The last day of the con was the quietest day. Artist Alley had moved into the main events room to make way for an event that previously booked the main terrace of the Planet Hollywood conference floor. The remaining main events went to the larger panel room. Registration moved inside conference center. There were very few attendees; so much so, badge check was almost non-existent.

Maid Cafe
I went to the maid cafe when it opened at 10AM. There was hardly a line for the maid cafe. Admission started at $10. The cafe was up and running for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.I ended up getting a table with Ichigo and another maid at the cafe. I ended up ordering a few spinach puffs. The food came through the hotel and it was quality stuff. I ended up ordering lemonade to get my day started. There were a handful of games available in the tiny cafe. I opted not to play them. Ichigo and I ended up talking about cons on the east coast and west coast and how convention going has changed in the past couple of years.

Ask the Nyotalians
Sunday was a dry day for panels. I was quite curious to sit in on this “Ask A…” panel. Nyotalia is the canon genderbent version of Hetalia. In other words, female humanoid versions of countries were given microphones to take questions from the audience. The countries I remember on stage were America, France, China, and a late coming Korea. I felt the panel was bland; what makes these panels is audience engagement. This audience was relatively quiet. I usually don’t go to “Ask A..” panels, but this one went nowhere fast.

Masquerade Feedback
I don’t normally cover masquerade feedback, yet this was a different type of feedback panel. This was feedback for individual groups and performers who were on stage. Acts can meet with the judging team to get constructive feedback and learn what each judge liked about the costumes and performance. The judges were generally friendly and it was a very mentoring atmosphere. They were willing to show you examples of where you can level up your skills and honest about what they liked and didn’t like. This might seem anxiety building to some, but I thought it was very helpful. This wasn’t your typical masquerade feedback forum where contestants cheer and jeer about their experience, but rather, this was a teaching and learning experience for veteran, newbie, and everyone in between cosplayers.

The Anime Community: All the Feels
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this panel. There was a very short description in the program, “Here we will discuss development of the anime community through the past couple of decades.” The panel had two people who recalled the livejournal and Fansview days. The other panelists seemed to get their start in the mid-2000’s. There was not much structure to the panels. I found the subject matter interesting, but most of it was driven by audience Q&A. Some of the panelists compared anime between then (1990s) and now and were taking requests from the audience. Controversial topics in cosplay were covered particularly the topic of cosplaying from source materials you’re unfamiliar with. I did think this panel had a great concept behind it, but the unstructured, audience Q&A feel made it feel all over the place.

Otakon Vegas 2017 was coming to an end. People were already leaving the premises at 3PM. People were checking their bags at the Planet Hollywood curbside. Sunday is a very quiet day. We missed closing ceremonies due to a prior commitment. However, those who attended closing ceremonies were given the chance to pre-register for the 2018 show.Otakon Vegas 2018 would be held after the three day Martin Luther King weekend. However, this year’s numbers were much lower than the previous year’s.

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