I’m at Anime-zing! in Iowa right now and it’s pretty awesome! We have about 1,000 people come every year, and this year is looking bigger than ever.
So what is Anime-zing?
Well, it’s an amazing convention!
We’ve got a video gaming room with at least 30 different game systems with games ranging from Smash Brothers and Mario Kart to Street Fighter V. There’s a tabletop game room with Giant Settles of Catan and Giant Chess. And, of course, tons of panels!
People come for the guests and the dealers every year too.
It’s a small convention compared to our much bigger ones around the country, like in Chicago, but there’s a real, awesome community of anime fans in Davenport and the greater quad cities that love to come together for this event.
Also, for the second year in a row - MakeFest! The Quad Cities’ maker festival event that allows hackers and makers to show off their cool home-made technology. I can’t think of a better combination of events.