Odds are lower now that I’ll be going than they were before. The con has some awesome “signature panels” and some other attractions that are guest-independent but since I’ll be doing a con the very next weekend I’d need a kick-ass guest list to secure my attendance. They also need a “new” new location as the Garden State Convention Center blows. You know it, I know it, everyone knows it; the con just won’t admit it.
This is not a kick-ass guest list.
The 2 Japanese (anime) guests are actually intriguing IMO but I: a) wish they’d been announced earlier & b)wish they had a more solid NA actor list to “back them up”. Greg Houser sounds somewhat interesting; he’d be more interesting if he had some real credits to his name in anime (ANN doesn’t even list his character names for his 3 shows).
About 2 weeks out from this years and wanted to see if anyone else is going this year.
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Website: www.animenext.org/
Musical Guest: Luna Haruna, ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D, Chipocrite
Voice Actors/Other Guests:
Hiromi Wakabayashi (Studio Trigger)
Shigeto Koyama (Kill la Kill)
Acryl agitt Designer Daisuke Ichikawa
galaxxxy
kimura U
MATENROU OPERA bassist yo
Jonathan Klein (produced and directed)
Matthew Mercer (Fate/Zero, Resident Evil)
Greg Houser (Ikki Tousen)
Alexis Tipton (Rosario+Vampire and Baka and Test)
Bill Rogers (Pokemon)
Josh Grelle (Kenichi and Baka and Test)
Michele Knotz (Pokemon)
Ellyn Stern
Richard Epcar (Lupin III)
Marc Swint (Mass Effect: Paragon Lost and Anime Abandoned)
C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U.
Charles Dunbar
Daryl Surat
Gerald Rathkolb
Events: AMV Contest, Fashion Shows, Masquerade, Video Gaming, Tabletop Gaming, Karaoke, Panels and Workshops.
About a month from anime next and wanted to see if anyone else is going this year.
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Website: www.animenext.org/
Musical Guest: FLOW, ELISA, Chipocrite
Voice Actors/Other Guests:
h.NAOTO- NAOTO HIROOKA
Aya Suzuki (The Wind Rises)
Todd Haberkorn (Fairy Tail)
Hiromi Wakabayashi (Studio Trigger)
Shigeto Koyama (Kill la Kill)
SUSHIO (Studio Trigger)
Takafumi Hori (Studio Trigger)
Tyson Rinehart (Steins;Gate)
Kira Buckland (Blue Exorcist)
Neil Nadelman (anime translator and subtitle)
Jason Robinson (Skull Girls)
Mike Toole (Anime News Network)
50% DANGEROUS – Vedetta Marie and ScatterDOTFashion
Greg Houser (Ikki Tousen)
Bill Rogers (Pokemon)
Michele Knotz (Pokemon)
Brittany Lauda (Queen’s Blade Rebellion)
Marc Swint (Mass Effect: Paragon Lost and Anime Abandoned)
C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U.
Charles Dunbar
Uncle Yo
Events: AMV Contest, Fashion Shows, Masquerade, Video Gaming, Tabletop Gaming, Karaoke, Panels and Workshops.
I just wanted to say thanks to slowhand for posts. Animenext been con I been going to for over decade. Meant a lot to me and this year looking like my last. Due to costs of altantic city hotels and safety concerns. I know its not going to be problem and otakon deals with sort similar issues location. For myself and family maybe not a good idea to worry them even more where I am going for 4 days a year.
Cool. Wish I could go this year. Skipping due to costs issues but will return in 2018. I still say anyone that is going to have fun. Interesting sad note the former convenion center in sommerset that animenext was at is closing later this year.
I saw this. Was part of their 12 days of announcements for christmas. Kenji Kamiyama worked on GITS TV show so I can add his autograph to Richard Epcar and Director of the series on SAC first set. Not mentioned on thread but they have also announced for this year Johnny Young Bosch and Bryce Papenbrook. Blue Exorcists!!!