Hey everyone. Since I'm planning to build a new cosplay to do a beta test for a future con, I was wondering if anyone wants to do a build together. That way we all can hang out and also help each other.

Hi! Congrats on first con! It's a fun experience and really tempting to just go to a bunch of panel but i'd say for your first con pick about 3-6 panels that you really wanna go to and leave plenty of time for times like artist alley, photoshoot, and just plain walking around and meeting people. I actually started going to cons when i was 13 and i'm going to be 15 in a couple days and this con will be my 3rd con. i went to it last year and it was awesome. leaving time for my cousin and i to just walk around was awesome! so i really recommend. as for panel, i don't know, let's start with what you are interested in. like this con has a ton of panels for everybody. and when the photoshoot schedule comes out try to find sword art and go to that one. hmm idk what else i can give but if you have questions just ask. i hope you have a wonderful time and have fun with your group! p.s. my friend likes that show alot so i'll try to take a pic of you guys to show him. hehehe p.s.s i'll be cosplaying as love ward kagamine rin friday and female captain america on saturday.

Hello everyone! My name is Cassie and I'm excited but nervous for this convention (I'm a freshman in highschool and I'll be 15 when this convention rolls around. When did you start going to Anime Midwest? How did you hear about the convention? - This will be my 2nd time going to this con. I've attended anime midwest in 2013 and i attended anime world chicago in 2012, both at the hotel it takes place in. I heard about anime midwest on tumblr and my cousin brought it up in 2012 around december. So one day my older cousin said, "hey let's go to Anime midwest" and I got super excited and now we are here. :)/> Have you cosplayed? If so, what cosplays have you done? - I have cosplayed before. I've done Rose Lalonde (default) from homestuck, Finn the human, matryoshka Kagamine Rin, and a horrible Fem!karkat (my first ever cosplay). I'll be cosplaying this year too! (cosplays in my about page) Whereare you from? - I live about an hour from chicago. What are some of your favorite Anime or Mangas? - What are you watching/reading right now? Favorite Animes are princess jellyfish and tokyo mew mew (mew mew was my 2nd ever anime!). Will Forever cry for; Are: After Boyfriend, Shinigami Lovers, Inuyasha, Koko Ni Iru Yo!, and Beastmaster (all mangas that I recommend so hard!) Currently Reading Horimiya, hiyokoi, and HibiChouchou. I have a long list of shows I'm watching because I tend to watch the first few episodes, think it's amazing, then never finish it cause i don't want it to end />.</ Do you game? What kind of games do you like? What are you currently playing? - Sadly I don't own any game and i kinda suck at them. >.< I do enjoy fighting games though! What is a hobby of yours? - I really enjoy singing and drawing :)/> Anything else you want to tell us! I really hope i meet some avengers cosplayers because I'll have my two cousins and my sister be my genderbend group! (we have Cap America (me), Iron man (my sister), hawkeye (my cousin) and Thor (my other cousin) ) Also I hope to meet a len who can become the len to my Rin (i'll be love ward rin). i'm pretty sure i'll only attend friday and saturday but i really hope my parents don't change their minds! <3 Wow I feel like i wrote alot.....well hopefulyl you got to know me alittle better and i hope i can make lots of friends even with my super shy self >.< oh also for the photoshoots can someone draw me a map of how to get to that area because i got lost and couldn't find it last year at anime midwest :'/ have a good day! and please answer the questions so i can learn more about ya'll!

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Ah, cool! I tried adding you, but maybe you didn't get my request? My UN is shadow-of-the-past13.

Hello there, BananaIce. Welcome to the convention scene! Have you been to many cons before? Oh my goodness, I am also very excited for that guy with the glassess. He's so funny. Also, nice cosplay lineup, though I have to admit I'm not very familiar with sdr2. The others are really cool though!~

I agree~ I would love to see Vic and Colleen as well. I would also love to see J. Michael Tatum, Patrick Seitz, Ian Sinclair, and Bryce Papenbrook. It would be awesome if just one of them came! Just thought I would suggest a few ideas for guests, the more the merrier~! ^-^

That sounds great! Yeah, I wasn't thinking specifically a cosplay meetup necessarily, but cosplayers/photographers/people not cosplaying/whatever are all welcome. It'd be a blast.

Thanks for the replies, guys. I will totally be there this year (assuming all goes well). But I'm still wondering,does anyone know why John Lowrie and Ellen McLain cancelled last year?

You should email Molly about it and if no one haven't gotten back to you by the time the con is here, then you should print out your paypal receipt to bring that in along with your school ID *or any photo ID*

Kevin Connolly would love to hit up more conventions if given the chance. His most known roles are Kain Fuery in FMA and FMAB, Takayuki Narumi in Rumbling Hearts, and most recently Heathcliff in Sword Art Online