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As a few of you know, I know most of the directors of the convention personally. After having a few days to relax and recoup, they're beginning to ask for reviews and suggestions and whatnot.

So what I need from you is an honest, constructive review of JACON this year. Try not to say things like "This event sucked" but rather "I didn't like this event for these reasons." What can be improved, and how?

Also, include some suggestions and things you would like to see, as well as positive review. In about a week or so, I'll pass this thread along to those persons so your voices can be heard!

Thanks for all your help! heart

Overall, I'd say the convention was smashing, though I could point out a couple of things...

1) Game Tournaments: A little more organization next time. The sign up sheets were a mess around noon. Perhaps the use of slots to fill names in would be in order.

2) To continue, maybe try to accomodate the maximum number of controllers to each machine. It's a shame to see Super Smash Bros. Melee running at only fifty percent player support.

3) Anime Showings: Love the setups. However, the airings were mostly unlocalized showings. Fact is, there aren't many chances to see these (I'm really kicking myself for missing Gaiking: The Legend of Daiku Maryu), so perhaps the showings could be pushed back a bit further, starting a smidge around noon or so when registration has been going for a while.

Of course, this is just me, and this was a kickasstacular event to kick back at during the end of the college term.

1- I thought the rave was wonderful.Wasabi did a good job with it.
2- The masquerade was alot of fun, but it would've been nice to hear a couple more formal songs. It was supposed to be a formal event, but it was mostly just alot of dirty dancing. A nice event though.
3-The events didn't start on time. The few of the events I attended started about an hour after they should've. I know it happens and it's hard to get proper time lines, but just an observation.
4-I loved that the artist alley wasn't smushed in the back of the dealers room. It made it alot easier to look through art and enjoy what people were selling rather than being smushed against a table.
5-I actually don't really like the idea of the costume contest and the cosplay contest being smushed into one. It meant less people could enter either event. Some people just want to cosplay. Some people just want to have their costume judged. I would've liked to have seen them be seperate events.
6-It'd be nice if the website had been updated a bit more often. Again, I know things happen.I know it's really hard to be positive on events,but I was clueless to what was going on at the con for months.


All in all it wasn't a bad con. I had a good time.^^ It was nice to see everyone, and I can't wait for next year.^^

I think last year is generally considered the worst, and this year the best. That's what I gather anyway. xp

Anyway, there's not much I can say that hasn't already been said, except that they better come up with an idea to ease the crowding at the major events. It took like an hour for the people at the AMV thing to get seated. Yikes.

I had a great time at JACON. They made my first JACON a memerable one. However, the website ranted and raved about how strict they were going to be with the Ball's dress code yet they weren't. I felt like everything was well planned for the most part. I think that JACON should do more advertising with anime sites so that we can get t to a convention center *coughOrangeCountyConventionCentercough* And more people can enjoy its wicked crazy fun atmosphere.

Well, all I know is that the gaming tournament was a little unorganized. Like the super smash bros. game had only two controllers that I saw at the moment.
And other than being just a bit crowded. I thought it was alright.

Well, presonally, i thought it was an ok con...
I attended saturdays 'do it yourself plushie panel', and apparently, they were selling tickets gonk i didnt remember seeing that!!!!
anyways a friend of mine gave me his...thje plushie thing wasntall that great....really...really....really awkward.....
i wasnt there for the rave gonk but i wanted to be....
and i was one of teh first peeps into the dealers room....on saturday....
i was like getting trampled crying and yea it was much more crowded....
and everything was expensive....except teh katanas.....
ah well....
musht bring a good amount of moneh next year XD

The way they worked the cosplay sucked and no family fued?! the rest was uber fun but it is starting to get a little ... stagnet... but thats what you get from some one who had been to everyone since the second one.