Category: Official Statement

Anime Game Show Party Studios: On Hiatus

Anime Game Show Party Studios productions of panels, game shows, and most online content is on hiatus beginning on Monday, February 17.

We will return but do not have an exact date for that yet.

Our appearances at Anime Crossroads has been cancelled. Our appearance at CitrusCon is still happening, though may be subject to cancellation at a later date.

Twitch streams will continue but the schedule may be reduced or changed. Please stay tuned on Twitch for more information as it becomes available.

General updates will also be posted here.

Thank you for your continued support since 2006 and I hope this will only be a short break from doing what I love to do most – make people happy with what I love.

-Dusty

Moving forward

To our fans, friends, sponsors, and invaluable partner conventions:

It’s been just over a week since the 2024 election in the US, and my heart is still a whirlwind of emotions: profound sadness, burning anger, an unsettling fear for the future of our communities, and an even stronger determination about my place in the monumental journey that lies ahead—our mission until January 2029 is clear: to survive and to uplift each other in this struggle.

Those of you who know me well understand that I may not be the one at the forefront of protests, fighting bravely for change. Stepping into that role would put both my communities and myself in jeopardy—an unacceptable risk that I cannot take.

Instead, through Anime Game Show Party Studios, I will channel my energy into nurturing our community’s spirit to keep us engaged and inspired. I want to be a refuge for all those who need to escape the turmoil, for those who are overwhelmed by the chaos of our times—both now and in the days to come. I pledge to deliver professional, high-quality, entertaining, and enlightening game shows, panels, and live events at conventions across the US. I am re-committing myself to enriching our shared experiences through my Twitch channel, where laughter and connection will abound.

Those on the front lines of this battle can’t fight forever; they deserve moments of rest. None of us can navigate the relentless tide of information—and misinformation—along with the upcoming increases of harassment and bullying alone.

Both the Twitch channel and the convention spaces I perform in will be safe havens where everyone is encouraged to express their true selves and revel in the joy I strive to provide. Hate, in any form, will be met with swift, decisive action: removal from an event and connection with convention staff for potential violations, or, in the realm of Twitch, an immediate ban from the channel accompanied by a formal report.

I want to assure you that none of these ideas for the upcoming months are new; they’re the values I have always held dear and a vision of what I want Anime Game Show Party Studios to embody.

In the spirit of transparency, I will be sharing the full written Guiding Principles document on our website for anyone to peruse. Please look for it in the coming days.

Though the world feels overwhelmingly uncertain right now, remember that none of us stand alone. Together, we will navigate this storm—and ultimately, we will rise and thrive.

Please take care of yourselves, and tell the folks you love that you love them.

Sincerely,
Dustin “Dusty” Riley
Founder/Producer, Anime Game Show Party Studios

Ohayocon 2024: Final update

I will not be presenting at Ohayocon 2024. Unfortunately, the lead time I have been given to prepare and present panels is not enough to guarantee a quality event lineup for attendees or a pain-free process for staff members.

I wish the staff, panelists, and attendees of Ohayocon well, and I hope you have an enjoyable weekend.

–Dusty, founder/producer

Ohayocon Status Update

Regarding the status of Anime Game Show Party Studios at Ohayocon:

We have yet to receive any confirmation or denial about the four events we have submitted to present at Ohayocon 2024. As that convention is less than a month away, some panels that were previously submitted may not be possible to complete now as they require a lot of pre-con writing, research, and surveying in order to bring you the quality entertaining and educational content that attendees and convention staff have come to expect from us. If word is received soon from convention staff, there may be a limited number of panels we can still perform with limited lead time. Further updates will be shared here.

Ohayocon 2024

Our goal at Anime Game Show Party is to make the lives of convention attendees entertaining and educational, and to make the lives of convention staff a little less stressful.

There has been a lot of negative comments thrown at Ohayocon recently, and while we normally do not comment on such things, we do have a long-standing relationship with the convention, having served as staff in myriad capacities and having appeared several times as presenters and panelists.

For full transparency, we have submitted four events for approval at Ohayocon 2024. As of the writing of this post, we have not received a response as to the status of the submitted events. It was also to be a return to performing at in-person events following a long absence due to the global pandemic and other health concerns.

The information being made public is still new, and AGSP will be taking all information in and analyzing it as quickly as possible. Any changes to our status with the con will be posted here.

Hiatus

UPDATE 3 June 2020: While no new appearances are scheduled, we are submitting applications to present at new conventions. If you are a convention staff member and would like to inquire about having us at your event, please use the Contact form.

We will be taking a hiatus for the months of Feburary through June, 2023. We will evaluate conditions in June to decide whether or not to extend the hiatus or return to conventions full-time.

Current personal situations make it so that we cannot travel more than a half hour from our city center, which severely limits what conventions we can attend and perform at.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Supporting ALL of fandom

In the past month, many state legislatures in the United States have begun debating bills that criminalize being transgender. There are several different versions of these laws, but the goal is the same. If passed, it would be illegal to present yourself in a manner that doesn’t match the gender you were given at birth.

Anime Game Show Party Studios will NOT support these laws in any manner.

We will NOT participate in any convention hosted in a state that signs these bills into law.

Conventions are supposed to be a place where everyone can be themselves. They’re made up of different groups that are bullied, ridiculed, and attacked in the greater population. Conventions are a place where they can be safe to be their true selves.

If a state will not allow that at its conventions, we cannot support that. Period.

Statement on NFTs and AI

Anime Game Show Party Studios sees both NFTs and the use of artificial intelligence to create art, writing, and music, a detriment to the talents and skills of people who make creativity their passion or their profession. We will not support or use these technologies in any way in our work. All artwork is either created in-house or sourced to professional human artists who are paid fairly for their work.

Questions or comments about this statement may be directed to our Contact page.