[chainedbyroses]

Hi folks!

This year we bring you an interesting take on the history, culture & legends you find every day in Japanese animation & media.

Ever wondered what's with all the giant robots/monsters/things destroying cities & the world as we know it? Ever wonder what's the big deal with shrines or not sticking your chopsticks up in rice, or what's going on when some guy has 6 arms and nobody's so much as batting an eyelash at him? Ever just look at your screen and go "......huh?"

Well then, come check us out! You won't be disappointed! Feel free to ask anything in the Q&A (or after panel ^^) & don't forget to join us for some fun & a chance for prizes! :3

This post has been edited by chainedbyroses: 25 November 2011 - 11:57 AM

[chainedbyroses]

Below the Spoiler tag you will find an outline of our panel. (*subject to slight tweaking, should need arise*) While we know that we could not possibly manage to address every bit of Japanese culture, mythos, and series in a single panel's time, we will give our best to give a solid introduction and covering to the subject & subjects covered. We look forward to seeing you there!~

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Title: Japanese Myth + Culture in Anime & Media

Program summary: Ever wondered at the references & backstory in your favorite anime & games? Join us for a crash course in Japanese legend and culture & how they tie in! We'll cover everything from kami to Gundam and festivals to strange creatures. Join us for knowledge, fun, & a chance at prizes!

Spoiler

Introduction

- Brief history of Japan & its traditional culture

- Chinese influence on Japan; Values; Innovation;

- Shinto & folklore: An introduction

- Shinto Beliefs & Practices; Kami; Shrines; Yokai & legendary creatures; et al

- Notable Japanese Legends

- Creation of the World & Japan; kamikaze; maneki neko; asst'd kami; many more~

- History & Faith's Impact on Modern Japanese culture

- Festivals & holidays
- Traditionalism & Modernism: Balance In Harmony

-Case study: Kyoto vs Tokyo.

- Post-Isolation Japan: Impact of Local & Global Events, or "70 Years in Under 7 Minutes"

- 3/11 2011: Tohoku Quake @ Sendai / Fukishima Daiichi failure

- Pop Culture of Today

- Music; NicoNico video/2chan; Fashion/trends; et al

Anime + Media To Be Explored

- Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away ("Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi") & Totoro ("Tonari no Totoro")

An onsen for the gods; Legendary within the ordinary; Miyazaki's worlds

- Samurai & Ninja: Martial arts in media

or "Why giant robot ninja-samurai w/ laser blade kungfu will never fight Chuck Norris ...unless they do."

- WARK!! -- Final Fantasy

(Yes, all titles at least touched on or mentioned! :D)
Case Study Final Fantasy XI: FF Producer Hiromichi Tanaka has said XI is most representative of what they always envisioned FF to be. Come find out why!~

- GO GO POWER RANGERS! (Supa Sentai series)

Much more than you recall from childhood!

- GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL -- POKEMON!

Gotta spot 'em all: Connections & depth you never knew were there

- HEY, LISTEN! Legend of Zelda

....Haven't we seen you before?;

- Touhou Project

*If you want more, check out the Touhou "Welcome to Gensokyo" panel - more in-depth info! **

- Higurashi no naku koro ni

"Reasons Not to Piss Off Your Local Kami"

- Death Note

or, "Why you shouldn't take things & deals from strange beings in gothic clubwear"

- Godzilla

"No, he is not an ancient aquatic Reptar. Even if he looks it."

- Gundam:

This is a Char-custom statement; your argument is invalid.~ BEYOND THE TIME ~

Conclusion

- Q & A
- Raffle/prizes
- Closing thoughts / wrap up

Edit to officially add panel is submitted!~

This post has been edited by chainedbyroses: 31 October 2011 - 04:37 AM

[Elf From Space]

Heya! This panel sounds great!! I definitely want to try to attend! I've been doing a panel on folklore and mythology in anime for 2 years at Acen now. It looks like there may be some overlap in material but you've got a definite different focus. Mine will focus mainly on the legends like the youkai, and some of the old stories and I'll be adding material this year.
If I may suggest more material that I have had to decline covering in spite of several people asking for it, people want to know more about the warring ninja clans in Japanese history and the ronin and samurai.

