Anime Boston - Day 1 - Part 2
An interesting observation this year: the program features a full page guide on “How to Tip”, describing exactly how much extra money you much appropriately pay for the services you receive. One thing that I can completely understand is that these young anime fans are working with a very, very tight budget. In fact, it’s very common to see a double bed hotel room to be housing perhaps a dozen convention goers. So if we’re willing to be treated like sardines just to save a few bucks, I’m pretty sure that we are not so generous when it comes to leaving the tip. I can only imagine what a nuisance this is to the local hotel and restaurants
The theme for the convection this year is Colonial New England. The male mascot, A-chan, is sporting a Paul Revere look while his female counterpart, B-chan, is giving off a Betsy Ross vibe. This is a little bit on the weird side. I don’t think anime and American history mix very well.
Of course, right after I wrote that, they began their opening ceremony with the question, “What does anime have to do with the American revolution?” They answered it with a hilarious fake documentary explaining how the war was started because of a disagreement between the British and Colonist over the pronunciation of “Naruto”. Really funny stuff.
The ceremonies continue with introducing all the guests. As much flack that English voice actors get, they are very entertaining people that know how to work a crowd. I’m very exciting to see my favorite English voice actor, Steve Blum. That guy has been in everything. I will defiantly be attending his Q&A tomorrow.
So now that things have finally began, I’m feeling a lot better about the convention this year. Now time to hit those panels! (^_^)
