Anime Conventions

baltimore...far from where i live. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

u've met her before? how interesting.

yea its a couple hours away from me(jersey) but the road trip was worth it

I am in Houston and in October I plan to go to Oni-con. From what I have heard there is also aggie-con sponsored by Texas A&M.

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Originally posted by: Kagemane_no_Jutsu
Anyone else here go? I was the one walking around with the naruto plushie in my shirt [img][/img]

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I went this year, only saturday. The line for l'arc en ciel was too damn long by the time I got back from hooters and friends i was with didn't want to go. I didn't really have as much time as I wanted but it was still pretty interesting for my first con.

Damn, the line moved VERY fast as soon as it started moving. We were literally running through the streets as fast as we could. It was fun to watch the "larger" people try to run damn I was laughing so hard. But the concert was just amazing.

GOD!! i'm so jealous of u kagemane....

This thread is quite old...curious to see if any else has gone?

Man, If there's ever one nearby my place, I'd probably attend just to see what it's like. And maybe, just maybe meet a girl cosplaying who can fulfill my fantasies.

i really wanted to go to at least 1 last summer, and I had a few in mind. but there was always a schedule conflict which prevented me from going.

but this up-coming summer i definitely want to go to some.

I doubt I will ever attend one again unless one comes to this very city I'm living in. I have been to a couple of them, and both times I felt totally and completely out of place in the middle of hordes of 12-13 years old girls. Especially with some of them sporting far too embarrassing cosplay gear...

Can't deny some of the panels wouldn't have been really interesting, though. And you normally get manga and stuff with nice discounts or at least without postage.

I started working medical at Anime Weekend Atlanta this past year, it's good times.

Thank god that someone thought and made anime conventions in Poland 15+, so no 13 years old fanboys and fangirls.

Been there, done that.
Clearly I don't like crowded places, and it was crowded.
Plus I brought my wife and she accepted although she isn't into the thing.

Gosh, HighSchool's hard for a 30+ :D

Went to Otakon last year, had a lot of fun. There certainly is a lot of people, but it's kind of cool being around some many people who like anime.

There's a videogame/movie/anime convention/expo that comes by my city biannually, so earlier this April, I treated me and my brother to our first anime convention.

(Even though it's in our city, getting there still took a while, >1hr for bus, train, then walking combined.)

It was actually raining the whole week, so luckily (or perhaps not so), it stopped during the time that we were out. During the final stretch of walking, a new rule came to mind:

"If you're ever lost on your way to an Anime Con (not that I was lost), follow the cosplayers."

Caught a glimpes of Zero as we lined up
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/8710/p4040242.th.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5163/p4040243.th.jpg

There were DVD-stores, then there were 5-dollar DVD stores. It's hard to get through the crowd though, wiffing in smelly people as it was hot while you tried. So in the end, the store I spent the most time at were the anime figure stores. There were also video-game stores and varous activites (pizza, war-game, VIP talks, art poster places etc).

Wouldn't be an anime convention without figurines now would it?
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7972/p4040244.th.jpg

No doubt the most anticipated event that day was the Madman Cosplay Competition, and it was pretty fun to watch. (Madman is an Australian anime distributor). I'll aplogise for the quality of photos beforehand. Next time I'll either get a quality camera, fight for a better seat, or both.

Caught Sailor Moon before the comp started
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/590/p4040246.th.jpg

Meilin (C.C. Sakura)
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8020/p4040248.th.jpg

Belldandy (AMG)
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3558/p4040253.th.jpg

Them, girl from Valkyrie Chronicles and someone I don't know
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9969/p4040259.th.jpg

Guess who? (Ans:Kamina and Viral fight. Too bad fast action + low lighing = motion blur.
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7313/p4040265.th.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6517/p4040266.th.jpghttp://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4644/p4040267.th.jpg

Don't ask.....
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Finding the fabled One Piece scored a few laughs
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5310/p4040272.th.jpghttp://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1559/p4040273.th.jpg

The Arbiter from Halo was pretty well done. Killed the host and tea-bagged him multiple times. I'm kicking myself for not having the camera ready :(
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9919/p4040275.th.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6033/p4040277.th.jpghttp://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9710/p4040278.th.jpg

