WisCon 36: Anime & Manga Programming Idea-Generation & Solidifaction Fest
Way back in June, when WisCon 35 was still fresh, we had a conversation called WisCon 36 Anime/Manga Programming Idea-Generation Fest. I'd like to pick up some of the ideas we had there, and solidify them into panel descriptions.
I think it's cool to write things collectively, but if you would like to write & submit your own panel ideas for WisCon 36, about anime & manga or any other topic, you can go here to do so now! Anyone can suggest panel ideas: People who run the convention, authors, attendees, or people who have never attended WisCon and never will.
Typically, the Programming Committee will wordsmith descriptions quite a bit, but I think that anime and manga panels are often left untouched because those on Programming don’t know the terms, etc. That's why I'm big on wordsmithing these!
Goals of this post:
--Further develop ideas we were talking about earlier in the year
--Suggest new ideas if you've been thinking about stuff lately, or if you see something here that makes you want to write something else.
General Question
For panel descriptions that include the names of manga-ka or other Japanese writers/artists/producers/creators, should we do [Family Name] [Given Name] or [Given Name] [Family Name]? I tend to go with the latter, but am very willing to listen to the input of others.
Specific Panel Ideas
Disclaimer: There are ideas in the original post that are not included here, in all cases because I didn't feel confident enough to re-tool them myself. Feel free to revive them in the comments of this post.
"I've read Ooku; which manga series should I read next?"
After Fumi Yoshinaga's Ooku won the Tiptree Award at WisCon 34, many WisCon attendees read manga for the first time. Veterans of anime and manga talk about their favorites, as well as series that share characteristics to Ooku.
Anime & Manga: What I read & watched in 2011
So, what manga have you read or reread this year? Which anime have you watched or re-watched? Any re-releases have you excited? Come listen to panelists chatter, and maybe get some ideas for what you'll read/watch next.
[Aside: Is this panel too similar to the one above it?]
Intended Audience in Anime/Manga
In Japan, manga series run in magazines marketed towards adult men, adult women, boys, and girls. Many series marketed toward adult men (sienen) feature attractive girls/women living their lives and having adventures. Does the fact that the series are marketed toward older men limit your personal enjoyment? Do you pay attention to the classifications of Japanese marketers?
Suggested series for discussion: K-On!, Gunslinger Girls, Victorian Romance Emma, Azumanga Daioh/Yosuba&!, Puella Shoujo Magi Madoka
Magical School Girls
In anime and manga, characters like Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura are symbols of "girl power." Watch clips of classic magical school girl anime, and listen to panelists deconstruct the girls' sources of power, the motives of their animal sidekicks, and their outfits.
(Suggestions for clips of source material: Hime-chan no Ribon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Sailor Moon, Uta~Kata, Princess Tutu, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Full Moon o Sagashite, Shugo Chara!, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Pretty Cure, Sugar Sugar Rune, Mai Hime, Magic Knight Rayearth, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Cutey Honey, Pretear, etc. x1,000
SF and Fantasy in Classic Shôjo
Panelists will discuss classic titles, such as Princess Knight and Utena, and classic authors, such as Moto Hagio and Keiko Takemiya.
The Works of CLAMP
CLAMP is a four-women manga-producing team from Japan. Panelists will discuss their work, titles include Cardcaptor Sakura, X/1999, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, xxxHOLiC, and Gate 7.
[Aside: need more meat to this description?]
Deconstruction of Fairy Tales in Shoujo Anime/Manga
[Don't have much of a description yet]
Suggested series: Revolutionary Girl Utena, Princess Tutu, Notsume Yuujinchou
Anime Party
Like the vid party, but we'd show the first episodes of tons of anime shows all night! Alternatively, we could marathon a specific series.
I personally am uninterested in hosting a party (although would assist a host), and parties get set up in a different way than panels do (you have to contact the Parties Coordinator!). So if people are truly interested in this, you'd best organize yourselves in the comments, :O
Ideas not exclusive to anime/manga
Pirating
Copyright, scanlations, fansubbing, electronic versions of media. Half our community hates it, and half depends on it. Let's have an honest discussion about the role of piracy in fandom.
