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CONVENTIONS!!! Part 1

Yup! Time to talk about conventions! Lots and lots of them happen all over the world at any time of the year! =D How about I cover a couple of the ones I've gone to right now?

A-Kon - Dallas, Tx

(Source: Phoenix Entertainment)

The longest-running anime convention in North America, A-Kon has been going and going since 1990. It is also the largest in Texas. Did you know it started out with merely 380 attendees way back when? Look at the size of it now! Over 20,000 attendees! It's gotten so big to the point where a new location has been appointed for this year, the Hilton Anatole. Lots of voice actors, and music and industry guests, along with many artists, come to gather at this magnificent convention. Did I mention that A-Kon is also one of the top ten largest anime conventions in North America for 2012? According to AnimeCons.com, A-Kon is number 6 with 21,982 participants. You're talking about super cramped space if the numbers keep growing, and it stayed at the Sheraton in Downtown Dallas. ^^; For more information about A-Kon, visit www.a-kon.com.

Oni-Con - Galveston, Tx

(Source: ArtsHound.com)

Originating in Houston back in 2004, this is one of the smaller conventions here in Texas, with its first year having about 3,000 attendees. The numbers have been growing slightly as each year passes, up to about 7,000 or so attendees as of 2011. Mind you, these numbers are a very rough estimate. Oni-Con was the very first convention I ever attended in my life back when it was at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The year, 2007, to be exact. Boy, was I mind-blown. I've met so many awesome guests and artists here that it has driven me to keep going to more and more conventions afterwards. Now, it's moved to beachy Galveston at the San Luis Convention Center, and it's gorgeous out there! XD The point is Oni-Con is still a convention I recommend going to if it's your first time. Start out small and work up to the bigger ones, like A-Kon. I promise you'll have a lot of fun. For more information, please go to www.oni-con.net. As of now, their website has not been updated with the latest information, but it will be as it gets closer to the dates of the event.

What's in store next? Conventions part 2! More conventions that I've been to... Which there aren't that many. Well, stay tuned in! Until next time! =D