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Fixing the Anime Con Schedule

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 9 March 2010

I honestly don’t know why anime convention schedules are still such a big issue.
The problem:
Anime con schedules guests, panels, events. Anime con prints schedule one month to two weeks before con. Two weeks before con, schedule changes drastically: panels are added or dropped, events are moved, guests are canceled.
The solution:
Google Docs.
Anime fandom at conventions [...]

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Anime Boston 2010 Panels Preview

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 19 January 2010

This past weekend was the deadline for panel applications at Anime Boston 2010. After spending the past few weeks brainstorming and cutting down ideas, I finalized 9 panels for this year. Hopefully a bunch of them will be accepted into the official schedule, but for now, here’s a preview of what might be in store [...]

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すみませんでした！

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 3 August 2009

This was an actual error message I got many years ago…
Well, due to personal issues, I didn’t make any updates last week. Sorry! I’m still dealing with life at the moment, but I’ll try to put some kind of content up soon.
In other news, I’m applying to law school. I decided to トップをねらえ! and take [...]

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    See me speak at Penny Arcade Expo East in Boston, MA, from March 26th - 28th, 2010.


    See me speak at the Popular Culture Association National Conference in St. Louis, MI, from March 31st - April 3rd, 2010.


    See me speak at Anime Boston in Boston, MA, from April 2nd - 4th, 2010.


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