Anime Matsuri report

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Drama con indeed


My very long-winded con report for Anime Matsuri is HERE. It is very tl;dr at 6400+ words, but I felt it necessary to report on a lot of issues and drama in addition to my normal recounting of events.



The short version is that I had a good time, but this was in spite of everything that the convention and hotel threw at me, and I do feel that I was very, very luck to have had a relatively okay experience overall. I feel like I'm in the minority, especially amongst artists. There were a lot of problems, most of which stemmed from poor planning and the absurd unprofessionalism on the part of the hotel staff. I'm disappointed that Anime Matsuri for many of the decisions made.



Things absolutely must be better for next year. Honestly, even this year, I would have much preferred to attend either FWA or Nashi-Con, both of which were this past weekend as well. AM was just far too convenient, being local. I don't know if I'll still be here next year, but having family in town will make AM relatively easy to attend as long as they stay in the city. I dunno. It's much harder now to plan for conventions a year in advance like I used to.



Shout-outs to my once-again awesome neighbors, :iconstar-hoshi-hoshi:, especially :iconinnocentxguilt:, and all my other awesome Texas con buddies, :iconwarhound-cmp: :iconmossi-mo: :iconcinnamoron: :iconjohnyume: :iconsilvernomiko: :iconladre: Some of you I spoke to more than others, but you were all awesome~. :heart: Hope to see lots of you guys at A-kon!

This upcoming weekend is AggieCon in College Station, then I get a two-month break until Comicpalooza in late May and A-kon a few weeks after that. Right now, I'm also down for Anime Overload in July, but I may be going to China with the family, in which case, I'd be canceling. WE SHALL SEE.



Anyway, how was everyone else's weekend? Did you go to Matsuri? FWA? Nashi-Con? C2E2? It was one hell of a nerdy weekend all around, man.









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Wow. Just... Wow.
I've never been to a con at all, but that... o_o;;

I also -tried- to read the note the 'staff' put up on their dA group/page... What the heck, how can someone read that at all? Sure sets a good impression. xP