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Maidenoftheredhand
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Same for me just going to hope they will have a strong guest list for Otakon this year in Baltimore. |
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Hupiom
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I'm not sure when you ordered your tickets, but I bought mine in November and was given the option to have them mailed to me for an additional $5. Although, if I'd known they were still going to be selling tickets at the convention, I would have waited to buy them so I could save myself $15 (AXS charged a $10 "Convenience Fee"). |
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Kougeru
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Review: It was freaking AWESOME. Especially seeing Choucho. See did a collab on Saturday with Sayaka Sasaki of "Enter Enter Mission!". God-tier. Yousei broke equipment by playing too loud lol. Only problem was that the turnout was really low. From what I heard from people, it was because of lack of advertising. ANN giving tickets away like 3 days before the concert didn't help at all. Should've done that months ago to boost hype. I emailed every major site about it the day it was announced but none mentioned it for a while after. I was really sad about the low turn out. VERY happy about the performances. All the artists were amazing. I didn't even like Faylan until Friday night.
I don't even see how this is an issue....The concert itself took place 10 feet away from the ticket booth, so you just had to go up and up tickets, walk back 20 feet to get in line with everyone else and done. Non-issue. Like I said above, apparently they did bad "additional" exposure, since most people I talked to said they only found out about the concert like 2-3 weeks ago. I only knew about it since day 1 because I'm a hardcore fan and was following all the artists on twitter and facebook. Also, could print tickets from home if you bought them at home. Cutiebunny also said " The LANTIS concert was also good, though I didn't enjoy the mile walk or $6.80 one way cab fare just to the location from Planet Hollywood." Again, something I wouldn't consider an issue. It's a short 10 minute walk with my short Asian legs and the weather was great both days. Cab care I can understand because the cabs in Vegas think a 40% tip is normal and are mostly rude. edit: I walked to Planet Hollywood after the concert for dinner, but did not go to the con. Anyway, I hope everyone had a good time at both events. I missed out on the con because I went to Vegas for the concert and to visit my mother I hadn't seen in 6 years. Concert was probably the best thing in my life. Just so full of awesome, but more on that on the actual concert post whenever it happens 
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omiya
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I think that you had the same appreciation that I did when I attended concerts in Japan, having attended Animelo Summer Live in 2011, 2012, and 2013, see here for artists and set lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animelo_Summer_Live#2011 I see that you commented on the Japan Times article about the Lantis Festival in Las Vegas: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/01/13/music/lantis-looks-woo-dedicated-fan-base-anisong-tour/#.VMGgNeqq8WP I'm just a bit disappointed for the artists' and the US fans' sake that there wasn't a better turnout. |
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Cutiebunny
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Having had the benefit of going to several cons for several years, I have also seen the exact opposite, where the guest will argue with the handler, and the handler will triumph because the guest doesn't want to sour their relationship with the company and/or is too polite to feel that any more argument is necessary. Obviously, a number of outcomes can occur. With Sushio, though, I never got the feeling that he didn't want to draw. He continually drew throughout his panel, even after he finished sketching the obligatory 2-3 sketches that Aniplex decided to raffle. If you hate drawing or arrogant like the Haruhiko Mikimotos and Akemi Takadas of the world, you meet your contractual obligations and you stop. You don't continue to draw, even after the first raffle ended, in the hope of giving away more stuff to even more fans. As for Aniplex treating their guests well, that depends on the guest. They gave Sushio pretty crummy seats at the Lantis concert on Friday night. He was not sitting in the VIP section nor in a private area. He was on the right side in the 'cheap seats' section.
I'm glad we agree on this point. Another thing management seemed to neglect is, by the time Otakon rolls around, many of these same bidders have already gone to several other conventions. They're not going to hold off on bidding on other charity auction items and will likely be tapped out by the time Otakon rolls around. Knowing the people who are likely to bid on these items personally, I can say, without a doubt, that none of them will hold off on bidding in other charity auctions in lieu of saving those funds for Otakon. Regarding the Lantis ticket, I purchased my ticket 3 weeks ago, and at that time, there was no mail option. The line to pick up the tickets, before the show opened, was pretty long/slow moving when I arrived to the venue 30 minutes prior to the start of the concert. OV also was running a promotion where they would scan your Lantis ticket for entry into their Lantis party contest. Entry for the contest stopped at 2pm on Saturday, meaning that, if you attended the Saturday performance, you had to have your ticket prior to the concert. |
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ANN_Bamboo
ANN Contributor
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They also didn't stop him from running up to the stage. After Okui's set started, I looked over to see if he was still singing along (as he was with Kageyama), and noticed that he was right in front of the stage, glow-stickin' his heart out. (By the way, that section was in a "private area" for Lantis/Aniplex/etc guests only.) |
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Greed1914
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That does seem like a big mistake. The reasoning is pretty obvious, but from the charity auctions I've attended, it is clear that how special an item feels drives up its price considerably. Things that were done specifically for the con I go to had substantial bidding while the more generic things that would just go on to the next convention, if not sold that day, were lucky to go beyond the opening bid. |
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10420 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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That had nothing to do with Aniplex. Those seats were given to him for by Lantis, and those seats were for the guests of Lantis. Senior Lantis staff, the Otakon BOD, as well as a few other VIPs, were in that section. Other Lantis Guests preferred the private balconies upstairs in back. Arguably, those seats were the real VIP seats... Everyone in that section was allowed into the front "VIP" section if they wanted, and that's where Sushio actually spent most of the concert. |
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Tempest
I Run this place. ANN Publisher Posts: 10420 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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FWIW, I don't entirely disagree with you on this. Maybe you should consider a polite campaign to convince Aniplex to allow more than just a signature (ie: a sketch) at smaller events where there is the time to do so... if the guest is willing. If there's time for sketches, they're certainly a whole lot more awesome than just a signature... However, personally, asking for more than one of anything is greedy. 1 signature / sketch per person is very reasonable. I really don't understand why people are angry that Aniplex didn't allow a "round 2." I do understand the disappointment, but not the anger. -t |
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