- Monday, August 20, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
AnimeCons TV - Otakon 2018 Report
It's Doug's 18th Otakon and Otakon's 2nd year in DC. Hear about Shoji Kawamori, Lego, Kanetake Ebikawa, Korean bootlegs, DragonBall, and more in this con report. - Tuesday, August 14, 2018
- 10:00 am PDT
FanCons.com posted a new article
Izumicon Looks Like It's Cancelled...But They Haven't Said So
For more than 24 hours, rumors have been circulating about Izumicon which is scheduled for August 31st through September 2nd in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It has all the appearances of a cancelled convention without anyone from staff specifically saying if it has been cancelled or not.
Sometime in the last week, the convention's web site had been modified to make every page look like the home page. The convention's Eventbrite page was also modified to no longer sell tickets even though it had previously stated an August 31st deadline. Nothing has been posted on Izumicon's Twitter since August 6th and there have been no staff posts on their Facebook page since an August 7th post encouraging people to book their hotel rooms by August 10th.
On an unofficial Izumicon Facebook group, there are multiple screenshots claiming that all the convention's directors have resigned. In the day since these first appeared, there have been no posts by staff members to dispute these claims or to communicate anything at all.
Guests are cancelling. Jād Saxton posted on Twitter that she would not be attending "because of some recent issues". Daman Mills had also tweeted he would have to cancel "due to some recent issues that are unfortunately out of my control". ...
- Monday, August 13, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
After going to a lot of conventions, you might start to get bored or feel some degree of con burnout. Doug has some suggestions on how to keep conventions interesting. - Monday, August 06, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
Cosplaying as a group can be a lot of fun, but working as a group can be hard. Shiva and Elizabeth recommend some ways to make working as a group productive, easy, and fun! - Monday, July 30, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
AnimeCons TV - July 2018 Feedback
A voice actor comments on Doug's AnimeNEXT report, a convention has trouble changing its dress code, and we reach a major milestone! All that and more in this month's feedback episode!
Leave us your feedback on our voice mail line at (762) ADEQUATE, that's (762) 233-7828.
Get our Apple TV app at animecons.com/apps - Monday, July 23, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
AnimeCons TV - Cosplay Help: Heating Designs Into Foam
You can use a wood burning tool to carve designs into foam. You can also use a heat gun to emphasize cuts. Elizabeth shows you how!
Tools used in this episode: - Monday, July 16, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
AnimeCons TV - Montreal Comiccon 2018 Report
Bienvenue au Canada! Welcome to Canada! Doug crosses the border to visit Montreal Comiccon in Quebec. How is this French Canadian convention different than its American cousins? Are there Tim Hortons doughnuts and hockey players at the con too? Watch and find out! - Monday, July 09, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
AnimeCons TV - Staff Talk: Modernize Your Convention's Site
The web has changed drastically in the last couple years and it's about time your convention's web site was brought up to speed.
Links mentioned in the episode:- AnimeCons TV Episode 807: Staff Talk: Social Media for Conventions for the episode on social media for conventions
- Getting Your Convention on Social Media to get your convention on social media
- RealFaviconGenerator.net to generate tab and bookmark icons
- On your Wordpress site, you can get to Permalink settings under /wp-admin/options-permalink.php
- Let's Encrypt for free SSL certificates
- Privacy Policies are Mandatory by Law
- TermsFeed to generate a privacy policy for your convention's web site
- Google Analytics for stats on your web site traffic
- Google Webmasters for controlling what appears in a Google search and how it looks
- Monday, June 25, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
AnimeCons TV - June 2018 Feedback
A report on Animazement, concerns about Providence Anime Conference, and a question about our first time staffing a con. It's our latest feedback episode with Elizabeth!
Leave us your feedback on our voice mail line at (762) ADEQUATE, that's (762) 233-7828.
Get our Apple TV app at animecons.com/apps - Monday, June 18, 2018
- 12:00 pm PDT
AnimeCons TV posted a new episode
AnimeCons TV - AnimeNEXT 2018 Report
We've got reviews of panels, the dealers' room, video gaming, the Gundam Versus tournament, and more in Doug's report from AnimeNEXT 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.