Tenchi Meetup 2013 – No Need for Conventions!

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    jgzinv
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    There’s been chatter of a few people looking to go together as a Tenchiforum group for next year’s Ohayocon, which for those not in the know… is an Anime con that runs January 18th – 20th (Fri ~ Sun).

    The con is located in Columbus, OH USA.

    Since pre-registration is supposed to be online now or very shortly…

    I guess the question is…. who actually is sincere about possibly doing it?

    Any ideas on things you might want to do as a group? TenchiCast direct from… etc…

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      chucklocker
      Participant
      none
      I am definitely serious about going, however, those days are right around the time when the spring semester starts up at my university. No way to know when exactly that will be until later in the year, but I could probably just blow off the first day of class safely (my priorities are TOTALLY in the right place lol :Cheeks: ) Anyway, I would be open for lots of things at the con, an onsite tenchicast, a tenchiforum panel (especially if we get that 20th anniversary announcement we are all waiting for…), and various other stuff.
      Wrong side of the country for me.What’s the one is Seattle called?Of course the problem with Seattle is that it’s on the other side of the State.
      Nobuyuki
      Participant
      ^ Sakuracon.
      It’s too far away for me, unfortunately.

      Nobuyuki wrote:

      ^ Sakuracon.

      Thanks.I wasn’t sure what it was called.I just wish they had one in Spokane and then all I would need to worry about would be transportation there and back and spending money.It be nice too if they could do it in conjunction with the annual Japan Week.

      Nobuyuki
      Participant

      mitsuki lover wrote:

      Nobuyuki wrote:

      ^ Sakuracon.

      I just wish they had one in Spokane


      aand… PRESTO! 😉

      jgzinv
      Member
      Registration is now open.

      The theme next year will be zombies *groan*

      Looks like the closest hotels are filling up already too.

      Quote:

      $40 until 9/1/2012

      $45 until 11/1/2012

      $50 until registration closes (most likely 1/1/2013)

      $55 at the door

      These are all for weekend passes. There will be day passes available to purchase at the convention.

      If you pre-register a group of 10 or more at the same time $5 will be knocked off per registration.

      Anonymous
      Guest
      As of right now, you can’t get (or submit) a panel application until Sept 1st, so I’d like a headcount of those who would want to go and be a part of the panel

      Read here for more info

      http://www.ohayocon.org/panels.html” class=”bbcode_url”>http://www.ohayocon.org/panels.html

      chucklocker
      Participant
      none
      I’m definitely game for this. Obviously I cannot fully commit to it this far out, but within reason I can say that I’m planning on going.
      Zombies? :WUTH:

      Maybe they’ll have cosplayers dressed up as Rei from High School of the Dead,could be only that lucky. 😆

      I see the one in Spokane is the same day as my parents’ anniversary.

      jgzinv
      Member

      Dagon123 wrote:

      As of right now, you can’t get (or submit) a panel application until Sept 1st, so I’d like a headcount of those who would want to go and be a part of the panel

      Read here for more info

      http://www.ohayocon.org/panels.html” class=”bbcode_url”>http://www.ohayocon.org/panels.html

      I want in on the panel… a representative of the Tenchi multiverse!

      Should be able to do it. By then should have my tablet and should be able to get a external TV box setup for it. Might be able to show the toonami promo or manga off it, if we can get a projector.

      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none
      amgplz awwww I wanna be in on a panel so badly! Sadly, I doubt I’ll be able to make it. Money would be an issue for me, as would the fact I will have classes that Friday and following Monday (& it’s a long ways away for me). I guess I’ll say, to play it safe, don’t count on me being in, but if there’s a possibility of me getting in on this, I’ll update asap.
      jgzinv
      Member
      We book now it’s cheaper than later, same thing for passes.

      You travel Friday night, do Sat and Sun and get back for Mon morning.

      ^ will be what I have to do too probably.

      Holy shit, the first convention I ever went to is back again! I thought they were dead and never to come back years ago. I’d go if the only characters nowadays that I’m obsessed enough about to cosplay as weren’t all girls, because that’s not really how I roll.
      jgzinv
      Member
      So is that a “I’m coming” or “I’m staying”

      We could really use to spread the word among the cosplay groups, maybe get some kinda mid eastern mega tenchi combo going….

      Doncha mean Midwestern?
      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none

      mitsuki lover wrote:

      Doncha mean Midwestern?

      If it were Midwestern, I’d be going

      fyeahplz

      funny, where ‘midwest’ begins & ends depends on who you ask

      jgzinv
      Member
      If someone has a Cosplay.com account might be a good idea to start a thread here floating the idea of a Tenchi cosplayer’s meetup for Ohayocon.

      http://www.cosplay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=33

      http://www.cosplay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4

      registration is closed or I’d do it.

      Edit to include Ohayocon link:

      http://forums.ohayocon.org/index.php?showtopic=5491

      http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=297387

      http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=297386

      wwwwhhhhoooo wrote:

      mitsuki lover wrote:

      Doncha mean Midwestern?

      If it were Midwestern, I’d be going

      fyeahplz

      funny, where ‘midwest’ begins & ends depends on who you ask

      I just wanted to point out that Mideastern means the Mideast as in the part of the World where they’re having all that fighting as in Israel,Syria,Jordan,etc.

      jgzinv
      Member
      We have a Zero Ryoko inbound…. someone respond to em

      http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=297387#

      Oooohhh! Now if someone(hopeful of the female gender)would go as Ryoko and take pictures for the rest of us…..
      jgzinv
      Member
      Alright so chuck says he can go…

      We got 4, me, dagon, and chuck, and a zero ryoko cosplayer anyway.

      Dagon has other arrangements already at the Hyatt.

      Here’s the hotel rates I was able to find out.

      Looking at Check in Saturday, Check out Sunday. That’s the 19th and 20th of Jan, 2013.

      Why? Cause I’ll have to leave here midnight Fri (ie. work) and drive straight through to Columbus, to get there for Sat – Con/Sleep, Get up, Con Sun and then drive back Sun night for Monday morning (work).

      If you want to reserve the room longer, up to you, I’ll take care of my portion for while I’m there.

      Quote:

      Hyatt – http://columbusregency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels-columbusregency/rooms/room-description.jsp

      Is located as part of the convention, is connected building wise, will be the main one hit by people so to speak.

      Amenities – usual upscale stuff, no free wifi unless you are in a public zone, it’s $10 a night in the rooms.

      They are willing to setup an early check-in for guest if they show up early, ie you want to be there earlier than I can be. Did not mention a price change unless it’s after a certain time, then they’d bill you for Friday too.

      Cost:

      2 adult, 2 double bed room, con rates, no free breakfast. 1 Night according to Hyatt.

      $128 a night + $24 in taxes = $152 a night. (Divide by 2 = $76 a night)

      Quote:

      Drury – Called, they are all out of double rooms, only single kings left.

      Sorry don’t roll that way… so nope.

      Quote:

      Lofts – Really high end like B&B apartments thing.

      $442 a night – nope…

      Quote:

      Red Roof Inn – https://www.redroof.com/property/RRI262/Columbus/OH/43215/

      [highlight=#ff4080]3 Rooms Left as of this Post[/highlight]

      Is 2 fair blocks away, will have to cross 2 roads to get there.

      2 adult, 2 double bed room, regular rates, free breakfast, free wifi, nice rooms, big flat panel TV etc,.

