Hi there! And welcome! I'm new to the con scene too. I tried to go to AX 2012 in LA (admittedly mostly to see LiSA perform live! XD) but it didn't work out. I missed ACEN but heard it was awesome! I did manage to go to Anime Midwest and AnimeWorld Chicago, which were nice.

Cosplay is something I'm attempting to get into too, but wanted to do more research before attempting to make a costume. Seeing all the pics on this site from the cons is a great help!

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