Shipped up to Boston again

Warning: Very, Very Long entry. Expect paragraphs line breaks and lots of rambling.
I've been at Anime Boston 2017 for the weekend. And man was it awesome. Not only that it is also the 15th anniversary since this particular con began in 2003., so it's extra special.
as always the people we're awesome, the convention center were bustling,  the artist were awesome, and the Guest and panel Line up was fantastic as always.

following last year's routine I managed to attend the opening ceremonies along with a few other panels before hand.
and the Guest of honor for this Con were as follows:
first off are the Japanese guest;
 Puffi AmiYumi, who's cartoon I actually watched and legendary Japanese band, and Okamoto's, the rock Band behind one of the openings of Gintama and durarara (hope I got that right.).

Toru Furuya, the Japanese voice actor for tuxedo mask (sailor moon), Yamcha (DBZ) and Amuro Ray(mobile suit gundam). he has also done voices for characters from Saint Seiya, Star of Giants,Detective Conan, Lupin III and Bleach, among many other series.

Hirokatsu kihara, author, story teller and former GHIBLI member and has been involved with ghiblis work such as Laputa: Castle in the sky, My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's delivery service. however he has also made a splash in the horror genre in Asian cinema, mainly via Tales of Terror: Hautned Apartment. h has also written several books. and I gotta tell ya, he was the most energetic Japanese entrance I've ever seen. them an certainly has a passion to him. you'd have to be there to see it.

Makashiko minami,Producer and President of BONES. having see FMA, cowboy bebop and My Hero academia, I'm gratefully that he put time into creating a company that would encourage such talents.
Speaking of My Hero Academia, this Con also marked the premier of My Hero Academia season 2's English dub.

Shingo Nastume, the Director of Space Dandy and ONE PUNCH MAN. he has also directed a new series thato ne of my gfriends ahs taken a liking to; ACCA:13-territory inspection dpetarment. it's not action packed, and is more like a drama straight out of masterpiece theater in fictional setting. requires a certia ndegree of patience and understanding. hopefully i'll get around to it.

Wakana Okamaru, the woman responsible for Pyscho-pass and My hero Acadmeia, along with various other serious.

Naokatsu Tsuda, the director of Jojo's bizzare Adventure (2016). The recent resurgence in Jojo fandom is proof that he's treating Hirohiko Araki's work with care.
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Now on to the North American Guest:

Greg Ayres, who many of you may recognize as Doug from Gangsta,Chrono from Chrono Crusade, or MonoKuma form Danganronpa. he also has many, many more roles than that.

Bryson Baugus, the English voices of Bell from "is it wrong to try and pick up girls in a dungeon?". this is his first time attending the con.

And the Legend himself.... JOHNY YONG BOSCH, Voice acting legend, signer ad actor. many of you know him for contributing to the Characters of Vash, Ichigo, The black power ranger, Kaneda, lelouch and many other characters in anime and games. and also, ver important..... I MEET HIM IN PERSON!! I even got a Trigun print signed by him. I think I just completed one of my life goals. He truly is a nice person and seems to enjoy a lot of his work.

also worthy of notice was Christopher R Sabat, the commonly regarded Demigod of anime voice acting, Patrick steiz, who has doen work for various characters, Dio Brando, Scorpion, and Kenpachi, argueably the most famous characters he's voiced.

Not to leave the ladies out, there was also Cherami leigh, who many of you will regonize as the voice of Asuna fro Sword art online. Lisa Ortiz, most known as the voice for lina inverse, amy rose, and deedlit. Brina Plaencia, known for voice acting Ceil PhantomHive.Michelle Ruff, known for Voice acting Sinon and many others.
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but it wasn't just the guest that got me amped, oh not even close. if anything it was the peoplen anime and panels. The cospalyers were great, the girls were goroguesand the guys we're badass. and I evne learned of few new anime (and maybe some old ones).
Panels out of the way first thought.
of course I looked forward to the Nostalgia ball, and while the location was changed the energy was still there. I danced with a few gorgoues girls as always. but this year there was something new. a Semi formal ball, the Sepia-swing ball. meant to happen the day after (Saturday) think a slightly less stringent dress code and less qued music (waltz, ramba ect.) with overall dance music. and i got say the semi formal ball is a successes. and I look forward to what they'll do next year.
also I managed to witness( occasioanlly participate) a little bit of the epic polls, Anime Taboo, the Cospaly lypsync Battle panel,Tokyo turf wars and even extreme geeks, which some how got evne mroe wild and wierd than the last time XD. I was curious to check out cospaly shenanigans but having goen to extreme geeks right after the semi formal ball,.i..i just couldn't go on.
 I meet many new people at this con and evne ran into some familar faces, one of which was Trevor Muller, who's comic panel I managed to catch the ending of, and he imprinted this really impressive quote form josh wedon that I think has reignited my passion for Gallow Glass:
"I don't tell the story's I like, I tell the stories I love."
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Speaking of Artist, i encoutnered quite a few.
i barley managed to reacth the artis alley in order to meet the lovely , who i recall meeting last year. I even managed to buy her work, Echoes of Arcadia, which I recall seeing alst year, but now thati actually have it, I'm curious to see how it plays out.i'm even planning on doing some art once i finish the story (or at least the volume).
speaking of deviants, I also happened to encounter and who have very high quality work. unfortunately I didn't recognize , , and , but i feel they deserve a shout out anyway,because for all I know they might have actually been at the con. Hope you had a good time this year guys and girls!

