In my usual fashion of taking a different route to reach a goal, attending a Con was what started my interest in Anime and Manga. Just a little backward.
I was on the commuter train into Dallas and saw this guy with his kids all hyped up about A-Kon (which I had no clue about at the time). When we ended up getting off at the same stop I decided that since I was a early for my appointment I would follow them over to the hotel and see what was going on. The room with the JRock videos was open to anyone so I was having a good time. Reading a flyer between videos I discovered that my former Taiko teacher was performing later that afternoon so I decided to cancel my appointment and go get a day pass. Before long I was wrapped in discussion with a Manga author and browsing the vendor area waiting for Kobushi to play. This will be my third A-Kon.