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Episode #0020 – Convention Survival Guide, 2011 Edition

Well, the summer con season is in full swing, and as usual, we’re late to the party This week we give an update to our famous convention survival tips, which should hopefully help you have a more enjoyable con-going experience. And of course we bust out our favorite anime picks as well.

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Poll: How many anime conventions do you usually go to in a year?

How many anime conventions do you usually go to in a year?

1 2 3 4 5 or more As many as possible

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Poll: What is the thing you most enjoy doing at anime conventions?

What is the thing you most enjoy doing at anime conventions?

Watching anime in the film/video rooms Dealer’s room – shop ’till you drop, man! Artist’s Alley… it’s so pretty… Enjoy the cosplayers strutting their stuff around the con, at Masquerade, etc. AMV contest! Panels and workshops Gaming! Just chillin’ and hanging out with friends and fellow anime fans I’m boring, I don’t go to anime conventions.

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Episode #0012 – Convention Survival Guide

Welcome to a very ghetto episode of Otaku no Podcast. I say “ghetto” because I am doing NO editing whatsoever in this episode. That’s because it’s past 4 AM on the morning I’m supposed to be leaving for FanimeCon. Actually I was supposed to leave last night but wasn’t able to get my act together [...]

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Anime LA Day 2 mid-day convention report

The day started off on a good note – I actually managed to get up and out of bed before noon, which, according to most of my friends, is a miracle.

The con is definitely in full swing now. It’s Saturday, which means lots more people in attendance who couldn’t come during the week because [...]

My Anime Los Angeles schedule

OK, I’ve started blocking out my time at Anime LA. Obviously, anime conventions, human frailties, etc. being the way they are, I might not make it to all the events I’ve called out, but I’ll do my best. And of course I’ll do my best to get plenty of audio, photos, and videos to share [...]

Anime LA (draft) schedules are up

FYI, the draft event schedules for Anime Los Angeles, as well as the anime video room schedule, are now online. Cosplay gathering schedule coming soon, and of course being a draft schedule, all of this is very much open to change, so do check back often.

Update: 01/05/2010: A restaurant guide (PDF) is now online. [...]

Episode #0010 - Convention Photography 101

No, unfortunately, this isn’t Part 2 of “Anime on the Cheap” that I’ve been promising. Things have been just too hectic and I haven’t been able to finish the research for this. However, I think you’ll like this just the same. Think of it as a special Winter Holiday Season present from us to you.

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Attention New York City: New York Anime Festival is THIS Weekend!

New York Anime Festival will be hitting the Jacob Javits convention center THIS weekend – Friday through Sunday, September 25-27. Special guests include Yoshiyuki Tomino, the director of Mobile Suit Gundam; and Yui Makino, the voice of Sakura in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. Film premieres include Gurren Lagann: The Movie – Childhood’s End, Cencoroll, and 20th [...]

Holy crap, that’s a lot of people!

If you’re a long time listener of Otaku no Podcast, I’m sure you’ve heard certain of our panelists complaining about the large crowds at certain of the more high-profile anime/comic conventions. Indeed, when you look at the attendance figures for two recent events, Anime Expo (reportedly 44,000) and San Diego Comic-Con (reported by Wikipedia as [...]