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Anime Expo 2009 wasn’t exactly the greatest rendition due to a lackluster guest list, but if there was a bright spot to be had during that convention, I’d definitely have to peg the Daisuke Ishiwatari/Toshimichi Mori Panel as being one of the higher points.

For those who don’t know, Daisuke Ishiwatari and Toshimichi Mori worked together on BlazBlue (which we seem to have a lot of in-depth coverage on here at VN-Net) with Mori being in charge of the design and Ishiwatari being the composer. Ishiwatari also designed and composed to the music to the Guilty Gear series and voiced Sol Badguy.

As for the panel itself, there was an eclectic group and whether it was filled with curious onlookers or general fans, it’s hard to tell. The panel also had at least a 2:1 male to female ratio, which was kind of surprising to me. I’d chalk them up to being girlfriends or something if it weren’t for a girl cosplaying as Sol Badguy (Syke note: Damn you rule 63!). I laughed, but wasn’t able to get pictures of her though. In any event, the panel mostly consisted of a Q&A session that turned out to be pretty informative. Both offered their insights into the games themselves as well as some thoughts about game design in general. So here’s what I found to be of interest: (continue reading…)

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