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Title: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2022
Post by: InsaneDavid on March 27, 2018, 02:42:48 PM

Returning for 2022 to bring classic anime love back to FanimeCon -

Vintage Anime - Name That Year!

Do you know your anime? Three attendees compete to identify pre-2001 anime openings 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!*

(three 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.

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 a small special gift for EVERY attendee.

Saturday, May 28th at 10:00am - 12:00pm in Panels Room 3

The first six panel attendees who wish to compete will be assigned Session A (first three, first game) or Session B (second three, second game) and will sit at the front of the room across from the stage. They will each be given three cards, marked A, B, and C.

Ten rounds - Each round will have three years on screen, example: A.1982 B.1985 C.1989, and an anime opening / intro will play. At the conclusion of the anime opening, each contestant holds up the card that corresponds to the year they think the anime series premiered in. If their answer is correct, they are awarded a point.  After a round, the next presentation slide will give the correct answer for the competitors and audience, brief information about the series, its current availability, and so on - as is done in a traditional information panel.  After that the next round begins.

Whichever contestant has the most points at the end of the final round wins a vintage anime prize pack supplied by myself in the theme of vintage anime fandom. (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) In the case of a tie, there will be a tiebreak series opening, without multiple choice, where the contestants must write the year down. Closest to the actual year breaks the tie and wins.  In the event of a continuing tie, co-champions will be crowned and the prizes will be split!

A twist on the "vintage anime" type panel with more audio / video and the addition of a competition between three attendees.

All contestants will receive a special parting gift!
All panel attendees will receive a commemorative badge ribbon at the end of the panel! (limit 80 ribbons)

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

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year!
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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.

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year!
Post by: Barnes on November 07, 2018, 11:59:09 PM

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

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year!
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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.

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2019
Post by: InsaneDavid on January 15, 2019, 09:21:22 PM

Submission is in, here's hoping.

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2019
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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.

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2019
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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.

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Planning on Returning for 2020
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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.

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Planning on Returning for 2020
Post by: InsaneDavid on January 20, 2020, 06:03:11 PM

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

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Planning on Returning for 2020
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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!

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2022
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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.

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2022
Post by: c2chaos on May 31, 2021, 04:02:45 PM

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

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2022
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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.

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2022
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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!

Title: Re: Vintage Anime - Name That Year! - Returning for 2022
Post by: InsaneDavid on 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!