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Third Impact Anime Episode #154 – Con-versations: Otakon 2024 feat. Coop and Maddy

We went to our biggest anime convention yet and what better way to celebrate than having our longest Con-versations episode yet. This time, Austin and Tori review Otakon 2024 which was held in Washington, DC from August 2-4th, 2024. This episode would have been out earlier, but between life stuff and us recording for over three and a half hours, it was a lot to get through. Totally worth it though, if you ask me, due in large part to our very special guests, Coop and Maddy! Coop you may know from their work at Discotek Media, Anime News Network, AnimEigo, J-Novel Club, and their own podcast, Dude, You Remember Macross? and Maddy you may have heard appear on shows like Giant Robot FM and Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast. Both of them are very cool, kind folks who yapped with us for way too long about an awesome convention weekend.

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Did you attend Otakon 2024? What were your highlights? Let us know by sending us an email at thirdimpactanime@gmail.com and we’ll discuss it on the show.

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Time stamps:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction and everyone’s history with Otakon (or lack-thereof)
  • 00:24:40 – Venue talk, including artist’s alley and dealer’s room
  • 00:40:53 – Fan panels, and a tangent about Gundam
  • 01:05:58 – Industry panels, with tangents about EGL fashion, gas stations, and more
  • 02:08:04 – The Great and the Terrible of autograph sessions
  • 02:24:04 – Cosplay talk! And an aside about places to eat around the con
  • 02:51:12 – Most iconic moment(s)
  • 02:56:41 – Social medias and outro

Music used in this episode:

  • Colors by FLOW (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion OP 1)
  • Rune ga Pikatto Hikattara by Walkure (Macross Delta ED 1)
  • EVA 01 by Shiro Sagisu (Neon Genesis Evangelion OST)
  • Gundam Wing by Giorgio Vanni (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Italian OP)
  • Unmei by Sumika (Delicious in Dungeon OP 2)
  • WORLD END by FLOW (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 OP 2)
  • Main Theme of FFVII – Battle Edit by Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth OST)
  • In My Dream by Eri Shingyouji (Brain Powerd OP 1)
  • GO!!! by FLOW (Naruto OP 4)
  • Black Rock Shooter by Supercell (Black Rock Shooter OP)

A collection of things we brought up:

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