be held at Full Sail University. There will be presentations at the end(I think) of the work we did throughout the weekend. I'll be post progress updates on my Twitter and Facebook accounts.
This Saturday is Orlando Anime Day. I have no idea what is going to happen and it's all the way in Kissimmee. I predict this event to be a bust. It's not even well advertised and the website has very little information to go on. It is $3 to get in if you are really that curious. Fuzzy said he's going to go during his lunch break. If you happen to be attending, let us know what went down when we have our next meeting.
Now if you would like to do something else on Saturday, our good friends at Anime Sushi are holding a meeting in which they will be showing live-action kung-fu cinema. They usually meet and show the newest anime on the first and third Saturdays of each month, but this is a fifth Saturday so they will do something a little different. I really wish that I could go but I will be knee deep in the GGJ. They will be meeting at 5pm at FX Plastics on 400 W. Comstock Avenue in Winter Park, FL. They are hidden behind P.R. Tacos which is in-between Pennsylvania Ave and New York Ave on State Road 426(Aloma Ave). Tell them I said hello!
This is also the last weekend Florida Oriental Trading will be open D:
The Global Game Jam is this Friday at 5pm and will end 48 hours later. The last list of participants I saw had myself and Waldo on it. So we'll rep the club while we make games. The GGJ is a 48 hour collaborative event that happens WORLDWIDE and involves making games with others and networking. The first one was held a year ago and it was quite a fun time. This year's Orlando GGJ will be held at Full Sail University. There will be presentations at the end(I think) of the work we did throughout the weekend. I'll be post progress updates on my Twitter and Facebook accounts.
This Saturday is Orlando Anime Day. I have no idea what is going to happen and it's all the way in Kissimmee. I predict this event to be a bust. It's not even well advertised and the website has very little information to go on. It is $3 to get in if you are really that curious. Fuzzy said he's going to go during his lunch break. If you happen to be attending, let us know what went down when we have our next meeting.
Now if you would like to do something else on Saturday, our good friends at Anime Sushi are holding a meeting in which they will be showing live-action kung-fu cinema. They usually meet and show the newest anime on the first and third Saturdays of each month, but this is a fifth Saturday so they will do something a little different. I really wish that I could go but I will be knee deep in the GGJ. They will be meeting at 5pm at FX Plastics on 400 W. Comstock Avenue in Winter Park, FL. They are hidden behind P.R. Tacos which is in-between Pennsylvania Ave and New York Ave on State Road 426(Aloma Ave). Tell them I said hello!
This is also the last weekend Florida Oriental Trading will be open D:
Quan will have the store open Friday through Sunday from 1pm - 6pm. We all know how to get there by now so have safe travel!
Next weekend, we'll be bowling and celebrating Zak's 19th birthday! Man does that make me feel old!
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