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Here is the Full Cosplay from the Convention It was a good time. I plan on making it even better while I wait for the next convention.

@vashthat is understandable. It is hard to get followers. I think it is just that we don't have the steady content to draw people in. I am trying to change that.

Day 4 The last day of the convention. Sunday morning I woke up early even though I went to bed around 2 am. I guess my biological clock was like you are making up regardless of the time you set. Anyways, I got dressed. I decided it was the last day and it was easier to go as a NORMIE and not dress up. This was a great decision as I didn't need to worry about make up or my shoes breaking It was just a day to check out the panels take more photos and see where the wind will take you. I arrived early and checked out the dealers room. I got a Majora Mask Hip Flask for 20 bucks and some additional prints and trinkets. Next I checked out the swap meet area and picked up 3 FLCL plushies for 8 dollars and had a good 30 minute discussion about FLFL. Next I attended the Press your Luck Anime edition game show where I was a contestant. It was recorded and was told it should be posted to you tube sometime in the near future. Once that is found I will post it here. The game show was a great experience I had no issues with that and had a great time. After that I walked aimlessly around the convention center taking photos talking to people and handing out my business cards to promote this site. All in all it was a great time. At 3:30 pm I attended the last panel Hosted by a cool guy name James. He hosted a panel about Food in Anime and how it is in real life. There was some technical difficulties but I didn't mind He was a great speaker and kept the audience engaged. At the end of the panel, I exchanged contact info with the remainder of the people I kept running into and drove home where I promptly relaxed and fell asleep waking up from around 2 pm in the afternoon on Monday. Pro: Got some discounted wares in the dealers room met great people attended a game show and an awesome panel. Cons: None that I can think of. Retrospective of the whole convention As a whole I enjoyed the whole convention. Besides it being a very small venue and not as large as I am used to, it was great. I wish there were more exhibitors and space for demonstrations, panels and a dedicated registration area away from the main con hall. Looking at how it was laid out, they could have done it better such as separating the registration line from the panel rooms and main hall that way it was easier to get in and out of the panel rooms, dealer hall and main hall. Other than that. I commend them for making the necessary adjustments to get people onboarded into the convention as quickly as possible. Hopefully next year the communication will be better and pre-registered badges will be mailed out. But Kudos to them anyways. I look forward to next year.

Day 3 Saurday was day 3. I woke up as Early as I did on Friday to get prepared for the convention. While I getting prepared I found out that the heel on my right boot was missing the heel cover and the heel on the left boot was cracking. I guess this is what happens when you buy cheap Halloween prop boots. It looks like I will be be writing a nasty review on the quality of those boots. But I digress. Once I fully suited up as much as I could to be able to drive without any issues I drove up to the hotel/convention center. I got there early and since I already had my badge I was was able to walk around meet people, see the dealers room earlier than regular con guests and enjoy what was there to offer. Through out the day I was stopped to take photos by eager fans of D-Gray Man and those who were curious about the character. I attended multiple panels such as "Should Batman Kill the Joker" and "What is it to be a Hero, A philosophical discussion about My Hero Academia." Both those panels were interesting but not really my cup of tea. However, Kudos to those who put the effort into the panels and props to their audience engagement. Outside of the standard Walk the Con, see the Booths, meet up with people, I decided to stay till the end of the day as I could. I stood for the Discordia Dames Burlesque Show. That was quite interesting as it sounds. It was an 18+ show highlighting "NERDY" striptease. I enjoyed it. I think many of the audience members enjoyed it and overall it was a great time. I decided I was going to attempt to stay for the Dance party. Boy was that a disappointment. There was 3 DJ's. I didn't get a sense of electricity or enjoyment for the time I stood there. It felt like mediocre music not worth its salt for me to dance to or mingle with. especially in a extremely dark room with only some small dj lights and glow sticks. Pros: A lot of people were there. Many people in cosplay interesting panels to intrigue most con goers Cons. Some small scheduling conflicts. (which I was assured it would be fixed for next year convention.) The late night party kind of sucked for my opinion. Overall it was a great time with the exception of having to drive 30 minutes to go home and then repeat the drive back in the morning for day 4.