      1 Night according to RRI $140.99 a night w/tax over internet or by phone.

      Breaks down to $70.50/night respectively.

      Ok other option. If you pay everything upfront, no cancellations, no refunds, you get a discount.

      $120.99 a night w/tax over internet.

      Breaks down to $60.50/night respectively.

      Each hotel if you add a person the rate goes up by something between $20 and $40 a night.

      But you get to split it 3 ways instead of 2 of course.

      So this looks like Hyatt or RRI.

      Need to make some decisions, as time “is” money in this case.

      jgzinv
      Member
      Ok me and Chuck got a room at Red Roof, we’re open to having a 3rd though you may need an air mattress , sleeping bag, or we can upgrade the room and maybe get a sofa bed or something.
      It’s too bad that none of you has any relatives or friends you could stay with in Columbus as that would save you some money,looks like the entire weekend for you guys is going to be expensive and that’s not counting buying anything while you’re there.
      jgzinv
      Member
      I have a few relatives, but they are all at the far outskirts and you underestimate the size of columbus.

      None of the would understand anime anyway…

      Yeah,well you’ve probably been to Ohio more times than I have and I don’t even think I have ever been

      to Columbus.My mom has a cousin somewhere in Ohio,probably near Pennsylvania but I don’t know where.

      The only other thing I know about Ohio is that they got a lot of Trekkers out to vote when Kate “Captain

      Janeway” Mulgrew’s husband ran for governor.

      jgzinv
      Member
      3rd person reserved.

      So we so far have:

      Hyatt:

      Dagon (and friends)

      RRI:

      Chuck, JGZ, and Thebib62 (dualfan)

      Unknown:

      HappehPills (ZeroRyoko cosplayer)

      Potential:

      Mittens

      Unknown Mihoshi Cosplayer

      Unknown TM! Cosplayer

      jgzinv
      Member

      Quote:

      Will do! There’s another Tenchi cosplayer interested and a Mihoshi cosplayer, I don’t know if they can make it, but I’ve let them know. They’re coming from Hawaii so it might be a little difficult for them to make it, but they’re going to try.

      http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=297387#

      Replied (saved here for copy and paste reasons in case cosplay.com doesn’t approve my post)

      Quote:

      Hi,

      I’m the person that asked Kiyo to make the posts in the first place.

      I’m admin of the DualFans forum (dualfans.com) and I help out Dagon who’s the admin at TenchiForum.com, who will be leading the panel.

      Great to hear there are more looking at coming. Ideally we’d see a packed room of cosplayers and Tenchi fans. I’m trying to reach as many TM! cosplayers as I can in the Mideastern States and invite them.

      We’re hoping to put together a panel that’s not the typical “folks sit and talk about things everyone already knows” type of thing. We’re looking into ways to get the audience involved, discuss things folks that may have only seen Toonami may not be aware of.

      Such things might be as the Tenchi manga, which is it’s own continuity based off the OAV series. Tenchi music and AMVs. The extended universe, such as the spin off series Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, Photon, and more recently Saint Knight’s Tale (Funimation just yesterday announced this will be dubbed TM! War on Geminar). Some other things like the Japanese novels, mangas, comics, doujinshi, and other materials that never made it to the States we can talk about too. There’s truly a whole other realm of info out there that can be tapped.

      Some of us have over 12 years in the fandom, so we’ve got a lot we can cover and hope to make it a great time. So the more the merrier.

      Keep spreading the word! :)

      p.s. if you’d like to listen to sort of a “panel series” TenchiForum does a regular podcast on Tenchi topics, which is sort of like a panel already.

      You can find those here:

      http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4A5225ED76BF9A52&feature=plcp

      or

      http://tenchiforum.com/v3.0/tenchicast.html

      julia
      Member
      I live in Columbus and the convention center is actually like 2 miles from my home XD I’ve gone a couple times…and of course I would love to go… but financial reasons might not let me :(
      jgzinv
      Member
      If it’s that close, you’d be better off trying to register now, while it’s cheaper.

      Registration is $40 currently for the whole con. Goes up some Sept 1.

      julia
      Member
      None of this post mattered L OL
      Anonymous
      Guest
      http://www.ohayocon.org/guests.html

      Also currently on the subject, they are taking in requests for guests, so if you want to see somebody (like Petrea) go in hordes and do it! That way they will see a decent amount and go for it sooner rather then later.

      http://forums.ohayocon.org/index.php?showtopic=5400&st=40&gopid=161218&#entry161218

      I posted in the official thread for guest request, lets get some steam behind it!

      jgzinv
      Member
      If you don’t mind, throw in a vote for Michelle Ruff along with your Tenchi peoples.

      She was Mitsuki Sanada in Dual, along with 200 other things. Generally very nice to attendees,

      and she didn’t start going to cons except in the last few years. Would like a chance to meet her.

      There are about 3-4 non related votes for her already.

      How far in advance do they schedule guests?

      Michelle Ruff was also Ran The Goldfish in Angel Tales and Chi in Chobits.She can be considered the

      American Tanaka Rei for the fact that they played some of the same roles. :D

      spokethewind
      Member
      I haven’t posted in a while, so you may not recognize me… no biggie! but OH MY GOD YOU PEOPLE HAVE JUST MADE MY LIFE!!!!!! I live in Cincinnati and have never been to a convention and to know this is located 2 HOURS AWAY and will have REAL LIFE TENCHI FANS….. holy cow people I am freaking out. I am SO going to this and I can’t wait to meet you guys!!!!!!! isawitplz
      jgzinv
      Member
      Okie dokie welcome to the list of attendees.

      Make sure to setup your registration now while it’s cheaper.

      Anonymous
      Guest

      JGZinv wrote:

      Okie dokie welcome to the list of attendees.

      Make sure to setup your registration now while it’s cheaper.

      Yes, and this is for anyone who might be attending, grab them while they are hot and cheap because on SEPT 1ST, The prices start shooting up quickly, so get reserved today! And we can’t wait to see you there!

      jgzinv
      Member
      We really need to get on that campaign to the devart people and cosplay.com folks with there only being a ,month left
      ryokofan21
      Member
      I’d love to be able to get involved with this. But realistically I would probably still be in school. Plus I’m not exactly sure what I could bring to the table, but it still sounds awesome.
      jgzinv
      Member
      We need to be working on contacting the people in these links here, one is for deviantart the other from cosplay.com.

      Mostly I tried to stay within the last 2 years, and remove duplicates but there are some particularly on cosplay.com where they are dups of devart, but they may be more contactable through one than the other or have links to other tenchi group cosplayers on one than the other.

      Will have to work on a form letter unless someone else can come up with one.

      Probably should list which links have been hit already too so we don’t overlap or really pester

      the folks.

      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none

      JGZinv wrote:

      We need to be working on contacting the people in these links here, one is for deviantart the other from cosplay.com.

      Mostly I tried to stay within the last 2 years, and remove duplicates but there are some particularly on cosplay.com where they are dups of devart, but they may be more contactable through one than the other or have links to other tenchi group cosplayers on one than the other.

      Will have to work on a form letter unless someone else can come up with one.

      Probably should list which links have been hit already too so we don’t overlap or really pester

      the folks.

      1,000 thank you’s, Z-man. I don’t have any accounts or a presence in the cosplaying or deviant art community, so is there any particular way I can assist? Or are there particular instructions we’d like to have listed for us general members (w/o devart accounts) that want to spread the word?

      *Hopefully this is already understood, but to members involved with deviant art and/or the cosplaying community, please spread the word!

