convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
I’ve attended a handful of conventions since things started to slowly open up again. This began with Otakon in August 2021. And while Otakon is one of my favorite conventions, Anime Boston was my homecoming convention. Anime Boston also had…
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Go For Broke: The Tale of the 442nd Regimental combat Team by Dame Aznable May is Asian and Pacific Islander History Month. I appreciate Anime Boston for having historical panels that highlighted the Japanese American experience. It’s one thing to…
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The Great War in Anime by Jared the Greek Occasionally you can come across a good history panel at a con. This panel covered how various anime series used imagery from World War I and II, as well as showcasing…
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Discotek Media by Dame Aznable I set my alarm for 7AM. I had friends on the west coast keeping their eyes on the Discotek Twitter at 6AM PST. I can’t believe I woke up for a 9AM panel. Before the…
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Make Mine Mecha by Jared the Greek This was our first time bringing this crowd pleasing panel out to Anime Boston. Starting at 11AM we were one of the few early panels competing with the opening ceremonies. /The panel focused…
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Echoes in Eorzea by Dame Aznable I stopped by the Final Fantasy XIV panel because I started playing the game a few weeks before the convention. While this was a spoiler panel, I don’t think this was going to ruin…
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Anime Boston is our home con. Even if we live 3,000 miles away, this will always be the place where everybody knows your name. Anime Boston 2022’s theme was “Bento in Boston” celebrating food. Find out why Anime Boston is…
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I, Jared the Greek, the dapper bard, will review a series of panels I attended during my two day Wonder Con excursion before flying to Florida on the red eye. Zombies, blips, and the Apocalypse This was a strange panel that…
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Wonder Con 2022 came and went. We were mainly there to run panels and then catch a red eye flight to Orlando thereafter. We always appreciate any opportunity to present at Wonder Con. Wonder Con 2022 required vaccination and masking…
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Wonder Con took place on April 1 – 3, 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center. After a three year long absence due to pandemic, Wonder Con was back in Anaheim. While Wonder Con held virtual versions of their comic conference,…
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