Tongari_Typhoon wrote:Hey, fact of the matter is, no, we're not Otakon. As such, we cannot AFFORD to fly over several Japanese bands for concerts. The acts we do have are excellent and get great responses from the audience. (They're also Japanese-American, but I guess it doesn't matter to you unless they actually LIVE in Japan.)
We'll also have a Japanese guest, obviously, but we're in negotiations with a few and don't have only one to make a definite announcement on.
When you know exactly how much of a budget a small con has to work on in its THIRD year - need I point out Otakon is reaching its eleventh - then you can knock the lineup. Fact is, the only way the con will grow is if people come out and support it.
-Rachel
AnimeNext Hotel Liason
PS: Hi Brian! Hi Bob! Told you I'd show up on the forums.
Darn! Guess I gotta go...but I still don't wanna see Lisa Ortiz again ><
