Tag: Convention
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Anime Impulse OC 2023 Review: Second Time This Year and Still Having a Good Time
So this might come as a surprise but I went to Anime Impulse, twice in the same year. This marks the first time I’ve done that for any convention and I’m happy it was with my personal favorite. I’ve been wanting to go to one of the other Anime Impulse events since they first announced…
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Farleycon 2023 Review: A Solid Experience, Just Not A Long One
So not one but two convention reviews for this weekend. A rare treat for sure because it’s a bit tricky to pull off but I managed to attend Farleycon this year. Now I’ve heard about this event years ago but it’s one of those events that always had a schedule conflict or just didn’t have…
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Smoky Mountain Fan Fest 2023 Review: Well Executed General Admission Experience Now Needs to Refine The VIP
As many of you know Smoky Mountain Fan Fest is an event that has become one of my go to yearly events. So much so that I skipped another event that previously held this status to attend this year. With a new year comes a lot of new things for this convention such as a…
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Otakon 2023 Review: Easier Than I Expected
Otakon has been one of those events that’s always been on my list to go to; however, it always fell near other events that I had planned that would eat up too much of my budget for me to attend. This year I made an effort to plan time to attend and try this convention…
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Convention Stories: Keith Silverstein the Matchmaker
This is a pretty quick story about my first time meeting Keith Silverstein back in Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017. Now at this event, Keith was signing one item for free and I had a couple of Fire Emblem items I wanted him to sign. My wife, who was my fiancé at the time, volunteered to…
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Vendor Spotlight: Otaku Joe’s
So far on the vendor spotlight, I’ve highlighted great sources for anime merch; however, today let’s talk about a vendor who excels at providing the animes the merch comes from. Otaku Joe’s is a vendor that you can very easily recognize at a distance because you’ll notice the huge row of Blu rays complete with…
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Fanboy Expo 2023 Review: I Got What I Came For and Had No Reason to Stay Longer
This year I find myself once again at Fanboy Expo the event where all of my travels started. Despite the fact that it is one of the closest events to home I don’t go every single year unless they have someone my wife and I really want to meet which was why we decided to…
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Anime Expo: Is it Worth It?
Anime Expo is easily the biggest anime con in the states and has been the subject of both praise and criticism. The amount of discourse and the fact that it’s so polarizing begs the question of if this event is worth the aspects people critic to enjoy the aspects that have motivated hundreds of thousands…
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Louisville Popcon 2023 Review: Is The Third Time A Charm?
So this time I once again find myself in Louisville a city with a very interesting history for conventions. We had one that was ran so poorly that I was at a lost for words to describe it and another that ran smoothly but due to negotiations for future years not going well the event…
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