I've been to Otakon once (as Merle/Meruru from Escaflowne), and plan on going again this year (as Zakuro from Tokyo Mew Mew). Last time I only stayed one day, and my friend (who was also a newbie) and I just wandered around in awe, taking pictures of other cosplayers and handfeeding Pocky to cute guys.
Originally posted by TastyLumpia
I've been to Otakon once (as Merle/Meruru from Escaflowne), and plan on going again this year (as Zakuro from Tokyo Mew Mew). Last time I only stayed one day, and my friend (who was also a newbie) and I just wandered around in awe, taking pictures of other cosplayers and handfeeding Pocky to cute guys.
::Nosebleeds::
Oh sorry uhhh.....Atmospheric pressure?yeah thats it.........
Anyways im shooting for Cos-playing at Animefest in Dallas and Sugoicon in Cincinatti.Probably as Shikamaru from Naruto and MAYBE Great Saiyaman [depends on on what i can slap together]
Has anyone ever thought of volenteering or trying to get on the staff of a con?I hear if you put enough time in at certain cons you can get your admission covered and sometimes a place to craash.That could be a great way to save money and ease the finacial burden ifyou have the time
Of course its gotta be a con you can do that and still be in costume at 😄
Hey!!!!!!!!!! I just went to my first Anime Convention Ever!!!!!!!!!!! It was awesome!!!!!!!!!! I even got to see Final Fantasy Advent children, which was like one of the best movies Ever (even though their were so many people I had to sit on the floor and everyone struggled to see subtitles, but it was worth the uncomfortable situation and I saw almost all the subtitles)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There were so many cosplayers, and the Dealers' room was amazing! And I tried Pocky for the first time ever! And, OMG, I got to take a picture with Ed from Fullmetal Alchemist's voice actor Vic Micnoga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I think that's how you spell it) He autographed my FMA manga book 2 and everything!!!!!!!!!! And he was soooooooooooooooo nice! I got to get fanart, look at fanart, see the Gundam Seed movie, and some of Sailor Moon: Live Action, which I hear wasn't that good! And of course I took alot of pictures, or, as many as I could, next time I go, I swear I'm gonna bring like $300 or over (hopefully)! I feel so fulfilled!!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by Lana
They really are great fun. Too bad the next one I'm going to isn't until next May....
i'm going to Destiny in a month with the anime club. our theme is supernatural. a group of friends is doing vampire game with me. i'm gonna be duzell
Originally posted by EvilCap America
Has anyone ever thought of volenteering or trying to get on the staff of a con?I hear if you put enough time in at certain cons you can get your admission covered and sometimes a place to craash.That could be a great way to save money and ease the finacial burden ifyou have the timeOf course its gotta be a con you can do that and still be in costume at 😄
I was actually supposed to be a staff department head at a con last year, but scheduling conflicts meant I couldn't go 🙁 one of my friends staffed Anime Central this year, it was really funny, she was like "I get to moderate the hentai panel!" 😂 That was also the con where I was dressed up as a gothic lolita and dancing on a chair during the masquerade (and I was in the audience, I didn't participate this year)...
Originally posted by riku-chan
the one in santa barabara or something..... or is it LA?i'm going to Destiny in a month with the anime club. our theme is supernatural. a group of friends is doing vampire game with me. i'm gonna be duzell
I live in Chicago, the next convention I'm going to is Anime Central in May. I could go to Reactor (formerly Anime Reactor) in a month, but last year it sucked and from what I'm hearing it's not going to be any better this year, so I'm going to just save the money.
I'm hoping to go out to San Diego next year for Comic-Con though......😄
Originally posted by Takiko_4ever
all man...i've never been to a convention center before...
but the closest to where i live is like 4 hours away in Washington.
The Sakura Com
Wow i wanna go....-_-
no one lives near me......................
Japan Town Anime Festival in SF is on the 17/18 of Dec. but I have to study for my stupid finals.
Most likely, I'll be at Fanime in San Jose come this May (I think.) I'll be there with my school Anime club. 😂 we can do lots of group cosplays with 30 or more ppl!. All I know is that I'm suppose to go as Uchiha Sasuke (Naruto), Eclipse (Demon Diary), and Takuto (Fullmoon O Sagashite) or Daisuke (D.N.Angel). I doning practically all of them with other ppl. In fact, the Narto Cosplay is getting quite big. We have Kakashi, Sasuke, Itachi (Who is actually Japanese!), Sakura (-shivers-), Lee, Kiba, one of the Jonin (can't remember who), and Haku. We can't seem to find anyone for Naruto though...... 😂 Someone heard about the Anime Chess in my club, and wants to enter the Naruto group into it now. 😂 Imagine it: Ninja's vs. Magical Girls, Ninjas vs. Shinigami, Ninjas vs. ....... You get the idea.
Anyone here live in teh Bay Area, or is going to come out for this con?