I registered for ACen a few months ago when things were looking positive on the COVID front, but in light of recent negative developments especially in the Chicagoland area, I will not be attending. I’ve been a happy attendee of Anime Central, ACen, many times over the years. I love the size and scale of…
One of my favorite things about attending Anime Central each year is the number and quality of guests that they bring, particularly their musical performers. Attending the concerts is always one of the highlights of ACen for me. This year I was able to attend three of the four concerts – musical guests Imeruat, Gacharic…
It’s hilarious looking back just about one year ago, when I was devising some arcane complicated formula for how I would score my monthly progress in working on my backlog of games, especially since 90+% of my gaming time this past year has been focused on Final Fantasy XIV. Since my FFXIV character is basically…
Had a great time at Colossalcon. A more substantial write up will follow soon, but for now, just know these two things: The Shonen Knife concert was awesome. And after the show, even though they were probably exhausted, Naoko, Emi, and Atsuko stuck around to do some signing: I rescued these cute Petit Idols from…
I’ve been attending and have enjoyed Colossalcon for the past 5 years or so, but every year it seems to sneak up right on the heels of ACen. That’s no exception this year – I can’t believe it’s time for Colossalcon 14/Colossalcon 2015 (their various PR people keep referring to it as either/or. It’s the…