Here is a list of descriptions for the main events and panels at Anime Punch. This will be continuously updated until the convention, so keep checking back. Also, the times listed are not necessarily correct, as we may have to make minor adjustments to the schedule as the con nears. If you have any questions, email programming@animepunch.org!

4C
Anime, Industry
Neil, Saturday 10am. Panel 1
Most have seen their shorts, but few are familiar with their name. Made famous for their heavy involvement on the Animatrix, Studio 4°C, its staff, and its contemporaries have been breaking the mold in the anime industry, and changing what was once thought of as progressive or experimental animation into the mainstream look of Japanese animation.

4Chan Iron Editor
Friday, 2am. Panel 1

Actors Interview

Adult Swim
Saturday, 7pm. Panel 2
All about Adult Swim. What's good, what's bad, what's REALLY bad, how it changed the face of anime (or not) and how it's...changed. Come find out what the crew thinks about Adult Swim programming both past and present. Pose a question to the panelists about your favorite show (or most hated one...), and maybe even tell us your opinion. Whether you love it or hate it, this panel is for you.

Alt Manga
Anime
Neil. Friday 9-11pm. Panel 2
Tired of mainstream fluff manga releases from Tokyopop and Viz? Want something more out there than Death Note or D. Gray Man? Do you sigh when people tell you about how deep and dark Chobits or Gantz are, or how artistic Nanoho or Kamichu are? Did the FLCL manga and Q-ko-chan whet your appetite? Are you ready for more? Our resident pretentious otaku, Neil, will introduce you to some of the hottest up and coming underground and counter-convention animators and directors, as well as some manga titles and authors who are doing things you aren’t likely to see on the shelves of your local Borders Books. If you’ve grown bored of the usual fare, or have been craving something different, this is the panel for you.
Related panel: Studio 4°C

AMVs

Anime and the Internet

Anime for the Disturbed
Anime
Jon, Miccy. Friday, 11pm. Panel 1
An hour dedicated to the anime that requires a sociological disorder to enjoy. Titles such as Elfen Lied, Higurashi, or Alien 9.

Anime in Academia
Saturday, 12pm. Main
Growing more popular every year! Come hear scholars who study all things related to anime/manga discuss their work and what they see as the potential for scholarship on this subject, from high school up to college level. Come armed with questions about subjects on the academic study of the things you love -- and be ready for a lively discussion of all things anime/manga.

Anime in America

Analyzing the Appeal of Manga
Saturday, 1PM. Panel 2
Students from Ohio State's Analyzing the Appeal of Manga Club will share their research projects. AAMC is an offshoot of the freshman seminar, "Analyzing the Appeal of Manga" that Maureen Donovan teaches at Ohio State. The panel includes: Maureen Donovan, AAMC faculty advisor, "Introduction to Manga Analysis" Hillary Ash, "Defining Subtext: Romantic Subtext In Saiyuki Gaiden" Millie Guzman, "Women in the Workforce of Japan, as seen in Kimi Wa Petto (Tramps Like Us)", and Lea Schuffert, "Technical Aspects of Manga".

Anime in Asia

Anime Music
Anime, Japan
Cori, Codi. Friday 7pm. Panel 2
Take a look at how popular music in Japan affects the anime community, and the profound effect that anime can have on Japanese pop-culture and multimedia.

Anime What-Ifs
Anime, Fandom
Bolte, Sunday, 10 AM. Panel 1
As anime fans, we do love our alternate continuities, fan works, and parodies. Join in and contribute to a collective brainstorming session, providing answers to whatever "What if?" questions we come up with.

Archetypes in Anime
Anime
Andrew. Saturday 5pm. Panel 1
Some anime may not be popular with fans anymore, but have had an overwhelming impact on a genre, sometimes a genre they created. Examples of such shows include Ah! My Goddess, Tenchi Muyo!, and Maison Ikkoku. Join an experienced fan as he reintroduces some titles that may be slipping past the consciousness of fandom, but whose effect is still being felt.

Art I

Art II

Blitzball

Capes Across the Pacific
Sunday, 1pm. Panel 1
What is a superhero? Is it someone in tights and a cape? Someone who fights evil to protect society? Someone with amazing abilities? Most definitions of the superhero limit the character to Western -- and primarily American -- culture. But can we not find similiarities in Eastern -- especially Japanese -- cultures? Join us for a discussion on what is a superhero, and how our definitions criss-cross the Pacific.

Cell Painting

CLAMP
Anime, Fandom
Cori, Jessica, Friday, 6 PM. Panel 1
A panel where we talk about the worst females we all know, the manga group CLAMP. We discuss their role in anime and their works that have been brought from page to screen.

Classic Anime
Saturday, 3PM. Panel 1
See clips of anime classics and rare treasures of yesteryear, most of which have never been released/broadcast on American shores. Commentary provided by Lillian Olsen, old school anime fan extraordinaire (and professional manga translator).

