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7 жыл бұрын
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@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
Let me know if you agree with my review of Anime Midwest, and if not please let me know why by being constructive. No putting down just for the sake of it!
@classy_sprinkles
6 жыл бұрын
Convention Reviews HAHA I LIVE IN ILLINOIS
@classy_sprinkles
6 жыл бұрын
I'm actually going next year 2019
@RyanKopfAnime
7 жыл бұрын
We're moving the video game room to the convention center next year, so looks like you have to make another review haha. XD
@DailYxDosE
7 жыл бұрын
Like at Acen? thats hype! :D
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
Oh really? That's great to hear since it was my biggest issue!
@kfairipgstaff7854
7 жыл бұрын
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@chemicalkilljoy9993
7 жыл бұрын
Does this mean the game room won't be open 24/7
@RyanKopfAnime
7 жыл бұрын
We *should* still be able to do the game room 24/7 even over there.
@RickDrew
7 жыл бұрын
You have to stop by the free photo room - we even have a staff of photogs that wander the con doing free photos! Great video - amazing that the Titan was all body paint!
@danewestb
3 жыл бұрын
What song is this?
@mikamicahmikeyjo
7 жыл бұрын
I just noticed that I was in a couple of the clips at the karaoke! If only I had just turned around I probably would've recognized you!
@sdfsdf4789
6 жыл бұрын
my only critique for anime midwest is it doesn't have a big artist alley crowd. I wish they would promote more to the patron crowd. we're always in the back and there's very few unique people, and they're usually just lost. it really puts a dampen on the weekend when you barely break even, and you have to carry nearly everything home at the end. The only real thing I know we could do about this was to stop artists from buying merchant tables. Dealers room is not a 10/10, but a plus for them is that they do take reports of bootleggers seriously. But Dealers Room is the one thing that Acen does much, much better than Acen
@YourBrothaEvansMedia
7 жыл бұрын
Great review. It was a nice surprise seeing me (Waldo) made it in. I am glad you enjoyed Friday's rave. I will be sure to let the rest of the crew know. Mad love.
@nicluvsyou237
6 жыл бұрын
Is there an age restriction for the race because it seems really fun but I am a younger con goer
@mr.cactus9496
6 жыл бұрын
1:05 those people were cosplaying as Team Aqua Grunts
@JustinPinedaMedia
7 жыл бұрын
That guest lineup was spectacular! It was the best and most diverse lineup in Anime Midwest history. Luci Christian as a guest is a big deal because she's been out of the con scene for the past 8 years only attending Anime Matsuri as it's in her hometown of Houston.
@fatimapineda3676
7 жыл бұрын
You didn't mention the Maid Cafe at Anime Midwest (it is also at Con alt Delete) which I assume you haven't yet been able to attend. It is a great place to spend your time if you are waiting for a panel or just hungry for some cake! While it is $15 to attend a seating it is well worth it. The maids and butlers work hard to make you feel happy and special during your time there! There are enough maids and butlers working that you can talk directly to them during your time there along with having seatings available throughout the weekend. I've been there many times myself and never regret spending my money going there. If you ever feel curious just drop by the cafe! :)
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
I did mention it. I said I never have gotten to go but everyone tells me its great
@fatimapineda3676
7 жыл бұрын
Convention Reviews omg I'm sorry I missed it! I do hope you're able to go one day though!
@carolnewton496
7 жыл бұрын
Why oh why do you never make it to the Fleur Royale Maid Cafe???
@DailYxDosE
7 жыл бұрын
The DJ on friday was the best imo.The music he played was better.
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
Could not agree more!
@Magicarp1111111
7 жыл бұрын
Even though the staff was very hard working, there was some issues with their attitude tbh. There were multiple times where staff had some "aggressive" attitude.
@byronkleoyang
7 жыл бұрын
Yaaasss!!! @0:19
@koinu
7 жыл бұрын
Please check out the maid cafe!! You wont regret it!
@gavm7075
7 жыл бұрын
I am so sad I missed the raves, but since it was such a fresh area I was far too nervous on going alone. Definitely want to stay within the hotel next year because every time we went out-- it was such a blast! Ahh, I hope to see you at Con Alt Delete!
@kpossibles
7 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you can go to Daishocon since they have Deadlift Lolita performing! Also lmao so many panels got cancelled this weekend and there were various problems with autographs...
