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Katsucon 2012: Izumi Matsumoto Q&A




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GhostShell



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:42 pm Reply with quote
I feel bad for anyone, especially those who travel such a great distance, when they attend a con as a guest and the session they host only has a handful of people show up. Sad
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snickersnack



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:25 pm Reply with quote
I'm sorry to hear that Izumi Matsumoto's panel was so empty; I hope he wasn't discouraged. I wonder what made him decide to go to a relatively small con? This also makes me wonder how full his panel at AX 2011 was.
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GreatSG



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:16 pm Reply with quote
I was unable to attend the panel Friday myself due to being preoccupied at the time, the Q&A was at 3:30 in the afternoon if I remember correctly. Sunday around noon I was able to catch an autograph session with Matsumoto and purchase one of his artbooks along with getting two sketches of KOR's Madoka. It was honestly a bit of a last minute decision, but it's one I'm glad I did so in the end because I was able to take home something unique from the convention. Smile

Here's a photo of said sketches for those who'd like to see: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/Greatsg/DSC03426.jpg
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GreatSG



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:16 pm Reply with quote
I was unable to attend the panel Friday myself due to being preoccupied at the time, the Q&A was at 3:30 in the afternoon if I remember correctly. Sunday around noon I was able to catch an autograph session with Matsumoto and purchase one of his artbooks along with getting two sketches of KOR's Madoka. It was honestly a bit of a last minute decision, but it's one I'm glad I did so in the end because I was able to take home something unique from the convention. Smile

Here's a photo of said sketches for those who'd like to see:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/Greatsg/DSC03426.jpg
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:41 pm Reply with quote
Why is anyone shocked about the panel having a low turnout? The anime's been OOP for years now.
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Alan45
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:58 am Reply with quote
It is not shocking, but it is a damn shame. In any case he is the manga creator and had little to do with the anime. The manga has never been in print in English as far as I know.
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HeeroTX



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:24 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
Why is anyone shocked about the panel having a low turnout? The anime's been OOP for years now.

Heck, go to Japanese anime guest panels for NEW anime (that isn't from a current Shounen JUMP title) and you'll probably see a pretty disappointing turnout. Which is one of MANY reasons I say using "people at conventions" as a metric for expected anime/manga SALES is ridiculously misguided.
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