“Anime and Science Fiction: two things that historically go hand-in-hand. Anime is rife with sci-fi offerings. In this panel we’ll explore the history of the science fiction genre in anime while also looking to the future and discussing what the medium has coming down the worm-hole for us next. Androids, space exploration, time travel, cyber-punk and more. It’s all there, and it’s all waiting for you. Join us in discovering new titles and expand your space-time anime continuum!”
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Featured Anime:
Titles with a star (*) were featured with a clip.
Naka Kon 2016
Co-presented with MoNgR3L
- Space Adventure
- *Irresponsible Captain Tylor
- *Outlaw Star
- Robotech
- Iria: Zeiram the Animation
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Dirty Pair
- Space Adventure Cobra
- Space Exploration
- *Planetes
- *Space Brothers
- Galaxy Express 999
- Rocket Girls
- Moonlight Mile
- Terra Formars
- Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise
- Cyborgs, Androids, and Robots
- *Casshern Sins
- *Metropolis
- Astro Boy
- Cyborg 009
- Key the Metal Idol
- Chobits
- Cutey Honey
- Giant Robots and Mecha
- *Aim For The Top 2: Diebuster
- *Armored Trooper Votoms
- Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor)
- Patlabor
- The Big O
- Eureka Seven
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Technology and Computers
- *Roujin Z
- *Dennou Coil
- Summer Wars
- Real Drive
- Paprika
- Serial Experiments Lain
- Cyberpunk
- *Ghost in the Shell
- *Armitage III
- Akira
- Psycho Pass
- Battle Angel Alita
- AD Police Files
- Mardock Scramble
- Time Travel
- *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- *Steins;Gate
- Zipang
- Neoin
- Generator Gawl
- Nobunaga Concerto
- Anime’s Influence on Science Fiction
- Ghost in the Shell
- Megazone 23
- The Matrix
- Pacific Rim
- Paprika
- Inception
- Appleseed
- Chappie
- Bubblegum Crisis
- Alita (2019)
- Current State of the Art
- Ghost in the Shell Arise
- Patema Inverted
- Dimension W
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans
- Future of Sci-Fi in Anime
- Under the Dog
- Kiznaiver
- Eidlive
- Macross Delta
Naka Kon 2015
Co-presented with MoNgR3L
- Space Adventure
- *Star Blazers (Space Battleship Yamato)
- *Iria: Zeiram the Animation
- Captain Harlock
- Cowboy Bebop
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Robotech
- Space Adventure Cobra
- Space Exploration
- *Space Dandy
- *Planetes
- Galaxy Express 999
- Bodacious Space Pirates
- They Were Eleven
- Terra Formars
- Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise
- Space Brothers
- Cyborgs, Androids, and Robots
- *Texhnolyze
- *Metropolis
- Astro Boy
- Cyborg 009
- Robot Carnival
- Chobits
- Cutey Honey
- Key the Metal Idol
- Karen Senki
- Giant Robots and Mecha
- *Shin Mazinger Z: The Impact
- *Mobile Suit Gundam
- Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor)
- Getter Robo
- Brave Raideen
- Macross
- Voltron
- Patlabor
- *Neon Genesis Evangelion
- *Gurren Lagann
- Gundam Wing
- The Big O
- RahXephon
- Eureka Seven
- Majestic Prince
- Robotics;Notes
- Cyberpunk
- *Cyber City Oedo 808
- *Serial Experiments Lain
- Akira
- Armitage III
- Bubblegum Crisis
- Ghost in the Shell
- Battle Angel Alita
- AD Police Files
- Time Travel
- *Noein
- *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Zipang
- Steins;Gate
- Nobunaga Concerto
- Generator Gawl
- Anime’s Influence on Sci-Fi
- Megazone 23
- Ghost in the Shell
- The Matrix
- Pacific Rim
- Paprika
- Inception
- Alita (2019)
- Current State of the Art
- Redline
- Space Dandy
- Knights of Sidonia
- Time of Eve
- Patema Inverted
- Future of Sci-Fi Anime
- Knights of Sidonia Season 2
- Ghost in the Shell Arise
- Under the Dog
- Macross Delta
- Gundam the Origin
- Blue Uru
- Gatchaman Crowds Insight
