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1. How To Avoid Hara-Kiri
A Guide To Surviving Anime
Conventions
Written By: TheAnimeCon
Feat. Art By Garth & Others

3. Contents ■ I
Contents
From The Con Floor (Book Guide)▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪V
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Prologue: What’s An Anime Convention?▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪1
2
What’s An Anime Convention?
2 What Is Anime?
3
DARK’S CON EYES: How Did Cons Start?
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Chapter 1: Anime Convention? What’s The Appeal?▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪4
5 Why So Popular?
9 Staffing
10 Anime Conventions: Behind The Scenes, w/Adam Hennessy
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Chapter 2: Con Prep: Getting Ready, Getting There▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪15
16 Registration/Pre-registration
18 Hotels
22 Work
23 What To Bring/Pack: Ultimate Convention List (Essentials)
25 Getting To and From The Con
27 Groups
3.
Chapter 3: At The Con▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪29
30 Personal Belongings
31 Time Management
32 Hygiene
33 The Convention Guide

4. II ■ Contents
33 Food/Eating
35 Lines (waiting in them...)
36 Cosplay Etiquette
40 Hanging Out
41 Making New Friends
41 Children
43 Information Desk
44 Looking For Love, w/Amber Frazier a.k.a. The Hentai Pirate
45 Staff
45 Security, w/Nameless
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Chapter 4: Convention Activities▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪47
48
“Adult Only" Screenings and Panels, w/Amber Frazier a.k.a. The Hentai Pirate
50 AMVs
50
Anime Parliament™, w/Adam Hennessy
51 Anime/Movie Screenings
52 Artist Alley
52 Art Auction
53 Ceremonies (Opening And Closing)
53 Concerts
54 Anime Music, w/The L33t Str33t Boys
54 Cosplaying

5. Contents ■ III
56
MADI’S LITTLE SECRET: Madi’s Cosplay Pointers
57 Cosplay Chess
57 Costume Judging
58 Dealers Room
59 Booth Talk, w/Steven Lin, owner of Anime Pavilion, Amber Frazier
a.k.a. The Hentai Pirate, owner of UltimateAnimeShop.com, And Xavier, owner
of Light It Up & The Grand Illumination
63 Dealer Room Tips: Goods Maintenance
64 Gaming Room
66 EPIC WISDOM: EPIC Tournament Tips
68 Guests
69 Fan Service, w/voice actors Vic Mignogna, Kyle Hebert, Leah Clark,
Michele Knotz And Jennifer Sekiguchi
71 Karaoke
71 L.A.R.P.
71
Maid Café
71 Manga Library
72 Martial Arts Demonstrations
72 Masquerade
73 Panels/Workshops
73 Photo Shoots
74 Photography
75 Rave/Dance

6. IV ■ Contents
76
TIPS FROM THE DANCE FLOOR: Ralenta’s Rave Rules
77 Awards Ceremonies
?? The Unexpected
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Chapter 5: Types of Conventions▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪82
82 Tourism Factor
83 Managing Money
83 Transportation
85 Safety
87 Small Cons
88 Large Cons
89 Other Conventions
90
DARK’S CON EYES: Future Endeavors!
Ultimate Convention List▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪92
Con Lingo▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪101
Epilogue, by Amber Frazier a.k.a. The Hentai Pirate▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪112
About The Authors/Artists▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪113
Index▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪127

7. V ■ From The Con Floor
From The Con Floor (Advice, Rants, True Stories)
Throughout the book everyone from TheAnimeCon will share
their own personal experiences and valuable veteran knowledge
of anime conventions. We each spread the know in a different way.
Look for your favorite author in each of their sections.
ANDI’S INSIGHT
Andiana’s logical randomness, to help those who don’t
understand, and make some sense of this spreading
addiction.
C.C.’S AGED ADVICE
Most of Christine’s advice imparted is from learned
mistakes and personal experience.
DARK’S CON EYES
Dark Angel delves into the heart and soul of cons to show
you the madness he’s witnessed through the years.
FEMI’S TECH SUPPORT
Femi’s insight from the bleeding edge of technology; Calls
are not outsourced.
CUP-A-JOE
Joe gives you his eight ounces of anime insanity.
MADI’S LITTLE SECRET
Madi's information about cosplay and the general con
scene, from a cosplayer's eyes.
MIND OF MIKEN
Miken goes in depth about a side of anime conventions
from the perspective of an avid cosplayer.
TIPS FROM THE DANCE FLOOR
Though the colored lights and strange music can be
confusing, Ralenta is always ready to lend a helping hand.
EPIC WISDOM
Sean’s words of awesome for the GAMING
WICKEDNESS!