/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Not a /cgl/er or convention goer here, just browsing to see what attendees thought. I, by random chance, ended up eating at one of the expensive restaurants around the block for a family thing. When I got to Rosemont, I saw all the cosplayers on the sidewalk and had to explain to my tipsy father and elderly grandmother what all the people were doing. I saw the brightly colored Indian women as well...

I had assumed it was Anime Central as that's the only con I knew of (back in college a cute classmate used to invite me to go, I always turned her down, now I kind of regret it as I've lost contact with her over the years). Looking at the roster of events and guests, this one didn't look too interesting. Is the general consensus that Acen is better?