I attended Nan Desu Kan in September 2023, presenting a slightly updated version of my VTubers panel together with my co-panelist Cody (who managed to show up this time). We were placed in a prime-time Saturday night slot! Here’s a full recording of our panel: The convention schedule slightly modified my title to “VTubers: The…
Category: Conventions
VTubers: The Culture and Business (CoAF 2023 Panel)
I didn’t make a blog post about Colorado Anime Fest this year because it was largely the same as the previous iteration. I reprised my Kirito cosplay on Saturday and spent most of the weekend attending panels, relaxing in the manga library, and hanging around the video game room; the video room was unfortunately not…
I Tried a Cosplay (NDK 2022)
Honestly, I was not really feeling NDK this year. Leading up to the con, I was bummed out that I’d be attending alone again. It felt like Colorado Anime Fest had only just happened, and its advantages over NDK were still fresh in my mind. To give myself more to invest in, I tried submitting…
Colorado Anime Fest 2022 Recap
“Almost the same thing, but less impactful the second time.” If I had to sum up my experience at Colorado Anime Fest relative to Nan Desu Kan in a single sentence, that’s how I’d do it. I had a great time at NDK last year, and when 2022 began, I fully intended to go another…
Nan Desu Kan 2021 Recap
In August, against my better judgement, I bought a weekend pass for Nan Desu Kan #24 (2021); and since I already had the ticket, I forced myself to attend last month, September 4th-5th. While I was reluctant to go (even skipping the opening on Friday the 3rd), I ended up having a great time! Read…