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...Not quite what I meant, but okay.

Yeah... I really can't see legit "Western-style" anime cons popping up in Japan... it seems too meta/too redundant since anime in Japan is basically a regular TV show, and celebrating a TV show seems silly IMO...

Hey guys, so someone I talk to says he might not do Otakon anymore past this year due to him having the opportunity of moving across the country to Washington State, and someone in that group chat we're in on FaceBook said for him to move to Japan to attend anime conventions there to spite us all... Is convention culture as strong in Japan as it is in other countries/continents like North America and Europe? To my knowledge anime is so intertwined into the general pop culture in Japan that having a convention for a general TV show genre for them would be overly exaggerated, don't you guys think? Also to my knowledge the only "convention" like things that happen are Comiket (Comic Market) twice a year, the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, as well as C3AFA Tokyo, which are convention-like events, but to me it doesn't seem to represent what we in the Western world depict as a true anime convention... This is all speculation on my part really since I've never been to Japan in general, but what are your guys' thoughts?

Quiet you. lol

So they are.... Finally... lmao.

Yeah I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice that. >_> They be SLACKIN'.

Is it wrong for me to be excited for the upcoming Towson, MD Round 1 opening up when I don't even live in Maryland? lol

I'm 99% sure LIME BIKE is one of the providers... They're popular up here in Boston as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome info for those not from DC Metro area! Thanks!

I've only used scooters and bikes from the company LIME, and it's awesome and affordable.

Oh if things go as I plan we'll meet up... Bwahahahahaha

w00t I knew you were going, but I was wondering who else would surprise me. We gots to meet up for lunch one day or something! You game?

Who here is attending Anime Central 2019 (ACen) with me this year in the lovely Chicagoland area (Rosemont, IL) ? If you are do this: Name: Cosplay you'll be wearing: Day arriving: I'll start it off. Name: Gaspar / Shiggitay Cosplay you'll be wearing: I'll be alternating between my Senbonzakura Miku GB and my Street Pop Miku GB throughout the weekend... There's no way I can have something new in 2 weeks' time... Day arriving: Thursday, but at like 4pm due to travel from Baltimore via road trip with friends. Yay for the upcoming ~15h ride... We should meet up. My schedule of events (panels etc.) is pretty light this year, so we should be able to hang out!

Thanks for that input! I'm glad someone actually read and took to heart my advice. EDIT: w00t for my 1,000th post!