Anime Boston

Hi, all! Starting this thread for 2022.

Tight budget this year, but got a few scores:

• AB 2020 pin and patch -- Got these as soon as I got my badge. Fun to have merch for an event that never was.

• Tatsumaki from One Punch Man -- finally, a fig that was affordable.

• Berserk DVD -- remaster from film.

• Tiger plushie -- gift for the wife. We call him "pork bun tiger".

(2) AB 2022 T-shirts. I usually get one, but I wanted two this year. I always get one to have like a collection and never wear any. I wanted one to wear this time.

(1) AB Clear Blue water tumbler.

(1) Red Tanooki Backpack

(3) Face Masks (Tanooki/Usagi/Kitsune)

(3) Kaginado gacha packs. Got a Rin, Kyou, and Nayuki set. (Wanted Mizusu, but happy with Nayuki)

(1) AB2023 Membership (Bought online just now)

.... I think that's it.

Sayoria wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 6:37 pm(1) AB2023 Membership (Bought online just now)

Thanks for the heads up. Just finished mine too and got confirmation.

Master of NERV wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 10:41 pm

Sayoria wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 6:37 pm(1) AB2023 Membership (Bought online just now)

Thanks for the heads up. Just finished mine too and got confirmation.

My pleasure. Those of us who been around since the beginning or most of the Con's lifespan needs to know this.

While the dealers room felt a little light compared to other years, I still founds some great items!

(1) AB pin

(5) Vintage Galaxy Express 999 vinyl LPs

(1) Queen Emeraldas figure

(4) Blu-rays (all 3 Galaxy Express 999 films, Vampire Hunter D)

(1) Raphtalia plush

(2) Prints from Artist Alley

Also pre-registered for AB2023

I went a bit wild this year, so here's some of the more noteworthy items I bought or traded for:

CDs:
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Game Boy Soundtrack
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Switch Soundtrack
- Touhou: Perfect Cherry Blossom Orchestrated Soundtrack
- Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack
- .hack//Game Music Perfect Collection

DVDs & BluRays:
- Buttobi CPU (This OVA has been an injoke with my friends for a very long time; was shocked to find a copy)
- The Disapparance of Nagato Yuki-chan: Complete Collection
- Excel Saga: Volume 1 (Always wanted to see it)
- Ghost Stories: Complete Collection
- Magic Knight Rayearth: Complete Collection
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Season 1 collector's edition

Manga:
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Volume 2 (in Japanese)
- Lucky Star: Volume 6
- Pokémon Adventures: Platinum: Volumes 2 & 3

Plushies:
- Nezuko (Demon Slayer)
- Tanjuro (Demon Slayer)
- PlayStation console throw pillow
- Yoshi (Mario)
- Quick Ball (Pokémon)
- Charizard (Pokémon)
- Rowlet (Pokémon)
- Koichi (Touhou)

Video Games:
- Mega Man X Collection (PS2)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
- Final Fantasy VII and VIII double pack (Switch)

Misc.:
- AB 2022 T-shirt
- A-chan tote bag
- AB 2022 enamel pin set (Also traded some extras to get the two chaser pins)
- AB "Back from hiatus!" button
- AB "Needs Coffee" button
- AB "A-chan in witch's hat" button
- AB 2010 pin (Gift for a close friend, whose first year attending was 2010)
- Boruto drawstring bag (x2)
- So I'm A Spider, So What? drawstring bag
- Demon Slayer drawstring bag
- Waluigi action figure
- Game Boy color changing glass
- Medium cup of dice
- Pokémon TCG Marnie card
- 3D printed Chao Crate Switch game card holder

I am very proud of self for actually not goin broke this con!

