anirevo 2024 con report belooooooow
THURSDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 8TH
Left my office at 4:30. Took the bus to the ferry straight from work except the GODDAMN BUS DIDN'T ACTUALLY STOP TO PICK ME UP so I had to wait for the next one and missed the 6:00 ferry so I didn't get to my hotel in Vancouver until after 10pm oof
The slow bus was very nice once i got over being mad about the fast bus leaving me on read by way of listening to linkin park. It goes through some very quaint rural areas.
I purchased a can of wine on the ferry which was like $15 for 8.5oz. I don't know how I feel about this but I do feel like I got ripped off because the wine was only ok
I edited and posted ch2 of WTBL&W entirely on my phone which may or may not have been a mistake. Getting the html formatting right wasn't too bad, but editing the splash image for twitter and bsky on photopea was uhhhhhhhhh a mistake. FAFO
FRIDAY AUGUST 9TH
My hotel had one of those fancy toto washlets so you bet your ass my butt was squeaky clean all weekend
My hotel also had a room service menu that had a bowl of oatmeal for $14 as an offering. Which. No.
I got an actual breakfast at a tiny hole in the wall crepe place staffed by a single old man, then trundled over to the con to pick up my badge at like 10ish. I was in line behind a cute couple in horimiya cosplay
The first panel I actually wanted to see wasn't until like 12 so I sat on the seawalk, finished my coffee, watched floatplanes, and replied to AO3 comments. 11/10 banger morning.
I watched an improv comedy D&D skit, which was fun, then traipsed down to the exhibition hall to do Some Shopping
MERCH REPORT: nobody really had heroaca stuff? Or if they did it was just the main kids. Still lots of people with HQ stuff, which I'm encouraged to see years after its ending. I'm happy with the pin selection this year tho, I picked up some nice stuff (but I think i will need to find additional capacity on my button collection because it's p much full oops)
BONUS COSPLAY REPORT: There also weren't really any heroaca cosplayers either, i saw like 1 shinsou, a couple bkgs, and a handful of people in nonspecific UA gym uniforms. Very strange. I did, however, see like 3 Nanamis within the span of 2 minutes on Saturday. (i don't even go here re jjk but he was the basic white boy cosplay of the year)
I spent like 2 hours in the exhibition hall and my brain hurt so I got poke for lunch, went back to the hotel to eat it, then took a nap
I went back for another couple panels on Friday night (a panel with vancouver VA graham hamilton, and another improv advice panel)
SATURDAY AUGUST 10TH
I went bra shopping on saturday morning because i accidentally overstuffed my backpack last week and zipped my bra into the zipper and tore the liner whilst trying to extract it. This is not relevant to the con, however it was an important part of my weekend
There wasn't anything I wanted to see at the con in the morning so I didn't get there until like 2:00 so I could line up for the cosplay contest. I'd never been to one before, and I don't really cosplay mself, but I've recently been watching some sarah spaceman videos, so I thought it would be fun to go see a contest for the first time.
On the schedule the contest is supposed to start at 2:30. There's like 6 down-and-backs of queueing space for people waiting to get in. When I got there around 2ish there were people milling about saying they'd cut the line. I loitered a bit longer until some admin looking folk went around telling people to disperse because queueing outside of the taped off area was a "fire hazard", and to come back at 3:00 when the event started. At this point, the line of people illicitly queued for this event wrapped probably halfway around the building, and the VCC is a Large Building.
I assume the delayed start time was probably due to pre-judging going long (thank u sarah spaceman for this education i now know how cosplay contests work), so i wasn't too fussy about that, but the fire hazard thing was a little silly to me because I'd been in the exhibition hall already which to me seemed like waaaaaay more of a fire hazard than a generally orderly line. Regardless. I bummed around on the seawalk for a bit and then went back just before 3 and managed to snag a seat. The contest itself ended up being really fun, and I'm glad i stuck around for it.
I went to another 3 panels on Saturday night, all 3 of which had similar queue capacity issues, and all 3 of which started late. Again, when the panels themselves started, they were all really fun, but logistically it seemed like they had some challenges. It does feel a bit silly to complain about though when I have literally nothing else to do that weekend tho haha
I attended the Philosophy of Science in FMA and Dr Stone (TIL epistemology is a word), a panel about adaptations that are superior to the source material, and...............yaoi bedtime stories. Which was a hoot.