Closing Ceremonies

Con 101
Fandom
STAFF, Friday 2pm
New to conventions, or just bad at them in general? Show up early to get the inside info from the staff on how to get the most of your experience. What should you do? What should you avoid? What events are hot, where the best parties are, and how to meet the cosplayer of your dreams. Also get a taste of what goes into planning this monster!

Concert
Saturday, 9PM. Main Programming.
The Hsu-Nami perform live for Anime Punch 08!

Con Stories
Fandom
Mikhail, STAFF
For those who have been to a lot of conventions, you know a lot of interesting things happen. Join some veteran con goers and VIP’s to hear some of the best of the best and the worst of the worst.

Cosplay Event
Saturday, 4PM. Main.
Join your fellow cosplayers and cosplay enthusiasts as we watch skits, see the contestants, and award prizes for being awesome!

Cosplay Props
Fandom
Ben, Saturday 11am. Panel 1
This isn’t your typical foam-core and model-magic props course. Learn from a steel worker how to carve, solder, lathe, saw, weld, and mold your props from metal, wood, fiberglass, resins, and polymers. If you’re looking for tips on how to stop making cheap imitations, and to start making the real deals, this is where you want to be.

D. Gray Man

DBZ
Anime, Fandom
Miccy, Kyo. Saturday 7pm. Panel 1
Dragon Dragon, rock the Dragon!

Directors/Voice Actors

Distraction

Drinking Songs
Fandom, Fun
Codi, Bear, Staff. Friday, 10pm. Panel 1
Anime has some great fast paced pop and techno songs, but those are practically impossible to sing when drunk! What we need are some solid anime songs to sway our steins to in unity and camaraderie! For an hour we will listen to and practice some suitable anime songs, and then we will all proceed to the bar to put them to good use! Panel open to all ages, drinking limited to those 21 or older.

Drinking Songs (at the bar!)
Fandom, Fun
Codi, Bear, Staff. Friday, 11PM. Hotel Bar
This is where we put our singing skills to use and apply it at the bar!

Evangelion Puppet Show

Fandom Psychology
What is it that makes a fan a fan? What separates the person who just likes watching Naruto from the person who wants to be Naruto all day at a con? Join a panel discussion on what makes a person a fan -- from the better qualities to those qualities we despise. Share your opinions on what makes a fan psyche out -- and go psycho.

Fanservice

Fight Club
Ben, Courtyard, 1PM
You do not talk about Anime Fight Club. But if you did, you'd speak of a dark and secret club where men and women of power go to feel alive. A place where the characters you know and love pummel each mercilessly in an arena packed with their peers. It's the place Major Kusanagi gets over dealing with bureaucracy, where Shinji lost all his confidence, and where Goku hangs when he's not dead. It's where Kamina became a man before he became the man. Care to toss your glove in the ring? Come join, and know what it truly is to live.

FMA

GAINAX
Anime, Industry, Fandom
Mikhail, Lawrence Eng. Friday, 8pm. Panel 2
No studio has done as much for fans and for fandom as Studio GAINAX. The creators of such fandom essentials as Gunbuster, Nadia, Evangelion, FLCL, and Gurren Lagann, this studio has had hit after hit, as well as massive droughts of debt and despair. Come to learn about their history, the staff, the works, and the overwhelming impact they have had on anime and the anime community.

Gender and Fandom
Sure, we may all like the same thing -- but do men and women like them in different ways? What is it about anime/manga that men really like? What is it that women really like? Are these two camps separated by gender, or is there some common ground we can all agree on? These questions and more will form the basis of a discussion about fangirls and fanboys -- same tribe, or different creatures?

Ghibli
Gundam
Saturday, 8PM. Panel 2
There’s more to Gundam than just SEED and Wing, and this panel will tell you how much more. Learn the long history of one of anime’s most enduring franchises, from the good to the bad, the entire history of Gundam will be at your fingertips in this panel.

Hentai Masters
Anime, Fandom, Fun
Saturday, 1am. Panel 2.
Bringing you hentai as only Anime Punch could.

Hentai Olympics
Friday, 12am. Main
I am not actually able to tell you what goes on at Hentai Olympics. What happens there, stays there.

Japanese Religion
Anime, Japan
Jason, Saturday 10am. Panel 2
Learn a bit about the major religions in Japan, and how they are portrayed in anime. Buddhism, Tao, Shinto, and Christianity all show up incidentally in most shows, and are the basis of others, such as Kamichu and Haunted Junction.

Kōdan to Anime: Transformations between Media
Saturday, 2PM. Panel 1

Lain
Saturday, 8PM. Panel 2
10 years ago, in 1998, Serial Experiments Lain debuted in Japan and instantly became an international cult classic. Join 'thought experiments lain' author Lawrence Eng as he revisits this groundbreaking series, still one of the best postmodern cyberpunk stories ever told. Come discuss what it all meant, why it was so good, and how it changed your life. It's going to be a multimedia celebration of lain's 10th anniversary (and we might even hold a trivia contest).

