by VegettoEX » Tue Jan 07, 2003 2:10 am
Shoujocon, in title, sounds like it would be geared more towards women, but the fact is that it's become a VERY good all-around con over the years. The majority of their panels and such (and all their programming in the video rooms) is shoujo-specific, but as a whole, it's pretty diverse. I was especially pleased with the dealer's room last year. The gay-male-porn was secluded to a very small section out of sight (and out of mind!), and most of the dealers had an INCREDIBLY diverse selection of merchandise. Hell, I've gotten most of my DBZ movie color tankouban at Shoujocon.
AnimeNEXT is a general con, and was VERY cozy and friendly last year. Can only get better.
Hsien: D'oh, yeah, I know Katsucon's moving.. again... I meant to type "Baltimore, Maryland" for Otakon, then got my brain stuck, apparently :P. I have this incredibly horrible habit of making posts long after I'm mentally proficient enough to.
But yeah, I'd definitely recommend both Shoujocon and AnimeNEXT for the Jersey folk.