Harmony Gold in association with the Rocky Mountain Animation Association are pleased to announce that the Robotech Convention Tour will be returning to Nan Desu Kan (NDK) in Denver, Colorado the weekend of September 11-13, 2009! For the past 12 years, NDK has served the Rocky Mountain anime community by providing a safe, friendly environment for people of all ages to enjoy Japanese animation and culture.

This year the convention has invited Harmony Gold creative director Tommy Yune and Robotech.com Webmaster Steve Yun along with Robotech voice actors Michael McConnohie (Rolf Emerson) and Melodee Spevack (mission control) for a weekend full of panels, giveaways and some special surprises. Also in attendance are Macross English dub voice actor Chris Patton (Maximilian Jenius) and Robotech Museum co-founder George Samson.


EVENT LOCATION:

Denver Marriott Tech Center
4900 S. Syracuse Street
Denver, Colorado 80237
Telephone: 303-779-1100


AT-THE-DOOR REGISTRATION:

$50 – All 3 days
$30 – Single day (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday)


ROBOTECH EVENTS:

• Friday, September 11th •

ANIME GIRL FIGHT
– 10:30 PM
Instead of a nice romantic candlelit dinner, would you rather spend your Friday night watching anime girls duke it out? Then Harmony Gold's Steve Yun has the event for you as a team of panelists debate and maybe get into fisticuffs themselves to find out who would win!

• Saturday, September 12th •

ROBOTECH: PAST PRESENT & FUTURE
– 4:00 PM
Tommy Yune, director of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, and actor Michael McConnohie (the voice of Rolf Emerson) cover the history of the animated series that introduced a generation to anime, and discuss upcoming new releases in the wake of the announcement of the live action feature film.

ROBOT RUMBLE
– 9:00 PM
Remember when you were in elementary school and you argued with your friends about whether Voltron or Optimus Prime would win in a fight? Well, prepare for the ultimate in nerdy panels: Harmony Gold's Steve Yun hosts a tournament where panelists and attendees argue and vote over which robots would win in a fight. Sixteen robots will enter the arena, but only one will emerge as the victor!

• Sunday, September 13th •

ROBOTECH: FREE-FOR-ALL
– 12:00 NOON
Did you miss Saturday's panel? Do you still have questions about the past, present or future of Robotech? Here's is your chance as Harmony Gold's Tommy Yune and Steve Yun open the floor to fans in a town hall-style discussion!

COMIC & MANGA PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
– 1:00 PM
Tommy Yune, a veteran of hit comic series such as Speed Racer, Robotech, and Danger Girl: Kamikaze, covers modern production techniques of the industry and new options available to hopeful comic creators.

ROBOTECH: THE COLLECTORS PANEL
– 3:00 PM
Join Robotech Museum's George Samson with the Harmony Gold staff as they showcase the good, bad, and the outrageously funny of Robotech merchandising through the decades.


MORE INFORMATION:

Discuss Nan Desu Kan (NDK) in the event forum

Visit NDK's official website

Get the latest updates from the Robotech Twitter feed

Check out the list of other cities from the 2009 Robotech Convention Tour

Do you run a convention and want the Robotech Tour to make a stop at your event? Then contact Kevin McKeever at kev@robotech.com for more information.

Special thanks to Nan Desu Kan Executive Director Amanda Liebermann for bringing the tour back to Denver!