This is also the home of the cosplay set pieces, cosplay senpai, and cosplay repair. The set pieces had much more lighting and are always popular even with regular attendees. Cospix was also offering photoshoots to cosplayers – 5 high resolution photos for the price of $20 on a flash drive. I was able to mingle with a few of the noteable cosplay senpais – Amber Arden, Amber Kohaku, and Steff Von Schweetz. All three of them were approachable and it was nice to share ideas with them. Cosplay repair was there for repair and costume change only. This used to be a place where cosplayers can take a breather and recharge where they would not be bothered. However, they were quick to shoo cosplayers who needed a breather. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Guest Spotlight \u2013 Shinji Higuchi by Jared the Greek<\/strong><\/p>\n This interview was held in a small press conference style and each reporter asked questions of the famed anime creator.\u00a0 The first question was from our team and we asked about his childhood connections to mecha and kaiju.\u00a0 He grew up a fan of monster movies and worked on Gundam model kits before it was the popular thing to do.\u00a0 He stumbled across the early members of Gainax at a film showing at his school and was talked into joining the team in Osaka by Hideki Anno.\u00a0 The questions then moved into his recent projects.\u00a0 His effects work on Shin Godzilla was a big achievement for him and Dragon Pilot was something on a passion project.\u00a0 He worked on varations of the project over the years and it was rejected multiple times.\u00a0 It took hard work to bring together the staff and move forward with the project.<\/p>\n The interview moved toward his approach to production.\u00a0 First he discussed his way of working as a director.\u00a0 He enjoys directing movement and action, but lets his actors preformances influence the expressions of the characters.\u00a0 He puts great effort into his storyboarding work.\u00a0 Even when he gets stuck on a panel he goes through different methods like working with models or moving things around his desk to solve the issue.\u00a0 Most of his current drawing work is done with an iPad which he likes more than paper since you can\u2019t see the eraser lines.\u00a0 His goal with Dragon Pilot was to bring back a classic style in terms of design and feel.\u00a0 He likes the older anime style and really wants to bring it back and produce a quality project.<\/p>\n There was also some questions about his daily life such as the video games he plays and how he relaxes.\u00a0 He liked Nioh, a game he actually worked on and playing VR games as well.\u00a0 He also had thoughts on Anime Expo and how it brought different types of people together.\u00a0 He really likes being in the US and seeing the sights.\u00a0 The interview ended with Shinji Higuchi talking about his hopes that his work can help other countries get a positive view of Japan.\u00a0 He had a very positive attitude and really likes the idea of people working together\u00a0 and art bringing people together.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fate\/Grand Order Fan Panel \u2013 A Financial & Mythological Wonder by Jared the Greek<\/strong><\/p>\n This panel began with the announcement that the western version of the game has brought in a huge audience and made over a billion dollars.\u00a0 The discussion raged from the \u2018rate up\u2019 issues to the problematic early days of the game.\u00a0 The panel included translations of interviews with the writing and development team of the game to show how things changed and why some thing will not change.\u00a0 The panel shifted into audience questions\u00a0\u00a0 It was a fun panel that brought fans together as they cheered for their waifus and husbandos as well as stressed over draw rates and saint quartz.\u00a0 Overall, this was a fun panel and a nice companion to the official panel on day three.<\/p>\n \u00a0 <\/p>\n GUNPLA Beginners Workshop by Bandai Hobby by Jared the Greek<\/strong><\/p>\n This panel was designed for those who have some interest in starting to work with Gundam model kits.\u00a0 The panel began with the people in the first two rows getting a kit and personal assistance from the staff.\u00a0 Everyone else watched as the representatives talked about tools and methods to make your model look its best.\u00a0 The panel also briefly covered advanced techniques like adding battle damage and personal modifications.\u00a0 It was really interesting learning about the process of building a kit and the advanced techniques to add the stickers and sand down the edges.\u00a0 At the end of the panel all attendees were given a kit to build at home.\u00a0 This panel was a fun experience and it motivated me to begin building Gunpla kits.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/091-IMG_3589.jpg\")
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