#shikacon2016

“Time to conduct an experiment!” #throwbackthursday to Shikacon 2016 (A dumpster fire, if I’m being honest...), when I first tested my “Mystery Anime Theater 3000” panel.” It ended with a fire alarm and Dragonball Z Abridged references. After trying the panel again at Conapalooza the next year, the experiment was deemed a failure. Photo taken by my sister, and picture with me are two members of Kasterberous Cosplay. #2016 #shikacon2016 #cosplayersofinstagram #plussizecosplay #endcosplaybullying #fuckcosplayelitists (at Holiday Inn Bristol Conference Ctr) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw9vYjoD6a7/?igshid=1e3z0eusfw0lf

Shikacon was my third anime con in Tennessee (after MagmaCon and ConNooga), so I'll say what was good and what could have been better. UPS: - the navigation was easy. After all, the benefits of a small con! - lots of nice people! (as with any convention) - the venue was interesting. - an awesome cosplay contest! And the amount of detail that went into the cosplays too. :) What COULD have been better: - if there were a Smash tournament. I love Smash 4 online, however, so I'm used to not being in tournaments all that much. And, the DOWNS: - the fire alarm went off at 11:30 PM and scared the crap out of me. I almost had an anxiety attack! Then I found out: there was a smoker in one of the convention rooms. Conclusion: It's a great convention if you prefer small cons over large cons, but I believe the safety for the convention could improve. But regardless, with the good things I mentioned above, a good experience. OVERALL RATING: 7.5/10

Peggy day at #shikacon2016! Couldn't get my hair to curl so I went with the victory roll + wet hair from the rain scene in CATFA. #peggycarter #peggycartercosplay #agentcarter #agentcartercosplay #marvel #marvelcosplay #shikacon