| Hi everyone! This weekend, as usual, Iberanime will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, and this year will probably be awesome (I'm going for my second time). So this upcoming convention got me thinking... How do you feel about conventions? Do you usually go? What do you like (or dislike) about them? How do you prepare? What are your favourites? Any tips for noobs? Do you have any stories about cons you would like to share? |
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| I go to conventions :P I used to go just for the sake of going but now I started running a photography business (but I don't like calling it a business because I did it to make art) so I have an excuse to go to more conventions to shoot people. I also cosplay but I don't like bringing too many costumes. I go to the main Toronto ones: MTAC, AN, Apop (actually only twice, didn't go last year and this year it's cancelled), FanEx |
| i wood go but im a bit shy otherwise i would go though. cospleying seems rly cool 2 so maybe i wood try... |
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| I would love to go to one but its always far away and I am not brave enough to go beyond my comfort zone alone. |
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| Where I live, anime conventions aren't a thing. I've gone to comic cons though and they're usually filled with uber mainstream stuff like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail and DBZ. Most of which I'm not interested in, so finding and interacting with people who have similar taste is a hassle for me. I say, grab the opportunity to mingle with people who have similar taste/interests. If you have an interest in CosPlay, don't hesitate. It's the best way to start a conversation with strangers. Go out, grab a drink (if you're old enough) and have fun. |
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| I adore conventions. The best tip I can give you is volunteer. This way you experience the convention more seriously. You're involved in how it's run, you contribute to something bigger and you get to meet new people more easily. I recently volunteered in two conventions which weren't anime-related but had a similar target audience. These were some of the best days of my life. You feel like a part of the community. |
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| I've never been to a convention before. I have the friends I could go with, but the only decent ones in the UK are in London, and that is too far away for me to care. |
| I get really overwhelmed at big cons. I want to start going to smaller cons from now on. |
| Every year, I go to Anime Expo, which is the largest anime convention in North America. I have a lot of fun taking pictures of good cosplayers, attending special events such as special guest panels and concerts. I often save a lot of money to buy almost anything I want like figurines, plushies and games in the exhibit hall. |
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| One of the things in my bucket list to do before I die is attend Comiket in Akihabara at least once in my life. |
CapitalistGod said: Comiket is pretty fun. They aren't in Akihabara though, Comikets usually take place at Tokyo Big Sight in the Odaiba area. Just be prepared to fight through thousands of people just to get where you want to go and wait forever in a line no matter how early you show up.One of the things in my bucket list to do before I die is attend Comiket in Akihabara at least once in my life. |
| Awesome i'm going to iberanime too with my friends, and it's my second time aswell. |
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shann0n said: I get really overwhelmed at big cons. I want to start going to smaller cons from now on. Where are you from? I'm from Israel and even the smallest conventions are pretty small. No one comes from abroad and you can count on meeting the same people in the next con. Either way, volunteer. Volunteering is the best way to experience a convention especially if you don't have a large group of friends. |
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| I'm going to a con at the end of the month, called Anime North, it's in toronto, canada. If it's doable for any of you i highly recommend it, it's a lot of fun |
| I love conventions, oh so much. Though they can be a bit stressful to get too, and boring if you don't have friends. >_> But that dealers room though. ;) |
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| I went to my first―and luckily, huge―one last year (ANA) and I LOVED it. I felt like I was in anime/manga heaven. I was primarily obsessed with the gazillion shops/stalls selling merchandise and the cosplays everyone was in but the panels and some of the guests were a pleasant surprise for me as well.... I even got to see Eir Aoi (fyi, she sounds exactly the same in person as she does on record) perform live. I didn't even know she was going to be there and when I did, I went into that huge-ass ballroom assuming it was some kind of panel with one or two performances but it was practically a full-blown concert. o_o!! ♥ Wish there were conventions where I live. I only got to go to ANA because I was visiting my boyfriend in the States around the same time~ |
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| Been to about 28 or so, we got one at the end of the month. Im mostly in the dealer room, game room and just walking around I don't ever cosplay and I always feel like the most normal person on earth xD @raenydays Your signature look like a panda... panda.. panda panda panda panda |
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| I sued to go to conventions back in 2010ish? to cosplay & stuff. I really enjoyed it. Made a ton of friends too. |
