/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

The lower attendance this year brought back memories of the Sheraton hotel, more homely feel. That was one of the few upsides though, the panel quantity was lacking, quality was great if you picked the right panels. I went to a panel about Japan and Cat girls/Animal-humans and it was a dude (doing a good job and a well researched effort, so no hate) basically giving a college level presentation on the true history of where animal-human hybrid art and lore came from. I bailed and went next door to a 90's anime nostalgia panel, which probably had the majority of the 30+ yr olds at the con in one room based on the showing of hands (including myself). The cosplay quality had a noticeable lower average, I think all the out of state heavy hitters went to Momo-con. This sucks because anyone south of the South Carolina boarder will choose Momo-con as a first choice, and AZ as a alternate. The Dealers Room sucked ass, only a few dealers had any goods worth shit. Mostly bulk ordered (by the pound) amazon anime goods, so multiple tables were selling the same items. I still had fun, regardless of the con itself. Also, not having the arcade machines at the Marriott and open 24hrs like last year sucked.

I kept the loot to a minimal, but pic related. Grabbed the Gunpla right before the Gunpla panel (managed amazon price on the kit). The Boomslank t-shirts are fucking expensive but worth it, super high quality art and shirts. Ones I have from before only fade some after 2 years, still wearable. Last I got a Cowboy Bebop Japanese market artbook signed by Shinichirō Watanabe.

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