G Fest XXI (July 11-13 2014)

[MekaGojira3k]

Will they be using DVDs or blu-rays at the pickwick? (especially since Gamera vs. Barugon, Godzilla vs. Biollante and Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah are available on blu-ray).

[John Schuermann]

I know they use Blu-rays where they can. The guy who handles this stuff for G-Fest does care about these things, so I'm sure they'll use the best source possible. I also try and help out when I am available.

Unfortunately, as you know, the G VS KG and BIOLLANTE Blus don't look much better than DVDs

[KaiserGhidorah]

Sony has theatrical rights to Godzilla vs King Ghidorah if I'm not mistaken. Couldn't you acquire a print from them for the Pickwick showing and not have to go through Toho?

[John Schuermann]

[MouthForWar]

Anybody know when they'll release the convention schedule?

[Legion]

[MekaGojira3k]

[MouthForWar]

I take it the Comfort Inn won't be running the in-house channel?

[klen7]

[MekaGojira3k]

Lame. So lame.

[klen7]

We are almost 2 weeks away.

I am planning to get Kawakita to sign this book which i believe he was editor/writer/something on...


I'll probably get the cover of a Terror of Mechagodzilla DVD signed by Tomoko Ai and Katsuhiko Sasaki.

The last couple years i came up with a bizarre wishlist of things to find in the dealer's room, and i think the only thing i ever checked off the list was M1 Titanosaurus (oddly enough i got 3 different M1 Titano sculpts http://i.imgur.com/afn8u9e.jpg) so this year i will probably just go with the flow and hope to find something to add to the collection... I used to get little $2 or $3 candy toys to bring back to my coworkers, but most of the ones i gave out last year are still sitting on desks in their wrappers... so i am not going to waste the money on them this time around. I probably won't get any prints this time around, but i may go for a sketch or two.

I'm probably looking forward to the panels for Koichi Kawakita and Hiroshi Sagae the most, but i am really curious to hear Shinpei Hayashiya's panel... Like always i'm sure (once the schedule is up) that there will be plenty of panels on top of each other that will keep me from getting to everything i want to see.

i'm pretty pumped

[heroforhirerob]

I'm pretty jazzed about this year's Gfest as well. I really don't have a problem with them changing the film from Biollante to Destroyer. Kawakita just did an event with that film earlier this year and probably didn't want to repeat himself. That and I like Destroyer anyways. I have a list for the dealer's room, but I'll also be on the lookout for any unique items that just jump out at me. Events? Anything dealing with the two TOM stars for sure....Kaiju Jeopardy if they run it(tradition)....the Ifukube concert...and then whatever miscellaneous panels catch my interest. There will be some friends there I haven't seen in a number of years, so that will be a bonus as well.

[MekaGojira3k]

I'm getting the TOMG stars to sign a Titanosaurus.
Starting to get pumped.
My goals in the dealer's room are to find a: Dogora, Matango, Magma, Sanda, and Gaira.

[heroforhirerob]

[MekaGojira3k]

[klen7]

Schedule is up...
http://www.g-fan.com/html/gfest_xxi/schedule_xxi.php

Plenty of panel conflicts..but Kawakita is on during the Sagae panel is the most immediately frustrating one

[Legion]

Myself and several other collectors are running the Kaiju Collectibles panel. Unfortunately, the 3pm Friday time seriously conflicts with several of us, who are also dealers and will be swamped with customers around that time since the dealers room opens at 2. Hopefully the panel (the first one at least) can be moved.

[klen7]

^ Thats frustrating! last year i didnt wait in the long line for the dealers room opening and when i did go in a couple hours later (the first day of the con) the G-Fest shirts in my size were sold out... i was pretty annoyed actually because i figured there still be some on Saturday yet alone a few hours after opening...

I was planning to go the collectibles panel so i hope it ends up sometime without something else stacked against it. Maybe they should open the dealers room earlier, idk.

[Legion]

The good news is that the first panel was moved to 4pm at the Kennedy Room on Friday, while the second panel will be at 3pm in Ballroom 1 on Saturday. Hopefully everyone who is going will be able to attend.

It's also been re-named Kaiju Toy Collecting

[klen7]

Good news and a good time slot. I'll be there.

[Gojilove]

I'm so ready - looks like overall alot of good panels on Friday. I never go on Fridays but that may need to change., looks like I'm taking Friday off work.

[XvGojira]

[RapZiLLa54]

Any idea what video games are part of the video game tournament? Please oh please tell me Godzillas greatest battles!

[klen7]

I got most of my Friday and Saturday planned out... I'm leaning towards Sagae over the first half of Kawakita... and the comics panel over the standalone Katsuhiko Sasaki... Would rather catch all of those. Looks like I'll miss Zella which I was curious about, although I might skip Down Frye to catch the last half hour. I'm a little worried about missing stuff by doing the signature thing again this year so we'll see.

[MekaGojira3k]

I only really know I'm going for signatures and the comics panel. I've not looked all that closely other than that. Though I know whatever plan I make will fall apart once the dealer's room opens.