My first New Mexico anime convention.
Last weekend I attended Las Cruces Anime Days. A small two day convention. And I thought it went very well. Since the convention was small, the masquerade was small. But none of the entries disappointed me. And another good thing is that when a convention is small, you have more opportunity to interact with the guests. This con also had a panel that I like but rarely see at cons - a panel on how to build Gundam models. And one of the highlights of the con was the Vocaloid maid cafe. There were a few downsides. The artist's alley had quite a few tables that did not impress me. And while I realize that a small convention may not have an AMV contest, I think they should have made up for that by playing some AMVs in the video rooms. But overall, a very enjoyable con. The next New Mexico anime convention will be Sabaku-con in Albuquerque. A first time con, but I have high hopes for it.