Guilford was uptight. About right.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7530/p4040279.th.jpg

Dancing TenTen
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3059/p4040280.th.jpghttp://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8821/p4040281.th.jpg

Arachne and Blair from Soul Eater
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/893/p4040282.th.jpghttp://img520.imageshack.us/img520/3074/p4040283.th.jpg

CCaptor Sakura.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1651/p4040284.th.jpghttp://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3487/p4040285.th.jpg

It's a bird, It's a plane, It's......
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It's A TRAP!
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More Blaire
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3696/p4040294.th.jpghttp://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4915/p4040295.th.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8864/p4040296.th.jpg

Dynasty Warriors
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1109/p4040297.th.jpghttp://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7700/p4040298.th.jpghttp://img2.imageshack.us/img2/3153/p4040299.th.jpg
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lol Snape
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8564/p4040306.th.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7971/p4040308.th.jpg

Howl from Howl's Moving Castle
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1024/p4040307.th.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9763/p4040309.th.jpg

Persona 4
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1448/p4040310.th.jpg

Kurogane, Fye and Sakura from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles. You wouldn't believe the fangirls who cheered when Fye hugged Kurogane (not shown)
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6609/p4040311.th.jpghttp://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2600/p4040312.th.jpg
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6868/p4040313.th.jpghttp://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1778/p4040314.th.jpghttp://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7871/p4040315.th.jpg

Kid (Soul Eater)
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6592/p4040319.th.jpg

Macross Frontier
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9987/p4040320.th.jpghttp://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4825/p4040321.th.jpghttp://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5623/p4040322.th.jpg
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/4900/p4040325.th.jpg

Tsubaki (Soul Eater). I actually saw her upclose earlier in the day. The costume was pretty damn good, and she was hot.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3605/p4040323.th.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8522/p4040326.th.jpghttp://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3238/p4040327.th.jpghttp://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9936/p4040328.th.jpghttp://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3474/p4040329.th.jpghttp://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7376/p4040330.th.jpghttp://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3640/p4040331.th.jpg

Guy I saw earlier...
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You know, Kakashi reminds me of the fat Loki clone from Strongest Disciple Kenichi :p
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/6389/p4040335.th.jpg

Group pics
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Of course, I couldn't just come back with photos, so I tried my luck with 2 trading figures and a plushie:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5536/p4040345.th.jpg

The FSN figures came random out of the box. Really, if I had to pick two, the Tohsaka Sisters would have been the best matching pair. I didn't have the cash nor the mentality to bust through all the figures without guarantee, so I felt quite lucky and contempt with this.

Still, it always feels like someone is missing. Being the greedy fan I am, I asked my friend eBay....
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/940/p4270375.th.jpg
There we go, no more regrets. (this particular collection also includes Archer, Rider and Illya, but I wasn't urging for them)
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7465/p4270377.th.jpg

So for now, my desk looks like the following. Sakura and Rin look fine on the table, but Saber looks down too far, so I had to elevate her on a makeshift shelf.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2953/p4280388.th.jpghttp://img209.imageshack.us/img209/180/p4280380.th.jpghttp://img93.imageshack.us/img93/903/p4280392.th.jpg
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2628/p4280378.th.jpg

Small start, but one step closer to this: :D
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5...c5d4efo.th.jpg

All in all, it was quite a fun experience. I won't be going to another one that's in May, but I might just turn out for the September show. :D.

That's indeed a very nice looking Tsubaki. I wish you had had the guts to take a better photo when you encountered her earlier.

Jolly good luck with the random figures, I've to say.

Tsubaki and Arachne are really fine :o

oh nice! man, this really gets me anticipating/wanting to go to an anime convention.. I haven't been to an anime specific one, only a few small all-forms-of-gaming-in-general cons.

daaaang, look at that tsubaki D:

there are (i'm pretty sure) a few anime cons within like.. 2-4 hours of me.. it's just a matter of figuring out dates and getting there..

Oh, nice pictures you have there Bill! Some of the cosplays are actually pretty fine and the figures you photographed are pretty cool, too.

I'm going to Otakon again this year. If you haven't gone to a convention you really should. Especially the big ones like Otakon, it's a blast.