Commenting disclaimer: If you're reading this on LiveJournal, I would appreciate it if you could post your comments on the Dreamwidth post, so they're all in one spot. Of course, if you are unable to do so, comment at LJ.
I think it's cool to write things collectively, but if you would like to write & submit your own panel ideas for WisCon 36, about anime & manga or any other topic, you can go here to do so now! Anyone can suggest panel ideas: People who run the convention, authors, attendees, or people who have never attended WisCon and never will.
Typically, the Programming Committee will wordsmith descriptions quite a bit, but I think that anime and manga panels are often left untouched because those on Programming don’t know the terms, etc. That's why I'm big on wordsmithing these!
Goals of this post:
--Further develop ideas we were talking about earlier in the year
--Suggest new ideas if you've been thinking about stuff lately, or if you see something here that makes you want to write something else.
General Question
For panel descriptions that include the names of manga-ka or other Japanese writers/artists/producers/creators, should we do [Family Name] [Given Name] or [Given Name] [Family Name]? I tend to go with the latter, but am very willing to listen to the input of others.
Specific Panel Ideas
Disclaimer: There are ideas in the original post that are not included here, in all cases because I didn't feel confident enough to re-tool them myself. Feel free to revive them in the comments of this post.
"I've read Ooku; which manga series should I read next?"
After Fumi Yoshinaga's Ooku won the Tiptree Award at WisCon 34, many WisCon attendees read manga for the first time. Veterans of anime and manga talk about their favorites, as well as series that share characteristics to Ooku.
Anime & Manga: What I read & watched in 2011
So, what manga have you read or reread this year? Which anime have you watched or re-watched? Any re-releases have you excited? Come listen to panelists chatter, and maybe get some ideas for what you'll read/watch next.
[Aside: Is this panel too similar to the one above it?]
Intended Audience in Anime/Manga
In Japan, manga series run in magazines marketed towards adult men, adult women, boys, and girls. Many series marketed toward adult men (sienen) feature attractive girls/women living their lives and having adventures. Does the fact that the series are marketed toward older men limit your personal enjoyment? Do you pay attention to the classifications of Japanese marketers?
Suggested series for discussion: K-On!, Gunslinger Girls, Victorian Romance Emma, Azumanga Daioh/Yosuba&!, Puella Shoujo Magi Madoka
Magical School Girls
In anime and manga, characters like Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura are symbols of "girl power." Watch clips of classic magical school girl anime, and listen to panelists deconstruct the girls' sources of power, the motives of their animal sidekicks, and their outfits.
(Suggestions for clips of source material: Hime-chan no Ribon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Sailor Moon, Uta~Kata, Princess Tutu, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Full Moon o Sagashite, Shugo Chara!, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Pretty Cure, Sugar Sugar Rune, Mai Hime, Magic Knight Rayearth, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Cutey Honey, Pretear, etc. x1,000
SF and Fantasy in Classic Shôjo
Panelists will discuss classic titles, such as Princess Knight and Utena, and classic authors, such as Moto Hagio and Keiko Takemiya.
The Works of CLAMP
CLAMP is a four-women manga-producing team from Japan. Panelists will discuss their work, titles include Cardcaptor Sakura, X/1999, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, xxxHOLiC, and Gate 7.
[Aside: need more meat to this description?]
Deconstruction of Fairy Tales in Shoujo Anime/Manga
[Don't have much of a description yet]
Suggested series: Revolutionary Girl Utena, Princess Tutu, Notsume Yuujinchou
Anime Party
Like the vid party, but we'd show the first episodes of tons of anime shows all night! Alternatively, we could marathon a specific series.
I personally am uninterested in hosting a party (although would assist a host), and parties get set up in a different way than panels do (you have to contact the Parties Coordinator!). So if people are truly interested in this, you'd best organize yourselves in the comments, :O
Ideas not exclusive to anime/manga
Pirating
Copyright, scanlations, fansubbing, electronic versions of media. Half our community hates it, and half depends on it. Let's have an honest discussion about the role of piracy in fandom.
Commenting disclaimer: If you're reading this on LiveJournal, I would appreciate it if you could post your comments on the Dreamwidth post, so they're all in one spot. Of course, if you are unable to do so, comment at LJ.