Pre-Con Anticipation?

Why hello out there!

I know that most of you feel the same way right before an anime convention comes up. Some people start counting each day even weeks before the actual week of whatever convention is coming up. Just a few days from now myself and hopefully all of my readers so far XD) will be headed out to Oxen Hill, MD to attend Katsucon 18, one of the larger anime conventions here on the East coast.

Now here's where I have mixed feeling that you may hate me for. I feel as though cons are losing the appeal that they once had, and this con is one of them. I've been going to Katsucon since number 12 back in 2006. New comers would never notice it, but the convention is much different now than it was back then (other than just the location). More voice actors and cosplayers are nice and all, but whatever happened to the good panels where people would have discussions on different genres or talking about Japanese and American culture and it's relation to anime and manga? I'm not saying that Katsucon (or any of the other major conventions in this area) is bad, but it's not the same at what it used to be. I know there are others out there who feel the same and it's pulled them not only away from anime conventions, but also from anime and mange as a whole.

But there is still hope! I'm glad to look at the guest list this year and see that they're bringing back people that relate back to the Japanese side of the entire culture. Studio Kojokan is definitely going to be on my list of things to check out, seeing as how Japanese martial arts is a subject that I've always wanted to look more into. I also wanna take a look at the "This is Otakudom" panel since it sounds like the info I'll need for the rest of this actual documentary.

But anyway, it looks as though I've done a lot more ranting that  thought I did so let me end things here before it gets anymore off track.

Oh yeah! I love getting e-mails telling me that someone out there has left a comment glad to know that someone's actually reading out there XD), so feel free to leave something behind. This project would mean nothing if you guys aren't around.

Until next time,
Kasome~