      (p.s. lemme know if you want help with a form letter Z-man)

      jgzinv
      Member
      Yes we need to get on this, I’ve not had the time. My butt has imploded from all the kicking it’s gotten lately.

      Yeah a letter and a dummy TF account on both services or using mine would be fine, need to send a letter out to folks. We’re running out of August.

      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none
      Good idea JG. If we go the ‘dummy account’ route perhaps leave that up to Dagon to create a general ‘tenchiforum’ username account (personally or assigning someone to do so).

      As far as a form letter, I could help toss out some drafts if someone outlines plainly for me the gist of what we want it to say, or I could do some revising/editing here or there if someone else wants to do a first draft.

      jgzinv
      Member
      Take a look at my post letter to the person at cosplay.com a couple pages back. That’s not bad far as everything that needs to be said…

      Just sort of hey, nice cosplay, we’re doing this stuff, like to invite you, sept 1 costs go up, stop by TF is you have more questions…

      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none
      Thanks Z man, I checked it out. Here’s my attempt at a first draft form letter, let me know what you think, make edits/revisions as you’d like, etc. etc. 😉

      (sorry if it’s lengthy, it won’t allow me to upload a word document):

      Greetings fellow Tenchi fan! As you may or may not already be aware, Funimation has made some BIG announcements regarding the series Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari or Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar (previously known to the Tenchi fandom community as Saint Knight’s Tale) recently at Otakon 2012. In case you haven’t heard, here’s some links to bring you up to speed:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!_War_on_Geminar” class=”bbcode_url”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!_War_on_Geminar

      http://tenchiforum.com/v3.0/news1.html” class=”bbcode_url”>http://tenchiforum.com/v3.0/news1.html

      http://www.youtube.com/user/TenchiForum” class=”bbcode_url”>http://www.youtube.com/user/TenchiForum

      But before we get too far ahead of ourselves: you may have noticed several of the links mention or link to “Tenchiforum.” What the heck is Tenchiforum, you say? Well…

      We’re an active community of Tenchi fans (and its “cousin” series Dual!, Photon and El-Hazard) providing a place of common ground for fans to share their experiences and fan-made works (including fanfiction, fan art and cosplay). For years, Tenchiforum has been a great place to keep the memory of our favorite anime alive while making friends along the way. We are fan-made, fan-supported, and entirely non-profit, and exist solely to preserve the name of Tenchi Muyo! and to provide opportunities for fan involvement in a welcoming way.

      Which brings us to the point of our message (sorry if we rambled a bit here and there):

      January 18th – 20th (that’s a weekend, Fri – Sun) 2013 is the anime convention Ohayocon: 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. For the first time ever, we are looking to start an official Tenchiforum/Tenchi fan panel at this upcoming venue to spread the word about Tenchi and its latest offshoot, War on Geminar (and of course, to have fun!). We are in the process of scheduling and coordinating this exciting venture, and would love to have as many Tenchi fans (especially cosplayers!) in attendance as possible.

      If you live anywhere nearby, or just happen to be in the neighborhood (or you don’t mind traveling long distances) we’d love to see you there!

      Please follow the link(s) below if you are interested or would like additional information.

      **NOTE** The con isn’t until January, but if you register before September 1st prices will be significantly cheaper!

      http://tenchiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=565” class=”bbcode_url”>http://tenchiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=565

      http://www.ohayocon.org/” class=”bbcode_url”>http://www.ohayocon.org/ (for early con registration)

      The carnival is back!

      jgzinv
      Member
      It’s lengthy yes, it says everything…

      *scratches chin*

      If anything might shorten the middle up and leave it as an open invitation to the forum, as I find people are more open to looking in on something if the are presented with a question and they themselves venture on over.

      In any case, do need to get this rolling.

      jgzinv
      Member
      Whomever wants to start on the deviant art people.

      I’ve created a TenchiForum deviant art account.

      You want access, PM me.

      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none

      JGZinv wrote:

      Whomever wants to start on the deviant art people.

      I’ve created a TenchiForum deviant art account.

      You want access, PM me.

      Or wwwwhhhhooooever…huh? Get it?

      *crickets

      Okay okay…but seriously, check ur inbox 🙂

      jgzinv
      Member
      Also need to think about what we’re going to word up for the panel application.

      You can expect a google doc’s form most likely.

      http://forums.ohayocon.org/index.php?showtopic=1791

      That’s from last year, expect some “we want zombines panels” blah on this year’s form.

      Start contemplating. Panels are generally 1 hour blocks.

      I might be able to get a projector if we’re not provided one, not sure about the sound yet.

      So we can do video, maybe audio.

      Get to thinking, stuff is right around the corner.

      jgzinv
      Member
      Some thoughts from talking with Who.

      We need to make a pre-submission list of what we want to cover.

      We should have a 50 minute block with 5 mins setup and break down on either side.

      Some things to cover:

      Presentation – Tenchi Toonami promo

      The extended universe (ie other series, Dual!, Photon, Sammy)

      Noting the announcements and releases for the new sets and war on geminar.

      The manga, Doujinshi, Novels.

      The community is still around! Where we’re at. TF/DF/etc

      Other projects – tenchicast, redub, MST, amv’s, etc

      Interaction with the fans –

      Q&A time towards the end.

      Somehow interact more with them during things. (ask like what’s your favorite moment?)

      Need to figure out who all will be on the panel (JGZ, Dagon, Chuck, ???????)

      Any ideas on where / when to put a cosplay meetup or as part of or after the panel (again loose idea when/where kinda early atm to pick anything).

      What’s going to be the plan tentatively’loosely if we don’t get approved?

      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none
      Great outline JG (we talked about sooo much, hopefully we’ll remember the important stuff)

      All of these topics are important, and all have pressing deadlines to see to. If anyone reading this is half as concerned about it as JG, myself & others coordinating the event, it will likely seem almost overwhelming!

      So here’s what I propose we do: think of JG’s mantra do everything we can but in chunks (what? chunks sounds too gross? Oh fine, then, bits, bites, tidbits, sections, what have you).

      First off: applying for the panel

      As my understanding of the situation at the moment goes, if last year’s model is to be considered reliable, registration for applicants will likely begin September 1st. We don’t have to be the first to enter, don’t have to jump the gun too much–& we definitely don’t want to turn in anything too early–but after the official opening for applications, the sooner the better. *EDIT/NOTE: This doesn’t directly apply to anyone, don’t feel like you should go out there and apply for the forum (it’s actually very frowned upon to apply too early by the con staff!). We’ll gather thoughts/ideas into ONE OFFICIAL FORM, then Administration will handle turning it in.

      As of this writing, I don’t know exactly how the application process/form works–if it’s more of a question-and-answer setup or more of a ‘tell us, in your own words’ sort of scenario, but we’ll figure that out when we find out (or if you know, post please!)–but at any rate the end goal is the same: state concisely, efficiently and elegantly our objectives for the panel, a thorough (but not lengthy) description of our intended presentation, and basically laying out why we think we deserve to have a panel (insert our qualifications, credentials, etc…not bragging, just telling it like it is).

      When we find out more about how exactly we want this mission statement/form letter (for lack of better comparison) I would be more than happy to write up a draft, but any contributions/considerations/corrections after-the-fact would be appreciated, and the more eyeballs looking over it the better. Not to sound too dramatic, but we only get one shot at this! It’s gotta be good.

