Month: August 2014

Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: Back from Otakon!

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This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup drop me a line via email or Twitter.

Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA 2wei! #006: The Battle of Lokai and Bele

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hisui_icon_4040 So … The Measure of Man. The Nature of a Hero: A Fate/Stay Night Panel could have gone … better. I finished the panel but the laptop chose not to work with the projector in panel room 6. Which is funny because the laptop worked fine with the projector in panel room 7 . That means that I forgot to record the audio for the panel. If you really wanted to know what the panel was like I will post the slides and my notes in this week’s Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup. To everyone who did attend the panel I hope you were able to get something out of my troubled lecture. Hopefully the next time I run that panel it won’t have another crazy problem.

This is the episode where the whole Kuro arc finally reaches it climax. We finally learn what is the whole deal with the mysterious other Illya, why this timeline is different from Fate/Stay Night Classic formula™, and who is the baddest mother in the Type-Moon universe. (Just talking about Irisviel.) But what does this all have to do with blocked ley lines and class cards?

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Otakon 2014: General Impressions

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hisui_icon_4040 This year was a milder Otakon than the last. For the last few years, Otakon has been the “fun” combination of oppressive heat and overwhelming humidity. This year, while it was clearly summer, you did not feel like nature was punishing you for stepping outside into the world beyond the air-conditioned buildings. But it was also milder in terms of spectacle. Last year was full of unforgettable events, huge guests, and a lot more glitz and glamor because it was the 20th Otakon. This year did not have that same level of grandeur. At the same time, I can’t say that I ever really had that much down time. I stepped inside the convention center at around 9AM on Friday and Saturday and did not leave until sometime past 10PM except to get dinner. That is a fairly busy schedule. Last year’s might have been the power of 1,000 suns but 800 suns really burns bright enough for most people not to notice a difference.

narutaki_icon_4040 Last year, it was announced that Otakon will be picking up its toys and leaving Baltimore for Washington D.C. in 2017. This made me wonder what, if any, improvements the staff was prepared to make for its last few years in Baltimore. I’m pleased to say they haven’t been lying down on the job or taking it easy knowing everything is going to change soon. Otakon is sticking by its motto of being a very fan-oriented convention. As with any con in any year, not everything went right but when will it ever?

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