@mitchy2699
6 жыл бұрын
So, I live in Honduras, my brother lives in Illinois, every summer I go to visit him. This year, the dates of my travel and anime midwest cross, so I want to go, this would be my first anime convention in another country. The thing is I cant affort the hotel and go to the convention for the 3 days, conventions in my country just last 1 day. So I wanted to ask if its possible to go only one day without the hotel thing?
@steve0p110
5 жыл бұрын
Last time I went to one of these totally got excluded. Don't go unless you got a group to go with alone people treat you like shit.
@Navi555
7 жыл бұрын
I will say Greg's raves are getting a lot better the last year or so. I would recommend checking him out again in the near future.
@lunarsilhouettes
6 жыл бұрын
I want to say your videos have convinced me to try out anime midwest this year and i loved it. I hope if your looking for another con to review if you wouldn't mind coming to mine its called Anime Detour its in MN. If you like Midwest and Daisho this is a con worth checking out sadly no one has reviewed it like your channel and i think its a hidden gem.
@rikkilynne7622
7 жыл бұрын
the whoooole time i was there i cosplayed as purple guy and i felt soooo left out because there was like one other person cosplayed from fnaf but the rave was epic 👌 can't wait to go again!!!
@bloodbathqueenfx4522
7 жыл бұрын
I kind of agree with this review I for one went this weekend and had a blast but there are a few things that does need improve especially with panels and the con sweet to me they should not only serve Ramen and rice but they should also serve fruits such as like apples oranges and bananas to people. the reason why I'm saying that is because like the Bible a man cannot survive on bread alone therefore it goes with the con Suite you cannot live on rice and ramen but some real nourishment. I have to admit that they have improved and I hate to disagree on your review about the gaming room to me the gaming room has improved the last time I went back in 2014 and I think they need to just add a little bit more games other than DDR and music type arcade games they should have like more arcade Street Fighter and things like that other than that I find that they also need to improve on putting more water containers out in the hallways where they are more easily accessible for up more people including the dealers room.
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
As for the con suite, I really do not believe ANYONE can say they need to have more. They give you this for free, and don't even say it comes out of the price of our badge because there are tons of cons that charge way more and give you no free food at all! We are lucky to get that at all. As for the game room, I agree it has gotten better since 2014, I say in the review it has gotten better, but have you ever been to another convention of this size? Next to its compitition, it is falling way behind in the game room, and that's a fact. Finally, I can never argue with more water, but again comparing to other cons that either don't give water at all or never keep them filled up, they are doing a pretty good job.
@RickDrew
7 жыл бұрын
I was talking to the guys as they were taking away the games after the con. Some of the games pretty rare - a couple of them are among three or four left in the world!
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! That's pretty cool!
@JustinPinedaMedia
7 жыл бұрын
You should see Anime Milwaukee's and Shuto Con's video game rooms. They truly show that there is no equal.
@Not_Your_Average_Nerd
7 жыл бұрын
Well done as always Cody, maybe I'll have to check it out next year :)
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
Do it!
@julieashley472
7 жыл бұрын
this is my favorite convention by far!!!
@mackenziebennett-spilde9044
7 жыл бұрын
I like the new version of the reviews (at least so far) and I love the end rating all of the different features of a good con and how you have changed the ending of these reviews
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, but this isnt new, I have been doing that for years
@leopardgal3337
6 жыл бұрын
One thing cool about the con I go to. It a campout to where you camp out at the con
@_Selza
7 жыл бұрын
Midwest is definitely baby Acen hahaha xD I totally agree! I brought two of my friends to this con and it was their first time going and they loved it! Totally recommend it for a first con!
@BriGuyDJPolska
7 жыл бұрын
Did you go to Hip Hop Troopers outdoor rap fest? I think you know Ryzen and AtomixNetwork, and I saw both of them there (along with the guy that looked like Waldo)
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
No I didnt
@jaydencalhoun2471
7 жыл бұрын
i went to anime midwest and i was so happy when i saw you
@KaminariRaiden
7 жыл бұрын
only thing i didnt like was how they put all the main events on friday some at the same time, Deadlift Lolita was legit 💪. and some of the panels were hit/miss .
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
I mean what can you do though? There is only so much time to schedule these events and a main event to you may be something another person could care less about. I feel it is very very hard to make panel times that every single person will be happy with.
@TheIronChainMaster
7 жыл бұрын
I felt like this review felt more like a Justin Pineda type review
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
Is that a joke? This is the exact format I have used to review cons for years.
