Anime Boston 2007
Alchemists & Ninjas, Lovers & Fighters
Reginald Themistocle
Issue date: 3/26/07 Section: Arts
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This year's convention will be bigger than before. This time around they are taking over the entire convention center. Throughout the weekend convention there is a lot offered to catch your eye and make the trip in worthwhile. The convention has many panel discussions and workshops as well as a number of screenings of different anime titles.
You will find the Artist's Alley. Here many businesses showcase their work and try to recruit new talent. It is also an area for artists to showcase their talent and sell the creations. In the Dealers' Room, or the Swap Meet, as they are calling it this year, you can find that missing piece of your collection of DVDs, manga, figurines, or T-shirts. There will also be a charity auction. The proceeds of this year's will go to benefit the Central New England Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Game shows are featured including "The Anime Dating Game", where cosplayers compete, in costume, to win a date with another cosplayer, and a voice acting contest for which the top prize is a trip to New York to work on a project with voice actor Michael Sintnikerlaas. There is karaoke, dances, and a video game room to test your gaming skills. Anime Boston just wouldn't be the same without them. There are a number of different dances guests can attend, the biggest draw being the Cherry Blossom Ball, which requires formal attire to attend. Should you end up dancing the night away at Anime Boston keep an eye out for Greg Ayres (Saiyuki, Negima), a voice actor who will also be DJing at one of the dances.
The panel discussions include many distinguished guests who talk about every subject imaginable, well at least those subjects revolving around anime. Some of those guests will be the aforementioned Greg Ayres, voice actors Laura Bailey (YuYu Hakusho, Kodacha) Luci Christian, (Full Metal Panic!, Papuwa) and Michael Sintnikerlaas (Kappa Mikey). Industry related guests include ADV Films producer David Williams Robert DeJesus and Bettina M. Kurkoski.
Anime Boston is coming up quickly and leaving quickly too, so fasten your seatbelts, bring your good headband, and head on down to the Hynes Convention Center the weekend of April 20-22 for some rip roaring anime fun. Check back in a later issue for the review of this year's convention as seen by attending members of The Mass Media staff who will be covering it from top floor to bottom.
Read my interview with voice actor Vic Migogna on page 18!
Japanese Guests
Yashuhiro Imagawa, Director of Mobile Fighter G Gundam
Junji Nishimura, Director of Ranma ½
Voice Acting Guests
Greg Ayres, Actor, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Fullmetal Alchemist
Laura Bailey, Actress, Dragonball Z
Troy Baker, Actor, Fullmetal Alchemist
Colleen Clinkinbeard, Actress, Dragonball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist
Travis Wilingham, Actor, Fullmetal Alchemist
Chris Bevins, Actor, Dragonball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist
Luci Christian, Actress, Fullmetal Alchemist, DNAngel, Gunslinger Girl
Mike McFarland, Actor, Dragonball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gunslinger Girl
Mike Sinterniklaas, Actor, Fullmetal Alchemist, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Industry Guests
David Williams, Director, DNAngel, Director, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Grant Moran, Writer, Viewtiful Joe
Tom Wayland, Dubbing Supervisor, Angel Sanctuary
Guest Artists
Robert DeJesus, Artist, Marvel, Hasbro
Bettina M. Kurkoski, Creator, My Cat Loki
Viewing Comments 1 - 6 of 7
Yakitake
posted 4/03/07 @ 11:35 AM EST
Please, kind sir. Do some more research, the number of errors in this is staggering. Even I know this, and all I do is stalk their forums! I'd hate to think what some of the actual staff is thinking when they read this. (Continued…)
Wonderland
posted 4/03/07 @ 11:54 AM EST
Erm, There are quite a few errors in your article here.
For starters, we are not taking over the whole convention center. We are using the top two floors, there is a completely separate convention on the bottom floor. (Continued…)
Majik
posted 4/03/07 @ 2:20 PM EST
And it's not just for Bostonians! AB has pulled attendees from England and Australia, to name a few.
When you interviewed Vic, you should have asked him how to spell his last name. (Continued…)
Elizabeth H.
Elizabeth H.
posted 4/03/07 @ 3:00 PM EST
I must agree with the previous 2 comments. I noticed a number of things that are incorrect in this article, most of which I learned from their website, and from listening to the recent Anime Boston radio show on WBRS. (Continued…)
SteelyMag
posted 4/13/07 @ 1:43 PM EST
1.--the top 2 floors of the hynes are for the con.
2.--the dealers room and swap meet are 2 different things.
3.--dealers room will be where you buy goodies!!
4. (Continued…)
Sketchodie
posted 4/26/07 @ 3:01 PM EST
This is Reginald Themistocle. My facts written in the article were 100% true. Although the convention was on the second and third floors, the convention has taken over the first floor of the convention center. (Continued…)
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