Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2024!

InsaneDavid · March 27, 2018, 02:42:48 PM

Returning for 2024 to bring classic anime love back to FanimeCon on its 30th anniversary -

Vintage Anime - Name That Year!

Do you know your vintage anime? Put your knowledge of pre-2001 anime openings to the test by matching them to their respective years! Each classic anime opening is followed by a brief selection of information, including current availability and related works. Compete to win old school anime prizes and be crowned Otaking!*

(contestant slots accepted from panel attendees - first come, first served)

*Otaking is not gender-specific, it's a term from the 1991 OVA "Otaku no Video" but if you're interested in this panel then you probably knew that already.

This is a combination game show, vintage anime panel, and anime OP showcase. View the greatest anime openings of all time, listen to iconic music, and expand your anime horizons!

This will be a two hour panel featuring TWO FULL games / sessions back to back - think of a game show shooting two episodes on the same day as an example. That means there will be six total contestants, 3 for the first game and 3 for the second, with each game featuring completely different anime titles. Also means there will be two different vintage anime prize packages in the theme of vintage anime fandom, special parting gifts for all six contestants, and an exclusive ribbon for EVERY attendee.

Saturday, May 25th at 10:00am - 12:00pm in Panels Room 3

Celebrate classic anime, learn about the beginnings of our fandom, enjoy the greatest anime openings of all time, and compete to win old school anime prizes! (the packages from previous years contained things like LaserDiscs, reference books, soundtrack CDs, video games, oddball bootleg DVDs and more - all vintage anime themed - like the stuff you'd find at anime cons in the 90's)

All contestants will receive a special parting gift! (and something extra since it's Fanime's 30th this year)
All panel attendees will receive a commemorative badge ribbon at the end of the panel! (limit 80 ribbons)

Join us and... NAME - THAT - YEAR!

InsaneDavid · November 07, 2018, 07:08:32 AM

With registration now open, I wanted to ping this thread as we plan on hosting this again for 2019! Due to positive feedback we're considering expanding to a second session depending on policy once panel registration opens.

Thank you to all our attendees and contestants from FanimeCon 2018 for sharing a bit of your Saturday morning with us and expanding your vintage anime knowledge.

Barnes · November 07, 2018, 11:59:09 PM

I guess I better brush on my old-school knowledge.

InsaneDavid · November 11, 2018, 11:34:23 AM

Quote from: Barnes on November 07, 2018, 11:59:09 PM
I guess I better brush on my old-school knowledge.

Or just watch a lot of pre-2001 anime openings. :D

Last year we had a three-way tie at Round 8 that progressed to a two-way tie after the Final Round, so it went to a tiebreaker.

InsaneDavid · January 15, 2019, 09:21:22 PM

Submission is in, here's hoping.

InsaneDavid · January 19, 2019, 11:18:13 AM

We had a really good mix of attendees (and our three contestants) last year and I want to emphasize this panel can be enjoyed by anyone who likes anime, even if you only have a curiosity about titles from 2000 and earlier - not just the "hardened vintage retro otaku." As three year choices are given for each opening / intro, you can think through it and formulate a good guess as to the correct response - although I do like to make them somewhat tricky (but not frustrating) in that regard. That was actually really cool last year, watching the contestants work a bit of a process of elimination while the openings were playing.

Additionally I try to ensure the panel has a good mix of anime. At least one title that's really well-known commonly, a few that are very popular but not universal, one truly vintage title, one where the art style betrays its production year, and a general mix otherwise. I also attempt to utilize titles that have been recently licensed / relicensed or rescued, have a fansubbing project currently underway, have new productions based upon the property currently in work, are celebrating an anniversary, have a connection to a FanimeCon Guest of Honor, etc. So they are absolutely not thrown together at random - I really think through what to include in the panel as per what is going on with vintage anime currently and then I research to make sure my information is as accurate as possible.

InsaneDavid · April 23, 2019, 11:33:36 PM

With the panel listing now made official, we're set for Saturday morning at 9am in Panels 4. One Session.

InsaneDavid · January 12, 2020, 09:35:37 PM

If I'm able to get a two-hour Saturday morning slot, 2020 will feature two full games (two groups of three contestants), two awesome vintage prize packages, special parting gifts for all contestants, and a small special gift for EVERY attendee.

InsaneDavid · January 20, 2020, 06:03:11 PM

Alright, our submission is in for 2020, here's hoping!

InsaneDavid · February 28, 2020, 08:19:54 PM

Okay, it appears we have been accepted for 2020, Saturday morning, 9am - 11am in Panels Room 4. This will be TWO FULL games / sessions back to back - think of a game show shooting two episodes on the same day for example. That means there will be six total contestants, 3 for the first game and 3 for the second, with each game featuring completely different anime titles. Also means there will be two different vintage anime prize packages in the theme of vintage anime fandom, special parting gifts for all six contestants, and a small special gift for EVERY attendee.

