Harry Potter vs. Spike Spiegel: Comparing Mythic Tropes in Japanese Anime vs. the West
Summary:
Japanese culture evolved in almost complete isolation for centuries. How did that affect anime and manga? Brent P. Newhall contrasts typical Western tropes with those found in anime and manga.
How does an anime studio actually produce an episode of anime? What are the actual steps, and how are they broken down? Brent P. Newhall takes you through the real animation process.
You grew up playing console video games... but what was it like in Japan? Please a variety of consoles (& games!) including a Famicom (Japanese NES) to Japanese PS4 games not released in the U.S.
Description:
Part museum - part gaming experience, the Japanese Video Game Room (designed and run by the team at Wasabi Anime for Gen Con) grants fans access to play some unique games and systems. The onsite library will offer over 100 titles to play throughout the convention at twelve different stations containing one of the following systems: Famicom with Famicom Disk Retro Famicom (released 2016) Super Famicom N64 Gamecube Wii U PlayStation PS2 PS3 PS4 Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast XBox 360
You grew up playing console video games... but what was it like in Japan? Please a variety of consoles (& games!) including a Famicom (Japanese NES) to Japanese PS4 games not released in the U.S.
Description:
Part museum - part gaming experience, the Japanese Video Game Room (designed and run by the team at Wasabi Anime for Gen Con) grants fans access to play some unique games and systems. The onsite library will offer over 100 titles to play throughout the convention at twelve different stations containing one of the following systems: Famicom with Famicom Disk Retro Famicom (released 2016) Super Famicom N64 Gamecube Wii U PlayStation PS2 PS3 PS4 Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast XBox 360
You grew up playing console video games... but what was it like in Japan? Please a variety of consoles (& games!) including a Famicom (Japanese NES) to Japanese PS4 games not released in the U.S.
Description:
Part museum - part gaming experience, the Japanese Video Game Room (designed and run by the team at Wasabi Anime for Gen Con) grants fans access to play some unique games and systems. The onsite library will offer over 100 titles to play throughout the convention at twelve different stations containing one of the following systems: Famicom with Famicom Disk Retro Famicom (released 2016) Super Famicom N64 Gamecube Wii U PlayStation PS2 PS3 PS4 Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast XBox 360
You grew up playing console video games... but what was it like in Japan? Please a variety of consoles (& games!) including a Famicom (Japanese NES) to Japanese PS4 games not released in the U.S.
Description:
Part museum - part gaming experience, the Japanese Video Game Room (designed and run by the team at Wasabi Anime for Gen Con) grants fans access to play some unique games and systems. The onsite library will offer over 100 titles to play throughout the convention at twelve different stations containing one of the following systems: Famicom with Famicom Disk Retro Famicom (released 2016) Super Famicom N64 Gamecube Wii U PlayStation PS2 PS3 PS4 Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast XBox 360
You grew up playing console video games... but what was it like in Japan? Please a variety of consoles (& games!) including a Famicom (Japanese NES) to Japanese PS4 games not released in the U.S.
Description:
Part museum - part gaming experience, the Japanese Video Game Room (designed and run by the team at Wasabi Anime for Gen Con) grants fans access to play some unique games and systems. The onsite library will offer over 100 titles to play throughout the convention at twelve different stations containing one of the following systems: Famicom with Famicom Disk Retro Famicom (released 2016) Super Famicom N64 Gamecube Wii U PlayStation PS2 PS3 PS4 Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast XBox 360
You grew up playing console video games... but what was it like in Japan? Please a variety of consoles (& games!) including a Famicom (Japanese NES) to Japanese PS4 games not released in the U.S.
Description:
Part museum - part gaming experience, the Japanese Video Game Room (designed and run by the team at Wasabi Anime for Gen Con) grants fans access to play some unique games and systems. The onsite library will offer over 100 titles to play throughout the convention at twelve different stations containing one of the following systems: Famicom with Famicom Disk Retro Famicom (released 2016) Super Famicom N64 Gamecube Wii U PlayStation PS2 PS3 PS4 Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast XBox 360