Hey That's exciting first con and all (: Midwest is lots of fun you'll make friends for sure (hopefully no enemies)

possession of tasers and stun guns in chicago is illegal. homework. it's necessary to know your stuff for things like that...especially things that require owning a FOID card in the first place in the state of illinois

The post was for last year's con. In one case, one person canceled because they found out they couldn't afford to come after all. In another case, someone who was going to stay in our room decided to stay instead in the room of some people they already knew. We still had one person sharing our room, but it would have been better if we could have cut the costs some more. As for this year, we won't be able to make it.

If these two awsome voice actors could be booked that would be amazing! I know a lot of people would be very glad to meet them. If given the opportunity for them or even one of them to come.

I agree! I just checked his website and it's so user-friendly and it looks like he enjoys going to conventions! I agree let's bring him!

Hey there! I'm with you on would attend more cons if it we're not due to finances. They are just such fun! I had the pleasure of attending anime Midwest 2013 and really enjoyed it! I hope you'll consider 2014 (: If you have questions or just want to chatter hit me up anytime!

I suppose I just have some of my own feedback (I know its really late, sorry!) about the con. While the weekend was very enjoyable for myself and my friends - a few things stood out to me that really put a crimp in the weekend. First of all, FOOD. Dear god, the line for the ConSweet was over 3+ hours on... Saturday was it? I think it was, I don't remember. Absolutely rediculous and needs big improvement. The venue itself was lovely, very clean and spacious and the areas used for the con were nice and well kept, but also a bit stuffy and small. I think bigger rooms are needed for the Dealer's Hall at least because it was constantly crowded in there. Lots of great booths with unique merch though! Con staff were another matter. A lot of the staff were very nice, polite kids. Easy to talk to them and friendly. There were also a few bad eggs as there are with any big event. Saturday night seemed to bring out the bad ones the most as there was one girl who was yelling at people constantly in line for the SPG autographs/photo-op and moving us this way and that without warning. I also noticed that there were not many staff checking badges for 18+ events or checking prop weapons (there apparently was a Hetalia cosplayer with a legit kitchen knife on her, how did that one slide?). More staff are definitely needed next year because it seemed that the con was a tad short staffed. On the last day of the con I ended up getting sick. Sick to the point where paramedics had to be called to come look at me because none of the con staff had any kind of medical training so to speak. They were all very nice to me however, bringing me water and talking to me to keep me calm while I was in the midst of a full-on panic attack. I think it would be much more reassuring to have people at the con who are medically trained for these sorts of things so ambulances don't have to be called unless its a really, really bad emergency. Other than that, I had a wonderful time at my first Anime Midwest and it was a good weekend overall. Meeting SPG was the highlight of the weekend for me and the concert was spectacular. They seemed to be the primary draw for the con. I think for next year you need better staff, WAY MORE ORGANIZATION, and some kind of medical people on hand in case of emergencies. Thank you for your time and I hope someone reads all of this.

I know it super early but want to suggest for 2014, David Vincent (Voice of Grimmjow Jaeguerjaques) and Patrick Seitz (voice of Germany) to come to anime midwest. I do know David would gladly come out to cons here so just spreading word to try and give him the opportunity.

Hey so I want to register for an artists table for next year. When will I be able to do that?

Scary looking guy here. Thanks to those who took a few seconds to pose for me. I'll be adding more photos over the next few days. I've posted many photos to my site with many, many more to come. http://www.cosplayphotocollective.com/cosplay/index.php?/category/74