convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Fanime Con ’19 took place on May 24 – 27, 2019 at the San Jose Convention Center in downtown San Jose, CA. The Bay Area convention is one of the longest standing by fans for fans anime event. So much…
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Anime Boston 2019: Tales of the Shogunate took place on April 12 – 14 at the Hynes Convention Center in downtown Boston, MA. The annual anime convention brought in over 25,000 otaku from all over the east coast. This is…
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There are many conventions that I dread before heading out, but that is almost never the case with Anime Boston. This year our trip was a late decision, but a welcomed surprise as it allowed us to be back in…
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It was an early morning in May. I had my Firefox browser open anticipating the release to be one of the first to secure a reservation for the soft opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. 90 minutes into the waiting…
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Wonder Con 2019 took place on March 29 to March 31 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The spring time convention drew in fandom from all over California. Wonder Con is a smaller version of the gigantic San Diego Comic Con….
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I haven’t done an International Lolita Day community event since 2014 in Boston. I’m not much into the Lolita scene as much as I used to be in Boston. Most Lolita events I attend in Southern California are the Disneyland…
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Jared the Greek and Eri Kagami discuss Anime Boston ’19: Tales of the Shogunate. Anime Boston is the biggest anime event in New England! Find out how the 2019 show went!
Over the years I have had very interesting experiences with Fanime. There have been some great years and some bad years. For a long time it was a convention I had no problem with skipping, but still went for various…
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This is the second Fanime I have attended since coming back from living in New England. There’s a lot of elements of Fanime that still make it feel like the con I associate my college years with (so much so,…
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Eri Kagami I miss the old artist alley. There’s a lot of shopping opportunities at Fanime. Artist Alley was held in the adjacent building. It’s much smaller than past year’s Fanime’s. The Artist Alley does have a robust selection of…
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