Anime Conventions?

CrispyFriedMan wrote

The only reason I would go to an anime con would be to see the VA panels and get to ask them some questions (possibly film them too) and to get stuff signed.  Also to buy up a ton of merch, which costs a bunch of money that I know I don't have.  Also I live in the part of the country that doesn't really get events like cons, well, that's starting to change, there are people trying to start cons in this area but they're very small and they're not taking off yet.  Maybe someday they'll get bigger and worth going to.

I mean, they ain't likely to get of the ground if people wait it out. You should check 'em out sometime!

Santiago is a VERY small city so you eventually get cons like every other sunday. The quality tho can go for absolutely epic (Super Japan Expo had Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Anna Tsuchiya) to meh (AEX who brought the dude who sang the Saint Seiya OP, JAM Project with half the members or Cesar Franco [Mexican VA and singer] to "school anime fairs" which have local anime cover bands and the same chums all over the place.
Making big cons is rather expensive, i used to host a couple of them in the past but they're not cost effective and for the amount of work, it's so little what you get for it.

Backlash wrote
CrispyFriedMan wrote

The only reason I would go to an anime con would be to see the VA panels and get to ask them some questions (possibly film them too) and to get stuff signed.  Also to buy up a ton of merch, which costs a bunch of money that I know I don't have.  Also I live in the part of the country that doesn't really get events like cons, well, that's starting to change, there are people trying to start cons in this area but they're very small and they're not taking off yet.  Maybe someday they'll get bigger and worth going to.

I mean, they ain't likely to get of the ground if people wait it out. You should check 'em out sometime!

Yeah I know, the last one that a friend of mine went to, I just wasn't that interested in, it was mostly about horror  movie stuff.  All I really want is to meet my fav anime VAs, buy some merch and get it signed.

I haven't been to a convention of any kind. I had lingering thoughts of attending the Denver Comic-Con but then it passed by before I could really consider going.

I've been to a few cons which had a mix of western and eastern stuff but I try to hide my powerlevel. I'm not "out" yet, so to speak. Just discreetly looking at the cosplayers too.

I don't live in an area in which anime conventions are accessible, but I have been to a comic con before. The demographic was just awful, with far too high a density of the obnoxious, over-confident type. Most stalls seemed to be selling pointless tat, or counterfeits; with the exception of the plamo/gunpla stall and a few others. Anything of relevance to anime was of the hyper-mainstream shounen genre and western comic material was all marvel-esque. It also smelled quite dreadful; comparable to a changing room of 13 year olds (those of the age at which they require deodourant, yet haven't the sense to use it).

pixelwitch wrote

comparable to a changing room of 13 year olds (those of the age at which they require deodourant, yet haven't the sense to use it).

I'm not sure which is worse, the stage before they realise they need deodorant, or the stage where they think they need to use ALL the deodorant.

2 years later
malmon wrote
pixelwitch wrote

comparable to a changing room of 13 year olds (those of the age at which they require deodourant, yet haven't the sense to use it).

I'm not sure which is worse, the stage before they realise they need deodorant, or the stage where they think they need to use ALL the deodorant.

I mean at least the cheap spray-on deodorant smells nice. I'd rather have that than the alternative.

On another note, I might finally attend a convention again next year!

Been to a bigger anime convention once before and it was ok. The crowd was mostly teenagers that were into mainstream shounen, which is not my demographic and not the kind of anime I watch. ^^

I didn't have that much money so I couldn't afford to buy any merch. However, I quite enjoyed the 9x9 Go tournament and actually made it quite far!

3 months later

I went with my friend to one and at that time it was the funnest time I had in a long time.