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Saw quite a few maskless vendors the times I was in the DR.

I didn't get it.

As far as I can remember, yes.

It was fun following this while it happened: https://www.gaming.net/otakon-2022-and-the-saga-of-the-stolen-ms-hina-cutout/

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I always consider shocked passerby to be part of the fun.

Is the Eaton a new hotel? I don't recall seeing it last year.

Yikes that's not good

Didn't make it to a ton of panels this year because reasons, but here's my feedback for some: Manly Battleships: Gameshow Impossibru at the AMV theater was a hoot and fun from start to finish. True History of 4kids: Had the opposite problem of some other panels - panel finished extra early (like around 30 mins early) mainly due to the panelist just talking extra fast and seemingly a shortage of material. Afterlife in Anime: Was expecting more of a discussion of isekai but it was more about Buddhism and its views on the afterlife. An interesting subject on its own, but not what

Was a panelist this year, can confirm we had to go and get our ribbons friday morning though we got badges on thursday. Maybe I just got there early but there were approx 10 people checking in when we got there.

I'll miss it if it goes, but yeah its not the hive of activity it onc was.

Good: Great con overall, had fun. My panel was well attended and my cosplay was a hit. Bad: Zeno Robinson being an hour late to the scheduled autograph session on Friday, apparently there was some schedule confusion but what really was aggravating was that staff there said nothing to us about why the delay was happening. Ugly: The saturday chaos. Fortunately I got in to the con early and the line at the marriot was about 20 mins but people with me who got in line later in the morning (who had bages and wristbands) were stuck in it for over an hour. I also didn't dare set foot outsid

That makes no sense...

Disinfectant if you;re staying at the Marriot Marquis, turns out Trump will be giving a speech there today and the America First Agenda Summit is being held there 🤢

There are two large grocery stores nearby (Giant and Safeway) and some smaller convinience stores.

I will be Nana Shimura from MHA, I actually started putting the costume together after Otakon 2019 to prepare for 2020 but for obvious reasons I didn't get to wear it in 2020, and in 2021 I opted for a plague doctor related cosplay instead. So finally glad to be getting this cosplay out of storage!

You beat me to it lol

I've never seen a vendor at Otakon be card-only. Some outside shops in DC are card only tho.

Wouldn't be so bad if the Otakon subreddit had activity on it more than every couple of days...

I hope this is true, compared to where we would watch the AMV contest back in Baltimore the room in DC is TINY.

Just wondering. I know the forums aren't as active as they used to be but its sad to not see that.

Hello all, I was wondering if panel confirmations/denials had been sent out yet? I remember hearing they would be sent out in late may and early June, but so far I haven't heard back.

Been hoping to meet him! 🥳

Well I'm glad they are. We're seeing a surge in cases and hospitalizations right now.

Nostalgia...