#anime conventions

[mysticdragon3md3]

#cosplay #trigun #nicholas d. wolfwood #nicholas d wolfwood #crosses #humor #nostalgia #trigun stampede #anime conventions #kuronekocameo #comparisons

[mapsontheweb]

All Anime Conventions across the U.S.

by u/BLAZENIOSZ

#maps #BLAZENIOSZ #us #anime conventions

[andykluthe]

Half-plant and half-animal, the Pikmin are a species native to PNF-404. They're quite useful, should you abruptly find yourself without a functioning spacecraft. Prints will be available at Planet Comicon, C2E2, and Anime St. Louis!

#pikmin #pikmin4 #nintendo #fanart #digital aritst #artwork #art #art print #pikmin 4 #clip studio paint #conventions #anime conventions #comic conventions #artist alley

[burningartwork]

Just letting you guys know that I AM still working on this!

I just decided to make the BG/Suit symbols before I start on each individual card. Just the Swords & Florals left! Here's a video explaining what I've been up to & also talking about this year's convention season. ^^

The total for the full deck is (now) a whopping 90 cards! So let's get to work! Also, for my Ontario people, I'll be coming to Ottawa at the end of the month & I'll have WAY MORE than Persona stuff, so please visit. ^^

Table: A-104

#fan art #persona 5 #tarot #persona #atlus persona #merch #tarot card #artist alley #anime conventions #anime ottawa #status update #update

[nidera]

４／23　ｉｎＴＦＴ

#cosplay #anime conventions #うｐ #web archive

[maiji]

Something exciting - I'll be selling my art and comics in-person for the first time in years! Tabling with the lovely @om-nom-berries <3

🍑 Momo Anime Market at the Momiji Health Care Society 🍁

I've attended Momiji events and was impressed by the staff's care. The beautiful venue is a Japanese-Canadian seniors' residence, so please take care to mask for the safety of all!

#artist alley #canada #toronto #scarborough #anime conventions #anime #manga #momo anime market #momiji health care society

[the-sapphic-schedule]

GUYS IM GOING TO A CONVENTION TOMORROW YIPPEREE DOO YIPPEREE DA

IM GOING IN MY ENA COSPLAY BTW

#anime conventions #conventions #anime convention #convention #pjsk #project sekai #colorful stage #vocaloid #cosplay #pjsk cosplay #ena shinonome #shinonome ena #ena #shinonome #AAAAAAAAAAA #AEHCZFDGXJGXKF #i love ena shinonome i love ena shinonome i love ena shinonome i love ena shinonome i love ena shinonome i love ena shinonome i love ena shi

[beneaththetangles]

Voice Actor Steve Blum on AI in Voiceover, Connecting with Spike, and the Value of Vulnerability

For many fans of a certain age, Steve Blum is more than just a prolific voice actor; he’s the very voice of their childhood and adolescence. As the actor behind some of anime’s most memorable heroes (Spike Spiegel), villains (Orochimaru), and personalities in-between (Zabuka), as well as Toonami itself (Tom) and notable characters in other works (Wolverine, Sub-Zero, Starscream), Blum has become one of the most beloved talents of western animation fandom. Maybe it’s no surprise that he’s also a fount of wisdom and experience.

At Anime Frontier this year, Blum gave an interview covering a variety of subjects, dropping insights about AI in voice acting, teaching other voice actors, and other topics. Here are some of the highlights from that interview*

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#Anime #Interviews #Voice Actors #Steve Blum #Anime Frontier #AI #Cowboy Bebop #Spike Spiegel #Voice Acting #Wolverine #X Men #J.P. Shibayama #Digimon #Digimon Frontier #Junpei Shibayama #Confreaks & Geeks #Conventions #Anime Conventions #Anime Article #Anime Blog #Articles #Christian Anime #Christian Otaku #Author: TWWK

[korethus]

Guess what! I’m going to Akon! That means I’ll be bringing prints to hand out to the people I interact with!

It’s my way of hoping to bring a smile to people ❤️

#Akon #akontexas #anime conventions #chifuyu #chifuyu matsuno #art #fanart #digital fanart #digital art #digital artist #artist #anime #fanartist #Tokyo Revengers #Tokyorev

[dropintomanga]

Anime NYC 2023 - I Still Have a Place

What a weekend.

Anime NYC 2023 just ended and while there were a few things I didn't like, I really enjoyed my time there this year. And more importantly, it was a personal epiphany for me.

I started the weekend by attending the Viz Media panel. There weren't really any significant announcements, but Yoshifumi Tozuka, the creator of Undead Unluck, stopped by and he was great. It was a teaser of his own panel the following day, but Tozuka-sensei did enlighten fans about Undead Unluck and how he wanted to present the series to fans worldwide.

After that, I went to the Autism in the Anime Fan Community panel. This was a live panel version of the "Autism in the Anime Fan Community - Solo Version" video by James Williams, an anime fan diagnosed with autism and a public speaker on autism awareness. James has been doing the panel at various conventions over the past couple of years. It was a very raw and vulnerable panel on the challenges those with autism face at conventions. James also had a special guest, Larissa Grabois, an artist who uses music and art to teach people about children living with autism. She has music videos and books pertaining to autism on her website and I will be paying very close attention. This provided much food for thought.

