Volume 29 Number 4 Issue 346 September 2016

OASFiS Event Horizon Vol 29 Issue 346, September 2016. Published Monthly by the Orlando Area Science Fiction Society (OASFiS). All rights reserved by original Authors and Artists. Editor: Juan Sanmiguel, 1421 Pon Pon Court, Orlando, FL 32825. Subscriptions are $12.00 per year and entitle the subscriber to membership in the Society. Attending Memberships are $25.00 per year. Extra memberships to family members are $7.00 per year when only one newsletter is sent to the household. To subscribe or join OASFiS, send a check or money order to: OASFiS, PO Box 592905, Orlando, FL 32859-2905. To submit Articles, Artwork or Letters of Comment to the Event Horizon, send them to the Editor's address above or sanmiguel@earthlink.net. For additional information, call our Voice Mail at (407) 823-8715. OASFiS is a state chartered not for profit corporation whose goal is the promotion of Science Fiction in all its forms. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the Author(s) and in no way represent the opinions of the Society or its members as a whole.

A WORD FROM THE EDITOR

August was Worldcon in Kansas City. MidAmericon 2

had a lot going on. There were two Hugo Ceremonies. There

were a lot of exhibits and of course 5,000 items on the program. I

did a lot of work pre-con and got to see aKansas City at the

same time. The con was great and I need to start working on my

report.

This month I may checkout some local events. I may try

to squeeze in a review.

As always I am willing to take submissions.

See you next month.

Kimber Groman (graphic artist)

and others

$25 for 3 days pre con, $30 at the door

spacecoastcomiccon.com

Animate! Florida

September 16-19

Port St Lucie Civic Center

9221 SE Civiv Center Place

Port St Lucie FL

Guests: Tony Oliver (Rick Hunter, Robotech)

Julie Dolan (Star Wars: Rebels)

Erica Mendez (Ryoka Matoi, Kill La Kill)

and many more

$55 for 3 days pre con

animateflorida.com/

Treasure Comic Con

September 16-19

Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center

1950 Eisenhower Blvd,

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Guests:

Billy West (Phil Fry, Futurama)

Kristin Bauer (Maleficient, Once Upon a

Time)

Beverly Elliot(Granny, Once Upon a Time)

and many more

$35 for 3 days pre con, $40 at the door

www.treasurecoastcomiccon.com

Fusion Con II

September 17

New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center

6630 Van Buren St

New Port Richey, Florida 34653

Guest: Chuck Dixon (comic writer)

Austin Janowsky (comic inker)

Sergio Cariello (comic artist)

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Birthdays

Susan Cole - Sept. 3

Events

Comic Book Connection

September 3-4

Holiday Inn

2300 SR 16

ST Augustine, FL 32084

$5 at the door

thecomicbookconnection.com

Space Coast Comic Con

September 9-11

Space Coast Convention Center

301 Tucker Ln

Cocoa, FL 32926

Guests: Terance Baker (comic artist)

Jake Estrada (comic artist)

September OASFiS Calendar

OASFiS Business Meeting Sunday, September 11, 1:30 PM, , Brick and Fire Pasta and Pizza Parlor (Downtown Orlando, 1621 South Orange Ave Orlando, Florida 32806 407-426-8922). Come and join us as we discuss Written in Red by Anne Bishop. SciFi Light TBA. Check website and Facebook page.

To contact for more info: OASFiS Business Meeting 407-823-8715

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OASFiS People

Susan Cole 407-275-5211 sacole@mindspring.com Arthur Dykeman 407-328-9565 adykeman@bellsouth.net Steve Grant 352 241 0670 stevegrant@embarqmail.com Mike Pilletere mike-sf@webbedfeet.com David Ratti 407-282-2468 dratti@eudoramail.com Juan Sanmiguel 407-823-8715 sanmiguel@earthlink.net Patricia Wheeler pwheeler11@cfl.rr.com Any of these people can give readers information about the club and its functions. To be included in the list call Juan.

