Convention Tales #15: Short Stories From Anime North, Part #2

It dawned on me this week that, south of the Canadian border in the Big Apple itself, New York City, Anime NYC had recently transpired, as once more did 30,000+ anime fans of all ages descend upon the Jarvits Center for a weekend of weeb-filled fun. Not only did this event remind me of the …

Convention Tales #14: Short Stories From Anime North

It's hard to believe that this week marks about two years since the last time I officially travelled to a convention - I do not consider my short foray into Kimikon in 2019 as part of that, as I did not buy a ticket to that. The convention in question is Fan Expo in Toronto, …

Convention Tales #13: Con No Baka

This coming 26 November marks 15 years since Con No Baka, a short-lived anime convention that operated out of Toronto, kicked the bucket. It is to this city what Dashcon, an infamously ill-fated convention for Tumblr users, is to Chicago, and is a prime example of everything that could go wrong with starting a first-time …

Convention Tales #12: 20 Minutes At KimiKon

In late September of 2019, there was a small anime convention going on near the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto called KimiKon, and I decided against going there mainly because it failed to meet my guidelines of what constituted a dank anime convention; namely, fun events and large crowds to go about. …

Convention Tales #11: Historiae Ecclessiae Waifunesis

Anime conventions can be home to some of the wackiest events that can be - be it a panel, a creative skit, dance routine - you name it. The best part about some of them is that many of them are produced by the fans, for the fans; they don't have to be officially sponsored …

Convention Tales #10: Anime North Idol 2018

Note: I own none of the pictures that I posted here in my blog, save for the first two images and the last one. They all come from the Facebook page of Anime North Idol, and I give full credit to whoever took these pictures. This week would have marked my fifth year at Anime …

Convention Tales IX: My First Anime North

There's an old, but widely known Chinese proverb that says, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". This is very true - whether the person in question is embarking on a literal adventure through a new country, or if they're starting the process of learning something new; in either case, nothing …