Yes, Yes, Yes.
I went.
I had a great time.
I want to go again.
This years Boston Anime Convention was an interesting event. It started by April 2 to April 4. The them this year was Mad Science.
In recent years, I had started to lose grasp of my obsession with Anime and Manga. High school was the burst of the hobby in big eyed association. Every Saturday I would have to be home by 7 to watch the lineup of anime on Cartoon network and every evening, I would try my best to catch Adult Swims aired shows starting at 11 to roughly 4 in the morning. Through the years, I have gained a manga book collection 30+ strong with an amount of roughly $500. Now, this is not nearly as intense as some die-hard fans, but to me, it was everything.
Being from the Southwest of the United States, hearing about Anime Boston was the holy grail. The one pilgrimage needed to be taken in my life time. Of course, there were conventions a lot closer to home, but the appeal of Boston (its location, history, and East Cost essence) was an adventure of epic proportions. But as I continued on through my four years in High School, that dream burned brighter with the release of a little American-made manga called Drama Con. A story about a young girls first time at an Anime Convention and the love, adventure, and drama she finds there.
Jump forward roughly four years and you have the present day me. A college student in New England a year and a half from graduation. My passion had dwindled down to a mere flicker and I was staying on campus for Spring Break. Low and behold, Anime Boston 2010! I could not believe it. My time had come.
Of course, I had to find someone to go with me. Support and all. After haggling everyone I could think of, one finally said yes.We took the bus to Boston bus station and walked the 10 blocks to the convention center. I knew we were close when I saw Edward Elric run by and a maid with cat ears checking her watch. The day passed in a blur. $30 one day pass, photos of every kind (asking the first person was the hardest part), dealers ally, artists ally, the fantastic looking people. I was all for the pictures and the pedaled wares. Of course, I should have know that all the good events would have long lines, but I choose to forget and thought we could just walk on it. WRONG. lol. We only got into about 3 events were the lines were shortest. lol. I spent most of my time perusing the vendors. Bought a few keepsakes and presents for my siblings.
I didn't go dressed as any character and felt out of place most of the time...until I bought my cat ears. LOL. They are so cute, even now I want to wear them around campus. But alas, my daily reminder of that day is the cute green panda cell phone charm I bought. I have spent some time researching on what character I would like to dress as for next years convention, if I can go that is. Everything just lined up for this event. The only issue was I forgot my memory card! and had to rely on my camera phone as well as my camera's internal memory. (body count for 2010 stands at 17,236, which is an increase of almost 2,000 from last year.)
Anime Boston 2011 will be from April 22 - 24th, 2011.
