Pros:
Overall, out of my three years of attending FanimeCon, I believe this year's was a bit unorganized and disorderly in terms of the registration and events... I didn't really enjoy it compared to 2011 and 2010. However, there were still happy and energetic people who kept everyone in an excited mood :) All of my friends and I still enjoyed attending the convention, and we are definitely attending to next year's Fanime!
- Lots and Lots of people who cosplayed beautifully and creatively this year!
- Artist Alley had a variety of amazing artists; I kept coming back to their booths, being indecisive about whether or not I should buy their artwork (I did at the end :D)
- I love how every year there would be at least one item that is a must-buy! This year was Necomimi's cat ears! Sadly, I did not have enough money to even buy that, but I'm definitely gonna buy it next year if Fanime 2013 has them again!
- Several of my friends and I couldn't wait to get our badges, so we all decided to come on Day Zero (Thursday) to get them. However, we did not expect to get our badges around 10:30PM and come home at 11:00PM. Most of us (high schoolers) had school the day after (good thing I brought in my homework). My cousins bought early reg badges and were disappointed to hear that they had to receive their badges on Friday (got it on Thursday anyway). We were very determined (a bit tired & cranky) to stay in line until we had those lanyards around our necks; our parents were not too pleased about us staying out late, but they understood that waiting in line for 6-8 hours is pointless when you had to leave with no badge.
- Music Fest on Saturday was pretty good, but I was sad to realize that it ended at around 8PM. I love the artists that came this year (Igaguri Chiba and Mai Aizawa)! However, I wish it was like Music Fest 2011, where all the seats were practically filled and everyone was energetic. Hopefully next year there will be more music artists coming in ^-^ & more audience eager to see the singers, whether or not they heard of them. (The vocaloid video after Igaguri's performance was a little disappointing, but we understand about the cost and preparation of getting the actual 3-D vocaloid characters into the stage >.<)
Overall, out of my three years of attending FanimeCon, I believe this year's was a bit unorganized and disorderly in terms of the registration and events... I didn't really enjoy it compared to 2011 and 2010. However, there were still happy and energetic people who kept everyone in an excited mood :) All of my friends and I still enjoyed attending the convention, and we are definitely attending to next year's Fanime!