The big hallway in front of the Dealer’s Room was a focal point for this sort of stuff all weekend. Now, I know we all go to these things to goof off for a weekend, but at this point, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I really don’t have much use for “modern” video games any more, which is why I love Animazement’s Game Room so much. Wedoca always jams AZ full of old-school fighters, quirky puzzle games, and more 2D shooters than you can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On the one hand, this was insightful because I actually DID buy a Beatles wig for the Lupin costume. More importantly, though, being mistaken for a Beatle is the greatest honor any human can ever hope to achieve. (Historical Note:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re ever at an anime convention, especially on the east coast, and you see “Awesomely Bad J-Music” on the schedule, you WILL got to it and you WILL enjoy it. That’s not a suggestion, it’s not even a command,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Like a significant portion of Animazement’s attendees, I came along after the “old days” of anime fandom had drawn to a close (even if I DO come a lot closer than a lot of these kids). Thus, I found this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, people. It was old a YEAR ago, and it’s even MORE old now. Yelling ANYTHING at the top of your lungs in a crowded room is pretty lame, but when it’s a “joke” that everyone with a brain stem[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For several years now, I’ve done free face painting at Animazement. At first, it was just something to kill time while helping run a video room, but I’ve kept on doing it just for fun. The ironic thing is how[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the thing about trying to organize photoshoots: they’d be MUCH easier if there weren’t PEOPLE involved. Our little Digimon group involved over half a dozen people, but we never had more than half of us in the same place[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Uh, yeah. I got a mini-fridge for our room and it froze pretty much everything. Even when I had it down on the lowest setting, it still left the Dr. Peppers rock solid. You’d think after 25 years of being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been to five Animazements before this one, all at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham. This was our collective first time at the Raleigh Convention Center, and the difference was jarring. Not that it wasn’t a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…