Anime Day 4 was a bitter/sweet convention, sweet because yet again it was an exceptional con, bitter because it was the last AD for some time.
There are two things that you can always guarantee about Anime Day, quality and friendliness. And AD4 was no exception, a lot of fun squeezed into a weekend. It is becoming almost standard, that anyone who is anyone within anime fandom arrives on Friday night. The only problem is that cons that start on Friday run out of steam on Sunday.
Saturday evening was just mad! Though this may have had something to do with the quiz and masquerade. It was my first masquerade, and I've just seen the photos (Oh my God, why do we do this to ourselves?). Lets hope that we never see the photos in any major newspapers, I can see the headline "Pope Attacked by Manga Video fans!" Which would be wrong on both accounts!
The disappointing aspect of AD 4 was the number of people present. It didn't seem quite as packed as last year, which I guess may have had something to do with AUKCon being a fortnight before.
Presumably with anime becoming more fashionable, and trendy, we are going to see more cons each year. But I think that there will only be one con worth the trip half way across the country - Anime Day. Lets hope that the Anime Day "rest" is a short one, I hope to see everyone in 1996!