      *Also under step 1: Who all is going to be attending and on the panel? It seems a long ways away, but as part of the application process, we really need to know to inform Ohayocon staffers who is bringing what to the table.

      Step Number 2 (A): Okay, let’s say we made it. GREAT! … Now what? As JG has already outlined, there is a specific timeframe we will have to do the panel, so it needs to be planned out concisely, if not meticulously.

      THIS IS WHERE EVERYONE CAN LEND A HAND! To be most efficient, the fine details and actual scheduling will be handled by the brave folks from our forum attending the con. Also, as you can see, being on top of things JG (& whoever else contributed to the list) has some great ideas already. But possible ideas regarding topics/how we approach certain facets (like audience involvement) are totally up for brainstorming and suggestions. Throw them out there, the more brains in the storm the better. Try to be creative, but think along these guidelines: we don’t want to be just “a youtube video in person.” In other words, what can we bring to the table to the attendees that they couldn’t otherwise find anywhere else, or may be unaware of? Topics include:

      1) Extended Universe (EU) elements such as doujinshi/manga/novels

      2) Fan-made items never-previously-seen (think about how cartoonists or something along those lines often make a special little video unique to the venue they’re attending…it makes it personalized, and more memorable for the attendees…we could possibly do something like that, whip a video or two together) : Contingency plan for –*knock on wood, literally–should we not get accepted as an ‘official’ panel. We’ve already invited people, & others have made reservations/plans, allocated funds, etc., so what’s the best way to make the best of it? (even if we don’t have an allocated room or a scheduled event on paper, we can still make an impact for the forum and more importantly the fandom). But we’ll cross this bridge when we get to it.

      THIRDLY: Post-panel. Assuming we have some cosplayers in attendance (which I think we will): after-panel meet up/photo session? *EDIT/NOTE: We may need to inform people that this would NOT be a professional (i.e. $ involved) photoshoot. Interactive cosplay element during panel? (that would be awesome, but a bit too soon to try to predict.

      ^(on that note, any ideas for cosplaying are open to ideas, like in step 2, but keep in mind we’d need ‘x’ number of cosplayers depending on how specific your idea may be, and atm we’re not sure how many we really would have)

      Perhaps even a after-panel “live from Ohayocon” Tenchicast??? Probably allot some time for questions afterwards, but (not that I fiind Tenchi boring, of course) in keeping with the “not a live youtube vid” theme, we’d want to refrain from killing too much panel session time with questions that could be answered easily enough via the forum or an online wiki. This would be an ideal time for ideas for audience involvement as well.

      I know, it’s alot. But as the saying goes, “Many hands make light work.” Several people are working very hard at making this a reality, and doing it on behalf of the forum and the larger Tenchi fan community; either way you slice it, that means in a round-about way, on behalf of us. So please, if you have the time, give this some thought, and any input you’d like to contribute, please post away! We’d appreciate it!

      ~Thank you all for your time :D (remember, right around the corner!!!)

      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
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      ok, here’s my first contribution (or, plan of one, written down anyways):

      Let’s say after we’ve been approved for panel…we’ll definitely want to get the word out! So, promotional video route! (?) Dagon voicing would be best (imo) but with everyone busier than heck, I’ll just throw my hat in the ring ahead of time & say I’d be willing to take a stab at it (voice too, if Dagon/JG don’t have time) if that’s what would work best (or whomever would like to/has means).

      spokethewind
      Member
      Definitely waited until the final day (heheh) but I just registered and got everything set up! So I was reading that we may have a table? I’m not a moderator or anything, but I would happily help with things (set up, that kind of thing)

      Also has anyone thought of a group e-mail for those attending for us to contact each other and to know what to look for? I mean we don’t have to start now, but I think it could be fun to get to know everyone before meeting up. Of course you all probably know each other and are BFFz and I’m the odd one out. In which case, I’m FRIENDLY so I’ll manage ^,^

      wwwwhhhhoooo
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      spokethewind wrote:

      Definitely waited until the final day (heheh) but I just registered and got everything set up! So I was reading that we may have a table? I’m not a moderator or anything, but I would happily help with things (set up, that kind of thing)

      Also has anyone thought of a group e-mail for those attending for us to contact each other and to know what to look for? I mean we don’t have to start now, but I think it could be fun to get to know everyone before meeting up. Of course you all probably know each other and are BFFz and I’m the odd one out. In which case, I’m FRIENDLY so I’ll manage ^,^

      Hey Spokes! Long time no–hear 😆 Wonderful to hear you’ll be attending (wish I could). Also great to hear you’re willing to assist (certainly don’t have to be a mod, it’s better for people actually going to head up the organizational elements).

      A group email would be a good idea (dunno’ how one goes about that) or if there’s any way that con attendees want to swap emails, I think that would be a good idea. I think facebook you can make a group, & of course there’s TenchiForum official fb page:

      http://www.facebook.com/TenchiForum” class=”bbcode_url”>http://www.facebook.com/TenchiForum

      There’s only a few of you actually going, & imo you’re all really nice & trusting & all that, but if using your personal fb profile is too revealing, that’s understandable. Perhaps with Google or Yahoo it would be possible to make a group email of sorts?

      We’ll need to work on that. In the meantime, as I type this it is the 1st (where I’m at) so we should be watching this thread of Ohayocon’s forum site:

      http://forums.ohayocon.org/index.php?showtopic=5521” class=”bbcode_url”>http://forums.ohayocon.org/index.php?showtopic=5521

      As I understand it (as I post this) registration should now technically be open, and they should be posting links/announcements to where/how one can actually go about doing this. Registering is our next BIG important step! Again, I don’t know what the format of the registration applications entails, but when the time comes I’d be more than happy to assist in writing up our application (if you want my help and it says ‘now open’ and I’m not around, come find me! pm etc.)

      Side note: anyone registered to post on Ohayocon’s forum? If we don’t see anything announced within a couple of days, may be to our benefit to post a reply and ask ‘what’s goin on?’ that kind of thing.

      So for now, be vigilant checking Ohayocon’s forum! Thanks Spokes & everyone else working on making this happen.

      spokethewind
      Member
      i am registered for the forum under the same name here!! also, have they made announcements as to who, guest-wise is coming??
      jgzinv
      Member
      Not yet and I doubt they will till around December.

      Only one they have reserved is Tiffany Grant.

      Did you find lodging already?

      spokethewind
      Member
      i have NOT yet, but i’ve been told where you all are staying (or, the few that are coming) so i’ll be working on finding a room this week. WOOOOOOOOO!!

      also, facebook! look me up!

      http://www.facebook.com/kesselmm

      hope some others have a faceplace ^.^

      omg i had to edit this ’cause i looked up said person thinking i’d be all bummed and SHE PLAYED SUMMER IN SHIN CHAN. if no one from the cast of tenchi can come…. it’s the only other anime that i watch RELIGIOUSLY. wow, my night has been made!!

      jgzinv
      Member
      You need to find lodging ASAP. Most likely you will have to go farther out as rooms were

      already in short supply when we got ours. Who should have already hit you back with some links on Hotels.

      spokethewind
      Member
      right, i’ve found crowne plaza hotel which is literally a one minute walk from the hyatt, so i’ll be making my reservations tomorrow. they’ve still got rooms so it’s looking good!
      wwwwhhhhoooo
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      Thanks for keeping this updated everyone! May I ask…what’s the status on application process? Is that open to discussion yet?
      jgzinv
      Member
      They didn’t “close” registration till december last year, so I’d expect the final decision in Nov or Dec.

