This year it was from September 28-30 and was hosted at the Rennaissance Waverly Hotel & Convention Center.
AWA is and Anime & Manga Convention.
It's Family Friendly and a lot of fun. The convention has everything from video viewing rooms to Maid Cafes and much much more. (It really is an Otaku's paradise.) While walking around you will soon come into contact with my favorite type of people, Cosplayers. Dressed in elaborate costumes like they've just stepped straight out of an Anime. Seeing them just makes you crave to get a picture and I have a couple posted below:
Somethings to Expect/Tips:
- People will come up to you and asking for hugs, pictures, where you bought something, etc. Don't be afraid or look at them weird it's normal to do this and I find that convention goers happen to be the nicest people alive, I swear.
- Bring a good amount of $money$ trust me you will run out by the first day of the convention if you don't bring enough.
- Make sure to get a map sometimes it's easy to get lost.
- Try not to wear regular clothes, there is fun to dressing up you know.
- Be yourself no one will judge you.
- Don't be shy no one's gonna hurt you if you ask for a hug or a picture.
- Have a Great Time!
However, I would like to say that if your looking for convention to go to and it's your first time I would recommend starting off at a smaller Con like NashiCon. This is because these conventions can be somewhat overwhelming including if you start off at a big one such as AWA.