After that, I didn't stick around for the night panels. Though It was nice to hear Denpa license the ODDTAXI manga as I know people who adored the anime when it came out.

So onto Saturday, I went to the Yen Press panel and was impressed with what they did. They did a fun "Know the Editors" section alongside their announcements, where each editor would promote a title they work on and provide "Useful Nihongo" (which isn't actually useful in a regular context) to use. It was pretty funny to see. Yen Press also gave a shout out to The Summer Hikaru Died, which I yelled "YES!" to. Not many of the new titles they licensed caught my eye, but the one that did was She Likes Gays, But Not Me. I will say this - the manga isn't a romantic comedy and that's why I can't wait for its release in 2024.

Afterwards, I went to the Dark Horse Manga panel. There wasn't really anything new announced per say, but they did promote the latest Deluxe Edition of Berserk and the 1st omnibus of Innocent coming out very soon. Also, Carl Horn and Zack Davisson are truly the manzai duo of the manga industry scene. They have a very fun chemistry that really takes the best of both of their personalities and mixes them into something you really don't see in manga publisher panels. Both also know A LOT about comics in general. If you ever get a chance to see a Dark Horse Manga panel, do it. Carl and Zack really make worth it your while.

I didn't stick around for the later panels on Saturday night, but I know the Kodansha Manga panel that happened that night was great. There's a LOT of fun stuff coming out from them in the future. Blue Lock has become arguably THE big mainstream manga hit of 2023. I love a lot of their titles as their stories are often ones I value highly. What I'm looking forward from them? Home Office Romance (which was REALLY popular in the manga Reddit) and Sheltering Eaves (Another Rie Aruga story? Sign me up).

On Sunday, I only attended the Star Fruit Books panel. I got to learn a lot about the company being there and it was actually a small group of people who attended. So it made for a more intimate experience compared to other industry panels. Even though the publisher started during COVID, they have made huge strides in being an strong publisher of independent manga (alongside Denpa). I actually inquired about them possibly licensing manga stories from indie creators about mental health/illness because I have heard there's a lot of manga out there in Japan that covers those topics.

After that, I was done with everything. I did manage to get some nice items from booths and played mahjong with the Riichi Nomi club.

I think the convention was fine for the most part. It was crowded, but I didn't feel overwhelmed. I always had space to move around. The only things that stood out to me were that some of the panel rooms were a bit too warm to my liking and that the gaming area just felt too tight. In particular, mahjong. My club's presence last year had a good amount of space for mahjong. This year, we were relegated to the show floor and to a far end corner of the convention center. I hope this changes next year.

(Side note: NYC public transit on the weekend continues to suck ass. Why have a train stop right next to the convention center when weekend construction would prevent trains from stopping there? Sigh.)

And speaking of next year, Anime NYC 2024 will happen in the summer - August 23-25, 2024. It's going to be the bang that ends summer convention season in the U.S. after Anime Expo, San Diego Comic-Con and Otakon. There's definitely concerns about the timing, but they will have the FULL convention center at their disposal. I don't mind honestly as I dislike going to a convention when it's happening a month before winter starts.

Anyway, I'm going to finally make a reference to the headline of my post. For those of you who read my birthday post, anime and manga don't seem to inspire me a great deal lately. Getting into mahjong was one of the best things I did for my mental health over the past 2 years. Despite being a manga blogger, I was becoming more of a mahjong addict.

However, when I arrived to the con on Friday, I was greeted by a manga journalist/colleague that I hadn't seen in years. It was a surprise to see them and we caught up. We had a wonderful discussion about manga, comics and pop culture.

And then on Saturday, I got to meet people I followed on Twitter that I never met in person. I even reunited with a few blogger folks along the way. We talked about manga and convention trends that made me smile. I also met up with Anime for Humanity (who I volunteered in the past) and finally met its founder at the event. I even reunited with a local Japanese culture personality that I hadn't talked to in years. It felt really cool.

To cap it off, I finally reunited with Peter Tatara, who was working the Japan Society booth. For those who don't know, he is the founder of Anime NYC and now Director of Film at Japan Society New York. He also has a long and established history of promoting anime in New York. When I first started my foray into anime fandom in 2008, it was Peter who MCed events at the Kinokuniya NYC store that got me hyped. We worked together at those events a few times due to a mutual connection we both shared. Even though he's a huge and very busy personality now, Peter would take the time to talk to me in years past. We both shared laughs and talked about how long we known each other.

Ever since I got so deep into mahjong, I questioned my place in the manga fan community. I wasn't active as much on Twitter as other online manga personalities these last few years. While I do get hyped, I don't get heavily excited covering manga license announcements. I don't have a huge manga collection at home. I struggle to keep up with everything.

And then someone at the con told me that because of my interest in what's happening the world regarding mental health problems that plague communities, I still bring a certain view that's unique and refreshing to hear. After meeting and reuniting with a bunch of faces, I can't leave the manga blogging scene. I just can't. I love talking about manga so much still. Mahjong still has a place in my heart, but there's nothing that gets me going like talking about the stories and characters that shape people's lives.

