Amecon 2018
It was only Monday I came back from Amecon and already it seems like so long ago.
This was my second Amecon, but all the summer anime cons are held at Warwick Uni now so they do blend together.
So, I'm going to post this in bullet points as it's always easier.
* Stayed on Campus in Bluebell, which was my first time and what they call a single is what I'd call a double. The bed was so comfy and spacious.
* Panels on Friday included Hell in a Cel (anime fight scenes) and Tokusatsu: More than just Power Rangers. Lots of stuff very much like Power Rangers including Ultraman fighting Starfish Hitler.
* The Pub Quiz was, as always, a lot of fun. I think I did pretty well on the sci-fi round, but it did include a question that was a spoiler for the 7th season of Game Of Thrones which is the only season I haven't seen! Also, we didn't mark them there and instead had to wait for the closing ceremony to see who won. This was annoying as we never found out which questions we got right.
* Saturday started with a robot FIGHT! Hebocon, which is shitty robot fighting. The idea is to take some crappy robot, such as a remote control car or wind up toy, modify it and make them fight.
I entered with a wind up elephant I stuck pipe cleaners too. It didn't make it past the first round, but Sel's Dirty Duck Truck was amazing and made it to the final! DC'S hamster wheel with a car in lost to a brick. So unfair. I recorded a fair bit of it and you can find it below. It was so much fun!
https://youtu.be/qtv0rV_vRgA
* The other highlight for me was for the first time I entered the masquerade. I've watched a fair few, but never thought to enter one as I didn't think I had a costume worth showing off on a catwalk, but I am pretty proud of my Death costume, so I decided to enter with that. I was pretty nervous while waiting to go on, but just before I did my scythe split and I had to get some tape to repair it. I knew it would stand out, but I had no choice. Once it was fixed I was ushered straight on stage and it all went by in a bit of a blur.
It was filmed and you can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHIFeoTN724
I entered around 20:20. I'm still glad I did it and would do another.
* In the evening we mostly just hung out, but we did go to one panel where you get given a number and if you're picked you're given a challenge on a Megadrive game...I was picked first. I had to complete a bobsled course on Winter Olympics. I failed. Horribly. But it was pretty fun.
* On Sunday it rained. I'd been wanting some rain for ages and when it finally came it was while at a con. Typical, but it didn't spoil the day as I spent it mostly in panels. Including the Charity Auction. Anime Dog Poker, where four guys went head to head to see who's pick of Anime Dogs was the best. And Adventure Bastards, an RP, where four girls were tasked with stealing The Great Gatsby's pocked watch. It didn't go well...they ended up starting a potential apocalypse.
* All that was left after the closing ceremony was the Amecon Cosplay Formal Ball. While I wore a pretty dress, it wasn't cosplay and I felt rather odd as pretty much everyone else was, but still it was all right. Lighting was a little bright and the music was meh.
* And then came the after party! Partying to semi cheesy music until 1am!. Which is pretty tame compared to Kitacon, but then again they are the party con. Also it had a weak ending. No big sing along to finish, just a song I didn't know and it was over. I was in bed before 2am. I hadn't expected that.
Overall Amecon was still a lot of fun. There was also pokemon hunting, raids, gaming, and just general hanging out with my favourite people and people I usually only see at these cons
Sadly, there will be no Kitacon next year, which means no proper summer con which is a real bummer. These anime cons are so much fun and have become a staple of the calendar year. Just hope they'll put on something.
This was my second Amecon, but all the summer anime cons are held at Warwick Uni now so they do blend together.
So, I'm going to post this in bullet points as it's always easier.
* Stayed on Campus in Bluebell, which was my first time and what they call a single is what I'd call a double. The bed was so comfy and spacious.
* Panels on Friday included Hell in a Cel (anime fight scenes) and Tokusatsu: More than just Power Rangers. Lots of stuff very much like Power Rangers including Ultraman fighting Starfish Hitler.
* The Pub Quiz was, as always, a lot of fun. I think I did pretty well on the sci-fi round, but it did include a question that was a spoiler for the 7th season of Game Of Thrones which is the only season I haven't seen! Also, we didn't mark them there and instead had to wait for the closing ceremony to see who won. This was annoying as we never found out which questions we got right.
* Saturday started with a robot FIGHT! Hebocon, which is shitty robot fighting. The idea is to take some crappy robot, such as a remote control car or wind up toy, modify it and make them fight.
I entered with a wind up elephant I stuck pipe cleaners too. It didn't make it past the first round, but Sel's Dirty Duck Truck was amazing and made it to the final! DC'S hamster wheel with a car in lost to a brick. So unfair. I recorded a fair bit of it and you can find it below. It was so much fun!
https://youtu.be/qtv0rV_vRgA
* The other highlight for me was for the first time I entered the masquerade. I've watched a fair few, but never thought to enter one as I didn't think I had a costume worth showing off on a catwalk, but I am pretty proud of my Death costume, so I decided to enter with that. I was pretty nervous while waiting to go on, but just before I did my scythe split and I had to get some tape to repair it. I knew it would stand out, but I had no choice. Once it was fixed I was ushered straight on stage and it all went by in a bit of a blur.
It was filmed and you can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHIFeoTN724
I entered around 20:20. I'm still glad I did it and would do another.
* In the evening we mostly just hung out, but we did go to one panel where you get given a number and if you're picked you're given a challenge on a Megadrive game...I was picked first. I had to complete a bobsled course on Winter Olympics. I failed. Horribly. But it was pretty fun.
* On Sunday it rained. I'd been wanting some rain for ages and when it finally came it was while at a con. Typical, but it didn't spoil the day as I spent it mostly in panels. Including the Charity Auction. Anime Dog Poker, where four guys went head to head to see who's pick of Anime Dogs was the best. And Adventure Bastards, an RP, where four girls were tasked with stealing The Great Gatsby's pocked watch. It didn't go well...they ended up starting a potential apocalypse.
* All that was left after the closing ceremony was the Amecon Cosplay Formal Ball. While I wore a pretty dress, it wasn't cosplay and I felt rather odd as pretty much everyone else was, but still it was all right. Lighting was a little bright and the music was meh.
* And then came the after party! Partying to semi cheesy music until 1am!. Which is pretty tame compared to Kitacon, but then again they are the party con. Also it had a weak ending. No big sing along to finish, just a song I didn't know and it was over. I was in bed before 2am. I hadn't expected that.
Overall Amecon was still a lot of fun. There was also pokemon hunting, raids, gaming, and just general hanging out with my favourite people and people I usually only see at these cons
Sadly, there will be no Kitacon next year, which means no proper summer con which is a real bummer. These anime cons are so much fun and have become a staple of the calendar year. Just hope they'll put on something.