Macross
Saturday, 10PM. Panel 2
Macross, what is it really all about? Come to this panel and see the anime that arguably brought forth the torrent of anime we know today. LISTEN TO MY PANEL!

Model Building
Fandom, Art
Keith, Friday 6pm. Panel 2
Join our model building guru as he works with you on the basics of putting together models. This includes plastic, PVC, and resin. So whether you’re building an awesome High Grade RX78 Gundam Kai, or a hot model of Rei Ayanami in a swimsuit, this panel can provide great insight and knowledge to beginner and intermediate model/figure builders/collectors.
Related panel: Model Building II

Model Building II

Morning Movie

Name that Anime!

Name that Tune

Opening Ceremonies

Oshii


Origami
Japan
Cathy, Saturday 9am. Panel 2
Fold paper, what else is there to say?

Otaku Studies
Saturday, 1PM. Panel 1
Join otaku studies scholar Lawrence Eng as he discusses what it means for us to be otaku, and why it's something we should be proud of. What exactly do we do that makes us different from other subcultures, and why is it important to society at large? What are the main challenges facing American otaku in the 21st century, and how will we overcome them? Come show off your otaku-ness, and you might even win a small prize or two.

Otaku as Viewed by Media/Normals
Fandom, Japan
Laura. Friday, 9pm. Panel 1
Otaku at different times in history have been ignored, viewed as dangerous, ostracized, and seen as disgusting. Take a look at what has affected their image, good and bad, and how the media has approached them. Have the recent trend of Otaku centric shows (Densha Otoko, Maid in Akihabara, etc.) done anything to benefit the otaku in their plight? Also take a look at how the western media has approached the growing anime phenomenon in America.

Patrick Talks

Photoshop Duelmasters
Fandom, Fun
STAFF Saturday, 12am. Panel 1
Also known as 4chan Iron editor, show up to do battle in Photoshop! Our computers will have Photoshop and Gimp, a massive bank of stock images, and hopefully the internet. Our host will give you the theme of the picture, and it’s up to you to outdo your opponent in either style or hilarity. Battles will go long into the night, so long as the competition remains fierce!

Pokemon
Anime, Fandom
Bros, Cori. Friday, 8pm. Panel 1
This is no ordinary pokemon panel. We go past the show and the games and take a look at what is happening behind the scenes and under the surface. Is Pikachu Ash’s “Special” buddy? Why is Chikarita his NEW best friend? How many Cerulean girls has Brock tapped? Is Gary gay? We relive our past addiction while taking it to a new level. Grab your badges and your pokeballs, for this is the road to Viridian City.

Pokemon Battle Event

Rave
Saturday, 12am. Main
Dance your heart out, you use those glowsticks like your momma taught you!

Required Reading
Anime
STAFF, Saturday 11am – 1pm, Panel 2
This isn’t the 25 most important anime, nor is it the 10 best, or the top grossing anime of all time. This panel introduces fans, new and old, to the anime that as an anime fan you SHOULD have already seen. New and old, good and bad, we take roughly 30 titles that everyone is assumed to have already seen. We give you a synopsis, why it is good (or isn’t), why it is/was important, and where you can find it.
Related panels: Staff picks, Upcoming Titles

Satoshi Kon
Shoujo Manga
Staff Picks

Super Robots

Swimsuit Cosplay
Saturday, 3PM. Pool
Taking cosplay up one notch by taking it poolside. Show off your best swimsuit cosplay and be prepared to take a dip!

Technology

Toonami
Saturday, 6PM. Panel 2
A discussion of the different shows, past and present, of Toonami and the elements of it's presentation with a selection of promos, bumps, show intros, and music from it's library.

Trial
Fandom
STAFF , Friday 7pm. Panel 1
Someone must pay for their trespasses against humanity and fandom! As citizens of the Armageddicon it is your civic duty to bring someone to justice! Show up with the name of an anime character who has thrown away all right to live freely on this planet. Produce a list of grievances, and our judge, prosecutor, and defendant will decide which candidate for death is most despicable. Then, on Saturday at high noon, that character will be publically shackled, humiliated, and executed!
Related events: The Execution

Upcoming Titles
Anime
STAFF, Friday, 5pm. Panel 1
Learn what shows hot off the press (both here and Japan) are worth gearing up for, and which you should just skip over.
Related panel: Required Reading, Staff picks

Whose Line is it Anime?
Friday, 7PM. Main Programming
The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. Based on the hit ABC show but with an anime twist! The ever changing Desk Jockeys will force show regulars Show regulars Ben Murphy, Joseph Murphy and Nathan Beck to perform popular games from the show; including Scenes from a Hat, Party Quirks, and Questions Only. They're constantly bringing audience members on stage so don't be afraid to get our attention and volunteer...you might even get some pocky.

Whose Line is it Anime? (Late Night)
Yaoi
Anime, Fandom
Cori, Codi. Friday, 12am. Panel 2
Do you like pretty boys? Do you like it when pretty boys like other pretty boys? This is basically your panel then.

Your Favorite Anime Sucks!