Otakon 2006

ayame-shigure · Post by **ayame-shigure** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:09 pm

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone else is going to otakon this year? Also has anyone heard of a cel panel/meeting being set up this year?

Thanks!

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:09 pm

Almost everyone.

Post by **sensei** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:51 pm

I will be there. Don't know if there is a cel panel in the works, but I'm sure there will be enough cel collectors for another Slugfest East.

Ms. Poe · Post by **Ms. Poe** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:53 pm

If anyone is going and wants to get me a Nobuteru Yuki siggy...OMG...Please contact me ;_;/!

starlightx · Post by **starlightx** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:39 am

Since I couldn't make it to AX, I really want to go but the hotels that are still available are so expensive.

If any who is going & doesn't have a hotel room, maybe we could share or if someone already has a room & would be kind enough to share with me, give me a holler. I am very neat, quite, reliable & a non-smoker.

Thanks.

purple-plum · Post by **purple-plum** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:43 am

ill be there...maybe there will be an rs east again?

~kt

blueshinma · Post by **blueshinma** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:00 pm

Yep RS east will be same bat time same bat channel. Check my thread announcing time and place! Sorry thou, I didn't do the panel this year. I was so focused on getting to AX I simply lost track of time.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:01 pm

Checking. . . stand by.

Nelia · Post by **Nelia** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:31 pm

This is my second year at Otakon but I've never conversed/met any other collectors before.

Can someone fill me in on what Slugfest and all that stuff is like? How do I meet everyone? Where? When?

I'd love info. I'm hitting the cel booths this year like MAD. XD

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:32 pm

Make an appointment.

ReAnimator · Post by **ReAnimator** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:47 am

Is Cloud trying to start a flame war???

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:47 am

I think so, but I'm not sure. Ask German Alice if it is.

Post by **sensei** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:47 am

Nelia wrote:This is my second year at Otakon but I've never conversed/met any other collectors before.

Can someone fill me in on what Slugfest and all that stuff is like? How do I meet everyone? Where? When?

I'd love info. I'm hitting the cel booths this year like MAD. XD

Welcome to the Slugfest community, Nelia. It's a fancy name for a time and place that cel collectors agree on to meet and look at each others' cel books. This year, IIRC, it's set for Saturday night, 9 PM to ???, at McKenna's Bar and Grill, located at 301 W. Lombard St in the Holiday Inn.

It's one of those precious times when we get to see some of the items we look at often in an online gallery, only in real life. Cels almost always look better first hand than in scans (exceptions: the multilayer cels that get stored with plastic sheets in between the layers).

It's also a time to show off new acquisitions from the cel booths and get to talk to people you previously know only as screen names.

Ignore Cloud: he's mad because he knows he's not invited.

Nelia · Post by **Nelia** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:31 am

Thanks for the info - I'm definetly going. People don't bring their entire collections, right? I only have 25 cels or so, so I've got a pretty pitiful collection compared to some other folks.

Is there a list of the cel dealers that will be attending Otakon?

frozentime · Post by **frozentime** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:45 am

Unless I get a surprise and something just doesn't work out with my schedule, I'm definitely planning on being there.

Nelia wrote:Thanks for the info - I'm definetly going. People don't bring their entire collections, right? I only have 25 cels or so, so I've got a pretty pitiful collection compared to some other folks.

Is there a list of the cel dealers that will be attending Otakon?

Almost no one brings their entire collection, but a few of us bring a good chunk of it. A few people live very close, and so transporting cels isn't as big a deal. I generally transport more than I should. ^_^;

Don't worry if your collection is small. None of us started with large collections. For many of us, the fun thing is going through a collection with the owner and experiencing why it is important to them. You learn a good bit about people when you can see what motivates them to collect specific items. Sharing in someone's appreciation for their collection is what I get the most out of, whether the collection is large or small.

Curt from Asylum Anime is almost always there, but it seems like the other vendors vary from year to year. I haven't yet seen a posted exhibitor list for this year.

Anime-Beta TNG

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