But hey, it was still the AMV Theater, so it’s not like the crowd wasn’t a music crowd either way. Still, it’s not great for morale to thing there’s a room full of people only there to wait for you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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If we’d gone this entire update without an appearance by the Ichibancon kids, I seriously think someone would have showed up at my house to complain in person. Not that there isn’t plenty of stuff on this page to complain[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’d actually never seen Godzilla vs The Smog Monster in a room full of people before. I highly recommend it. AND YES, I KNOW IT’S BEING RELEASED AS GODZILLA VS. HEDORA BUT I’M STILL GONNA REFER TO IT AS THE[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is not an Otakon-exclusive thing at all, but I was hit especially hard by it this year. It’s one thing to not get to see something ‘cos there aren’t any seats left in the room. It’s quite another when[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
YES. AGAIN. The insidious cosmic infection that is Tarako refuses to be contained.
(Historical Notes: Past Me once AGAIN skimped out on the commentary, just writing a single sentence full of YouTube links that almost CERTAINLY don’t work anymore. Basically, Bernard Minet is a singer who recorded French themes for a bunch of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pro Tip: The bathrooms over in the Hilton don’t get foul anywhere NEAR as quickly as the ones in the BCC. I may or may not have walked the extra city block to take advantage of this fact. Oh, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s been fairly well documented that I really appreciate a con that makes a real production out of Opening Ceremonies. Otakon really knocked out of the park this year with a performance by Chin Hamaya Culture Center. Basically, it was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve essentially made this joke once already, but it bears repeating. All it takes is one dude with a camera to reduce an entire building to gridlock (so, really, it’s not the cosplayers who are the problem, it’s the shutterbugs)
It is now public knowledge that I will accept just about any ridiculous object offered to me. It’s probably not a good thing that people now know this. Oh, and if you’re wondering when I’ll actually go back to doing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…