$10 at the door

www.fusioncon.net

Creative Con

September 17-18

Marina Civic Center

8 Harrison Ave

Panama City, FL 32401

Guest: Michael Bell (Duke, GI Joe)

Ann Van Hooft (actress)

Dave Dorman (comic artist)

Emily Bauer (voice actress)

Justin Kuculain (actor)

Michael Papajohn (actor)

$25pre-reg for the weekend, $30 at the door

www.pccreativecon.com

Huricon

September 22-25

International Palms Resort and Convention Center

6515 International Drive

Orlando, FL 32819

$15 pre-reg for members and 25 for non-members

Gaming

www.hmgs-south.com/

Palm Con

September 24-25

Palm Beach County Convention Center

650 Okeechobee Boulevard

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Guest: Michael Bell (Duke, GI Joe)

Ron Schneider (Dreamfinder from EPCOT)

Samantha Newark (Jem, Jem)

and others

$25+tax pre-reg for the weekend

www.palmcon.net

Klingon Feast

September 30-October 1

LaPlaya Resort

2500 North Atlantic Ave

Anime Festival Orlando 2016

Anime Festival Orlando (AFO) 2016 took place on July

29-31, 2016, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International

Drive. The Guests of Honor were Gregg Berger, Richard

Branson, Aaron Dismuke, Todd Haberkon, Ruben Langdon,

Mark Musashi, Vic Mignogna, Stephanie Sheh, Michael

Sinterniklass, John Swasey, and Veronica Taylor.

I did a discussion on Japanese Science Fiction and

Fantasy. This panel covered Japanese books translated into

English. The presentation began with the history of Japanese

Science Fiction/Fantasy literature. The books I discussed were as

follows:

Virus by Sakyo Komatsu – In the late 1960s, a

virus discovered in space and rogue scientists

weaponize the virus. An accident releases the

virus and the results are catastrophic. A

community of scientists in the Antarctica

weather the situation and try to rebuild

civilization.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Yoshi Tanaka-

This is a series of ten novels. The Galactic

Empire and Free Planets Alliance are the

competing powers in the future. The series

focuses on the conflict between the two

governments and those who are fighting the

wars. The books won the Seiun Award and

director Noburu Ishiguro adapted the books

into a popular anime series.

Gene Mapper by Taiyo Fujii – A blight on a new

rice strain maybe ecological sabotage.

Hayashida investigates via Augmented Reality

and going to Vietnam. There is an interesting

problem and solution.

Daytona Beach, FL 32118

$45 before Sep 1, $55 after Sep 1

krumscomics.wixsite.com/klingonfeast

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Top: Gerald Rathkolb of the the Anime World Order

podcast presenting Anime’s Appearances Outside of

Anime

Bottom: Daryl Surat of Anime World Order podcast

reviewing the anime of the year 1986

Anime Festival Orlando 2016

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Original Video Animation (OVA) embody the

times. It had all trends of the 1980s with

clothing and hairstyles

Dragon Ball – The first feature of the popular

manga and anime series. The film recreated the

first story arc of the manga. The film depicts

how Goku met Bulma.

The Fist of the North Star – This anime series was

still on the air when this feature came out. It

also follows the original manga from the

beginning to Kenshiro’s first fight with his

brother and rival Raoh. It was more violent

than the series.

Maison Ikkoku – A romantic comedy based on the

manga by Rumiko Takahashi. The title comes

from the boarding house the characters live in.

The story focuses on a young man who falls in

love with a very young widow who is also his

landlord.

Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever – A film based

on another Takahashi property. Lum loses her

powers and the insanity begins. Not as strong

as the previous films but considered to be a

multi-layered work

Dirty Pair: Project EDEN – Super agents Kei and

Yuri aka The Lovely Angels investigate

attacks on mining operations crucial to space

travel. As always, action and adventure follow

them. Many consider this the best of the Dirty

Pair series.

Project A-ko – A high school girl with super

strength and speed has to deal with attacking

aliens and rivals with mecha. This action

comedy was the gateway anime for a whole

generation of fans.

Laputa: Castle in the Sky – This was Hayao

Miyazaki’s third film and the first Studio

Ghibli school. It follows two young children

trying to find Laputa, a floating island full

advance technology and treasure.

I mentioned to the audience that the Enzian Theater in

Maitland was showing Laputa: Castle in the Sky in December.

The Enzian will show the film in Japanese. One can find a full

list of the clips shown by Surat at this link:

www.awopodcast.com/2016/07/titles-shown-at-anime-festival-

orlando-2016.html

I did a presentation on 21st Century Science Fiction

Anime. Kent Ward and Shane Morawski had done

presentations on Science Fiction anime at other cons including

OASIS. I realized that all the shows and films they discussed

were all before 2000. I decided to look into the new shows that

have come out in the last 15 years. They included the following:

Last Exile – On this colony planet, great fleets of

air ships fight for control of the skies. A boy

and girl join in this struggle. This show has a

very steampunk feel.

