New Panty and Stocking! Also, what happened at Anime Expo®?! Hotel worker’s strike, spoofed credit cards, bedbugs, issues with autograph tickets, huge crowds, people roofied at a 21+ event, vendors robbed, guests couldn’t park at the venue… And a Suicide Squad Isekai?! Meanwhile in Japan, a life insurance company develops a dating sim, and farmers have developed […]
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Clovercon 2022: Your Friendly, Neighborhood Convention!
Clovercon is a small convention, with not only big ambitions, but also a big heart. The tenth con was held in Bridgewater New Jersey for one day, May 15th, from about 10am-5p.m.The 4-H center is run by Somerset 4-H members ; proceeds from the convention help this chapter work towards building upgrades.
Castle Point Anime Con 2022: A Modern Anime Con with a Nostalgic Vibe
Castle Point Anime 2022 took place in the New Jersey Meadowlands Exposition Center on Saturday, April 30th, through Sunday, May 1st. This con is run by college students from the nearby Stevens Institute of Technology. It is CPAC’s second year at the Meadowlands and my first year attending this event overall. Although the day did […]
Anime NYC 2021: The Best of an Interesting Time
I was thrilled to get the opportunity to cover AnimeNYC. The convention has grown rapidly over the course of its short run. It’s hard to believe that the event is just in its third year. AnimeNYC began with about 20,000 attendees in 2017. According to the convention. 53,000 attendees participated in 2021’s event. There’s always […]
The Vic Mignogna Circus
Over the course of the last year, the rumblings in the shadows of the community have come to light about Vic Mignogna in quite the dramatic way. There have been stories for a long time about his actions and attitude around the convention scene told by various attendees, mutual guests, and convention staff, but with […]