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r1nn
Geeky Scarf-Loving Girls On The Internet
Age : 20
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Jack's Spirit
Archive Hound
Joined : 01 Apr 2007
Posts : 4249
Location : Australia
|  Subject: Re: Conventions  Sat May 24, 2008 8:38 pm | |
| | Kahou wrote: | | I live in AUSTRALIA |
| BladedFalcon wrote: | | I'm sure you guys must have decent conventions there, hell, i think Phoenix and Tat went to one no long ago, here anime conventions are almost unheard off, and when one is actually organized, is usually pretty crappy. |
I've heard only of one big one in Melbourne and there must be some in Sydney, but they aren't exactly well publicised.
Although, yeah. I suppose since I've actually heard of it (lol, isolation) that it's probably fairly large. But I guess the fact is a lot of people are really limited by where they live...
Maybe we should start a club. :D |
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Phoenix
Born of Ashes
Age : 17
Joined : 30 Sep 2007
Posts : 4066
Location : Down Under
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sun May 25, 2008 12:10 am | |
| Supanova is held once a year in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.
Animania held in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth once a year for two days running and twice a year in Brisbane for one day each time.
I know Gencon comes to Brisbane in July so I can't offer details on it but I might check later.
This year I have been to supanova and one of the Animanias. I plan to go to Gencon and the second animania later in the year.
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Jack's Spirit
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Joined : 01 Apr 2007
Posts : 4249
Location : Australia
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sun May 25, 2008 12:44 am | |
| Wow. Really? That could be cool... depending on when the ones in Sydney are, I might even be able to go. :O
(Well, if I had mah Sunny with me, that is.)
What do you actually do at conventions? What type of people and stuff comes? *curious* |
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Phoenix
Born of Ashes
Age : 17
Joined : 30 Sep 2007
Posts : 4066
Location : Down Under
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sun May 25, 2008 1:18 am | |
| Cosplayers, merchandise companies like madman and EB. Heaps of random manga/anime related retailers and everything is generally cheaper to encourage sales.
Sometimes there are artists. There will tends to be voice actors signing autographs and such. Displays of current anime/games.
And one helluva lotta competitions; most relating to the cosplayers.
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SaintSmythe
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Age : 26
Joined : 20 Aug 2007
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Location : Dallas, TX
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Shogo
The Demon King
Age : 21
Joined : 14 Nov 2007
Posts : 276
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sun May 25, 2008 2:34 am | |
| I'm trying to go to Otakon
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TheGrayCrayon
Crayola Reject
Age : 23
Joined : 04 Mar 2008
Posts : 365
Location : Wouldn't you like to know
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sat May 31, 2008 10:08 pm | |
| Will be attending the Otakon.....just look for the idiot wearing a grey stocking cap in balmy summer weather. My first con ever so hopefully it will be epic.
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Rilata
Joined : 26 Apr 2008
Posts : 41
Location : Loving on Scooter
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:17 am | |
| I'll probably be the only one here going to AWA, but it's three days of pure 
Enormous con; lotsa guests + bands and concerts and whatnot; costume contests, workshops, video rooms, HUGE dealer's room, and just about everything else.
Basically, it's amazing. And seeing the looks on the faces of the people who work at the local mall where everyone goes to get cheaper food when you walk in with a group holding 13 weapons and most everyone is cosplaying is absolutely priceless! You can see it in the old people's faces: "What is this world coming to?"
109 days, 11 hours, 41 minutes til AWA14! |
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SaintSmythe
Archive Hound
Age : 26
Joined : 20 Aug 2007
Posts : 1320
Location : Dallas, TX
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:17 pm | |
| I MET MOOKIE at A-Kon!
His panel was the best ever, he's a total hoot to see dancing and ranting and geeking out at the front of the room. He had the whole audience cracking up laughing and he reeeeeally needs to get a bigger panel room next year.
Also, every copy of Storm of Souls he brought with him was sold out by the end of the first day, and everything else (including several knitted Mr. Scarfs) was gone by the middle of the second day. So, FLAWLESS VICTORY for Mookie.
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PhaseMetal
Game Addict
Age : 19
Joined : 18 Feb 2008
Posts : 260
Location : The end of time
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:40 pm | |
| Yeah he didn't have any scarfs when I came back to get one on day 2 :]
At least I got a signed copy of the Storm of Souls
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Kaida
Mod Wannabe
Age : 20
Joined : 19 May 2008
Posts : 154
Location : Ohio
| | Subject: Re: Conventions Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:18 pm | |
| oops, I explained this in absences, but I'll be at OMGcon next weekend.
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