@JustinPinedaMedia
7 жыл бұрын
Please don't compare my reviews to Cody's reviews. We all have different styles on how we cover events. Some may be more detailed than the other while another is more straight and to the point. It just frustrates me when people think we are competing. We are a community not a competition.
@madysonoster4759
7 жыл бұрын
My mom sacrificed a lot to take my sister my dad my best freind and I to this con. Over the course of the con their were five panels that either started late or didn't start at all. Which was very sad for my sister since many of those panels were for her. However we still had fun. But, if given a choice, I would still choose Animinneapolis over this. because things ran smoothly and it was slightly less crowded with more panel options.
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
But the question is, were they fan run panels? because you honestly can not blame the convention if it was all just fans not showing up for their stuff.
@madysonoster4759
7 жыл бұрын
Convention Reviews Some were fan run but one (I think please don't quote me because we left when they said it was cancelled.) was supposed to be run by someone associated with the con. The rest I am not sure about. I am not quite sure, it just made me sad to see that my sister wouldn't have the same magical experience for her first con that I had for mine.
@christinemay1599
7 жыл бұрын
Tbh this year was the first time we when to his con and it kind of sucked. The parties and dealer room was cool, but the people weren't that friendly to other cosplays from out of state.
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
We are out of state and did not experience this AT ALL. Soooo not really sure who you were talking to over the week end
@heidiligget9608
7 жыл бұрын
I disagree with a couple of your ratings. I love the location and the guests are great, even though I only see a couple of them each year. I go to see Steam Powered Giraffe, so my appreciation of much of the con is rather skewed. (I don't watch anime and don't know the characters or their voice actors.) I am also older than most of the other con goers. I realize that I am not Anime Midwest's target audience. That said, here's my take on your review: Location and guests: 10/10. Organization: 3/10 There was no organization for the lines to get into the panels I went to. It was up to the attendees to organize themselves into Platinum and regular lines. When the doors were opened, there was nobody checking badges, and in at least one case, there were already people in the room. On Saturday, there were three separate lines forming for the concert. No staff came over to make sure things were organized, even after people went over to ask them to organize the lines. Shortly before the door was opened to let people in to see Frenchy and the Punk, a staff member came over and said they would be clearing the room between bands, and anyone who wanted to be sure of a good spot on the floor for SPG would have to miss Frenchy and the Punk. A lot of people moved to a new line, watched as people went in to the concert, then found out that they would NOT be clearing the room. We were let in, but there was a lot of anger about the whole mess. Also note that there was only one door that was unlocked during the concerts and rave, which is a safety hazard. Staff: 6/10 I realize staff goes through hell running a con, especially one this size. I do appreciate their hard work. The mess with the concert shouldn't have happened, though. The doors to the ballroom should not be locked when the room is full. There should be staff ready to organize the lines for panels, concerts, and autograph sessions afterwards. The staff should know what is going on and be able to get the information quickly if they don't know. Overall, I enjoy AM. It's a good con with a great location and good attendees. There are a few things that they could do to improve, though.
@ConventionReviews
7 жыл бұрын
3/10??? I'm sorry but if you think that organization was a 3 you may want to go to more cons so you can see what actual bad organization is. I respect your opinion, but that its way way to harsh for this con. I can see you arguing its lower than the score I gave, but a 3??
@heidiligget9608
7 жыл бұрын
I'm just going by what I saw. Maybe I just experienced the worst of the con and the rest was better. Telling people standing in line for the concerts that the room would be cleared, then telling the people who opted to miss one of the concerts for a "guaranteed" good spot for the next concert that they were waiting for nothing and should have gone in with the rest of the concert goers is very disorganized. Having three lines for the same event is very disorganized. Not having the autograph tables set up for the after concert autograph session is very disorganized (band members had to go hunt down people to find out where to set up.) I didn't mention the security guard who didn't get notification that the event had officially started and to let people into the panel rooms at the convention center for several minutes. This isn't the first year it's been like this, and people have complained about it, yet it's the same thing every year. I'm sure there are worse conventions. That doesn't mean bad organization is suddenly good. I was going off of your ratings list, though. You list three of ten as bad, which is what I felt the organization was. I'm not giving this rating to hurt the staff. I know how hard it is to run a con like this, and I DO appreciate their efforts. They do put on a great con, IMO. I just feel that their organization is their weak point and would like to see them improve in the future.
@VickyDoll
7 жыл бұрын
alot took a picture of me in a d.va meck I had alot of fun 😊
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