Otakon 2012 Thoughts

Otakon logo taken from their Tumblr page

My thoughts on Otakon 2012…

• I really liked how fast the pre-reg pick up went on the Thursday before Otakon, but the BCC security guards are total d*uchebags -.-
• “Ice Cold Water for Only a Dollar” guy is still there…and ripped ^.^
• Thanks to my sole inserts for my shoes I bought a few days earlier, I didn’t have the major, shooting, excruciating feet pains I usually have at Otakon.
• I don’t really like the trend of having most of the VA guests being people from whatever the anime debut series is.  It’s one thing when it’s a show like Hetalia where, even though I hate that show & it’s fandom, most of the VA were well established and famous, but when it’s a show with a bunch of debuting VAs…it’s kind of a waste ~.~
• I hope this Power Ranger thing isn’t a trend.  I mean, I loved the Power Rangers when I was younger, and since the Black Power Ranger=Johnny Young Bosch=awesomeness, but, you know–ah, f*ck it, they better invite ALL the Power Rangers for next year’s Otakon >.>
• ALL the Deadpool cosplays were awesome!  ‘Nough said.
• Oh, Dealer’s room…I found a Final Getsuga Tenshou Ichigo for ~$48 on Amazon.com (legit model), but no less than ~$90 in the Dealer’s room…this is why I no buy from you…sometimes, but I sure as Hell bought that MG 1/100 Shinanju gundam model kit >.>
• I hate that I missed the Gen Urobuchi autograph & Q&A sessions, but I did make the Kakihara & Tenjin signings ^,^
• Def go to the con feedback session on Sunday, you may have to put up with a lot of B.S. ques., multiple ques. in one, outright nonsensical questions/suggestions, and whatnot, but it’s totally worth it!
• F*ck driving in Baltimore when there’s this con going on & a baseball game -.-  Traffic’s horrendous and you have to deal with some d*uchebag baseball fans.
• Next time I do a cosplay with thigh highs, definitely wearing a garterbelt ~.~
• Whereas this year was a very Type-Moon Otakon, next year’s will probably be a very Sengoku Basara Otakon >.>
• The guidebook app for Otakon…s f*cking awesome, you don’t even know >.<
• I have never uttered “This is the point where I stopped caring”, “F*ck it!”, and “Ow! F*ck!” so much during the making of a costume before in my life ~.~
• I have never e-mailed/contacted Otakon staff so much in my life -.-
• I wish there was more Brave 10 cosplays >.>
• I hate that I missed the Full Metal Panic! live-action fan made movie, but what are you gonna do?  There was about 20 different things happening at the same time (including the need to eat & hydrate) that I missed some things -.-
• Even though there was a lot to do for the con, I made a lot of progress in Fate/Extra <.<
• Definitely need to start doing cosplays that aren’t hot as ballz during the summer ~.~
• Next year, I need to start hitting artist alley more…
• Definitely after this con, I’m going to do my best getting my panels submitted & accepted at other cons to one day have my panel be accepted at the gloriousness which is Otakon >.<
• I should always make sure my freakin’ camera is fully charged the night before Otakon -.-  Also, I need a better camera, right now my phone takes better pictures than this freakin’ camera >.>
• Otakon staff, as far as the people who are running the show, are very helpful & are definitely doing their best to make Otakon as awesome as possible.

I’ll add more tomorrow, but right now, necesito dormir ~.~