{"id":20771,"date":"2023-10-15T04:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T04:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?p=20771"},"modified":"2023-10-15T04:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T04:48:05","slug":"socal-con-comm-super-dimension-convention-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?p=20771","title":{"rendered":"[SoCal Con Comm] Super Dimension Convention ’23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Super Dimension Con 2023 took place on October 7, 2023 at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center in Torrance, CA. This convention dedicated to the Macross fandom has been going on for several years in this South Bay suburban town. The convention is small and very niche to those who either grew up on Macross or have got into Macross Frontier in its heyday. There were certainly two different types of Macross fans present! Admission was $25 to this one day event.<\/p>\n

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AniFest and Anime Los Angeles are proud sponsors of this event!<\/p><\/div>\n

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The main stage!<\/p><\/div>\n

Guests for this convention included Lionel Lum, who had built a scale replica of the SDF-1. He also had other Macross themed models to show off in the main panel room. We also had a local idol performer, Eririn, performing covers of songs from Macross.<\/p>\n

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Lionel Lum’s massive SDF-1 model<\/p><\/div>\n

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Programming was limited. In addition two the guests showing off their model kits and singing on stage, we did have a panel on who can transform a VF the fastest. There was also an hour of karaoke dedicated to songs from Macross. Brave souls went on stage to sing their renditions of the Macross theme, hits from Macross Delta, and this concluded with everyone singing along to \u201cDo You Remember Love?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Karaoke! I was tempted to see if they had any Gundam Seed.<\/p><\/div>\n

There was also a maid caf\u00e9 themed to Macross Frontier\u2019s Nyan Nyan caf\u00e9, but it was very minimal. You could smell the curry as you walked into registration. You could also order boba milk tea. The maid caf\u00e9 was mostly an indoor hangout zone.<\/p>\n

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Nyan Nyan Cafe<\/p><\/div>\n

There was also a cosplay contest, titled \u201cMiss Macross.\u201d There were only three entries \u2013 a Gamlin who was pretty hilarious on stage when he was pretending to be an idol, two Mylene\u2019s singing live and playing the bass, and a Sheryl cosplayer singing \u201cDon\u2019t Be Late.\u201d It\u2019s amazing to see that we have a cosplay contest with Macross 7 cosplayers in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\t\t