Let's Manga

You'll be meeting some of the people I have been working with, like Prof. Jean-Marie Bouissou, Marco Pellitteri, Pascal Lefèvre and Jaqueline Berndt. And lucky you, you'll be able to meet Frederik Schodt! I wish I could attend it, but I think I'll be in the last rush for my dissertation, so I fear that it won't be possible! Do you know if there will be a conference proceeding?

I'm the most excited about meeting Ito Go myself -I'll probably sound like a total idiot face to face with Frederik Schodt ;) When did you work with Pascal and Jaqueline? I know them already. It's a shame you're not coming, though I suppose dissertation writing is an acceptable excuse. Yes, I'm quite sure there'll be proceedings, and maybe video as well. If there's reasonable wifi, I'll probably be tweeting *crosses fingers*

Not directly manga-related, but it's interesting that the much-reviled Microsoft Office Assistant seems to be trying to make a comeback in Japan as a popular "kyara".