The Anime Almanac

So what’s the protocol for taking a photo inside of the bathroom?

On Site:

Scott from The Anime Almanac	OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions	Erica Friedman from Okazu
Brigid from MangaBlog	Jon I. from JANAiBlog	Deb Aoki from About.com: Manga
NYAF from New York Anime Festival	Vince A	Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading
Greg	funimation	Michael Pinto from Anime.com
TOKYOPOP	DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	Dave from Subatomic Brainfreeze
ANN_Bamboo	Narutaki from Reverse Thieves	Carl from Ogiue Maniax
Kyle Hebert	Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest	Reni Mimura from ReniReni.com
Patz from The Gaming Dungeon	Ed Chavez from Vertical Inc.	Hisui from Reverse Thieves
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… and on the eighth day, God created Manga Cake!

On Site Today:

Deb Aoki from About.com: Manga	Scott from The Anime Almanac	Michael Pinto from Anime.com
NYAF from New York Anime Festival	Patz from The Gaming Dungeon	Reni Mimura from ReniReni.com
Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest	bandaient

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Ah, Otakon. That time every year when all the otaku living on the east coast make that pilgrimage to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for three days of anime craziness.

For a more in depth report of my time down in Baltimore, you can read my complete coverage of the event through my “In Tweets” posts last weekend with Day 0, Day 1, and Day 2. Sadly, my server wasn’t working correctly on Sunday and so there is no Day 3 report. But there should be more then enough details for you all to read as is.

Here are a few stories and highlights I’d like to share with you from last weekend.

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Reni Makes Her Big Con Debut

On Site:

Jon I. from JANAiBlog	Scott from The Anime Almanac	Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading
animevice from Anime Vice	OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions	Greg
Kim	Alex from alexleavitt.com	Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest
VIZ from VIZ Media	Narutaki from Reverse Thieves	funimation
Toshifumi Yoshida	Patz from The Gaming Dungeon	Hisui from Reverse Thieves
Frederik L. Schodt from Homepage	Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers

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“Well, Mell was swell as hell.”

On Site:

Scott from The Anime Almanac	Jon I. from JANAiBlog	Kim
Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading	animevice from Anime Vice	Greg
Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest	OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions	Alex from alexleavitt.com
Carl from Ogiue Maniax	DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers
Toshifumi Yoshida	Narutaki from Reverse Thieves	Patz from The Gaming Dungeon
funimation	bandaient	Hisui from Reverse Thieves
Frederik L. Schodt from Homepage

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The Gang’s All Here! (^_^)

On Site:

Scott from The Anime Almanac	Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading	Jon I. from JANAiBlog
Kim	DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers
Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest	Patz from The Gaming Dungeon	Greg
Narutaki from Reverse Thieves	Hisui from Reverse Thieves	Toshifumi Yoshida
Carl from Ogiue Maniax	Frederik L. Schod

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If I had to cite the biggest turning point in my anime blogging career, I would have to say that it was the AnimeNEXT convention last year. AnimeNEXT was the first convention to ever grant me a press badge, which opened myself and my writing to far more information and opportunities than I had ever had up until that point. On top of all of that, that convention allowed me to sit down with American voice actor Greg Ayers to write my most popular blog post ever.

Because of that, the AnimeNEXT convention will always hold a special place in my heart, and I very eagerly anticipated returning to it for my second year. But so much has changed this time around since the convention packed up from Secaucus NJ and moved to a new location half-way across the state to Somerset. Did the convention continue to improve in this new venue, or did it miss its mark in this unfamiliar territory?

Here are a couple of highlights that defined my AnimeNEXT experience this year.

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Best. Marketing. EVER!

On site today:

Scott from The Anime Almanac	Kim	animenext from AnimeNEXT
Narutaki from Reverse Thieves	DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions
Greg	Kyle Hebert	Carl from Ogiue Maniax
Toshifumi Yoshida	Vince A

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We won’t draw a penis on your face, we promise!

On site today:

Kim	Scott from The Anime Almanac	animenext from AnimeNEXT
Jon I. from JANAiBlog	OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions	Narutaki from Reverse Thieves
Greg	DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	Kyle Hebert
Toshifumi Yoshida	Carl from Ogiue Maniax	Ed Chavez from Vertical Inc.

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On site today:

Scott from The Anime Almanac	Kim	Jon I. from JANAiBlog
animenext from AnimeNEXT	Hisui from Reverse Thieves	Narutaki from Reverse Thieves
OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions	Greg	Erica Friedman from Okazu
funimation	DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session	Toshifumi Yoshida
Kyle Hebert	Vince A	Carl from Ogiue Maniax

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