Planetes – There is debris in space and people have

to pick it up or it will be a hazard to space

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All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka –

Kenji Kiriya is a soldier fighting an alien

invasion in an armored suit. He finds himself

reliving the same day. A fellow soldier

understands his plight and she helps him to

escape this phenomenon and end the war. This

is the source material for the Hugo nominated

film Edge of Tomorrow.

I explained the significance of Sakyo Komatsu career as Japan’s

premier Science Fiction writer. There was also a story bundle

from the publisher Haikasrou, which included some of the books,

mentioned in the talk.

Vic Mignogna presented an episode of the fan

production Star Trek Continues. This is a non-for-profit series of

fan films based on the original Star Trek. Mignogna is an

Executive producer and stars as Captain James T. Kirk. The

episode he showed was “Come Not Between the Dragons”. A

space borne alien breeches the Enterprise. Soon after, waves of

energy hit the ship causing the crew to become agitated and

paranoid. As the crew seeks to control their emotions, a larger

alien arrives. Mignogna discussed the episode afterwards it was

shown. People liked the themes in the episode dealing with

family relationships. Mignogna explained some of the choices he

and the production team made with the story. This is the sixth

episode of the series and all are available on YouTube.

Gerald Rathkolb of the Anime World Order podcast

looked into Anime’s Appearances Outside of Anime. This

presentation had clips of television shows and films that showed

or talked about anime and manga. The first clip was President

Obama introducing Japanese Prime Minister Abe at the White

House. Obama thanked the Japanese people for their

contributions to the world and mentioned manga and anime. This

was the first time a sitting President mentioned manga and anime

in a major speech. The Fifth Element showed copies of the

manga Adolf by Osamu Tezuka and Sanctuary by Ryoichi

Ikegami and Sho Fumimura in Korben Dallas apartment. The

music video for Matthew Sweet’s song “Girlfriend” used footage

from Space Adventurer Cobra. Michael Jackson’s song

“Scream” also used anime clips and anime influenced the look of

the video. On Supernatural, one of the Winchesters was watching

anime. There was a storyline in 30 Rock where actor James

Franco was really into his body pillow that had an anime

character. There was an anime poster in Mason Evan’s room in

the Oscar nominated film Boyhood. The Simpsons had several

references to anime. Two couch gags in the opening credits were

anime inspired. The Simpsons went to Japan in one episode and

went into seizures when they saw a certain anime. South Park

recreated a sequence from My Neighbor Totoro using Cartman

and Cthulu. These clips showed that anime maybe becoming

more mainstream.

Daryl Surat looked back at the year 1986 in anime. This

was an exciting time for anime. American animation was still in

a restrictive environment that only allowed kid shows and

comedies. The Japanese economy was still strong and anime

producers were willing to experiment. Some of the films and

television shows Surat discussed were as follows:

Megazone 23 Part II – Young teens with mecha

rebel against an authoritarian government. This

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Anime Festival Orlando 2016

Clockwise starting on the right:

Zatanna from DC Comics, Kiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service,

Kraven the Hunter and Storm from Marvel comics with some

friends, Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a

colorful furry, Lily from Legend , the Cat Bus from My Neighbor

Totoro

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Award News

(source Locus

2016 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners

Winners for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell

Award for Best New Writer were announced August 20, 2016 at

MidAmericon II, the 74th World Science Fiction Convention,

held at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City MO,

August 17-21, 2016.

Best Novel

The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US)

Best Novella

Binti, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)

Best Novelette

“Folding Beijing”, Hao Jingfang (Uncanny 1-2/15)

Best Short Story “Cat Pictures Please”, Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld,

1/15)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long

The Martian

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short

Jessica Jones: “AKA Smile”

Best Related Work

NO AWARD

Best Graphic Story

The Sandman: Overture, Neil Gaiman; art by J.H.

Williams III (Vertigo)

Best Professional Editor Long Form

Sheila E. Gilbert

Best Professional Editor Short Form

Ellen Datlow

Best Professional Artist

Abigail Larson

Best Semiprozine

Uncanny

Best Fanzine

File 770

Best Fancast

No Award

Best Fan Writer

Mike Glyer

Best Fan Artist

Steve Stiles

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer [Not a Hugo

Award] Andy Weir

There were 4,032 nominating ballots received from members of

Sasquan, MidAmeriCon II, and Worldcon 75.

Several awards for services to SF fandom were also presented.

