So we’re here at the wonderful Providence Convention Center at the fantastic Providence Anime Conference. The experience thus far has been ecstatic and the atmosphere most welcoming. Of course this is the 21 and over convention and I think that has spoken volumes of the kind of community you are able to find at the convention level. The word I’d use to describe this is accessibility. Everyone from staff to guests and everyone else is just so laid back and relaxed its almost indescribable.

At most conventions, Friday is a rather big day. Not so much here, Friday panel events didn’t start until 3pm with registration starting around 1pm. Oh by the way, we for the first time ever… hit the front of the registration line. And the best part, not big amounts of staff directing you around lines of tape in the floor. In fact, registration was set up early! Thats right, almost everything was set up in advance.

For our first panel of the day, we hit up Otaku Dating. Of course, expecting a long line we went early. Turns out, it was very walk in, sit down and open ended. Again, no line, ready to go. After being devoted Anime Boston attendees, this is an excellent change of pace but also a little uneasy.

Overall the panel structures have been on a sliding scale of excellence however it seems as though there should have been a bit more content on Friday.

We’ll be talking more about our direct experiences on Episodes 85 and 86 of SHAFT. Episode 85 will be recorded here at PAC, however those who were hoping for a live UStream version of this episode… I’m afraid we have to disappoint you. The space we have been sanctioned… and yes.. we got space to record has no Wi-Fi. The staff could really have cared less about the UStream part however with no Wi-Fi, no internet streaming. Sorry.

We’ll try and keep entries up for this blog and funny pictures like the one of Matt trying to hug air.

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