A few pictures from Providence Anime Conference!

[idadebeautreux]

Here's a few shots of the cosplay I debuted at PAC - my first steampunk design! I was inspired a by sm_matrix's steampunk mechanical doll and this steampunk aviator fairy from Dragon*Con that I saw last month, so, working off my Lolita Launchpad McQuack costume, I put together a clockwork fairy. I've just decided to name the persona "Cottingley," after

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[idadebeautreux]

I hope it will!! There are rumors that it will not happen next year, or that it will come back as an every-other-year sort of deal. I know that the New England Anime Society (which put on this event as well as Anime Boston) lost a LOT of money on this. They made their plans expecting to fill their 2000 person attendance cap, and instead had about 300 people show up. They lost money on just about everything - renting the convention center space, booking a block of rooms at the Westin, getting in guests... I think they were a little overambitious, and that they should have revised or reduced their expectations, planned for 1000 people at the most, and held the convention in a hotel space instead. After all, AAC, a small con in NH, is in at least it's 3rd year and it still hasn't topped 1000 people although it has grown every year, and is not hindered by the 21+ restriction.

I REALLY hope they do organize this event again and that I can convince more people to go. The programming was great - a lot of the panels were more like round table discussions, and much of the anime screened was older stuff, classics or heading back to the roots of anime. I got to see a lot of Osamu Tezuka's early or experimental work - something that certainly doesn't get shown at typical cons. If adult anime fans start supporting this con, this could be almost like a mini-Dragon*Con of the North, albeit more tightly focused on anime rather than pan-fandom.

And I got your message! I just texted you a little bit ago (I know you must be in bed). Inquiring minds want to know: HOW??? When I called, I was told that Sunday was completely sold out, even at the normal non-con rate, and that even though there were 2-4 rooms open for Friday and Saturday, the computer wasn't letting the clerk book the rooms. What magical strings did you pull!?