Panel Room

Animania Festival Weekend will feature a range of artists, academics, industry professionals and community group representatives.

Cosplay panels are also being held at the Festival over at the Chibi Stage.

 

Animania Insight

There is more to anime and manga than meets the eye! Animania Insight provides an open forum for all those niggling questions about anime, manga and wider Japanese popular culture.

In previous years we have explored anime and manga as different genres and/or mediums, sub-groups within the Japanese pop culture 'sub-culture' including collectors, gamers to cosplayers and fan-artists, different themes in anime and more. This year opinions will surely fly! Audience participation definitely welcome.

 

SATURDAY

 

Lost in Translation
Dr. Mio Bryce and Rebecka O'Malley
10.30 – 11.30am
Panel Room 1

Many of us are constantly waiting for more anime and manga to be translated. But what are we missing out on in the English versions they release? Come and learn about the issues of translating anime and manga.

 

Ball Jointed Doll (BJD) Merchandise Panel
TBA
11.00 – 12.00pm
Panel Room 2

Are you the type of person who prefers shopping in person rather than online? Do you prefer to see the items in person rather than the photo-shopped photographs on the websites? Well, in the BJD hobby it's not always that easy, as nearly all our purchases are bought online. This panel is a great opportunity to see BJD products in person. This panel will be introducing you to some new and some long running BJD companies and their latest releases.

 

Learning Japanese Through youtube and Music Lyrics
DJ Shino (Wasabi)
11.30 – 12.30pm
Panel Room 1

It’s always best to learn about a country’s language and culture through something you like. In this panel you will be shown how you can learn Japanese through YouTube videos related to Animania (including an interview with Rica Matsumoto and footage of Animania Festival Sydney 2010) and their subtitles. We will also explore Japanese music videos online and talk about their Japanese lyrics. This panel will give you the useful and friendly tips you need to continue learning Japanese through the things you enjoy.

 

Japanese and Western Role Playing Games (RPG)
Ben Patterson, James Kelly and Matt Hotop
12.15 – 1.15pm
Panel Room 2

East and west usually differ quite a lot when it comes to what constitutes a role playing game. As well as the differences between JRPGs and western RPGs, this panel will explore the future of RPGs in both markets. So come along to learn more about the games you enjoy and share your own experiences and thoughts about RPGs!

 

Clones, Hybrids and Organ Transplants in Manga and Anime
Dr. Mio Bryce, Dr. Paul Cheung and Anna Katrina Gutierrez
1.00 – 2.00pm
Panel Room 1

Come along and explore the use of biotechnology in manga and anime. See how the manga and anime you enjoy is being used to reflect real social and ethical issues, including questions about life itself.

 

Yaoi: Boy's Love
Dr. Mio Bryce and Amy Plumb
5.00 – 6.00pm
Panel Room 2

One of our most requested panels, come along and explore the world of Boys’ Love (BL). This female oriented fictional media has only grown in popularity in recent years. All you need to do is look at the growing number of global/international publishers joining the development and release of Global BL, as well as the growing legion of fans from around the world

 

SUNDAY

 

Exploring the World of Yokai
Dr. Mio Bryce, Amy Plumb, Tel Porter and Rebecka O'Malley
10.30am – 11.30pm
Panel Room 1

What do GeGeGe no Kitarō, Mushishi and Inuyasha all have in common? Supernatural creatures known as yōkai. You don’t have to look far into the manga, anime and games you know to find examples of these creatures. Come along and explore the world of yōkai!

 

Japanese in Anime and Manga
Japan Foundation Sydney
11.00am – 11.30am
Panel Room 2

www.anime-manga.jp
Come along to this session as representatives from the Japan Foundation introduce their new website, Japanese in Anime and Manga! A dedicated site for fans to understand the language of anime and manga. Open to everyone, don't miss this chance to learn some useful Japanese expressions to understand what your favourite characters are saying.....にほんご わくわく！

 

Bigger Than Youtube: Niko Niko Doga
DJ Shino (Wasabi)
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Panel Room 2

Let’s enjoy Japanese animation and music videos online for free! In this panel we are going to explore NIKO NIKO DOGA, a very popular Japanese video website. We will take a look behind the website and its origin and show you how to become a member of it. With more animation and Japanese clips than You Tube, you won’t know what you have been missing out on till you see this panel. The music videos and great recent independent works of MIKU HATSUNE on NIKO NIKO DOGA will also be explored.