Only thing purchased have been some pins for a friend... all else of new-to-me swag came from the SwapMeet!
Bless all your fellow nerds trading so much cool stuff with me ~♪

Figures
-Francis Drake [Prize, Fate/Extra: Last Encore, Taito]
-Traveler Neptune [1/8 scale "Waking Up",Neptunia: The Animation, Broccoli]
-Airi Totoki [1/8 scale "Princess Bunny", The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls, Kotobukiya]
-Korone Inugami [Pop Up Parade, Hololive, Good Smile]
-Fate Grand Order Arcade Machine Miniature [Sega]

Toys
-Kamen Rider Zero-One Progrise Key: TIRE CHANGING DRIVE [Boxed]
-Kamen Rider Zero-One Progrise Key: ARSINO MAGIA [Gashapon]

Trinkets and Extras:
-Bang Dream: Girls Band Party - Chararium RICH Acrylic Keychain [Blind Box] (Got Ran, Kasumi, Tae, and Ako)
-A box Hololive Weiss Schwarz Boosters
-A couple packs of non-WS Hololive cards
-Various books from Artist Alley

Okay, here's what I managed to pick up after the long years of waiting:

Blu-ray Discs:

Wicked City
Demon City Shinjuku
Memories
Appleseed (OVA)
Devilman Lady
Legend of Black Heaven
Ninja Scroll TV
Hakaider (Hyper Destroyer Edition)
Cyber City Oedo 808
Doomed Megalopolis

Manga:

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Vol. 6, 8~14
One Piece Vol. 95, 97, 98, 99
Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle Vol. 6
Fist of the North Star Vol. 5 (VIZ Signature edition)

AB Merchandise: This year's shirt and pin, and an orange tote bag

I got a raccoon pin and a plush Gekiganger 3 from Martian Successor Nadesico.

1. My favorite (and most costly) purchase of the weekend was the Yu Yu Hakusho Memorial CD Box I snagged in the dealer's room for $150 ($162 with my card). Worth every cent.
2. A kimono from the dealers room that I got for $80.
3. A few art prints and key chains from artist alley.
4. Yu Yu Hakusho 'info cards' (I'm not certain of the precise name for them), they have various bits of info about the characters throughout the series. Interesting thing about them is I'm pretty sure they were made during the production of the anime, one reason being that on the back of one there's a scene that was portrayed in a way only seen in the manga (but shown on the card itself in the anime style). Also a few of the characters are depicted with incorrectly colored hair.

Late to responding to this, but I rounded out a ton of series for manga/light novels this year to both splurge in one place and complete as much as possible. I got other merch and things, but the manga and light novels were the highlight as an avid reader and collector.

Highlights of the List are:

Manga:

• Heavenly Delusion

• Kakegurui

• Knight of the Ice

• Something's Wrong With Us

• Magus of the Library

• Sweat and Soap

• Black Butler

• The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World

• Pretty Boy Detective Club

• Jujutsu Kaisen

• The Ancient Magus Bridge

• Oresama Teacher

Light Novels

• The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time

• My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom!

• The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap

I'll admit, I really wanted to slam down the full stack of Ascendance of a Bookworm too, but I just read the entire series on the J-novel app when it was on catch-up (AKA read the entire series for free without paying for the volumes), so I knew if I got it a reread would take some time to get to. I'll hold off on that for next con when I hope they have a booth and I can support directly!

Penti wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 2:22 pm

Manga:
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Volume 2 (in Japanese)
- Lucky Star: Volume 6
- Pokémon Adventures: Platinum: Volumes 2 & 3

Plushies:
- Nezuko (Demon Slayer)
- Tanjuro (Demon Slayer)
- PlayStation console throw pillow
- Yoshi (Mario)
- Quick Ball (Pokémon)
- Charizard (Pokémon)
- Rowlet (Pokémon)
- Koichi (Touhou)

Video Games:
- Mega Man X Collection (PS2)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
- Final Fantasy VII and VIII double pack (Switch)

Misc.:
- AB 2022 T-shirt
- A-chan tote bag
- AB 2022 enamel pin set (Also traded some extras to get the two chaser pins)
- AB "Back from hiatus!" button
- AB "Needs Coffee" button
- AB "A-chan in witch's hat" button
- AB 2010 pin (Gift for a close friend, whose first year attending was 2010)
- Boruto drawstring bag (x2)
- So I'm A Spider, So What? drawstring bag
- Demon Slayer drawstring bag
- Waluigi action figure
- Game Boy color changing glass
- Medium cup of dice
- Pokémon TCG Marnie card
- 3D printed Chao Crate Switch game card holder

Even if it shows little stuff like broken rock Pokémon, an arbok that regrows, and a poliwhirl that is pierced by a fearow (double team), it's still not awful. Just keep in mind that some of them become a little harder to find once you reach the 4th generation. particularly during the age of black and white