If you’re becoming a fan of her work, you absolutely must watch ROZEN MAIDEN — her performance as the villain is fantastic.

Mike — thanks so much for the panel info. No chance that she indicated if there was new ROZEN MAIDEN on the way???

LOL @ “otaku paparazzi zergling rush.” A very apt description. I only got on the edges of the crowd usually, but it’s OK because I have good footage on video.

It was awesome meeting and talking to you over curry. I hope to see you too!

* You didn’t miss too much at the beginning of the panel; it was just random voice requests from the crowd. There was a “chii”, and Sugintou/Lacus/Marie/etc lines here and there. It took a while for the panel to start.

* Fujou Kirie is the antagonist of the first movie.

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I made the question on Kara no Kyoukai. I just said that I really, really enjoyed Kara no Kyoukai, and then just asked if she enjoyed her role. I didn’t expect many people to know about the movie, but no hands at all was a bit disappointing, though funny too.

> Who knows Kara no Kyokai?
> * silence *
> Kinoko Nasu’s work
> * no hands *

I thought Type-Moon in general was more popular in the US. Even the translator looked a bit confused at the question. If the question was hard to hear it was because I have had a sore throat during the whole weekend. Or maybe it was my accent? It can get pretty heavy at the worst possible moment =)

To be honest, I never was a big fan of Tanaka Rie before this panel. I guess its just one of those cases where I haven’t heard her performance much or wasn’t that much into the series (I found Chobits a bit bland; never saw Rozen Maiden and Gundam Seed, IMO, is OK but not espectacular). After this, I am a fan. I really hope she comes to another convention in the future.

Her singing voice is amazing. I generally avoid masquerades so I missed her performance. Should have gone to the Top Secret panel =/ Her singing in the panel was short, but very enjoyable. Does she has any music albums under her name other than anime/drama CDs?

My only gripe on the panel were the crowd control issues. Personally I dislike “Otaku Paparazzi Zergling Rush” incidents, since it can be dangerous for the guest and other attendees. The security people freaked out multiple times.

I didn’t manage to get an autograph. I was about person 65 in the ticket line =(

Mike, it was great having lunch with Omo, Moy and you in the curry place. It was great talking to you, and hopefully we can meet again in a future con.

P.S. Sorry for the long post.

Having to stand up from time to time made the liveblogging harder–but getting pictures easier. :)

I was surprised when someone mentioned Kara no Kyoukai. It was kinda funny that only like five of us yelled “WOOOH!”