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blackdaggr

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  1. The Good:

    • Being back at Otakon. We missed you all last year
    • Overall good traffic flow and management of con attendees
    • Stayed at the Marquis for the first time - a definite good thing

    The Bad:

    • The much smaller number of dealers in the dealer's room
    • No Japanese food eatery this year. Will it come back next year, I hope?
    • Not as much variety in anime screening rooms. It would be nice to see more new shows, but I mostly saw a lot of older shows. We also had a lot of panels on similar topics
    • The challenges of panelists trying to talk through a mask into a microphone. Seriously, they should have been allowed to remove their masks to be heard, then have the mikes wiped between talks.

    The Ugly

    • The staffer who was threatening to eject male cosplayers who weren't wearing shirts. Seriously, this is specifically allowed on the website.
    • The homeless encampment right outside the convention center
  2. Good

    • Fun panels, and a good mix. I brought my wife this year (who isn't into anime), and she found a lot of panels to interest her. In particular, some of the food panels and the Japanese commercials were mostly good.
    • Smooth lines, rarely needing to wait (except to queue up for popular workshops)

    Bad

    • Friday night autograph line for Erika Harlacher stalled for 20 minutes while someone monopolized her with conversation. The staff should have moved things along
    • Some popular panels (e.g., Japanese Commercials) should have been in one of the big panel rooms. There's always next year
    • (Minor) With the Festival theme, I was disappointed there was no Thursday Matsuri.
    • Not as much anime. With only four screening rooms, one of which was devoted to Live Action and another to vintage/kids shows, we didn't have much in the way of cool new shows. I'd like to see Otakon go back up to the 6 screening rooms of the past.

    Ugly

    • Convention food was horrid this year. We had pizza with dirt or ash on the bottom, and tasteless poke bowls (with chicken instead of tuna? ugh). Prices were high, but I'd pay for reasonable food.
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