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ludus, on 16 April 2013 - 05:42 PM, said:

Thank you for posting this. This really helps highlight the importance of musical guests at Tekkoshocon.

While not everyone may be a fan of a particular band/artist, the fact of the matter is that Tekkoshocon sets itself apart from other conventions by bringing in acts. There are not many venues willing to host foreign bands because there is a lack of following for non-English speaking/performing music. I'm rather sure last year, one or both of the bands made a comment that performing at Tekkoshocon was their absolute largest turn-out while on their American tour. Combine that with the news of the our new record-- it helps us grab the attention of label big-wigs to bring in even bigger performers.

To ask Tekkoshocon to nix the music would be a large step back, especially after breaking a record. Just think about it-- the opportunity to see a Japanese musical artist live is slim to none anywhere else. I have never known any of the bands who have come in the past, but I can definitely say that I've listened to them since they've come to Tekko. Just knowing that I have the chance to see a band that almost no one else will get to see in the country, is exciting. It's an awesome feeling. Showing support helps the show get new, big names in the future-- maybe even some that you've heard of before. It helps labels to want to send more artists to America. If they do, regardless of the band, it helps to create an awareness and following of foreign music. Tekkoshocon is a Japanese Culture Convention. Doesn't every Japanese musical artist fit into that category then? Not just the ones that perform in anime?

jyrotika, on 12 April 2013 - 07:21 AM, said:

Hi!
A few quick notes about the dealers' room-- as far as selection goes, we tried to make sure we had a variety of Dealers. However, we can also only accept people who have been interested in coming, obviously. If we do not receive a contract from a vendor, you won't be seeing them in the Dealers' room. We did not receive any applications from a Lolita vendor, so we didn't have one. I do believe someone who does Lolita wear has inquired about next year, but that certainly does not mean they will be coming for sure. So unless one applies when we open up space, there isn't much we can do about it, since we fill up so fast!

As far as the room hours, we were open from 11 until 7 on Saturday, an 8 hour day. Our hours are pretty much comparable to the past few years. Additionally, Dealers have expressed their desire to keep hours to 7 or 8 hours because after their set up times in the morning and tear down times at night, they've had over a 10 hour day. Some stands have one or two people, so it is particularly rough on them. We will see about a change in the future, but to accommodate the businesses, it may not be a very drastic change.

lunachann, on 09 April 2013 - 03:01 PM, said:

Lunachann, that is ridiculously sweet of you to have even noticed! You don't need to worry! That was my staff and I, and we're all very good friends. Most of us had no problem sticking around the entire time, because we were with the people we wanted to be with. We also lined it up so that, say we worked most of friday, we had a lot of time off on Saturday. To be honest, we were also one of the groups with the most staff, so we all made it a point to work as much as possible so that Public Safety and minions could be divided up among the departments that really needed it. They were wonderful about getting us help when we needed it though!!

As far as the Dealers' Room not having pocky- the Convention Center did not allow for it to be sold. They didn't want us to sell anything that would directly compete with their own sells, unfortunately. So we were contractually obligated to tell all vendors selling pocky/gummies/drinks that they had to be removed. Just as an fyi!

I am searching out a few pictures of myself and my fiance as Lady Loki and Loki. I know there were a few, but my fiance, I believe, was the only GUY cosplaying Loki. I was the Lady Loki with the huge fur cloak ^.^;. If anyone happens to have any photos, please let me know! Thank you!!!