AlbumPyrkon is the biggest fan convention in Poland, dedicated to all sorts of fantasy - books, comics, movies, and TV series. At attendance of 40 000 people, (up +10k from last year) it's one of the biggest fan covnentions in Europe.Here's a video clip showcasing last year, this year is yet to get its video relations as it has just ended yesterday.One of the core elements of the con is of course the Anime&Manga block, with tons of vendors and hundreds of cosplayers wandering around. It's also the only block that runs its panels even after midnight, up to 4 AM.I gave two out of my three panels in that block, one of them being titled "How to find something for yourself among so many anime series" and the other "Western fantasy in manga and anime". Both were met with warm reception and full house, with people lining outside.The first panel was heavily inspired by the Flowchart, but obviously we weren't studying it throughly. The mention of Reddit community was removed from the panel description by the staff (just /a/ small joke), but I still gave you guys some credit :P To be honest, the point of the presentation could have been summed up as "Move on to the English part of the Web and learn to browse MyAnimeList/AnimeDB databases". But it was nice nevertheless.The second presentation was... not spot on. Shortly after starting I've realized I'm preaching to the choir, cause 90% of the people listening to me already know what I'm saying. Instead of showcasing a specific selection of series, I really should have tackled the subject in an acedemic manner, dissecting the themes and tropes within the genre. At least people haven't walked away from it, so I guess that's nice.Other than that, it went as expected. Or even better. I was honestly afraid of some cliche groups of people - the cringe, the sausage fest, the esports fans dominating the event, the MTG buttcracks - but it turned out pretty okay. I was surprised how normal and laid-back the demographics have turned out.Not to mention I've made freidns with the staff and am definitely going to help out even more next year.Turns out fan conventions are pretty fun. 5/7 would go again. http://ift.tt/1N3TbJe
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