This time, the cousins talk about Kumoricon 2022! It’s our annual con review. Once again, I (Laven) wasn’t there. So Kenny paints us all a picture of what it was like to be there.

This week’s hosts:

Laven – @LavenVoth
Kenny – @sakoku_otaku

• Correction Corner
  
  
  
  • We released an unedited version of Ep 154.
  
  
  • It was fixed!
  
  
  • Kenny’s spouse is totally fine — successful appendectomy and recovery.
  
  
  
  


• Kumoricon 2022 Mega Review!
  
  
  
  • This is our annual review of Kumoricon… that come out about once a year.
  
  
  • 2022 marked the 20th year for the convention, and Laven and Kenny have been attending for 17 years.
  
  
  
  


• What did Anibros Creative do at Kumoricon 2022?
  
  
  
  • Anime Jeopardy XV: Royal Edition
  
  
  • Celebrity Anime Jeopardy!
  
  
  • Anime Jeopardy NRT (18+), sponsored by FAKKU
  
  
  
  


• Kumoricon by the Day
  
  
  
  • Day 0, Thursday
    
    
    
    • Kenny witnesses angry vendors!
    
    
    • Thank you Specialty Badge people
    
    
    • Some waited in line for hours!
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Day 1, Friday
    
    
    
    • Anime Taboo!
    
    
    • Anime Jeopardy XV: Royal Edition
    
    
    • Alisa Freedman – Great lecture style panels on pop culture
    
    
    • Zack Davisson – Localization 101
    
    
    • Live Drawing panel with GEEKBOAT featuring Wakabayashi and Koyama
      
      
      
      • Kenny got a drawing of Tomino
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Day 2, Saturday
    
    
    
    • Anibros interviewed GEEKBOAT!
    
    
    •  Tonari Animation, discussed the “Gawr Gura, Shark’d” opening animation
    
    
    •  Kenny missed the TRIGGER Q&A but Piper took notes
    
    
    • Celebrity Anime Jeopardy!
      
      
      
      • Featuring Zack Davisson (author, translator), Jarrett Martin (CEO, Tonari Animation), and Queen D (Cosplayer, Burlesque)
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Anime Jeopardy 18+
      
      
      
      • Sponsored by FAKKU
      
      
      • Anibros team took a turn messing with Kenny
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Day 3, Sunday
    
    
    
    • Nothing really!
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Highlights!
  
  
  
  • Bad — lines
  
  
  • Semi-bad — split convention area
  
  
  • Good
    
    
    
    • Content!
    
    
    • Staff!
    
    
    • Anime Jeopardy!
    
    
    • Artist Alley!
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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