[Starched] Kraken Con BLKOUT ’18
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Listen No one knows cos-sports journalism like Bacon Jake Bradley and Stevie Mondo!
I’ve been attending Disneyland Lolita Day since 2016. This is one of the very few Lolita events that I attend in Southern California. While I used to be active in the Lolita scene in New England, the community is too…
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Final thoughts on Kraken Con 2018 by Eri Kagami and Jared the Greek. Editor’s Note: We made a mistake in the podcast. Kraken Con began 2013, not 2015.
Disclosure: Eri Kagami and Jared the Greek were invited as guest panelists for Kraken Con Report: Happier Podcast: Zero Hour #139 Gallery: Facebook
Kraken Con took place on September 28 – 30, 2018 at the Oakland Convention Center in gentrified Oakland, CA. Kraken Con invited guests such as Deedee Mango Hall, Courtenay Taylor, Kahri Wahlgren, and Xanthe Huyhn to their final show. Kraken…
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It’s fairly rare that I will go out in Lolita fashion. I don’t belong to a local community, and that’s okay. I usually do things on my own accord or if there’s a special occasion these days. Today, we’ll take…
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Anime Expo took place on July 5-8, 2018 in downtown Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This is their 10th year at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 110,000 otaku’s from all over the world came to the biggest…
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Long Beach Comic Con 2018 took place the Long Beach Convention Center on September 8-9 in downtown Long Beach. The convention was held on the smaller, arena side of the convention center. This was underneath the Long Beach Terrace Theater….
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Long Beach Comic Con 2018 is the tenth consecutive show. Advertisements lauded this milestone. However, the actual 10th anniversary won’t be until 2019. 10 Long Beach Comic Con’s have gone by so fast. When LBCC debuted in October of 2009,…
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Considering I’ve been going to Long Beach Comic Con since it started I’ve seen this convention evolve over the years. The strange thing is, this year’s event has more in common with the early years than the more recent years. …
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