The thread will be updated in the next week with more information. Thanks for your support, hope to see you at Fanime!

InsaneDavid · May 22, 2021, 03:45:16 PM

What a long strange trip it has been, ah? Previous post at the end of February 2020 was nothing but clear skies on the horizon for the 2020 convention, excitement and anticipation with a note that more information was on the way. A couple weeks later everything changed and Santa Clara County shelter-in-place began and the pandemic was well upon us.

So here we are, a week away from Memorial Day Weekend a year later. Things are looking up around here, and we commend FanimeCon for hosting a virtual convention this year, adding value for attendees who registered for 2020, and also providing some of the events that bring us all together at the end of May every year.

As this panel is largely dependent on audience participation, specifically timed presentation slides with a live competition, and lots of multimedia and discussion - we have opted to postpone until the in-person convention resumes in 2022.

With that said, I hope everyone is doing well and that virtual Fanime 2021 runs smoothly. And of course I hope to see you all in a panel room on Saturday morning at FanimeCon 2022 to share our love of vintage anime.

c2chaos · May 31, 2021, 04:02:45 PM

What a few years it has been. Am I Right?

InsaneDavid · January 19, 2022, 04:28:58 PM

Hey everyone. I just submitted the panel for 2022, same as the plan that we were approved for in 2020 - two hours with two full games. Here's hoping it's accepted and goes through smoothly.

InsaneDavid · March 21, 2022, 11:04:11 PM

It's back. It's approved. It's twice as big as in years previous. ...and it'll be at Fanime Saturday 10am - Noon in Panels Room 3.

Vintage Anime - Name That Year! returns for 2022!

InsaneDavid · May 17, 2022, 06:53:06 PM

Corrected an error I had in the first post. All systems are still go! See you Fanime Saturday!

InsaneDavid · June 03, 2022, 01:49:03 PM

Hey, we had a great time hosting yet again! Outstanding attendance as well. I want to thank everyone who attended Saturday morning!

Truthfully I'm surprised most people stayed for the entire two hour / two session panel. Of course we were wrapping around the 1.5 hour mark as I've trailed a slow-to-leave panelist before and I know it's no fun, but we did stay for some Q&A / discussion and used our full slot.

Interestingly enough, in four sessions across three FanimeCons, every single one has gone to a Tiebreaker Round. In the case of 2022 Session A, the game ENDED in a tiebreak even after. Thankfully every concession I built into the game at the start has not only worked out well, they've all been used.

Only bad thing... I've gone through 44 vintage titles so far! Things will start to get more difficult to build balanced sessions that feature all genres, eras, recent re-releases, fansub projects, and of course... a couple that are very misleading to identify. (as well as a few that most people could get)

We also gave away a TON of prizes this year! I had a bunch of titles that I had upgraded or double dipped releases of, so there was a lot to give away...

Session A
The Anime Encyclopedia Second Edition
Rhino Records "The Best of Anime" CD album
New Mobile Report Gundam Wing "Just Communication" Japanese CD single
Neo Human Casshan full series DVD set (New/Sealed)
Armored Trooper VOTOMS full series Blu-ray / VOTOMS OVA Collection 1 Blu-ray
Tetsuwan Atom / Astro Boy cartridge for the Nintendo Famicom
Cool reusable Daiso bag to cart it all away

Session B
The Anime Encyclopedia Second Edition
Rhino Records "The Best of Anime" CD album
Super Dimension Century Orguss full series DVD
Mobile Police Patlabor The Movie DVD (New/Sealed) / Patlabor 2 The Movie DVD (new/sealed)
Demon City Shinjuku DVD
Dragon Ball Shenron no Nazo cartridge for the Nintendo Famicom
Cool reusable Daiso bag to cart it all away

I also look for cheap / extra / sale stuff throughout the year (I actually already bought some future prizes this year at Fanime). I joked that there was no Swap Meet this year, so we gave away two Swap Meet hauls instead.

2023 is a year away but I would love to come back for a fourth year and host this panel once again. I think it's a great way to kick off a Saturday morning at Fanime - essentially the vintage anime / Saturday Anime / celebration of anime room.

InsaneDavid · April 30, 2023, 09:49:57 AM

We're doing it again for 2023! Two more hours, two full sessions, two chances to compete!

Vintage Anime - Name That Year will be in Panels Room 3 on Saturday, May 27th from 10:00am - 12:00pm.

Kick off your Saturday at FanimeCon the old school way!

InsaneDavid · May 13, 2024, 08:07:31 PM

We're doing it again! This will be my FIFTH YEAR presenting Vintage Anime - Name That Year at FanimeCon. This is a combination game show, vintage anime panel, and anime OP showcase. 2024 will run two full hours with TWO FULL GAMES, just like 2023 and 2022!

All new titles never before showcased! (seriously, we'll have featured over 80 different Anime productions after this year - starting to get difficult to build a varied list)