This post has been edited by Elf From Space: 17 November 2011 - 11:12 PM

[MsLovelyCookie]

Thanks to the spoiler I want to learn more or in case attend. You over a lot and it also relates to one another in some way. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a pop quiz thrown in there.

[chainedbyroses]

Elf From Space, on 17 November 2011 - 11:05 PM, said:

Heya! This panel sounds great!! I definitely want to try to attend! I've been doing a panel on folklore and mythology in anime for 2 years at Acen now. It looks like there may be some overlap in material but you've got a definite different focus. Mine will focus mainly on the legends like the youkai, and some of the old stories and I'll be adding material this year.

First off, sorry for the delay in answering (been sick ><), and thanks for the interest in our panel! :D Always glad to encounter others who enjoy the background in stories and culture, or who want to learn/know more about it! :3

Our panel was actually (supposed to be?) a submission for one of the requested panels from this thread ( > "Japanese legend/mythology and culture and how it gets worked in to anime/manga stories" .... yeah, we opted for a simpler, less long name lol.), so we're splitting focus between the legends, beliefs, and historical/modern culture, then focusing on how they're seen in media (above outlined series being focal points; been toying around with the idea of adding a small subsection for music influencing and being influenced culturally). The outline above is actually a very abbreviated version so as to not null the point of attending the panel lol. (When I went to print the original full-detailed outline up, it was pushing 4 pages single-spaced in 8-10pt font ... 8D; .) There's a LOT to be talked about (as for overlap concerns, I'll shoot you a PM~ ^^d) & I hope it goes great. :3

Elf From Space, on 17 November 2011 - 11:05 PM, said:

If I may suggest more material that I have had to decline covering in spite of several people asking for it, people want to know more about the warring ninja clans in Japanese history and the ronin and samurai.

If that's the case, no worries lol. The panelist talking ninja/samurai/martial arts will have no problem there -- it's sort of his area of expertise (and demonstrating skills, lmao). ^^d

MsLovelyCookie, on 22 November 2011 - 03:38 PM, said:

Thanks to the spoiler I want to learn more or in case attend. You cover a lot and it also relates to one another in some way. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a pop quiz thrown in there. ;)

Spoiler

First off, it makes me very greatly happy & I take it as a great compliment you noticed & appreciated my outline organizing <3
The Steve Jobs in me spent a good 3 days playing with the layout and order before I was happy with it 8D.

Now....
Pop quiz, you say?

....Maybe. But I'm going to be evil and not say for sure either yea or nay~ >:3

Let's just say the anime/media part will be fun.~ :3c


-> Edit to say hooray being approved! :D <- (alsoIampickyabouttyposOTL)

This post has been edited by chainedbyroses: 15 February 2012 - 05:00 AM

[chainedbyroses]

Hey guys! A fun and exciting heads up to all those who've expressed interest in this panel here! :D

My co-panelists and I are looking at tweaking the anime/media list a little bit. Some series/topics will be shortened or kept very brief in light of panels/similar topics being had, but in those time places we're considering either briefly touching on a couple other great ones, or leaving more time for discussion, questions, and feedback. (Series being considered for this slot in time, among others, include such series as Welcome To The NHK, Hetalia, Tenchi Muyo!, Lucky Star, et al.)

What do you guys think? Would you rather have more series covered and discussed, or more open-ended time?

Please, let us know! Any and all feedback is more than welcome!~

[DarkBebi]

I hope to the daedras that I can attend your panel, the way you type fascinates me and your plans and organization skills are outstanding, mainly so the way you typed in the "considering this your last acen thread", so do not be afraid that a Celty comes up and shakes your hand or something to that matter. But I hope that nothing else interferes with your panel.

