Type: Staff Panel
Panelist: Sally
Struggling with spines? Fighting with face shapes? Having a scuffle with hand size? Learn a little bit about anatomy “rules” and stylization with a Tora-Con Staff Artist!
Type: Collab Panel
Panelist: Katherine
Come watch an exciting dance show filled with talented dancers dancing to all your favorite Asian pop culture songs including Kpop, Jpop, Vocaloid, Idol, and Anime dances! We will have live MC in this virtual version for an interactive and fun experience! In addition to all our dancers, there will be a few featured guests - DJ Appare and DJ Pleasant from AniParty, ACT102 (pronounced A-C-T ten-two), and Love Live Sunrise. Get your penlights/glowsticks ready if you have them and join in the Twitch chat to cheer everyone on!
Twitch channel link: https://twitch.tv/asiandanceshowcase
Type: Con Staple Panel
Panelist: Piper
Our Convention Chair returns to review the events of the day and express thanks to everyone who made Tora-Con 2021 possible.
Type: Con Staple Panel
Panelist: Con Chair & Directors
Join the chat and provide your feedback! Our con chair and directors will be responding to comments and answering questions in this live panel. What did you think of our first-ever virtual con? What would you like to see for Tora-Con 2022? Let us know!
Type: Staff Panel
Panelists: Adam, Jessie, Ian & Ryan
Four Tora-Con staff alumni show you how to cook some of their favorite Japanese foods! Learn how to cook taiyaki, daigaku imo, fried rice, and okonomiyaki.
Type: Con Staple Panel
Panelists: Ian & Sally
Tora-Con wouldn't be the same without cosplay! Attendees have sent us photos of their best costumes, and Sally and Ian are here to show them off. Tune in to their discussion about photography, craftsmanship, and cosplay in general!
Type: Staff Panel
Panelist: Kevin
Always wanted to start an anime figure collection, but didn’t know where to start? Come learn all about the different types of anime figures in the market from small and cute Nendoroids to large scale figures!
Type: Staff Panel
Panelists: Ian
Ian discusses the hobby of building Gundam plastic models, or “gunpla”, while two builders go head-to-head to see who can complete a model the fastest. Billy is a long-time gunpla fan and has even won Gunpla competitions, while Sebastian is relatively new to the hobby. Learn a few tips and witness the trials and travails of our builders!
Type: Staff Panel
Panelist: Jessie
Don’t know what an AMV is? Want to learn? Let Tora-Con’s AMV Contest Coordinator introduce you to the artistic medium of anime fandom known as Anime Music Videos.
Type: Staff Panel
Panelist: Jessie & Adam
Learn how to get the most bang for your buck when traveling to Japan! Jessie & Adam have visited Japan many times, and are here to share their cost-cutting tips with you. Their panel has been updated and expanded with more information than ever.
Type: Con Staple Panel
Panelist: Piper
Our Convention Chair reviews what is in store for the day during our first virtual con!
Type: Staff Panel
Panelists: Jessie & Adam
In this informative but light-hearted panel, Jessie and Adam discuss the history of bread in Japan and how Japan’s unique relationship with this beloved wheat product has led to a lot of strange, but delicious, breads!
Type: Con Staple Panel
Panelist: Jessie
The Tora-Con AMV Contest is an event where you get to watch wonderful Anime Music Videos created by talented video editors! Tora-Con staff have whittled down the competition to 35 finalists, and now we need YOU to vote on the winners!
Type: Staff Panel
Panelists: Rachel & Allister
Rachel and Allister explore the artwork created and used by Tora-Con, all the way from the con’s beginnings in 2005, to the “birth” of the mascots in 2015, to the present day!
Type: Con Staple Panel
Panelist: RIT Anime Club of 2009
Take an “en passant'' to the past and watch never-before-released footage of Tora-Con’s very first Cosplay Chess Show! Before the Cosplay Troupe even existed, a dedicated group of cosplayers in the Anime Club were determined to bring this beloved event to Tora-Con!
Type: Collab Panel
Panelist: WADAIKO
Turn your volume up and feel your heart reverberate to WADAIKO’s beats! WADAIKO is RIT’s Taiko Club and will be performing 2 songs using these traditional Japanese drums!