What's more important is that being around the industry/pros/press folks I was with at Anime NYC tell me that I still have a place here. I may not be attending everything manga-related, but I want to be the person from the shadows who talks about things that definitely deserve to be heard. Besides, it's much cooler doing things in the shadows than being in the spotlight.

An old friend I saw at the convention on Sunday said that I looked the happiest I've been in years. Mahjong definitely played a huge part in that and I want to bring that energy back into my manga blogging.

I've been going to conventions for 15 years now. So many people in my life that I met via conventions have come and gone. People that I wish were still here. I have often felt lonely. Being 41 now also doesn't help either.

And yet, I keep meeting new people at conventions like Anime NYC who inspire me and value my take on things. I may not be living the best life, but I'm definitely happy-ish with what I have now. And that's all I ever wanted to ask for.

Also, thank you to everyone I talked to at Anime NYC. I'm now really ready for the 2nd half of my life.

#Anime NYC #anime conventions #thoughts #review #fandom #manga #mental health #fan conventions

[pussycat-scribbles]

I just shared a super long round-up analysis of my convention experience this year with all of my lovely patrons! I compare how things went at Dokomi and Japan Expo Paris, including expenses v earnings and plans for future cons.

You can read it here for just $1!!

Support on Patreon is really appreciated, and I hope the info I shared is helpful and interesting!

#Conventions #Dokomi #Japan Expo Paris #merch #anime conventions

[pocketleslie]

Just wanted to share some booth setups I’ve had this year. I’m very proud of the evolution and effort that went into these. I can’t believe I’ve managed to do 8 events this year, hopefully I’ll be lucky to do just as many if not more next year. Much help and thanks to my wonderful hubby for all his help and feedback.

#artist alley #artist alley setup #booth setup #anime conventions

[hopeymchope]

I haven't posted about attending a local anime con in quite a few years now. But every time I go to one, I'm always on the lookout for representation from my faves — merch or cosplay or artwork or something based on Danganronpa, Future Diary, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, etc. Those are probably still my biggest three faves after all these years.

AS SUCH: Above are pics of Danganronpa merch/art/crafts/etc that I found for sale on the vendor floor this year! I also saw two DR cosplayers (a Toko and a Mondo).

All told, this was a better showing than usual! DR representation in booths had been shrinking at my area's primary anime con ever since 2017, but we suddenly have a resurgence on our hands courtesy of this brand-new secondary anime con in town. (Yeah, this show — "Planet Anime" — was a brand-new thing this year.)

Weirdly, I found PMMM/Magia Record representation to be at an all-time low for my city's cons. Zero cosplay and - for real - only FOUR pieces of merch total at all booths combined. Given that we're on the cusp of an all-new movie AND still in the midst of multiple manga, that seemed odd to me. And for the first time, I found literally zero Future Diary/Mirai Nikki representation. Actually, nothing from mangaka Sakae Esuno of ANY kind. Which = sadness, but I guess this day had to come eventually. (Since I was only present at one day out of the three-day convention, I'll take it on faith that there was probably a Yuno cosplayer out there somewhere — that's always been a constant at these events. I felt your lingering presence, my friend... whoever you are. :P)

There was no sign of ANY love for Master Detective Archives: Rain Code just yet! I suppose it IS only a few months since it came out, though. Maybe next time... or maybe it needs some more adaptions/merch?

I did find a lot of artwork/crafts for sale related to Fire Emblem, which you'd think would be satisfying given my recent passion for "Engage." But unfortunately, literally none of what I saw was related to Engage... or any game/character in the franchise other than Three Houses. It was WALL-TO-WALL Three Houses stuff and NOTHING else. (Unless you count Smash Bros art that happened to have the FE fighters in it.)

These shows are always CHOCKABLOCK with stuff for whatever is the massively popular anime of the moment. And if you know me, you know I don't usually care about the popular anime of the moment. :P So yeeeaaah. I'm always there desperately hunting down the stuff I love hidden in the cracks between all the things I DON'T love. Because the whole place was FULL of merch and cosplay and artwork for stuff like Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen and the still-huge My Hero Academia; stuff like that. SO: Anime I found either off-putting or kinda bland or which eventually drove me away over time (respectively, in that order).

#planet anime #planet anime 2023 #anime conventions #anime con #anime cons #danganronpa merch #danganronpa #myself #navel gazing

[burningartwork]

Time to start prepping for Montreal Mini Comiccon!

LETS GO!!

Table: 1113 💕

#fan art #artist alley #montreal mini comiccon #table prep #table setup #song: Afraid to be Cool by Miyavi #anime conventions #comic convention #artist table #fan merch

[nidera]

(Cosplayer: Heki Character: Chii Series: Chobits - x)

#web finds #cosplay #2000s anime #chobits #anime conventions

[keeeegs]

I'm thinking about trying to get a table at an Artist's Alley at a convention eventually, but idk what to make prints of so I made this survey For Science

Please reblog

#Conventions #comic con #anime conventions #sakura con #survey