Otakon 2009
woot I'm back! fghjklffghjj;;!
Yes I am tired. Sooo.. what to say about Otakon? Well otakon weekend was chill til yesterday *sigh* but I'll get to that later ;)
Reviewing everything by sections again XD
-----------------------------------------------------
OTAKON 09 Convention
-----------------------------------------------------
Hitting up the largest con in the east coast again ;)
I almost didn't make it this year! Thanks to my friends for helping me^^
The Good
◘ Got a awesome hotel this year yay :D
◘ Dealers Room was awesome XD yet made me sad at the same time.(no monies ;;) Man I wanted to buy so much stuff! At least I got two yaoi mangas .__. and a FREE Soul Eater poster !! (who bought all the Soul eater yaoi doujinshi?! darn youuu *shakes fist*)
◘ Awesome cosplays! I was so happy when I saw Soul Eater cosplays, even the announcer at the masquerade was Soul-kun xD
Here are a few photos I took ;)
lulz domo and santa forevuhh
I finally found an awesome Death the Kid!! They were so cute^^
our favorite ;) sexy Black Star!
and then sexy black star joined in O_O lol
to excalibur~~!!!
Awesome SE group~ Caught them near the fountains :D
Eruka!!! I love her hat ;;
This Iron-man was the sh-t. His chest and eyes were even glowing!! (ugh blurry picture is blurry ;;)
scary awesome ryuk D:
Ciel~ So many Kuroshitsuji cosplays! Horray :D
someone did the new version of maka! O:
We saw our favorite DBZ cosplayers from Anime North again~ !
yay for Digimon 8D;
Moar cosplay photos here :)
◘ Got to meet up with friends from LJ and otakon forums :)
◘ Speaking of masquerade.. the masquerade at Otakon was effing SRS BSNS, that sh-t was EPIC. To have it in the Marina Arena was one thing but the skits were just amazing and lulzy XD (or maybe it was just the huge stage and sound system lol) Oh gawd if I find I can find the vid I'll post it but my friend and I LOVED the 'Otakon guide' skit feat. Sora&Riku. They danced to DBSK's Balloons! WTF D: Sorry to the people next to us cuz apparently we hurt your ears :c Screaming? Yes it had to be done.
wait nvm- found it xD
◘ Kanon Wakeshima concert!! We got er.. somewhat in the back seats but it was still a good view. She was so cute and random XD "I have two cats! one is a kitty. nyan~!" O_o whut.
Her voice was so lovely~ though she didn't do that 'move around like a doll' her singing and playing the cello made up for it (:
◘ Becca concert~ We got to her concert rly late actually cuz of check out and waking up late >.<
She was so full of energy~ loved it :D We were so happy we didn't miss her song 'I'm Alive!' one of my fav songs and ending to Kuroshitsuji.
◘ Free Water!! Thanks for the free water in each room Otakon 8D
◘ Finally a con has Pump it up! Loves it! We only had time to play one round but at least it was to Super Junior's U XD
The Bad
◘ Taking the back road to Baltimore took a little bit of time because of our stupid GPS! *kicks it*
◘ 2 HOUR WAIT FOR FUCKING REGISTRATION OH MY EFFING--. Thank you ninja and random otaku for making the wait interesting!
I AM SO GOING TO PRE-REGISTER NEXT YR, NEVER AGAIN WITHOUT PRE-REGGING!
◘ Money problems.. I was on such a tight budget this weekend, I only had 2 meals the entire time.
◘ Lines, lines, and moar lines.
◘ Drama with friends? u__u;; (sunday only after otakon..)
◘ LOL FLAT TIRE @ 2 AM. A towing truck brought us all the way back to Va Beach! 8D
☆ Otakon this year gets a 9/10. Just give me some more interesting panels and lovely music guests and you'll get a 10/10 XD I had no problem getting to places, no problem with the staff, found myself going to more events this year as well!