SUNDAY AUGUST 11TH
Kind of a chill morning. Got some goodies at a bakery for breakfast / lunch / to bring home, checked out of the hotel, then trundled over to the con.
I went to a panel that was just a bunch of tables set up with colouring sheets and books and stuff and that was super what I needed. I coloured the eeveelutions from memory (and only forgot half of their colour schemes), and then there was a little time left so I also coloured in a cardcaptor sakura.
I thought about attending cosplay life drawing afterwards but ended up just heading home after colouring since I was kind of Done after a full weekend. There was another improv dragon ball tribute scheduled, but not until like 6:30pm and if I stuck around for that I wouldn't have gotten home today lol
No bus mishaps on the way home fortunately
ANYWAYS that's all folks thanks for reading about my dramatization of what was actually a pretty chill weekend.
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Was at Anirevo Vancouver this weekend. Had the best time, but now it's time to draw.
Sorry I'm taking so long to post. I have stuff ready, but I need to finish some other stuff for it to make sense when posting lol.
But yeah pic of me and Shadow having a crisis.
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my online shop is at [ dreadwyrmtrance.etsy.com ]
prints are available at [ inprnt ]
here are the conventions i'm confirmed for so far:
[ acen → E19 ] chicago, il - may 17-19
[ fanime → 413 ] san jose, ca - may 24-27
[ anime expo → C6 ] los angeles, ca - july 4-7
[ kuronekocon → 132 ] spokane, wa - july 19-21
[ anirevo → 137 ] vancouver, bc - aug 9-11
[ super magfest → ? ] natl harbor, md - jan 23-26 2025
this info is also at [ dreadwyrm.carrd.co ]
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regarding dawntrail release:
- i will try to tag story/character related bits from the live letter/launch trailer/etc with #dawntrail !
- once the expansion launches i will use #dawntrail spoilers and if i post any spoilery art regarding msq it will be behind a thumbnail warning. (effective for a month or two or maybe more depending on how much of a spoiler it is)
- if i post more ship art that doesn’t actually have anything to do with msq events i probably won't tag it more than i have been.
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hello hello!! ive been busy doing con prep but here is my upcoming schedule!!! if ur attending any of these events pls come say hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
otakuthon (montreal) - aug 2-4
animethon (edmonton) - aug 9-11
anime revolution (vancouver) - aug 9-11 <- anirevo i wont physically be there but my sister will help me sell stuff!! which means i'll only have a part of my usual selection
i'll be bringing (almost) everything so you can take a look in my shop if u want a preview! and i'll be turning off the checkout cart starting july 29 till mid august-ish when i come back to update stock numbers.
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little convention schedule for the rest of 2023
I have a few more events left for me for the rest of this year! Hope to see you guys at one or more of them! 🐸🙏✨
Anirevo (Vancouver, August 18-20) – table A51
Frog Con 2023 (online! Oct 13-23) @frogcultorg – I run this event! My online store will for sure be open during these times
Mr. Surprise pop-up (Toronto, Oct 6-?) – This is not officially announced yet but some previous Frog Con artists and I will be having a special froggy popup at Mr. Surprise coinciding with Frog Con! Some of my merch is already here!
Tomo Arts Market (Dec 16-17, Edmonton) – I also help run this event it'll be my birthday on the sunday!! 🐰🐸 (artist apps will open in september!)
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what conventions are you going to be at? i’m going to some soon fingers crossed it’s the same one so i can buy from you big fan of your style
I will be at Anirevo (Vancouver Canada) with a friend! (More info when it comes) I'm making low quantities but I don't anticipate to sell out of my svt merch 😂 so if you happen to not be going to this one, I'll sell them online after. Appreciate the support🙏
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Tickets to We Touch Grass presents: Road to AniRevo ANIME RAVE - VANCOUVER
We Touch Grass presents: Road to AniRevo ANIME RAVE
Date: 17-Aug-2023
Event: We Touch Grass presents: Road to AniRevo ANIME RAVE
Location: Celebrities Nightclub
Address: 1022 Davie Street Vancouver V6E 1M3
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