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Industry Panels

   

Several anime companies hold panels each year at Anime Expo to promote their products or make announcement. Here are a few pictures from those panels.

(Name confirmation courtesy Anime on DVD.)

The Right Stuf, Inc.  Shaun Kleckner running the panel.  TRSI Announced Gravitation TV at their panel. (DSC00791.jpg - 60148 bytes)

The Right Stuf, Inc. Shaun Kleckner running the panel. TRSI Announced Gravitation TV at their panel.

Animeigo.  Panelists: Natsumi Ueki, Mike Morton, and Scott Carlson.  After getting their panel delayed, they announced that their focus would be on YUA next. (DSC00865.jpg - 77403 bytes)

Animeigo. Panelists: Natsumi Ueki, Mike Morton, and Scott Carlson. After getting their panel delayed, they announced that their focus would be on YUA next.

Pioneer Entertainment.  Panelists: Yukio Kusumoto and Hiroe Tsukamoto.  Announcements were the acquisitions of the Sakura Taisen movie, Chitchana Yukitsukai Sugar, Gatekeepers 21, Ai Yori Aoshi, Mahoromatic, and Chobits, as well as the old Lupin TV. (DSC00971.jpg - 78340 bytes)

Pioneer Entertainment. Panelists: Yukio Kusumoto and Hiroe Tsukamoto. Announcements were the acquisitions of the Sakura Taisen movie, Chitchana Yukitsukai Sugar, Gatekeepers 21, Ai Yori Aoshi, Mahoromatic, and Chobits, as well as the old Lupin TV.

Yasuyuki Ueda, producer for Serial Experiments Lain, was also at the Pioneer panel.  Ueda-san showed off the new Abe series, Hibane Renmei. (DSC00972.jpg - 68418 bytes)

Yasuyuki Ueda, producer for Serial Experiments Lain, was also at the Pioneer panel. Ueda-san showed off the new Abe series, Hibane Renmei.

Viz Communications.  Panelists: Carl Horn, Jason Thompson, Toshifumi Yoshida (not shown).  In the anime department, Yoshida-san announced G Gandaioh, as well as some talk on Inu-Yasha. (DSC00976.jpg - 67359 bytes)

Viz Communications. Panelists: Carl Horn, Jason Thompson, Toshifumi Yoshida (not shown). In the anime department, Yoshida-san announced G Gandaioh, as well as some talk on Inu-Yasha.

AD Vision Panel.  Panelists: David Williams, Matt Greenfield, John Ledford.  Besides a lot of soundtracks, ADV also announced the acquisitions of King of Bandits Jing, Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran, Pretear, Rahxephon, and the Blue Seed & Sorcerer Hunter OAVs, amongst other things. (DSC00984.jpg - 80801 bytes)

AD Vision Panel. Panelists: David Williams, Matt Greenfield, John Ledford. Besides a lot of soundtracks, ADV also announced the acquisitions of King of Bandits Jing, Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran, Pretear, Rahxephon, and the Blue Seed & Sorcerer Hunter OAVs, amongst other things.

Bandai Entertainment.  Panelists:  Jerry Chu and Ken Iyadomi.  Announcements were minimal, since most of the announcements were already known, such as .hack, Argento Soma, and Infinite Ryvius.  However, the question and answer period was crazy, as people were vying for .hack shirts ^_^;;. (DSC00994.jpg - 81013 bytes)

Bandai Entertainment. Panelists: Jerry Chu and Ken Iyadomi. Announcements were minimal, since most of the announcements were already known, such as .hack, Argento Soma, and Infinite Ryvius. However, the question and answer period was crazy, as people were vying for .hack shirts ^_^;;.