I actually rly love Otakon for being so organized honestly XD
---------------------------------------------------------------------
HOTEL REVIEW: Hilton Baltimore Hotel
---------------------------------------------------------------------
We stayed at the wonderful Hilton Baltimore! (expensive but worth it! thanks tonya bb! ;;)
Pros
◘ Location was VERY convienent! (though I felt lazy to walk outside of the convention area besides the Marina Arena XD)
◘ Check-in had a line, but it went by quickly. Front desk knew exactly what they were doing. (especially when they charged extra when they saw my friend step in, sh-t)
◘ It seemed quiet? IDK maybe to me but I've been to a con where part of it was located in the hotel and it was noisy and crowded as f---, but for otakon much more peaceful and spacious around the hallways.
◘ Nice Flat Screen Plasma TV in guest rooms. Nice interior.
◘ I love the fluffy pillows and comfy blankets omg ;____;
◘ Loved the walkway to the convention!! It brought us straight to the S.Pratt St. area in the BCC!
Cons
◘ Elevators are sooo sloww! (but it was packed so u__u;)
◘ Had to go around the block 3 times because we had no idea the parking entrance was on Paca St O_o; note to people actually staying at the hotel.. the parking was never FULL. Only full for people not staying at the hotel.
◘ No free internet :(
◘ Rooms are small. (well bigger than Hyatt's at least)
◘ No Self-Laundry Facilities >_>;;
☆ Overall I give Hilton Baltimore a 8/10. Obviously I've been to nicer hotels, but I usually get a bad experience with hotels because of their staff, I had NO PROBLEM whatsoever with the hotel's staff. They were all very nice, helpful, and got things done quickly. :) The rooms were good, so many elevators but so slow (/shrug), convienent location was the best part XD (and that's saying A LOT for me since I stayed at Hyatt and Tremont before, Hilton hands down is the best location! :p)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
hmm might also plan for Anime Expo next year :D
future events?
NYC Anime Festival? (eh maybe) - September
SM Audition/Korean Festival- October
Nekocon {k-pop panel+skit @ masquerade+possible artists alley booth(?)} - November
Mini trip to Japan/Korea- December
Yes I am tired. Sooo.. what to say about Otakon? Well otakon weekend was chill til yesterday *sigh* but I'll get to that later ;)
Reviewing everything by sections again XD
-----------------------------------------------------
OTAKON 09 Convention
-----------------------------------------------------
Hitting up the largest con in the east coast again ;)
I almost didn't make it this year! Thanks to my friends for helping me^^
The Good
◘ Got a awesome hotel this year yay :D
◘ Dealers Room was awesome XD yet made me sad at the same time.(no monies ;;) Man I wanted to buy so much stuff! At least I got two yaoi mangas .__. and a FREE Soul Eater poster !! (who bought all the Soul eater yaoi doujinshi?! darn youuu *shakes fist*)
◘ Awesome cosplays! I was so happy when I saw Soul Eater cosplays, even the announcer at the masquerade was Soul-kun xD
Here are a few photos I took ;)
lulz domo and santa forevuhh
I finally found an awesome Death the Kid!! They were so cute^^
our favorite ;) sexy Black Star!
and then sexy black star joined in O_O lol
to excalibur~~!!!
Awesome SE group~ Caught them near the fountains :D
Eruka!!! I love her hat ;;
This Iron-man was the sh-t. His chest and eyes were even glowing!! (ugh blurry picture is blurry ;;)
scary awesome ryuk D:
Ciel~ So many Kuroshitsuji cosplays! Horray :D
someone did the new version of maka! O:
We saw our favorite DBZ cosplayers from Anime North again~ !
yay for Digimon 8D;
Moar cosplay photos here :)
◘ Got to meet up with friends from LJ and otakon forums :)
◘ Speaking of masquerade.. the masquerade at Otakon was effing SRS BSNS, that sh-t was EPIC. To have it in the Marina Arena was one thing but the skits were just amazing and lulzy XD (or maybe it was just the huge stage and sound system lol) Oh gawd if I find I can find the vid I'll post it but my friend and I LOVED the 'Otakon guide' skit feat. Sora&Riku. They danced to DBSK's Balloons! WTF D: Sorry to the people next to us cuz apparently we hurt your ears :c Screaming? Yes it had to be done.
wait nvm- found it xD
Click to view◘ Kanon Wakeshima concert!! We got er.. somewhat in the back seats but it was still a good view. She was so cute and random XD "I have two cats! one is a kitty. nyan~!" O_o whut.
