It's official. Every single anime convention in NY has been cancled. THat means that here in New York the Otaku will cry. Hence, I am making it my responsibility to hold an Otaku convention! =p

Nah, I couldn't. Too young, not enough money but man I wish there was atleast one convention this year.

Well, Baltimore is the only in state con for me. But I go out of state quite a lot for conventions. I took a look, and I see that there are quite a few cons taking place in or near NY, so give the list a better look, cause there may be one you can take a train or something to.

http://www.anime-cons.com/events/

Like I said there no con in Milwaukee. This is a cry for help. :cry:

The Sandman wrote:Like I said there no con in Milwaukee. This is a cry for help. :cry:

But what about the one in Madison or Eau Clair or the one in Chicago or the two over in Minnesota or the couple in Iowa or the ones in Michigan. You have a bunch of them in your area you just need to look. (*hint* try the interweb) When I decided to go to a con I originally thought that the midwest was a death valley in the terms of anime. It's not, they may not be super large ones like Otakon but they are around.

I could understand bemoaning where the nearest con was if this was the age of horse and buggy, but there have been fascinating advancements in transportation technology with inventions like:

1. The train
2. The automobile (along with a wonderful infrastructure of highways)
3. The airplane

Why don't you utilize these methods of transport and go the the con of your choice?

Not all of us have the money or time to transport.

Darkbyte wrote:Not all of us have the money or time to transport.

Flying is expensive, but trains aren't. You think I cross the street to go to a convention? The closest convention to where I'm from is Otakon, and that's an hour and a half away. Sure, I go to school in Baltimore now, but I've never been able to commute to the con from school. I figure out a way of transporting myself, make accomodations, and go.

There are conventions in your area, so I don't see the point in complaining about there not being any. If you have no money, have overbearing parents, or are under the age of 14, I can understand. I went to my first convention when I was 16, but I was still sort of chaperoned by my older sister.

Get a job, save up some money, and figure out how to get to a con. We all have to do it.

The Eva Monkey wrote:

Darkbyte wrote:Not all of us have the money or time to transport.

Get a job, save up some money, and figure out how to get to a con. We all have to do it.

I second that.

The Eva Monkey wrote:

Darkbyte wrote:Not all of us have the money or time to transport.

Flying is expensive, but trains aren't. You think I cross the street to go to a convention? The closest convention to where I'm from is Otakon, and that's an hour and a half away. Sure, I go to school in Baltimore now, but I've never been able to commute to the con from school. I figure out a way of transporting myself, make accomodations, and go.

There are conventions in your area, so I don't see the point in complaining about there not being any. If you have no money, have overbearing parents, or are under the age of 14, I can understand. I went to my first convention when I was 16, but I was still sort of chaperoned by my older sister.

Get a job, save up some money, and figure out how to get to a con. We all have to do it.

Lets see

1) Close to 2 conventions - check
2) Can get there by train - check
3) Dont need anyone to go with me eg a chaperon - check
4) Have the money to get in - check
5) At a appropriate time - No

The problem is that all the conventions always happen during my bloody exams :evil: or a week out from my exams.

Hopefully that will changed next year, becasue they might switch dates to eariler in the year

But still 40$US for one day! Dammn!

The Sandman wrote:But still 40$US for one day! Dammn!

There's the registration, the accomodations, transportation, food, and whatever you plan to spend in the dealers room. Easily $100-$200 for a convention weekend. Yeah, cons are not cheap. But if you plan them right, they can be quite cheap. This Otakon I ended up paying under $50. Stayed off site at a friend's house, attended as a panelist, didn't buy anything, split parking, and didn't go to real restaurants. Hotels are the real tough part. Which is why you have to get a hotel room and split it four or more ways to get the cost down.

Cons are an interesting experience, and I think most anime fans should have the experience. The only ones who don't enjoy themselves are bitter anime fans like me.