Anime/Manga Conventions??!


Question: No anime or manga haters!!!

Has anyone ever been to an anime or manga con? Me and my friends want to go to one sooooo bad!!! What's it like? I really want to know!!!!

I AM NOT A PSYCOPATHIC FREAK!!! *twitch*........okay maybe I am....>.<


Answers: No anime or manga haters!!!

Has anyone ever been to an anime or manga con? Me and my friends want to go to one sooooo bad!!! What's it like? I really want to know!!!!

I AM NOT A PSYCOPATHIC FREAK!!! *twitch*........okay maybe I am....>.<

Copy Pasting my answer to a previous question asking: What do you do at a Con?
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First check if the convention you are attending has a website. They usually post an itinerary of all the events. And some conventions have specific themes (if the con is large enough, they can be running several themes at once).

A lot of the main convention hall is dedicated to merchandise. Buying action figures / dolls, posters, DVDs, paddles, costumes, & other collector's items. These items usually don't come cheap as most people can't them anywhere else, they're willing to shell out the dough.

Events can include tournaments (fighting games, cosplay, karaoke, drinking ramune/soda, etc.), give-aways, interviews, signings by authors/artists, cosplay photo-shoots, etc.

Example of a Convention website: Anime Expo (Anaheim, California, 4th of July weekend)
http://www.anime-expo.org/

Examples of Cosplayers:
http://www.usagichan2.com/
You can also use that website to identify cons in your area

Examples of Anime Music Video Contests:
http://animemusicvideos.org/

Items to bring:
-Backpack or some kind of bag for your stuff that you might want to buy.
-Bring a Camera to take pictures of you & your new friends.
-Cell Phone to talk with the rest of the people in your group & identify meeting places.
-Lots of food $. Expect food to be over-priced inside the convention halls. So either bring extra $ or eat outside the hall.

My last Anime con (Anime Expo 06) I spent about ~$130:
~$100 - On memorabilia I wanted & loaned more for friends who didn't bring enough cash (Domo-kun Shirt & Plushy!, several posters)
~$15 Food ~$15 Gas

*Note: Domo-kun says RAWR!

I've never been to a big con, but my library holds a mini con every July. They have a cosplay contest and Tiffany Grant was there for a Q&A last year. We watched some anime and had a trivia contest for prizes, it was really fun.

I've been to an anime convention, but it wasn't a huge one. It was held in a hotel, and in different ballrooms, meeting rooms, etc. there were activities like discussion panels, karaoke, and screenings. There was also an Artist's Alley where you can commission or buy drawings, and an area where you can buy things like manga, clothes, posters, and accessories related to anime/manga. for me, the funnest part was dressing as my favorite manga character (cosplaying) and seeing all of the other cosplayers from different animes and mangas.



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