East Coast - north of Maryland, though!
Last year, at Lunacon (once Rye, NY, this year in Secaucus), mixed SF/lit SF/media/costuming-cosplay con, a guy last year tried to have an intro cel discussion group, but I was the only person who showed.
I-con, held at the Stony Brook University on Long Island, has become very anime-friendly, with several viewing tracks as well as several cosplay events. There is a lecture/demo on coloring in photoshop that gets the room squeezed to capacity, and I've heard of a how-to-pain-cels workshop but I don't know how that's been attended. (To be brutally honest, though, this con is spread out over a wide and windy campus. I don't think I'd cart even two books of cels around all day without some sort of wheeled assistance!) (And yes, I would be too neurotic to leave them in the car.)
I've missed Shoujocon the last two years. Any representation there? (And when is it - if it is - this year?)
(No reason for this. I just liked it. And how often you have an opportunity to do the Funky Banana Dance?)
What East Coast Cons are cel afficianados going to?
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It's AB or AnBos. It is worth going to, especially if you're limited to what conventions you can go to. And if it HAD been at Bayside, I don't think anyone could afford it! That venue is so expensive and has so many rules, it takes out a lot of the fun.SilentBidder wrote:I know there's one coming up in Boston, I think it's called AnimeCon or something. Never went to it though, and I'm not sure if it's even worth going to or not. It's at the Hynes Convention Center, which isn't their largest convention hall (the Bayside Expo is their huge one).
Once in New England, there's little anime activity, it's more comics and sports. bleh sports.
Of note this year: Guests are Greg Ayres, Vic Mignogna and other known VA. I can't remember them all; I'm a Saiyuki freak (obviously) and didn't bother memorizing anyone else! ^//^
here's the link: http://www.animeboston.com
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