I also happened to encounter a few artist who primarily debut on instagram... might expand to their or another site in the future honestly.
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As for the anime I witnessed, it was varried acutally. right off the bat i took a peak at Death note. in my view honestly it was a bit overrated, but seeing it with multiple people and hearing it's soundtrack and voice acting fully, i gotta say death note's respect is well deserved. i'ts not my personal favorite mind you, but it's still good. 

Next I took a gander at amagi Brilliant park. barely hearing of it on the internet and seeing only a few gifs, I was relatively blind. The premise is this for those who don't know, Seyia Kane is narcissist who finds himself being involved with the bizzare cast and characters responsible for managing the park of the same name, but the cast have more magic to them then meats the eye. in my eyes this is anime's parody of diseny land and it actually quite funny, evne if the color shceme or character design might not be your thing.

then I previewed an anime which I had heard of before, I ventured a look at Witch Hunter Robin, and I gotta say it I might be into it. it' atmosphere is more mystical than science fiction and it's style immediately reminded me of ergo proxy, thought the world is more magic/sciene combined rather than the transhuman science of the former.the story follows Robin Sena, a craft user who joins the organization known as SOLOMON to hunt witches, humans with the "craft", essentially a genetic trait that may or may not have super natural origins that grants occult pwoers. it's good for people who want something atmospheric but slightly faster paced.

Space dandy was among my viewing criteria and it's praise is well earned. though having wandered into a mid episode, I can't really pass any serious recommendations, but the action animation is actually good and the universe of space dandy is so vast that even things that don't make sense, make sense. but one things for certain,..It's DANDY TIME! XD

yet another anime I watched was Tokyo Magnitude 8. mostly compelled by curiosity and never having really seen a disaster anime before I gotta say this was actually not a disaster anime, but a very human anime. the series follows Mirair, a jaded girl, her borther yuki and a biker woman Mari, who are all at Odaiba when a massive earth quake hits, causing ruin and forcing the surviors to band together and explore the depths of their humanity. unlike most disaster pieces, this one actually focuses more on the human element, and showing the depths of compassion like Mari and when a disaster happens it doesn't show graphic character death of even background characters. it following to children with a distant family, you can expect this series to go to some emotional places. but it do so with tact and true genuine empathy.

I also happened to see a little bit of eurka seven and after having glimpsed an action scene myself, I mgith be able to get into it, but i'll have to start from the pilot, as always.

the one anime that really caught me off guard thought, was an anime called Fro mthe New World. even when I read the panel description, I was blind. it takes palce in a dystopian future where pyshic powers have appernlty been around for some time. however, five children learn that all they have been taught to do and told to fear may have deeper roots,...and may be an illusion of control. honestly the aesthetic reminds me a little bit of noein, but it's arguably far darker. think a mix of dark souls, nier, 1984, minus any graphic violence andm roe of an atmosphere of constant action nand confusion, and you've got yourself From the New World
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As for purchases,
I got myself Berserk vol 1 and Trigun the complete series, along with Seven to Eternity vol 1: the God of whispers by Rick Remender, Jerome Opena, and Matt Hollingsworth.
overall regardless of any minor misgivings, I would say this has been a good year.

and I wish you many more. and who knows, I might even make some comics about some things I saw or found amusing. I Might even try seeing if I can see what Connecticon is like when the time comes.


till next time guys.

Peace be the Journey-
M.C