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Otakuthon 2013 [Montréal] | Fan Expo Canada [Toronto]

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Haneii
I hope having two cons in one thread won't get too confusing! I had lots of fun at the Anime North meet up and would love to see a repeat at these two cons next month!



What is Otakuthon?


Otakuthon is Quebec's largest anime convention promoting Japanese animation (anime), Japanese graphic novels (manga), related gaming and Japanese pop-culture (music, cinema, television). It is held annually for 3 days in downtown Montreal during a weekend in the summer months. Otakuthon is a bilingual event so it has programs in both official languages.

Otakuthon est la plus grande convention du Québec en mettant en premier plan l'animation Japonaise (anime), les bandes-dessinées Japonaise (manga), les jeux vidéos et la culture pop Japonaise (musique, cinéma, télévision). L'événement est tenue annuellement pour trois jours dans le centre-ville de Montréal dans les jours d'été. Otakuthon est un événement bilingue donc, leur programme sont ajustés dans les deux langues officielles.


This year the con will run August 16 -18 @ the Palais des congrès de Montréal (201 Viger Avenue West, Montréal, Québec)


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What is Fan Expo Canada?


Canada's Fan Expo Canada is an annual multi-genre fan convention. Originally showcasing comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television and related popular arts, Fan Expo Canada has expanded over the years to include a larger range of pop culture and fandom elements, such as horror, anime, manga, animation, toys, collectible card games, video games and web entertainment.

This year the con will run August 22 -25 @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North and South Buildings (255 Front Street West and 222 Bremner Blvd, respectively. Toronto, Ontario )





The purpose of this thread is to discuss the conventions and possibly plan an osu! meet up :D

Post in the thread if you plan on going to either of the conventions so I can add you to the attendance list :P




Otakuthon Attendance List


Azer
Belkarama
Dusicyon
eariK
Haneii
Jaay
Kairi
Prime Number
Sumaki
Tifa
XPJ38
ysoseries









Fan Expo Canada Attendance List


Byakugan249
Dusicyon
Giralda
Haneii
jonathanlfj
Kaeru
RaidenFlame
Trust
Topic Starter
Haneii
Meet-Ups + Dinners - CHECK BACK HERE ONCE THE CONS START FOR UPDATES!!!



FRIDAY @ OTAKUTHON:


Jaay wrote:

Finally we'll meetup in front of Station Place D'armes on street st-urbain/viger.

Be there at 4:30 PM if you wanna come and eat :D
Aurele
Je vais *essayer* d'allez à l'Otakuthon. Souhaite-moi bonne chance!

I *might* try to go to Otakuthon. Wish me luck!
Topic Starter
Haneii
Please do! :D

And thanks for translating the OP, Gabe <3
Tifa_old
Je serais à l'Otakuthon! Première fois que j'y assiste, je suis trop excitée.Je serais en cosplay de Chisame Hasegawa de Negima! Bonne chance Gabe.

I will be at Otakuthon! First time I attend, I'm so excited. I will be cosplaying Chisame Hasegawa from Negima! Good luck Gabe.
Kairi
I'll be attending Otakuthon!
And be guiding a friend who is cosplaying a huge Dōmo-kun so it will probably be easy to find me :)
Belkarama
I'll be at Otakuthon. I'll be cosplaying Kyosuke from Little Busters!
those
Bookmarked for reference
Nyquill
Won't be here for either, sadly.

Have fun guys
Aurele

Kairi wrote:

I'll be attending Otakuthon!
And be guiding a friend who is cosplaying a huge Dōmo-kun so it will probably be easy to find me :)
I should wear my domo hat then! o3o
Jaay-
Je serai présent a l'Otakuthon 2013, je peux pas confirmer la Fan Expo vu que je serai peut-etre au cegep ... A l'otakuthon si vous voyez un grand blond en train de jouer a osu dans la salle de L.A.N, c'est moi!

I'll be attending Otakuthon 2013, can't confirm that I'll be attending the Fan Expo since I might be in a college term ... At Otakuthon if you see some tall blondy guy playing osu in L.A.N center, it's me!
dbx10
i will attend
Azer
Je vais être présent! J'va être un dude avec un tshirt osu!

I'll be there! I'll be the guy with the osu! tshirt. If we could meet somewhere prehand it would be great since it's going to be my first time going.
Jaay-

Azer wrote:

Je vais être présent! J'va être un dude avec un tshirt osu!

I'll be there! I'll be the guy with the osu! tshirt. If we could meet somewhere prehand it would be great since it's going to be my first time going.
I should be doing this too since I ain't cosplaying lol
Topic Starter
Haneii

Jaay wrote:

I should be doing this too since I ain't cosplaying lol
Better yet, cosplay Pippi!




dbx10 wrote:

i will attend
Which con? XD
Azer

Haneii wrote:

Jaay wrote:

I should be doing this too since I ain't cosplaying lol
Better yet, cosplay Pippi!

