Originally, it was doubtful I would even go, but as a club officer, I did get dibs in going to Katsucon 18 at the National Harbor, running its eighteenth year. I'm sure a few are wondering like "Wasn't he there LAST month!?" To answer, yeah, I was, but so were a few other recognizable faces.
In the east coast, it's one of the main anime conventions around, the others being AnimeUSA and Otakon. I couldn't score any Gundam kits this time around, and a relative of mine was supposedly there, but I did get to reunite with old friends, as well as some cosplayers I saw from this other convention named Tigercon (which I'll talk about next, photos of that are on my FB page.) I saw one of the guys from ScrewAttack once again, as well as our other partners T-Mode, with their con just 2 months away. Aside from the usual things, I found myself watching the Masquarade event in the Potomac Hall of the Gaylord. Very interesting to say the least, but around this time the World Cosplay Summit was also happening. Friends Melissa, Rusty and Penny was part of it, and did well on stage. In fact, personally, I think that their skit, the wooing skit with Kakashi, Tobi, and Sasuke from Naruto, and the "Ocarina of Time" in 5 minutes number for Legend of Zelda stood out.
The con had their issues, such as an accidental spillage as well as the fact that people weren't doing their proper shifts (which was why I was there). The price for food and concessions were still a pain to deal with, but it was a fun time. Not the best one, but it was a blast. Sitting at the table also had its merits, but I won't get into that here... yet. I can only imagine what Katsucon 19 will have in store, but we'll just have to wait on that. Other cons such as AnimeUSA, Otakon, T-Mode, and for out first time appearing Balticon, are approaching. I'll try to keep you up in the know about these events, but for now, I'm getting a bit of a headache. Seiko Takeda, once again signing off.
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