      Mitchell if he can sell his mustang car is going to try and come to the con too.

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      I hope I can make it to one of these conventions one day
      jgzinv
      Member
      For anyone that’s potentially or confirmed going to Ohayocon, I’d like you to make a post in these threads

      to try and show to the Con staff that there’s interest in what we’re doing, as that may help get the panel approved in some small way.

      Other panels/events that have been held a dozen cons already, obviously may be given preference since they gain attendees… so we need to at least show we have people interested rather than going in cold turkey.

      Here’s the cosplayer thread so far:

      http://forums.ohayocon.org/index.php?showtopic=5491

      Dagon – we could probably use to make a panel thread here – http://forums.ohayocon.org/index.php?showforum=58

      Not sure what all you put in the application, so not sure what I should say yet.

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Thanks for the update. Is there a place where you can see where it is going to be in the next couple of years oris it chosen at random?
      jgzinv
      Member
      Con’s generally are the same time same place every year… mostly cause of space and it

      makes money for the local businesses.

      This site has other cons – http://animecons.com/

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      But this is the one most of ya’ll go to most of the time right?
      wwwwhhhhoooo
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      Lighthawk93 wrote:

      But this is the one most of ya’ll go to most of the time right?

      Sorry if this wasn’t made clear enough, but this is our first ever attempt at having an official Tenchiforum presence at any con. So if we want to make this a semi-regular event (or at least repeating) this is the one that will really count!

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Gotcha
      jgzinv
      Member
      Well here’s a random update for me:

      Things to do before Ohayocon:

      Prepare panel presentation.

      Contact hotel for adjusted arrangements and parking.

      Acquire Yosho hair

      Acquire Yosho outfit

      Acquire tablet and car dock.

      Acquire GPS App

      Acquire backpack

      Acquire super secret parts ~50%

      chucklocker
      Participant
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      For me it’s:

      arrange transportation.

      acquire cosply (taking all ideas/suggestions btw!)

      berate JG for not contacting hotel for adjusted arrangements yet!

      JG, y u no contact hotel people yet?

      EDIT: berate JG for not contacting hotel for adjusted arrangements yet!

      jgzinv
      Member
      Cause we’ve not decided on if we can make it on Friday or not, plus we

      have gotten you and Bib’s transportation down yet.

      chucklocker
      Participant
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      I can easily get transportation for either saturday or friday, the only reason I havent booked yet is because I didn’t know if we could get friday at the hotel. I would prefer friday for many reasons. Either way definitely talk to the hotel people even if it’s just to discover if we even can get friday and to let them know about bib possibly being there.
      jgzinv
      Member
      If I do let them know, it’s instantly going to raise the rates accordingly.

      *rubs chin* yeah I do probably need to reserve it.

      I should be able to do it… I probably won’t be able to get work to let me go

      until after November though.

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      And most importantly pictures
      jgzinv
      Member
      I’ve been cleared by work to have that Friday off, so I’ll be there for the full course of the con.
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Nice
      jgzinv
      Member
      Well my yosho hair might have been located… hopefully it’ll show up next week.

      I hope it’s spent it’s time well and written a book about it’s adventures.

      Tale of the Traveling Hair

      an autobiography.

      isawitplz

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Please post pics when you get it
      jgzinv
      Member
      As a reminder we are 68 short days away from Ohayocon.

      Need to make your plans to prepare, what to bring, invite more people, cosplays, transportation, etc.

      At some point Chuck and Dagon we need to get together to hammer out the content for the panel.

      jgzinv
      Member
      Well did a fitting for the yosho costume and got my wigs. Hopefully both will be done by the 2nd week of December.
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Will there be a podcast about this?
      jgzinv
      Member
      We will be recording from the panel… or whatever we end up doing if we’re not approved.
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Ok, I gotcha
      jgzinv
      Member
      We’d probably try live casting it… but honestly the con/hotel makes you pay out the nose for Wifi, and the only thing I’ve ever heard from any con… is that it’s “slow and sucks” so… not conductive to running a video stream through it.
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Maybey one for afterwords?
      jgzinv
      Member
      We might be able to from the RRI, as we get free wifi but I imagine it’ll be saturated.
      jgzinv
      Member
      Just as a note to chuck and dagon, I’ll be on a little later in the afternoon in mumble to try and work on a starter outline for my part of the panel and start getting some of the images and video together.
      jgzinv
      Member
      I think we should at some point, do Tenchi/Dual karaoke while we’re at the con.

      Doesn’t “have” to be recorded or anything, just totally an off the wall something for fun thing.

      Anonymous
      Guest
      I just received confirmation that the panel was accepted! So were on! happyblueplz

      Chuck and JG, I will be sending you some important information regarding the Panel, setup, check-in etc.

      chucklocker
      Participant
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      w00t! Was there ever any doubt? I mean, we are only the greatest Tenchi community around! I’m looking forward to this SOOOOOO much! I only rediscovered Tenchi a little over a year ago, and joined the forum less than a year ago, and now I’m on a Tenchi panel at one of the largest cons in the country!
      jgzinv
      Member
      Making what little rounds I can before work…

      http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=308860

      Need to let people know so they will show up. Though we’ll have to wait for the date/time, arrgh.

      spokethewind
      Member
      wooo hooo!!! let me know if there’s anything i can do to help. unfortunately i don’t have the money to dress up but i’ll happily do anything else!! 🙂
      wwwwhhhhoooo
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      OMG OMG!!! Panel is official! Congrats on all the hard work everyone, can’t wait for you all to represent at the con! imhappylaplz
      Ballsmagee01
      Member
      ik and remember to take pics and videos guys!!! even though i cant go with you guys id love to see what is going on there also i entered one of my amvs to the contest that is going on there
      jgzinv
      Member
      +1 Sasami for cosplay as per the Ohayocon forms.

      also + 1 Mayuka

      jgzinv
      Member
      Just as a note the con is having a formal ball…

      http://forums.ohayocon.org/index.php?showtopic=6347

      Perhaps we can get some TenchixRyokoxAyeka waltzing going on. :Tenchismile:

      Maybe even old Yosho will drop in. 😯

      chucklocker
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      Omg if there’s a Yuki/Nova cosplayer………. bth_RetardIloveitplz_by_IloveItplz

      Ooooh, or an Ami-chan! desiremeplz

      I need to brush up on my dancing, lol!

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      So do people go to the formal dance in thier costumes or do they bring tuxs/dresses?
      jgzinv
      Member
      Costumes… though it’s supposed to be “formal” ish so no dripping zombies in tuxes.

      A lot of costumes could be formal on their own.

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Like the jurian outfits or the outfits of the main characters from Big o?
      jgzinv
      Member
      Yeah stuff like that.

      Though I’d like to see someone try to dance as/with azaka and kamidake logs.

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Challenge Accepted ( as soon as I can actually go to one)
      wwwwhhhhoooo
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      Thanks for info on amv’s JG. I’ve been in contact with the guy (Adam) I haven’t had time to make anything new, and my old ones (that I’d be proud to enter) are in a widescreen format, which apparently is a no-go. I don’t really have access to my original files to sloppily convert them into an acceptable format, so idk if it will work for me. I could toss in some of my old ones, no chance of winning but if they just want more amv’s to show…
      jgzinv
      Member
      just use like freemake or something to convert them to 4:3… shouldn’t be hard.
      wwwwhhhhoooo
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      ^I shall look into this. Though, since I don’t have originals I will have to re-download from my own youtube, but I guess that shouldn’t hurt the quality too much (if at all).

