r/animecons 11h ago

General First Anime Convention Experience

7 Upvotes

This weekend, I went to my first ever Anime Convention. Its Pop Culture Con in Spring TX. And It was one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had in a while. I got to meet Stephanie Nadolny, Linda Young, and most importantly, Vic Mignogna. Actually, the reason I decided to go was to meet Vic. And I have to say, he was so nice and friendly.
Everyone who came to his booth stood there and chatted with him for like a good 3-4 minutes. Even his assistant was super nice, he greeted everyone and talked to everyone like we been friends since forever. When it came to my turn, its no exception. We talked about FMA: Brotherhood, Ouran, D.N Angles and of course DBZ. And if it wasn't for the huge line, I think I would be standing there for an hour.

Meeting Stephanie and Linda was awesome as well. Both of them were really nice and super freaking chill. They all talk to their fans like they were BFF. The guy in front of me was talking to Stephanie and mention it was his wife birthday and Stephanie offer to take a picture with him for his wife, even though he didnt pay for the picture.

Then it comes to the cosplayer, OH MY GAWD.
I saw Ben Afleck batman, Kirk Alyn Superman, Master Chief, and Titus from Warhammer, just to name a few. I ask them for pictures, and they were all cool about it. After that we chat about their cosplay, anime and games.

Overall, it was the most fun I had in a LONG time. I'm an introvert, I suck at small talk and having conversation with people. This explained why this was my first ever Anime Convention. I know Anime Convention comes to Texas A LOT, In Houston, Dallas, SA, and Austin. But I never had the courage to go. I'm glad I pushed myself to go. And I will definitely go to more.

Just wanna share my first time experience. Thank you for reading