Ohayocon

[Pamplemousse]

Oh noooo, Soske! You even live in Ohio (I never realized that before, re-pre-sent!)! MY TEARS, THEY ARE FLOWING LIKE WATERFALLS.
Alas...
I'm just going to have to go through old volumes to sort out my favorite moments now!

[Carl Horn]

Okay, Pamplemousse, the *Excel Saga* manga panel now officially IS ON for Ohayocon. It will be on Saturday (i.e., January 30--a little over three weeks from now)...probably in the early afternoon. Bring your crew! Let's do this in a way that will uphold ACROSS's traditional twin standards of competency and clarity!

So I can bring:

1.) some copies of *Young King Ours*
2.) previews of the English edition Vol. 21 interiors, and of the Vol. 22 and 23 English edition covers
3.) some free copies of Vols. 19 and 20 to give away by raffle

Again, my suggestion for one thing to do on the panel (we can do other things, of course) is talk about certain scenes or characters and why the panelists like them. Pretty quickly, I need to get a list of such scenes you and your crew want to discuss, so I can be sure to scan the relevant page(s) to project at large size during the panel. Maybe I can whip up a flyer to advertise the forum, too. But I think this will be an exciting opportunity, because I don't think there's ever been a panel at a U.S. con dedicated just to the manga before.

--Carl

[MincyMatsu]

Promoting the forums existence would be pretty awesome ..!
Make sure to have plenty of photos from the event as well ..!

Do you guys (i assume it's not ONLY you) take any photos or such from these events as well Carl..? Would be nice if you also could share any photos with us when it's all over ... B)

[Pamplemousse]

I'm quite excited! So far I have one other person who is willing to talk about their favorite manga scenes. There will be at least three people (including myself) who will be dressed in Excel Saga cosplay, possibly more if I can cobble a Ropponmatsu 2 costume together for a friend. (Down, Micki!)

Sadly, most of my small posse are shy!nerds or aren't well-acquainted with the manga, so they will merely be in the audience.
Despite the lack of variety in Excel Saga pushers present, I'm sure there will be more than enough material to fill the panel, especially with all the fun facts and stories that I'm sure you have stored away!

At any rate, I'll have my list to you by Sunday or Monday, with page numbers and brief summaries and such.

Maybe I can even capture a few short videos for you all stuck back here in forum land!

[Lord Il]

Promoting the forums existence would be pretty awesome ..!

Yes, since so many probably don't realize that we DO exist.

[Pamplemousse]

Argh, having trouble getting ahold of half of my volumes, but I'll have everything in a day or two.
Maybe Official ACROSS membership cards with the forum's name on them? Hmmm I will have to put more thought into this <3

[MincyMatsu]

That sounds really sweet actually