OH GOD YES
Jaay-

Azer wrote:

Haneii wrote:

Better yet, cosplay Pippi!

OH GOD YES

Don't dare me, you'd be terrified when I'll wave you in this cosplay ;)
ysoseries
I'll be attending Otakuthon for my 4th year! It is a great anime convention with lots of great people to meet! I can't wait to go there!
AmberLynx
aaahhh i wish i'm back in canada ;-;
Sumaki
I'll be attending (Otakuthon) , see you guys there. Hopefully o-o
Weez
>50% chance I'll be going to Otakuthon this year....
Aurele

Jaay wrote:

Azer wrote:

Je vais être présent! J'va être un dude avec un tshirt osu!

I'll be there! I'll be the guy with the osu! tshirt. If we could meet somewhere prehand it would be great since it's going to be my first time going.
I should be doing this too since I ain't cosplaying lol
Achetez-moi un chandail d'osu! q.q

Jaay: Il va y avoir un stand pour osu!? o:
Jaay-

Gabe wrote:

Jaay wrote:

I should be doing this too since I ain't cosplaying lol
Achetez-moi un chandail d'osu! q.q

Jaay: Il va y avoir un stand pour osu!? o:
On a juste a s'en arranger un hahahah osu! canada tournament #1
Azer

Gabe wrote:

Achetez-moi un chandail d'osu! q.q
osumarket man, worth the 20 something dollars :D

Gabe wrote:

On a juste a s'en arranger un hahahah osu! canada tournament #1
YES LEGGO
Kaeru
Put me down for the Fan Expo thing (even though I've never attended before). I wouldn't mind checking it out.
XPJ38
Je vais essayer de me rendre à l'Otakuthon si je peux... Mes parents ont prévu de venir de France pour me voir et visiter Montréal durant ces 3 jours, et du coup ce ne sera peut-être pas possible >.<

I'll try to attend Otakuthon if I can... My parents planned to come from France to see me and visit Montreal during these three days, so my attendance is very uncertain >.<
RaidenFlame
well i will be at fanexpo, but its impossible for me to be at Otakuthon, if i knew i would have booked the time off for that too,
Biri-Biri
Attending, add me to the list please.
Apex_old
Who drew that Pippi? He/She is a great artist.
Giralda
Two weekends straight of Conventions, and a New York City trip one weekend before Otakuthon. That's going to empty my wallet real quick. I'm estimating about ~$1,200+ if I attend both conventions, assuming I'm paying for everything myself. (60% of that is probably the money spent for Otakuthon lulz)

Count me in only for Fan Expo.~ I'll be there on Saturday and hopefully Sunday as well. Thursday and Friday too busy. Gotta go to work ;__;

Otakuthon is not impossible. It's just that I don't want to travel ~6 hours alone on a Coach bus from Toronto to lovely and gorgeous Montréal.

Totally not looking forward to August. T_T

EDIT: Oh yeah, and I'll just leave this here:Haneii was an awesome leader at AN2013, so I'm sure she'll do just as good of a job for these next two cons.
Topic Starter
Haneii
Thank you >w< I'm looking forward to seeing you again, Giralda :)


I actually don't have much planned for these two cons, mainly because I don't know the areas well. I'm currently waiting for the schedules to come up so we can decide the best time to meet up/schedule a dinner (like we did at Anime North this year)

...that is if you guys want to meet up/have dinner together?





@mod that might be looking at this thread: Can we have it stickied so more Canadians might come across it?
those

Haneii wrote:

@mod that might be looking at this thread: Can we have it stickied so more Canadians might come across it?
No.
Topic Starter
Haneii

those wrote:

No.
Thank you ^_^
those
It's n-not like I care about you guys, okay?



Also, have you found a place to stay yet, Haneii? Others?
Topic Starter
Haneii

those wrote:

Also, have you found a place to stay yet, Haneii? Others?
Not yet. I need to book a hotel for fan expo soon (I guess I'll do that today. Hopefully there's still something available nearby)

I'll only be going to Otakuthon on the Saturday and will be returning home sometime Sunday so I don't think I'll need a place to stay (unless something awesome turns up on the schedule for either Friday or Sunday).




AWP YOU BETTER COME TOO! I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO SIGN YOUR MUG!!!!
silmarilen
can somsone buy me a ticket to canada so i can come aswell?
jonathanlfj
i wish otakuthon was today cause im in Montreal atm but will be returning to Toronto tonight ;_;
i might attend Fan Expo but its still undecided yet
Azer

those wrote:

It's n-not like I care about you guys, okay?



Also, have you found a place to stay yet, Haneii? Others?
Staying at my sister's house for otakuthon.
YTYuyu
if possible, i'm gonna try to attend at Fan Expo during the weekends--Thursday and Friday are maybes.

i just hope i don't have another near breakdown moment... <------ Haneii you know what i'm talking about.
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