      480×720 is gewd, right? kirbyishappyplz

      jgzinv
      Member
      Who… took me like 30 seconds to make it totally con-compatible.

      Download from youtube via FF plugin at 1080P, throw into freemake with right settings,

      it’s ready to submit.

      See…

      https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20797133/Yosho_%20the%20most%20interesting%20man%20in%20the%20world.avi” class=”bbcode_url”>https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20797133/Yosho_%20the%20most%20interesting%20man%20in%20the%20world.avi

      Um give it a minute.. it’s uploading.

      You can set it to stretch it or letterbox it, the con will take either.

      wwwwhhhhoooo
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      Thanks Z-man…

      Well, I’ve been traveling alot this year for the holidays, and it’s still not over yet (busy this weekend). I have found a video that would actually be acceptable (something about had to be created after Feb 2012 apparently) changed the format and created an account with amv.org, but I’m running into problems–no surprise there, I may be–with the exception of some Amish folk–the least computer-using-inclined-knowhow person on the planet.

      Having spent what little available time I’ve had just figuring out how amv.org and ftp servers work, I’ve have been unable, time and time again, to successfully upload/transfer (it appears my video goes over the storage limit of amv.org, that I’ve just now seen in the fine print). Quite frankly, I am exhausted and a bit frustrated.

      Unless you, JGZinv or someone else going to the con with an amv.org account or something similar would like to transfer/upload my video for me (then act as my proxy at the con) I’m afraid I’ll likely have to raise the white flag on this one.

      *EDIT–cools off*

      Okay, I will try again tomorrow/Sun when I have some time to do so. I have to get my vid from 900(ish, I think) mb down under 150mb w/o the quality suffering too bad…we’ll give it a go!

      On a brighter note, despite my minor setbacks (at my own incompetence) I’m glad so much has gone right thus far, and I hope everything else goes well *knocks on wood. It’s sure to be fun, and if there’s anything else I may be of use for, let me know. :D

      jgzinv
      Member
      I’ll be the proxy for whomever long as the panel and AMV contest don’t run into each other.

      I make a point of being at the AMV contests anyway.

      The conversion I did to AVI crushed the video pretty well, a lot of it is bloat in the size.

      I have an AMV.org account too… not sure if it still works… probably. Once upon a time I was

      a ripping Dual videos cough cough…

      wwwwhhhhoooo
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      I have officially sent in my entry! :washu:

      Sometimes it really does pay if, when you are frustrated/tired, to stop and resume it the following day. With my head cleared, I got the format all set and figured out amv.org, so now I await some form of confirmation from the con staff that my entry has been submitted and approved.

      Also (here’s the important part): I listed you guys as my proxy–specifically Dagon, but if he’s busy with the panel, I tried to leave some wiggle room so that anyone of you forum reps going for the panel could hopefully go in his place (proxy for a proxy? lol). Wouldn’t want any of you to miss any of the panel if heaven forbid it is at the same time as the contest viewing, but if it is, it would be appreciated if somebody could duck out at least towards the end of the contest if at all possible.*

      Thaaaaaaaaaaaanks! 😉

      http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/wwwwhhhhoooo/Tenchiforum%20Banners/smuggerald_zpsb7ea7f91.jpg" />

      *If not possible, nbd, I do this for fun and to get our friend boozinwalsh’s work (and mine lol) out there. I’m sure obtaining the prize itself isn’t anything too essential to my well-being (wait, this is assuming I win something, getting ahead of myself).

      Anonymous
      Guest

      wwwwhhhhoooo wrote:


      Also (here’s the important part): I listed you guys as my proxy–specifically Dagon, but if he’s busy with the panel, I tried to leave some wiggle room so that anyone of you forum reps going for the panel could hopefully go in his place (proxy for a proxy? lol). Wouldn’t want any of you to miss any of the panel if heaven forbid it is at the same time as the contest viewing, but if it is, it would be appreciated if somebody could duck out at least towards the end of the contest if at all possible.*

      *If not possible, nbd, I do this for fun and to get our friend boozinwalsh’s work (and mine lol) out there. I’m sure obtaining the prize itself isn’t anything too essential to my well-being (wait, this is assuming I win something, getting ahead of myself).

      Well they don’t announce the winners till sunday (at least thats how its been the last few years so) since we aimed for saturday their shouldn’t be any conflict, and if we do somehow miss it, they’ll mail it to you. But yes It’s awesome you got it all sorted out! Can’t wait to see it, Tenchiforum represent desufaceplz

      Ballsmagee01
      Member
      lol well i got my vid in so keep a look out guys and if you want to see it earlier then feel free to check it out on my amv page. :D i look foward to rival you wwwwhhhhoooo
      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
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      FFFFemo jk :Tenchismile:

      Yes, I guess that makes us rivals! How exciting! Sorry took me so long, but I watched your amv and it is awesome. I think it’s got a good shot. In a way, I think it’s kind of opposite tone of my entry, so it will be interesting for the judges I’m sure.

      Glad we’ve got some good representin’ for the forum!

      spokethewind
      Member
      i hope i’m not the only one coming who isn’t dressing up… 😥
      Anonymous
      Guest

      spokethewind wrote:

      i hope i’m not the only one coming who isn’t dressing up… 😥

      I’m not either so it’s all good, lol The only way I’m dressing up is wearing my Ryo-Ohki shirt

      spokethewind
      Member
      ah that makes me feel so much better. are we all going to try to meet up and/or discuss the weekend activities before the convention? i’d love to know who i’m looking for because they’ll be my immediate friends haha
      jgzinv
      Member
      Well I think it’ll mostly be finding one another by cell phone…

      I’ll probably pick Chuck up from the bus station, and maybe Bib…

      Anonymous
      Guest

      spokethewind wrote:

      ah that makes me feel so much better. are we all going to try to meet up and/or discuss the weekend activities before the convention? i’d love to know who i’m looking for because they’ll be my immediate friends haha

      As the con gets closer, we’ll exchange information and such, and of course if something happens we can’t meet up before hand we’ll meet at the panel ^_^ we intend to take pics and such afterwords too

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      I got to get my car fixed up so I can go to one. Btw are there any tenchiforum shirts for sale?
      jgzinv
      Member
      Look in the cosplay section. Shirts thread. Honestly we’re too late now to get them in before the con.

      Bought a camera and a 64GB SD card to go with it, so we should have a good recording of the panel.

      *looks in wallet, sees own toes*

      Oh well.

      spokethewind
      Member
      what exactly will the panel do? discuss tenchi and spin-offs as well as the forum?

      wow, hi… n00b here. and i can’t believe i just typed ‘n00b’

      i can take photos and such while you guys are panel-ing it up if you like.

      jgzinv
      Member
      That will be a great help spoke, I’m not sure if the camera can only take video in sections of 25 minutes anyway, so it’d have to be poked again.

      I’ll be getting a batch of stuff monday… oh the time crunch.

      Chuck Dagon and I have pretty much figured out what we’re going to touch on and essentially we’re cramming as much as our mouths can say without sounding like an auctioneer in there.