| I have one big convention in Germany which I visit every year and I like it there. Lots of nice people and good cosplayers around and I enjoy taking photos of my favourite characters there :3 Which reminds me that I should start working on a cosplay which I wanted to do for about 2 years now >.< |
Mamster-P said: Your signature look like a panda... panda.. panda panda panda panda It is a panda... panda.. panda panda panda panda （‐＾▽＾‐） ... Though I can't see it or my avatar right now coz my MAL is whacking out for some reason. o_O |
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raenydays said: Mamster-P said: Your signature look like a panda... panda.. panda panda panda panda It is a panda... panda.. panda panda panda panda （‐＾▽＾‐） ... Though I can't see it or my avatar right now coz my MAL is whacking out for some reason. o_O Everytime I see panda stuff now... that song lol, maybe at this upcoming con I'll cosplay as a panda ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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Mamster-P said: raenydays said: It is a panda... panda.. panda panda panda panda （‐＾▽＾‐） ... Though I can't see it or my avatar right now coz my MAL is whacking out for some reason. o_O Everytime I see panda stuff now... that song lol, maybe at this upcoming con I'll cosplay as a panda ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) lol! well, you can never go wrong with pandas ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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| We'll have ''Anime Friends'' here in Brasil on July,that will be my third coming,the event himself is very good,but this year i'm really waiting for something more than youtubers in the attractions to come,they really can do better. |
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| I'm going to Anime North for the second time. I'm cosplaying as Kurisu from Steins;gate. I know a lot of people who are going. It should be fun. I just have to make sure I don't over spend like last year. Fandom merch is my weakness. |
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| I only been to one once but I had a blast. I'd say if you want to cosplay do it, people dressed normal are definitely the minority. Also bring lots of friends, the more the merrier. Bring cash and some water and spent time trying to fine people around you with similar interests. |
| Went to one in Minneapolis once, there wasn't much point to it really since all we did was drive a couple hundred miles to hang out in the viewing room watching stuff and check out the dealers room....so basically stuff we do at home. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| Went to one once, ah, wait Kruszer said: Went to one in Minneapolis once, there wasn't much point to it really since all we did was drive a couple hundred miles to hang out in the viewing room watching stuff and check out the dealers room....so basically stuff we do at home. Yeah, like that. Animinneapolis. Pretty loud, wouldn't go without friends. Good to have gone at least once though, seen what the fuss was about. |
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| Have been there but I didn't really like it. Mostly because the bulk of the people there just was about the mainstream manga & anime and it was pretty hard to find someone who has read/watched the less popular yet in most times better manga & anime. The lines are long, the food is expensive and most of the time not very delicious - at least not worth the money I paid for... And the body odor! The body odor! It is at if some of the guys there completely forgot the invention of the shower. But I digress. All in all, it is nice to visit such a convention once. But after that, you can make more with your time and money if you put it otherwise to use. But if you are into mainstream manga & anime, you might have some fun. |
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japaniMay said: FrankyFox said: I'm going to a con at the end of the month, called Anime North, it's in toronto, canada. If it's doable for any of you i highly recommend it, it's a lot of fun I'm going too :) I've never been there, but I've been to FanExpo, which is also in Toronto. I've been once to FanExpo, didn't like it as much, there was too many people and not enough room to fit all of them hahaha |
| I'd love to because I want to meet other anime fans, but up until now I've always been to insecure to actually go. Also, the fact that I don't own any cosplay stuff is kinda holding me back. |
| I love conventions, especially for the treasures and goodies you can find there! It's always an internal struggle between buying everything as soon as you see it (before it's gone) and having to carry it around all day, or waiting till the last day when everything (leftovers) drop in price. If you go with friends just buy the stuff you want the moment you spot it, if you like it, somebody else will like it too! And with a group of friends you can always let the others take care of your stuff and vice versa if you need to pose for a cosplay or something else. For me it's expo's in Belgium and France: F.A.C.T.S. , Made in Asia, Japan Expo |
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| Reading comments here make me glad Israel is a small country. Conventions are fairly small. Aside from rush hour there are no lines. |
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Demure said: All in all, I'd say conventions are a whole lot of fun if you make the most out of each day and plan ahead what you want to do by checking out the scheduling. There's something for everyone to enjoy, so surely you'll find something that'll interest you. yeah i start my day doing that, but then my friends come along and we end wasting 80% of our time, buying stuff from the dealers and missing most of the panels |
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