Her voice was so lovely~ though she didn't do that 'move around like a doll' her singing and playing the cello made up for it (:
◘ Becca concert~ We got to her concert rly late actually cuz of check out and waking up late >.<
She was so full of energy~ loved it :D We were so happy we didn't miss her song 'I'm Alive!' one of my fav songs and ending to Kuroshitsuji.
◘ Free Water!! Thanks for the free water in each room Otakon 8D
◘ Finally a con has Pump it up! Loves it! We only had time to play one round but at least it was to Super Junior's U XD
The Bad
◘ Taking the back road to Baltimore took a little bit of time because of our stupid GPS! *kicks it*
◘ 2 HOUR WAIT FOR FUCKING REGISTRATION OH MY EFFING--. Thank you ninja and random otaku for making the wait interesting!
I AM SO GOING TO PRE-REGISTER NEXT YR, NEVER AGAIN WITHOUT PRE-REGGING!
◘ Money problems.. I was on such a tight budget this weekend, I only had 2 meals the entire time.
◘ Lines, lines, and moar lines.
◘ Drama with friends? u__u;; (sunday only after otakon..)
◘ LOL FLAT TIRE @ 2 AM. A towing truck brought us all the way back to Va Beach! 8D
☆ Otakon this year gets a 9/10. Just give me some more interesting panels and lovely music guests and you'll get a 10/10 XD I had no problem getting to places, no problem with the staff, found myself going to more events this year as well!
I actually rly love Otakon for being so organized honestly XD
---------------------------------------------------------------------
HOTEL REVIEW: Hilton Baltimore Hotel
---------------------------------------------------------------------
We stayed at the wonderful Hilton Baltimore! (expensive but worth it! thanks tonya bb! ;;)
Pros
◘ Location was VERY convienent! (though I felt lazy to walk outside of the convention area besides the Marina Arena XD)
◘ Check-in had a line, but it went by quickly. Front desk knew exactly what they were doing. (especially when they charged extra when they saw my friend step in, sh-t)
◘ It seemed quiet? IDK maybe to me but I've been to a con where part of it was located in the hotel and it was noisy and crowded as f---, but for otakon much more peaceful and spacious around the hallways.
◘ Nice Flat Screen Plasma TV in guest rooms. Nice interior.
◘ I love the fluffy pillows and comfy blankets omg ;____;
◘ Loved the walkway to the convention!! It brought us straight to the S.Pratt St. area in the BCC!
Cons
◘ Elevators are sooo sloww! (but it was packed so u__u;)
◘ Had to go around the block 3 times because we had no idea the parking entrance was on Paca St O_o; note to people actually staying at the hotel.. the parking was never FULL. Only full for people not staying at the hotel.
◘ No free internet :(
◘ Rooms are small. (well bigger than Hyatt's at least)
◘ No Self-Laundry Facilities >_>;;
☆ Overall I give Hilton Baltimore a 8/10. Obviously I've been to nicer hotels, but I usually get a bad experience with hotels because of their staff, I had NO PROBLEM whatsoever with the hotel's staff. They were all very nice, helpful, and got things done quickly. :) The rooms were good, so many elevators but so slow (/shrug), convienent location was the best part XD (and that's saying A LOT for me since I stayed at Hyatt and Tremont before, Hilton hands down is the best location! :p)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
hmm might also plan for Anime Expo next year :D
future events?
NYC Anime Festival? (eh maybe) - September
SM Audition/Korean Festival- October
Nekocon {k-pop panel+skit @ masquerade+possible artists alley booth(?)} - November
Mini trip to Japan/Korea- December