First Fandom Hall of Fame Award

Ben Bova

Joseph Wrzos

First Fandom Posthumous Hall of Fame Awards

Olon F. Wiggins

Lew Martin

Roy V. Hunt

Sam Moskowitz Archive Award

Stephen D. Korshak

Ned Brooks

Forrest J Ackerman Big Heart Award

Edie Stern

Joe Siclari

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Anime Festival Orlando 2016

Clockwise starting from the upper left

The original Ms. Marvel from the Marvel Comics

(left to right) Gaston and Belle from Disney’s Beuaty

and the Beast with the X-Men’s Magneto

Wasp from Marvel Comics

(left to right) Chichiro and No Face from Spirited Away,

Lisa Lisa from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures

Ryuko Matoi from Kill La Kill

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ships and stations. Unfortunately, those in

power do not fully fund debris collection and

other space workers do not respect those who

pick up the trash. The show is about group of

these trash collectors and one sees their hopes

and dreams. The producers grounded the show

in real science and feels very authentic.

From the New World – We follow a group of

children who live in a post-apocalyptic world.

In this world, all people have telepathic

abilities. These children have to deal with

effects of having such powers. We see these

characters grow over a period of time and see

the consequences of their choices.

Psycho-Pass – In a hundred years in the future, the

police have weapons that can determine

criminality and take appropriate action. This

can result in instant termination. A young

woman joins the police detective force and

examines the system. Not all is what it seems.

There are two seasons and a film. The lead

character grows as the story progresses.

Aldnoah Zero – In this alternate history, the last

Apollo mission found a gateway to Mars on

the moon on the last Apollo mission. Humans

colonize Mars and eventually go to war against

Earth. That war resulted in the destruction of

the moon and a tense peace. We follow a

young tactical genius, a Martian princess, and

human fighting for Mars as a new war erupts.

This was a great mecha show with interesting

characters.

There were 55 entries in the Anime Music Video

(AMV) Contest this year, but the AFO AMV team could show

25 were shown due time restrictions. All of the winning videos

can be found on animevideos.org or on YouTube (see

afoamv.theforgotten.com/2016.php).

Best Action – Waldo: “Turing Machine” by

Traverser to footage from Rebuild of

Evagelion Best Comedy – sisterbloomers: “Karamatsu Girls”

by Kylee Henke using footage from Osomatsu-

kun Best Drama/Romance – marumete: “Who We Are”

by Julian Moon to the footage of Clannad:After

Story Honorable Mention- Juri AMV: “Echo” by Chrusher

-P ft Gumi (DJ-jo remix) not known to footage

from Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Fan Favorite- Maboroshi Studio: Studio C - Best

Volleyball Blocks Ever with Scott Sterling and

footage from Haikyuu!!

Judges Award- Ram4919911:“This Love” by The

Veronicas to footage from various sources

Judges Award-Zaber: “See You Again” by Wiz

Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth to the footage

from Your Lie in April

Judges Award-Thales Editions: “Secrets” by

OneRepublic to the footage from When Marnie

was There Best in Show – Neko AMV: “Human” by Krewella

to the footage of Future Diaries

This year I was working with the Panels team. I had to

record statistics on panels and make sure panelists had what they

needed to present their panels. Because of this I could not attend

whole panels. Below are some of the panels I passed through:

AMVs Alive and Kicking - This was put

together by the AFO AMV staff to

discuss the latest and greatest in the

world of video editing.

Terrible Anime Dads – Kent Ward and

Shane Morawski looked into the

history of bad anime fathers.

Jojo’s Bizarre Explanation: An

Introduction to Jojo’s Bizarre

Adventure – Stanpai gave a history to

the popular, long running and insane

world of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.

Lost in Translation: From Japan to

Hollywood – Tony Alvarez and Dizzy

Hellfire talked about American

remakes of Japanese films.

Special thanks to Kent Ward who invited to be on staff

this year at AFO. It was fun and I hope to do it again next year.

Thanks also to Sean Foster who being supportive to a fellow

panelist. Thanks to all of the staff of AFO who put on a great con.

I already have some ideas for panels next year. See you

there.

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Anime Festival Orlando 2016

Clockwise starting from the upper left:

A Gundam mecha from the Gundam franchise

Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Tsukimi Kurashita from Princess Jellyfish

Orihime from Bleach

Porcu Russo from the Ghibli film bearing his name,

(left to right) Stephanie Sheh and Michael Sinterniklass

interviewed by Angie and Chris Duplis

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