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View ArticleWhat to Pack in a Cosplay Repair Kit
You've spent weeks, maybe months, working on your new costume for a convention. The last thing you want is a small problem like a fallen hem, broken zipper, or broken prop to get in the way of you...
View ArticleHow-to-Guide to Cosplay at Conventions
Cosplay is definitely a huge part of anime conventions. In addition to all the hall costumes, there are numerous cosplay events and costume contests. It's always fun to dress up as your favorite...
View ArticleKatsucon 2012 convention report
Every year I try to go to at least one new convention. This year, I got that goal out of the way quickly by attending Katsucon with fellow AnimeCons.com staffer, Doug. Katsucon is one of the longest...
View ArticleFive Things More Anime Conventions Need
No matter how great and successful, all conventions have room for improvement. Here are five things more anime conventions should be doing, but aren't. Schedule time for panels to clear and set up Many...
View ArticleTips to Avoid Con Funk
Once you start attending conventions, a problem you start to hear about time and again is Con Funk. What exactly is Con Funk you may ask? Well, it's pretty much what it sounds like: awful body odor...
View Article2012 World Cosplay Summit US Preliminaries
This year the US preliminaries for the World Cosplay Summit were held at Katsucon. The competition had be previously held at AM2 in 2011, Fanime in 2010, and New York Anime Festival in 2009 and 2008....
View ArticleAnimeNEXT 2012 Convention Report
Location and Venue AnimeNEXT 2012 took place at the Garden State Exhibition Center, DoubleTree Somerset Hotel, and Holiday Inn in Somerset, New Jersey, about an hour southwest of New York City. The...
View ArticleConnectiCon 2012 Convention Report
I attended my first ConnectiCon back in 2004. It was the convention's second year and I went down with a fellow Anime Boston staff member to promote Anime Boston 2005 and collect pre-registrations. At...
View ArticleCampAnime 2012 Report
On September 8th I headed out to Woodstock Valley, CT for a new, innovative con called CampAnime. The idea behind this unique con experience is that it's held at the Camp Woodstock Conference and...
View ArticleTen Largest North American Anime Conventions of 2012
The year 2012 has come to an end and, as per our tradition, it's time to take a look at some of the stats from the past year. In the last 12 months, there were an amazing 449 conventions listed on our...
View ArticleThe 2013 Convention Season is Underway
Last weekend I went to Arisia, held at the Westin Waterfront in Boston. It was my sixth time attending, and I love that my convention season starts with this con. It's a sci-fi/fantasy convention, but...
View ArticleCostume Overload
For months and months leading up to Katsucon 2013, I had planned to make Fuu from Magic Knight Rayearth and Princess Pluto from Sailor Moon. Both costumes are part of groups: Shiva and Gale will be...
View ArticleCosplay and Real Life
"What are you making?" I get asked this question sometimes when I'm buying fabric. When it's near Halloween, it's easy to say it's for a costume. But what about the other eleven months of the year?...
View ArticleHow did it take this long for a con to get sued for selling bootlegs?
If you read this site, then by now you must have heard that Funimation is suing a convention over counterfeit items. If you haven't, the basic story is that Funimation has filed documents against...
View ArticleMy real first convention experience
Video games will always be my number one fandom, even if I don't play them as much as I used to. One of my favorite video game memories ever was attending a Nintendo Power event in Worcester,...
View ArticleOtakon to move to Washington DC in 2017
Otakon, which celebrated its 20th year this past weekend, has announced that they will be moving to Washington, DC in 2017 for a period of at least five years. Although it was first held in...
View ArticleConvention Attendee Holiday Gift Guide
With the holiday season upon us, AnimeCons TV has put together a list of gift suggestions for your friends and family members who may be regular convention attendees. You may even use this list as your...
View ArticleTen Largest North American Anime Conventions of 2013
Another year has come and gone. As per our tradition, it's time to take a look back and see which conventions were the ten largest anime conventions in North America in 2013. We've been keeping a tally...
View ArticleTop Ten Depictions of Conventions in Movies and Television
We've researched dozens of TV shows, movies, and online series to find how conventions are depicted and we've put together a list of our ten favorite depictions of conventions in media: 10 - The Big...
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