CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

I might go to an anime con, but it will be my first one ever and I need some tips, advice and so forth. I probibly won't go for all of the days, only one sine hotels are expensive, but what day is best? Any help would be great, thanks.

thats hard to say, i would suggest acctually two days since friday ussually is the best time to just walk around and saturday has all the stuff going on and the most cosplayers.

umm advice wise would be to not spend to much money, ignore the yaoi freaks, and bring several cameras for pictures of the con and cosplayers

desperado wrote: ignore the yaoi freaks

Truer words havee never been spoken.

My tip: BE FRUGAL. If you see something that is too expensive, look around the Con for the same thing, your odds are good for finding the same thing at a lower price.

*huggles 5 dollar Naruto Headband*

Friday or Sat are the best days to go.

If you are going to buy anything. Have a bag with you, so that you can carry everything in it at one time.

Don't over do it with walking. Rest when you can and sit down. Bring water with you and eat well, so that you will not get sick or anything.


Wingzero22

you may need some sort of photo ID when getting your badge

I would suggest checking the schedule, and seeing which day has the most stuff you would be interested in. Most of all, have fun.

Alternate walking and sitting activities. If your body starts to feel tired from walking, sit down somewhere or it will get worse by evening.

See friends there. It makes it so much more fun! :glomp:

Thanks, anyadvice on how much money to bring? All of your advice was good, and I will remeber it if I go.

around 200+ if you wish to buy lots of goodies

rusty789 wrote:Thanks, anyadvice on how much money to bring? All of your advice was good, and I will remeber it if I go.

Well, that is a hard one. I say at least $100 if you going to eat and stuff.

If you are going to the dealer rooms, then I say more then that.


Dealer rooms are both good and bad. Most of the time, they are a little over price on their anime.


When I go, I look for stuff that is hard to find and I don't buy anime at a con.

Wingzero22

rusty789 wrote:Thanks, anyadvice on how much money to bring? All of your advice was good, and I will remeber it if I go.

I brought $83 to Anime expo and spent nearly every dollar. I also bought food, two pens and a pen refill ($10 for pens and refill), a $21 bag, and some art. I was there for 2 days and parking was $9.

Wow, I was thinking on bringing junk food in a backpack and water bottles and just buying rare stuff maybe hard to get manga or plushies, since I can get cheaper animes probably. By the way are there freebies? If so, like what kind of things?

[quote="rusty789"]Wow, I was thinking on bringing junk food in a backpack and water bottles and just buying rare stuff maybe hard to get manga or plushies, since I can get cheaper animes probably. ]
At Anime Expo, I got an anime advertising fan, a J rock poster I'm not crazy about, a couple of small pins, and a sample ADV CD which I have no idea what is on it.

Joan of Arc wrote:At Anime Expo, I got an anime advertising fan, a J rock poster I'm not crazy about, a couple of small pins, and a sample ADV CD which I have no idea what is on it.

lol, cool, freebies are fun, Any more advice anyone?

rusty789 wrote:By the way are there freebies? If so, like what kind of things?

Yes, mostly posters and stuff like that. But if you go to some of the anime panels will give out free stuff too.


Wingzero22

Wingzero22 wrote:Yes, mostly posters and stuff like that. But if you go to some of the anime panels will give out free stuff too.


Wingzero22

Sweet thanks.

Free Stuff = 90% of the things I brought home from AX.

They gave away free mangas too ( which my friends stole by the truckload.)
Fans, Pins, inflateble swords, anything that wasent nailed down my friends took >.>

Locke wrote:Free Stuff = 90% of the things I brought home from AX.

They gave away free mangas too ( which my friends stole by the truckload.)
Fans, Pins, inflateble swords, anything that wasent nailed down my friends took >.>

Lol, never do the average people only "take one".

So anymore advice for a con newbie?

Snacks = good. Camera = good. If you're cosplaying an attractive male character, running shoes = good. You'd be surprised at how fast those fangirls can run.

Also, never overestimate how much time you have. If you plan on attending events that make you stand in line, then make sure you've got plenty of time to see everything you want to see. Always plan ahead and know what you're going to do in advance. ^_^

Kokoro Daisuke wrote:Snacks = good. Camera = good. If you're cosplaying an attractive male character, running shoes = good. You'd be surprised at how fast those fangirls can run.

Also, never overestimate how much time you have. If you plan on attending events that make you stand in line, then make sure you've got plenty of time to see everything you want to see. Always plan ahead and know what you're going to do in advance. ^_^

Lol, I will keep the fan girl advice in mind. lol. But do you have any tips on being safe, cause I am a little worried about going.

Food: buy none inside the convention center. Prices usually inflated (ask anyone who's bought a $6 box of Pocky). Concenters are always in metropolitan areas, so food places are never more than a mile away. Besides, you could use the exercise :wink:

I'm not sure about the fangirl thing. For one thing, I cosplayed as a female character and the fangirls hounded me anyway (then again, everyone assumes Kuroneko is a guy).

Deoderant.... LOTS of Deoderant

either cause you'll be stinkin like mad crazy... or other people there will be stinkin like mad crazy

maybe rub a little deoderant... or other fragrant smelling substance under your nose

rusty789 wrote:Lol, I will keep the fan girl advice in mind. lol. But do you have any tips on being safe, cause I am a little worried about going.

Just keep an eye out for anything. I'm very watchful when I'm in the dealer rooms or so, because you have so many people in there. I don't want to lost my wallet. Also, if you start to feel that you are not safe in area, let one of the con personal know. I know that the con that I go to, If a person doesn't feel safe walking to their car or some people. A con personal will go with you if you ask.


Wingzero22

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:Deoderant.... LOTS of Deoderant

either cause you'll be stinkin like mad crazy... or other people there will be stinkin like mad crazy

maybe rub a little deoderant... or other fragrant smelling substance under your nose

lol, thanks, I remember that one for sure,

Wingzero22 wrote:Just keep an eye out for anything. I'm very watchful when I'm in the dealer rooms or so, because you have so many people in there. I don't want to lost my wallet. Also, if you start to feel that you are not safe in area, let one of the con personal know. I know that the con that I go to, If a person doesn't feel safe walking to their car or some people. A con personal will go with you if you ask.


Wingzero22

Thanks, that makes me feel better too.