      Dagon’s got the intros, OVA/TU/movies, I’ve got the spin offs and japanese stuff. Chuck has the manga’s primarily.

      chucklocker
      Participant
      none
      Whoa, whoa, whoa, when you say you’re covering “Japanese stuff” does that include the doujins and novels? Because I was under the impression that these were part of my presentation material. The general description of my segment was the Printed World of Tenchi Muyo. Now with the doujins I could certainly use some help as youve seen WAY more of them than I ever have, but I’ve got the Kajishima OVA novels pretty well in hand on my own. I should have a solid outline of my part by the next time we all meet on mumble, so I think we should all work it out then.
      jgzinv
      Member
      doujins mostly or junk I’ve seen… but yes we do need to go over this.
      Ballsmagee01
      Member
      even though i cant tag along with you guys im looking forward to seeing pics and i wish you all the best :D
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Same here my friends
      jgzinv
      Member
      Well between me and dagon we’ve got 120 GB of memory card space, see what we can do.

      We did get a preliminary schedule from the con, looks like 2 am sat morning…

      That can change though, don’t go scheduling any parades just yet.

      Chuck, got a couple things we need to cover on the room, Bib is out, so we have a hole.

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      You start at 2 am?
      jgzinv
      Member
      correct
      Ballsmagee01
      Member
      thats a wee bit early in the morning 😆
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      A wee bit? That’s super early! Some people are going to be grouchy at this thing probabley
      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
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      Ballsmagee01 wrote:

      thats a wee bit early in the morning 😆

      Lighthawk93 wrote:

      A wee bit? That’s super early! Some people are going to be grouchy at this thing probabley

      Yeah, well, it’s not like it’s up to us when our panel takes place; just gotta’ go with the schedule. On the plus side, the good thing about cons is there are a number of people who stay up late/pull all-nighters, and everyone is pretty much on their on schedule anyway. If people see something they really wanna’ attend, they’ll find time to sleep during events they’re not as interested in.

      jgzinv
      Member
      Who if you have any gusto left, please try to touch base with any of those we contacted in the campaign to spread the word about the panel….

      I’ll be hunkering down trying to survive work and finish my preparations, so I may not be around much.

      If someone needs me, e-mail me.

      Chuck, need that powerpoint bud. Also let me know if I need to snag you at the airport.

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Looks like I need to take a con class 101 to understand this
      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none

      JGZinv wrote:

      Who if you have any gusto left, please try to touch base with any of those we contacted in the campaign to spread the word about the panel….

      Gotcha Z-man (weren’t too many that actually responded to begin with, so I’ve got plenty in my gusto reserves).

      Also, at some point would you like an announcement on DevArt updating when the panel is? (I realize our time slot may be tentative at this point, so wouldn’t want to do it too soon). Or maybe at least an FYI that the panel is on/Ohayocon is this month for any stragglers.

      Also, if there’s anything else you want me to do, let me know, you guys have worked so hard. :Tenchismile:

      jgzinv
      Member
      Nah we’re good. Yes do the dev art announcement. I’ve already hit the Ohayocon forums and cosplay.com.

      I’ve just got to get an insane amount of stuff done in two days. Wed will have to be packing day.

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      For cosplay.com do you just ebter the show’s name or character you’tr looking for?
      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none

      Lighthawk93 wrote:

      For cosplay.com do you just ebter the show’s name or character you’tr looking for?

      Sorry Lighthawk, I haven’t been on cosplay.com much, but as I’m looking at it here, it looks like at the top there is a “Search” tab. Hover over that, and you can search by member or by costume (the costume should likely be tagged by the uploader with the character and the series).

      Note: you might have to be registered to view photos.

      Also, Z-man: DevART profile updated, should be good to go (stressed the stipulation “tentative” as well).

      jgzinv
      Member
      sounds good
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      thank you wwwwhhhhoooo
      jgzinv
      Member
      Well ladies and gents…

      Here we go.

      jgzinv
      Member
      The Tenchi Muyo the panel according to the con schedule now, has been moved to 1:30 to 2:30 AM

      Saturday morning.

      So the picture meet will be directly after that outside Grant/Harding on the first floor.

      So 2:35-ish.

      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none
      We’re all with you in spirit!!! Way to go, ladies and gents, and remember to have fun!!!

      (updating DevArt profile to reflect schedule now)

      julia
      Member
      Hi hi :D I was Saiyawoman!!!! I won’t be able to go to the panel :( but eeeee ^^
      spokethewind
      Member
      well they did it! it was very informative, etc. i’ll let them tell you all about it, but i think they did a great job :) :)
      jgzinv
      Member
      Hi Julia, we found a couple outer members floating about.

      Post panel report:

      Lots of people recognized yosho and we did have pictures of him and dessler.

      The panel had about 25 fans show up. So it was a good showing.

      Panel had a rough start, we lost some minutes, thanks to the previous panelists

      not leaving the cables where they could be found.

      Managed to record the first 30 and about last 15 of the panel. We didn’t have the camera

      caught so we lost about the last 6 mins of my section on GXP, ISM, and doujinshi.

      So there it is folks.

      Ballsmagee01
      Member
      Keep your hopes high and have fun. We all will be here and I look froward to the pics!!!
      jgzinv
      Member
      Did find a tenchi ryoko couple and a sasami and got pics.
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      When and where will the video and pics be put up?
      Anonymous
      Guest

      Lighthawk93 wrote:

      When and where will the video and pics be put up?

      The pics will more then likely go up in this thread, but I’m more then likely going to put them up somewhere altogether.

      The Raw panel footage is going up here, the edited panel footage will go up here and youtube, I’ll let everyone know in this thread, It was an awesome time ^_^

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Thanks dagon
      Anonymous
      Guest
      Here are a few pictures my brother took of us
      ryokofan21
      Member
      I wish I could have made that :( It would have been so cool to finally meet you guys.
      wwwwhhhhoooo
      Moderator
      none
      You guys, I can’t even put into words how proud I am of you. So much hard work and planning on your part really paid off, and you boldly went out there and proclaimed the good name of Tenchi for any and all to hear. What’s more, the implications for the forum and the fandom for us having an official panel at a well-established convention are sure to be significant. And you brought pics! :washu: You guys rock SOOO hard! On behalf of the fandom and the forum: thank you. I hope you had a great time! And I hope somewhere, sometime in the future, we as a forum could do something like this again sometime…& maybe I’ll be able to make it (I’m with ya there, ryokofan, wouldn’t that be killer?).

      p.s. Z-man: your Yosho is dynamite! Way to rock it! You too chuck! 😉

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      I agree with the last two staements 110%. You guys did great. Btw there are two cons coming up soon that you guys might be interested in.One is in atlanta and the other is in savannah.
      Anonymous
      Guest

      Lighthawk93 wrote:

      Btw there are two cons coming up soon that you guys might be interested in.One is in atlanta and the other is in savannah.

      Is the one in Atlanta, Dragon Con? I’ve always wanted to hit it up one of these days, as far as presenting the panel again? Well I have every intention of doing it next year at Ohayocon, but where it ends up next and with who, is anyone’s guess, lol

      chucklocker
      Participant
      none
      Awwwwww man, my eyes were closed in EVERY ONE of those pics! I swear guys, I WAS actually awake during the others’ segments of the panel! 😆 In all seriousness though, it was a pleasure and a privilege being part of the first official Tenchiforum panel! While it wasn’t perfect (more on that later maybe?), I think we succeeded in what we generally set out to do, and learned a great deal about panel running as well.

      Well, I might as well take a shot at unboxing my experience at Ohaycon for anyone who might be interested. First off, the con was amazing! Great panels, great cosplay, and a MINDBLOWINGLY good dealers room!

