I attended the recent winter SacAnime with my friends. It was our first time there, and we all had a great time.
The area around the convention center is good, not as great as it is around San Jose's convention center (imo. also my first time at Fanime this year). There's a lot more to go to and wander around in Fanime's area.
I can recall 2 Japanese guests on the top of my head- Mai Aizawa and... uh, I don't remember, but it was a guy. I think there were 2 other Japanese guests. The other guests were (to my knowledge) American voice actors.
It was SacAnime's first time in the Sac convention center, but I still believe it could use more room. There were panels also being held at the Sheraton. Sheraton is closeby, so there is no hassle in walking. well, the street corners do get crowded when waiting to walk across the street; it's not as spacious as waiting near Fanime's area.
I recall reading something that they will be using the 2nd floor of the convention center this summer and maybe beyond (it was not used for SacAnime in the winter), and I think that will be better in terms of wandering around. I could kinda tell that a few of my friends thought it was repetitive walking from one end of the center to the other when they didn't know where to go (though I blame them for being bored, lol. There are panels and events going on for a reason).
Waiting time for our badges Friday morning was less than 5 minutes, but maybe that's to be expected because SacAnime is the smallest of the two. I don't know if Fanime's lines are as crazy as it was this year, as I don't have prior experience with Fanime's registration lines.
It's kinda hard to pick between the two, especially because it's my first time going to both this year. Though I love the English VAs, I liked how there were many different events going on (and viewing rooms open all night). I didn't stick around Saturday night to listen to the bands, but I enjoyed MusicFest this year.
The area around the convention center is good, not as great as it is around San Jose's convention center (imo. also my first time at Fanime this year). There's a lot more to go to and wander around in Fanime's area.
I can recall 2 Japanese guests on the top of my head- Mai Aizawa and... uh, I don't remember, but it was a guy. I think there were 2 other Japanese guests. The other guests were (to my knowledge) American voice actors.
It was SacAnime's first time in the Sac convention center, but I still believe it could use more room. There were panels also being held at the Sheraton. Sheraton is closeby, so there is no hassle in walking. well, the street corners do get crowded when waiting to walk across the street; it's not as spacious as waiting near Fanime's area.
I recall reading something that they will be using the 2nd floor of the convention center this summer and maybe beyond (it was not used for SacAnime in the winter), and I think that will be better in terms of wandering around. I could kinda tell that a few of my friends thought it was repetitive walking from one end of the center to the other when they didn't know where to go (though I blame them for being bored, lol. There are panels and events going on for a reason).
Waiting time for our badges Friday morning was less than 5 minutes, but maybe that's to be expected because SacAnime is the smallest of the two. I don't know if Fanime's lines are as crazy as it was this year, as I don't have prior experience with Fanime's registration lines.
It's kinda hard to pick between the two, especially because it's my first time going to both this year. Though I love the English VAs, I liked how there were many different events going on (and viewing rooms open all night). I didn't stick around Saturday night to listen to the bands, but I enjoyed MusicFest this year.