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So, right off the bat, I have to rescind something I said in my review of Otakon 2011. When I traveled to Baltimore to take part in Otakon, I had mentioned that it was the earliest I ever arrived before a convention. That was simply because Otakon was a three-day convention; NYCC/AF, on the […]
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Ari Rockefeller presents New York Comic Con/Anime Fest 2011 — Five Boroughs, One for Each Day
October 30th, 2011 
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Ari Rockefeller presents Otakon 2011 — It’s Like I Never Left
August 5th, 2011 Ari Rockefeller … … … Yes, it was quite fun. When Ari isn’t writing for Anime Jam Session or catching Pokemans, he’s writing for the Philadelphia Exa*THUMP* *CRACK* *WHAP* *BOOM* *SMASH* *WHCRUNCH* Ay dios mio—fine. Every otaku and everyone who’s made a habit out of going to conventions (anime or otherwise) […]
Posted in Convention Reports Comments Off on Ari Rockefeller presents Otakon 2011 — It’s Like I Never LeftAri Rockefeller presents AnimeNEXT 2011 — The Weekend of Too Many Anniversaries
June 19th, 2011 Ari Rockefeller This time last year, I was walking around the convention halls that housed AnimeNEXT in Somerset, NJ. As it turns out, this year’s AnimeNEXT is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Hard to believe they’ve been going strong since 2001. Good work on surviving a decade, fellows. And as I trudge through my own writing archives, […]
Posted in Convention Reports Comments Off on Ari Rockefeller presents AnimeNEXT 2011 — The Weekend of Too Many AnniversariesAri Rockefeller presents Steampunk World’s Fair 2011 — So Familiar, and Yet So Bizarre (or “Rapture? What Rapture?”)
May 22nd, 2011 Ari Rockefeller When the topic of going to a convention comes up, given my experience and journalistic credentials, I assume I’m going to be covering an anime convention. Though, anime conventions are all I’ve ever been to and/or covered. The excursion this weekend was not an anime convention, but it wasn’t dropped me on the last […]
Posted in Convention Reports Comments Off on Ari Rockefeller presents Steampunk World’s Fair 2011 — So Familiar, and Yet So Bizarre (or “Rapture? What Rapture?”)Ari Rockefeller presents: Castle Point Anime Convention 2011 — What the Hell Am I Doing in Hoboken?
April 13th, 2011 Ari Rockefeller When you mention the small north Jersey town of Hoboken, there are several images that initially come to mind. The first of which is that it’s the birthplace of Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Frank Sinatra. It’s also where the first baseball game was played in the United States, […]
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