      The most exciting part for me, aside from our panel of course, was my very first cosplay experience! I went as my favorite character from Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato: Leader Desslok of Gamilon!

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-18205652_zpsac49ee3c.jpg" />

      Aside from the incorrect hair color (because I stupidly forgot the coloring spray at home!) I am very pleased with how well it turned out! I had several people recognize me, including the panelists at the Matsumoto panel which was awesome!

      I mentioned the AMAZING dealer’s room right? Well just take a look at all the awesome loot I got!

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20230439_zpsde9c739e.jpg" />

      A pencilboard of my beloved Ami-chan! iheartitplz

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20230409_zpsad906f66.jpg" />

      Two cool little mini-posters free from the FUNimation booth.

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20231648_zps205ca758.jpg" />

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20231800_zpsfc00c1c5.jpg" />

      Two SUPER RARE Japanese Tenchi posters. (The first one is a promo poster for the second OVA)

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20230934_zps4c652c38.jpg" />

      A lovely Asuka figure!

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20231913_zpsdf407d9a.jpg" />

      My very first Tenchi doujins, courtesy of our very own JGZinv!

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20231121_zps17580f16.jpg" />

      Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, one of my favorite animated movies of all time!

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20231249_zps75ec3a5e.jpg" />

      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20231314_zps8e8077f1.jpg" />

      The most exciting of my purchases, Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Complete Collection, which I then had signed by all three of the pilots’ voice actors! (First pic: Spike Spencer/Shinji & Amanda Winn Lee/Rei. Second pic: Tiffany Grant/Asuka)

      And finally, the prize piece of my acquisitions:
      http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff178/chucklocker/2013-01-20131756_zps55186fe6.jpg" />

      OMG A Desslok figure! I literally lunged for this gem when I caught it out of the corner of my eye!
      All in all, a fantastic con! It was also a great capstone having the War on Geminar announcements coming down at the very con we were at! It’s pretty cool that at both of the only two cons I’ve been to (Otakon 2012 & Ohayocon 2013) we got major Tenchi announcements! I must be our good luck charm! :Cheeks: Anyway, I’m very glad that I had the opportunity to go to this great con and meet up with some great people!

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Yes dagon, the one in atlanta will be dragon con
      Kiyami
      Participant
      none
      I see you had a muffin, Chuck ;D

      Glad everyone had fun and the panel was awesome and you stayed awake.

      jgzinv
      Member
      We do have some muffins pictures for you mittens…

      Also here’s the con AMV list, we came in at the start of drama. Sorry no Tenchi’s made it.

      Mindtrip

      Anime: The Freak Show – Allmostanyone

      Pure Imagination – Zanzaben

      Action

      Blackout Shooter – l33tmeatwad

      Razor’s Edge – SprinkleSprankles

      The Combat of the Warrior – MusicFreak34 of Valiant Hell Fire Productions

      MMV: The Front Lines – BecauseImBored1

      Wasted Away – LoneSaiyan115 of Way of the Pride Productions

      Drama

      Don’t Walk Away, Minato & Kushina’s Last Battle – SprinkleSprankles

      Endless ∞ Hide & Seek – Vej

      Florence + Time – Patrick Merritt

      Saudade – Galia & Kitty

      You Are – Ellen Packer of Empty Mind Studios

      Parody/Trailer

      Psycho-Pass: Mental Regression – Robert Frazer of Cyclops Productions

      Sparkling Demons – nicki_013

      The Avengers Live TV – EimiJ7

      Anten Piece – l33tmeatwad

      Soulmance – FuzzyRedPants

      Romance

      Accidently Tsundere – Zanzaben and Hamstar138

      BFB – Bill Meunier of Jump Cat Productions

      Once Last Kiss – Lita302 or Double-Z

      Wish – SatoshiSakura

      Your Parachute – O-Dub of evolved Productions

      Upbeat/Dance

      Beautiful, Dirty, ANARCHY – James Blond

      Dreamer – Renato-kun of Sora Studios

      Le Cirque Sheryl Nome – Cassi

      My Anima – EimiJ7

      Persona 4: Gangman Style – cuteenei

      The Good Guys – Lussuriioso

      Best of Mindtrip – Anime; The Freak Show by Allmostanyone, second is Pure Imagination by Zanzaben

      Best of Action – Wasted Away by LoneSaiyan115 of Way of the Pride Studios – Second place was Combat of the Warrior by MusicFreak34 of VailantHellFire Productions

      Best of Drama – Saudade by Galia & Kitty – Second place was Endless Hide & Seek by vej

      Best of Parody/Trailer – The Avengers Live TV by EimiJ7 – Second place was Psycho-Pass: Mental Regression by Robert Frazer of Cyclops Productions

      Best of Romance – Wish by SatoshiSakura – Second place BFB by Bill Meunier of Jump Cut Productions

      Best of Upbeat/Dance – Beautiful, Dirty, ANARCHY by James Blond – Second place was My Anima by EimiJ7

      Audience Choice – Soulmance by FuzzyRedPants – Second place was Persona 4: Gangnam Style by cuteentei

      Best of Show – Dreamer by Renato-kun of Sora Studios – Second place was Saudade by Galia & Kitty

      Most of those wouldn’t be my choice… but there’s the list if you missed them or want to track em down.

      devilbecka
      Member
      Why does the end of a lighthawk sword look like an 3 hearted jammy dodger?
      Ballsmagee01
      Member
      Sounds like you guys had fun. One again I wish I could have been there with you guys. I look forward to more pics and maybe I’ll see you guys for ct-con in the summer.
      jgzinv
      Member
      Almael
      Member
      Nice!

      The headband made me think of ears for a second. 😆

      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Those costumes rock
      crazypackersfan
      Participant

      JGZinv wrote:

      Hi Julia, we found a couple outer members floating about.

      Post panel report:

      The panel had about 25 fans show up. So it was a good showing.

      You know, I wish I would have gone to Ohayocon just to see your panel. But 2:30 in the morning? That’s Ohayocon for you, shoving quality programming to the middle of the night. I could go on for days about cons and their terrible programming scheduling.

      I feel bad that you only got 25 fans, which is about what I got for each of my Tenchi panels. Mine were at smaller cons but at reasonable times of the day. There was a Tenchi panel at Ohayocon 2 years ago and it had probably about 50 people including Ayeka & Sasami cosplayers. But the people running it weren’t true Tenchi fans, they seemed to hate everything about Tenchi except Tenchi Forever.

      Ballsmagee01
      Member
      Loving the cosplay costumes and amazing job with the master key
      Lighthawk93
      Member
      Good job with the photography man
      Almael
      Member
      Great pics.

      Could it be, you are hiding some dark blue uniform from me? 😉

      Anonymous
      Guest
      Congrats on your panel. I hope I can make it next time! :)
      Anonymous
      Guest

      Oyasumi wrote:

      Congrats on your panel. I hope I can make it next time! :)

      Hey Oyasumi! It was nice to see you at the con, don’t be such a stranger ^_^

      The panel is now up on youtube! It will be up here shortly

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcdYgtP7_wQ&feature=youtu.be

      kazuki
      Participant
      Thanks for the upload, gotta put on the site.
      jgzinv
      Member
      So I’m still working on getting another dualfan for otakon…

      and there will be a Tenchi carrying carrots probably at Otakon, be on the lookout!

      http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?p=4698025&posted=1#post4698025

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