[chainedbyroses]

DarkBebi, on 01 March 2012 - 01:23 PM, said:

I hope to the daedras that I can attend your panel, the way you type fascinates me and your plans and organization skills are outstanding, mainly so the way you typed in the "considering this your last acen thread", so do not be afraid that a Celty comes up and shakes your hand or something to that matter. But I hope that nothing else interferes with your panel.

Lol, don't worry - there's no way we're canceling/not doing this thing, even if one of us had to be dragged in on a gurney with IVs and all the jazz (charming image, amiright?). At the end of the panel we're having open time to discuss and all that fun, so once we wrap up and start cleanup when folk start clearing out, you're welcome to hang back and chat with us (and maybe be asked to help us hold a cable or something while we hurry to un-set-up in time lol). ^^d
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For a few months here we've been looking at participation/raffle prizes, though nothing like OMG $80 FIGMA YESSSS stuff, because we are broke-arse collegiates with little money lol.

So far, ideas bounced around have included stuff like:
- Origami instruction set with pretty papers
- a small tea set, either sans tea or with a voucher for it to be gotten at a later time (since we cannot actually give away any tea with the set, or any consumables per ACen's contract)
- a really cool Super Mario related thing currently sitting on my desk
- the /nice/ kind of chopsticks that you'd rewash & reuse, not throw away after dirty
- possibly a DVD from one of the series we discuss, or relevant merch
- things people reading this thread suggest

What would you think or suggest there? *3 month long crickets blaring* ....Anyone? We're all ears on this, really. We'd like to have giveaways that excite, not bore our crowd.~ :3

[chainedbyroses]

Hey y'all! Last minute updates and info here.

~~ Panel schedule ~~
Date: Saturday, April 28
Time: 11:15am - 1:15pm
Where: DoubleTree -- Signature 2-3

~ Prizes ~
We were a little short-funded this year (exchange rate is brutal & work is scarce), so (unfortunately) prizes will be small, but several, and hopefully be thought of a nice token. How to get them will be explained in the panel, though let me just say that paying attention and making connections will be rewarded.~

~ Topics ~
Due to time concerns and many of our topics haveing panels this year, we've decided to adjust some of the subjects we cover in terms of depth and broadness/narrowness. Some sections have been expanded a little more to cover wholes rather than parts, whereas others were abbreviated to highlight the focus and reference the broader subject (& schedules dependent, recommend checking out panel xyz relevant to that topic). Hopefully this will create a smoother presentation and leave a little more time at the end for discussion and questions etc. Hope everyone enjoys the improvements!


Questions? Concerns? Comments? Post 'em!

Hope to see y'all there bright and early Saturday morning!~

[chainedbyroses]

Greetings fellow earthlings!

The time has come for panel feedback! Please post any thoughts, concerns, questions, gripes, props, things you want to find out, things you want fixed, or general wonderings here, and we'll I'll try to address and answer everything as best I can. Let us know what you liked, what you hated, what you thought was good, or bad, or just straight up ugly, weird, or somehow just plain off. Ask us anything you wonder(ed) and I will answer to the best of my knowledge and wit, and I can relay specific questions to my other panelists if need be.

Thanks to everyone who attended; we hope to see you again sometime!



ALSO!! While here, please take just a moment to fill out the convention's official feedback form for us! It lets the con, and us, know how we did and the things you want/need addressed should we run the panel again some time. The link to the official feedback forms is this text here.

Information needed about our panel for these forms is as follows (& in my signature):
- Panel Name: Japanese Legend + Culture in Animation & Media
- Date of run: Saturday, April 28 2012
- Time of run: 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM

- Age group: All ages

- Panelist Badge Names, as seated at panel table:

• Kyuuketuki
  (the short redhead girl on the right w/ the Mac; the one who was/got sick);
  
• NightHaunter
  (the Asian guy in glasses, in the middle running the Powerpoint);
  
• Chococat
  (the redhead girl on the far left of the table)
  
  Picture to refresh memories of faces (left to right): NightHaunter, Kyuuketuki, (not a panelist), (not a panelist), Chococat