We just got back from watching Ponyo and we might have been the only adults in the theater that didn't have little kids in tow. But honestly, even being the rather self-conscious person that I usually am, wondering what others would think of me was the last thing on my mind as I took my seat. But maybe you're thinking of other kinds of anime movies, in which case, the opportunity has hardly ever presented itself outside of trips to "art" theaters in Chicago (where we saw Paprika, a pretty diverse audience for that one) and special screenings of Naruto and Bleach films out here in the suburbs (attended neither but can only imagine how they may have gone down).Knowname wrote:I won't even see an anime movie in a theater though lol..
Conventions are much less awkward than you'd expect, though I stuck with my girlfriend for one of the days and spent the 2nd one on my own, wandering about and taking it all in, but not making much of an effort to talk to people at all. It still feels good to be in the middle of something like that -- any sense of personal self-consciousness kind of melts away when everyone else around you is clearly dropping their guard -- though I'm still not sure how you're supposed to "meet" people at these and make friends, though that's always one of the big selling points of going to a con. Whatever.
Hotels and conference centers are desperate for business these days and will welcome almost any group, no matter what kind of event they want to throw. They probably advertise themselves as being professional, high-class business travel and conference destinations, which makes sense since that's probably 90% of their business during most of the year. But keeping those rooms filled every day and night is all they really care about, even if it means letting high schoolers run wild in their lobbies. Of course, that's not all there is to it. You might be surprised by who you'd find there and how many of the kids really need leashes (or don't). I guess you've just got to see it for yourself.
I probably sound like I'm some kind of seasoned con-goer but nothing could be further from the truth. Just my observations from a very limited (by overall, positive) time spent at cons.
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